Tag: believers
Three Keys to Strengthening Christianity in America
Most people would agree that Christianity in America is not as strong as it once was. What can be done to strengthen Christianity in America? I offer three suggestions. … I recently noticed an article on my Twitter timeline which included a statistic that 75% of the United States population refers to themselves as being “Christian.” I had…
What the Early Christians Believed About Salvation
I’ve previously written several articles on this site about salvation. It’s the subject I’m most passionate about because it’s the single most important topic “under the sun.” As Jesus so perfectly taught, what does it profit us if we gain the entire world and lose our soul? I don’t want any soul to be lost.…
What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 1]
What it means to believe is the single most foundational concept in the Bible. And it’s also perhaps the most misunderstood concept. The Bible says that an unbeliever cannot be approved by GOD (see Heb. 11:6; Rev. 21:8). Yet, some passages regarding belief seem to contradict one another. For example, Rom. 10:13 says that everyone who…
November 24 – Salvation Spreads to All Nations
Reading Acts 9:32-12:25 Devotional To this point, the message of salvation offered by Jesus’ shed blood had been preached only to the Jews. In today’s reading, we find out how GOD begins extending the good news to people from other nations. It begins with a Roman centurion named Cornelius. Cornelius lived in the city of…