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Jesus Christ is the Word that is the Spirit. So, the Bible is text as well as Spirit. "John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." The spirit gives life, but not the text. Most Christians study to understand the text. Only a few Christians study the Bible so that they may abide in the Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. Having this in mind, I have prepared a few lessons from the Bible for your study. According to your interest in the truth of God, select a topic from the following. Mouse over the sub-heading and click for your study.

What is Salvation? How do we inherit the Kingdom of God?

Jesus Christ preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ and his apostles were preaching the gospel even before his death on the cross. The present day gospel is that Jesus Christ has died in our place to save us. But, it was not the gospel preached by the Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life. So, what is the true gospel?  ...... Click to read the full article.

What does it means that Jesus Christ Saved me?

Evangelical Christians say “Jesus Christ saved me” as their witness. What does it means? It means that Jesus Christ has exempted them from the punishment in hell for committing sins making the righteous judgment of God void. Is it true? Let us look into scriptures. ...... Click to read the full article.

Did Jesus Christ die to help us sinning and go to heaven?

That is, we can enjoy all our sins and go to heaven since Jesus Christ has died on the cross for us. This preaching sounds very good and comforting. But, is it true that Jesus Christ died to help us commit sins without fearing God? Or, is it a trick of the devil to deceive people? ...... Click to read the full article.

Follow Jesus to become Joint-heirs to Christ

God became flesh, a mere man. He lived a godly life that is pleasing to God the Father, he was declared as his begotten son. Since he achieved it just being a man, we as men can also follow his life and please God the Father. Thus we can also inherit the kingdom of God, even to become joint-heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ. ...... Click to read the full article.

Let Us Abide in the Lord Jesus Christ by his grace

The Lord Jesus Christ tells us to abide in him. We can abide in him if we have his grace. If we abide in Jesus, we are seated with Christ in heaven even now. If we are seated with Christ, we will be glorified and we will be like him at his coming. ...... Click to read the full article.

Are non-Christians Saved?

Most evangelicals will say that whoever do not come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and accept him as savior will go to hell. Is it true? They even quote a few verses from the Bible to prove it. But, if they had not misquoted the verses, they could not have prove it. ...... Click to read the full article.

What do we do as Christians? What is our status as Christians?

What is True salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ?

"1 John 2:1 … these things write I unto you, that ye sin not ---." The purpose of writing the word of God is that his people should not commit sin. "1 John 2:1if any man sin...” The phrase "if any man sin" indicates that majority of people in this group do not sin. ...... Click to read the full article.

Christians praise Jesus Christ but do not do what he says

Christians ceremonially worship and praise the Lord Jesus Christ in their churches. But they reject his commandments. That is, they do not obey him. Christians say that they believe Jesus Christ. But they believe their preachers more than they believe him. ...... Click to read the full article.

Why Christians do not obey the teachings of Jesus Christ?

Christians do not believe the teachings of Jesus Christ even though they boast about his miracles. They do not believe and obey his teachings, then why do they believe he saves them from hell? Will Christ save them who will not believe him but tell him what to do? ...... Click to read the full article.

It is very possible that Sinners can also become Holy

It is very possible that sinners can become holy. God being holy and righteous, he will not command us to be holy if holy living is impossible. Holy living is not our capability but it is our conduct of morality, which is the fruit of the Spirit. God makes it possible. ...... Click to read the full article.

God tells us to become holy because he is holy

All are born as sinners but a few become holy by the Grace of God. God tells his people to become holy. If we are his people, it will be possible for us to live a holy life. What is holiness for us? It is that we live in obedience to God. To become holy is to obey him. ...... Click to read the full article.

God tells us to be Perfect as He is Perfect

Even it appears impossible we still can be perfect because of the grace of God. People think that nobody can become perfect. But, it is God who makes his people perfect. ...... Click to read the full article.

Work of God in the Salvation of Man

God's purpose in man is that he should inherit God's kingdom

God created man and man is the only creature God made in his image. The purpose is that God wants man to inherit his kingdom. For this purpose God the Word became poor, a mere man (flesh). "2 Cor 8:9 … the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." ...... Click to read the full article.

Jesus Christ preached truth and grace for True Salvation

Jesus Christ lived as a man with no sin by grace and truth he received from God. Now, he gives us grace and truth for us to overcome sin.  ...... Click to read the full article.

Jesus saves his people from their sinning and saved from hell

"Matt 1:21 … JESUS: … shall save his people from their sins." Christians knows verses like this, but they are interpreted as Jesus Christ saves Christians from the punishment for sins. So, instead of hell, they think they go to heaven. It is a good deal if it is true.  ...... Click to read the full article.

God's workmanship is people who are saved by his grace

God gives his grace to humble people so that they by grace strive to be saved from sinning. If they do not strive by grace, they frustrate grace making it void. God also makes them his workmanship and saves them from their sins. Obedient believers are saved. ...... Click on the sub heading for the full article.

God will beget more Sons as he had begotten Jesus Christ

Word of God says that God will beget many sons as he begot Jesus Christ and will give them glory as he gave to Jesus Christ. Will you be a begotten son of God to be with Jesus Christ as a joint-heir? ...... Click on the sub heading for the full article.

God will declare true godly people as his begotten Sons

God is Spirit, who is neither male nor female, to beget sons. So, God created man and woman to multiply. God selects godly people. He will transfigure them like Jesus Christ. He will declare them as his begotten sons as he declared Jesus Christ as his begotten son. ...... Click to read the full article.

God gives his glory to those who has mortified their flesh

God gives his grace and spirit to believers to mortify their fleshly instincts that commit sin. Few souls submit themselves to the spirit that God gives. Then the spirit mortifies the instincts of their body and they become overcomers. God adopts the overcomers as his own sons and gives them his glory. His sons inherit his kingdom. ...... Click to read the full article.

Who is God?

The Real God is the Creator of all things that exist

Your God is whom you worship and my God is whom I worship. That is, we make our own gods, or rather we choose our own gods. But, the Bible says that whether we choose or make, the true God is the creator of the whole universe and all that are within. ...... Click to read the full article.

God is Three Soul-Persons in One Omni-Power-Spirit

The Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost are embodied in one Omnipotent Spirit that is God. So God is three soul-persons and at the same time he is one omnipotent Spirit. ...... Click to read the full article.

The Most High God became God the Father

The Most High God raised Jesus from his death, raised him to his right hand and declared him as Begotten Son. By the same declaration the Most High God became the Father also to the Lord Jesus Christ. ...... Click to read the full article.

The Holy Ghost is not only a Spirit but he is also God

The Holy Ghost is a spirit as well as a person. He abides with godly people, guides them, regenerates, sanctifies, perfects, and resurrects the Obedient. He makes the bride of Christ perfect. The Holy Ghost is God according to the Bible. ...... Click to read the full article.

The Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is God

Christians have no problem to accept that the Lord Jesus Christ is God. However, if any one comes by and says that the Bible does not say that Jesus Christ is God; Christians are stunned and have no answer. Christians must know that the Bible is filled with evidences to show that Jesus Christ is God. Study the fact that Jesus Christ is God from the Bible. ...... Click to read the full article.

Jesus Christ is God Almighty in Old and New Testaments

God the Word was God Almighty in the Old. He became flesh, Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified and died as a man. God raised him from death, made him Lord and Christ. The New Testament says that the Lord Jesus Christ is God Almighty. So, the Lord Jesus Christ was and he is God Almighty. ...... Click to read the full article.

The Lord Jesus Christ was the Lord Jehovah of the Old

Jehovah’s Witnesses say that Lord Jehovah has created the Lord Jesus Christ. Most Christians believe that Jehovah is God the Father. But, the Bible points out that Jehovah, who was God the Word, became the Lord Jesus Christ. God the Word appeared with different names to different people in the Old Testament. His names were the Almighty, I Am or I Am that I Am, Jehovah and finally he was Jesus when he became flesh. God the Father raised him from his death and made him Lord and Christ. That is, now he is the Lord Jesus Christ. God the Word, who was Jehovah, is now the Lord Jesus Christ. ...... Click to read the full article.

Who is the Lord Jesus Christ?

What did Jesus of Nazareth accomplish as a Man?

God the Word became flesh, which is just a man. Being a man, he demonstrated to mere men and women how they can become sons and daughters of God. He gives grace, power and Spirit to them so that they overcome sin, the world and the devil. At the overcoming they are children of God, who inherit his kingdom. Lord Jesus Christ accomplishes it. ...... Click to read the full article.

Was Jesus of Nazareth lived as a Man or God or Man-God?

Was Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Man, lived on earth as Man or as God or as Man-God? Most Christians do not know the difference between Jesus of Nazareth and the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth was the son of the Virgin Mary, lived as a man until he died at the cross. God raised him from the death, made him Lord and Christ, declared him as his begotten son and called him God. From that point onwards he is the Lord Jesus Christ. ...... Click to read the full article.

Jesus Christ was not born as the Begotten Son but was declared

Jesus Christ was not the begotten son of God the Father by his birth from Virgin Mary. But he was declared as the begotten son of God at his ascension after his resurrection from the dead. If God has made Mary pregnant to beget Jesus then Jesus was not born of a virgin but of a non-virgin. ...... Click to read the full article.

God became just a man and the Most High made him God

God the Word became just a flesh man in order to show ordinary men and women how to live a holy life and to be crucified as the Lamb of God. He was dead and buried. God the Most High resurrected him, lifted him to heaven, declared him Lord, Christ and God. ...... Click to read the full article.

God Cautions about Falsehood

How hard is it to obey the Commandments of God?

The Bible says that the commandments of God are not hard if we love God. But, most Christian preachers unanimously proclaim that it is impossible to obey God. However, let us look at the commandments and analyze it one by one.  ...... Click to read the full article.

False Preachers and Believers have filled Our Churches

If you love the truth, continue in God's word. The Truth of God shall make you Free. God warns us Christians about false Christs, false apostles, false prophets, false pastors, false teachers, false workers, and false brethren. So, we know for sure that false workers and false believers are here. ...... Click to read the full article.

Christians are deceived and they worship another Jesus

Satan sits in all worship places, which are churches for Christians, shows himself as the Lord Jesus Christ, deceives Christians and is worshipped as God. "2 Thes 2:4 … so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."  ...... Click to read the full article.

A Few more Important Christian Doctrines

What is the Grace of God?

"Eph 2:8 ... by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" The grace of God is a gift from God. But, how can we receive this gift? Christians are taught that they have this grace already and so they will be going to heaven. Is it true? ...Click to read the full article.

Faith is the visible proof for our Hope in God for eternity

Faith is the substance and the evidence shown as proof in life for our hope that inherits God's kingdom. If our hope is to inherit his kingdom, our faith must be in God who will give us his kingdom. ...... Click to read the full article.

"Once Saved Always Saved" is a Doctrine of Deception

'Once saved always saved' is a subtle twist by false teachers. It is a doctrine of deception. According to them ‘saved’ is a status that inherits heaven. Once we got it we will not lose it no matter what we do. That is, even if a saved man rapes and kills a girl, surely he will go to heaven while the unsaved victim goes to hell. It is ridiculous before the holy God. ...... Click to read the full article.

The "Doctrine of Predestination" is ungodly and absurd

God's people are predestinated to live a holy life like the life of Jesus so that God may glorify them as he has glorified Jesus Christ in heaven. God gave commandments to all people. He chooses all who strive to obey. He gives them grace and predestinates them to live like Jesus has lived. They that live such a life will inherit the kingdom of heaven. It is ungodly and absurd to say that God predestinate filthy people to inherit heaven and godly people to suffer in hell. ...... Click to read the full article.

God Judges People by the deeds of their unrighteousness

The Bible says that God will Judge people according to how they lived their life on earth. Christians think that God favors them and will take them to heaven. However, the Bible says that God is the most righteous judge and he is not a respecter of persons. Jews and gentiles or Christians and non-Christians will have equal righteous judgment from God. ...... Click to read the full article.

Jesus Christ commands his disciples to baptize all in water

Jesus Christ took water baptism by immersing in River Jordan and called it righteousness. God the Father came down from heaven to bless this simple ceremony of the water baptism, baptized Jesus Christ with the Holy Ghost and called him beloved son. The same promise is extended also to believers. ...... Click to read the full article.

Speaking in Tongues can be a Gift from the Holy Ghost

Speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Ghost. God gives the gift with the instructions of how to use his gift and what it is for. Speaking in tongues is mainly for self-edification. It also is used as a part of prophesy. Believers misuse it without knowing the instructions. ...... Click to read the full article.

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Blessings of God

God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you,
in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Acts 3:26
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
2 Cor 13:14

Pastor Isaac Livingston, (Retired) Church of God
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