THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

December 23, 2022Posted inSalvationNo Comments
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When I was a young boy growing up, I was always excited about Christmas. This, along with my birthday, were the only two times in the year I was able to receive gifts. One was given because I was a year older, while the other was given because of some jolly old fat man that enjoyed sliding down dirty chimneys and placing gifts under the trees of his “believers.” I was always curious as to how one man could do this to every house on the planet in one night, but over and over, I was reassured that Santa was some sort of magician. After all, how did he get into the homes which had no chimney? It’s magic, and since Santa only visits those who “believe,” you better be careful. Eventually, I grew old enough to see the absurdity of the story, and as I grew older, the real Christmas story was presented to me.

THE EVIDENCE OF SALVATION

June 3, 2021Posted inLiving the life, SalvationNo Comments
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Have you ever had a time in your Christian life where you wondered if you were saved? Perhaps you had an experience as a child where you went forward at the invitation, prayed a little prayer, and then had an emotional outburst. Does that make me saved? When I got saved, I felt nothing. Some have told me I did not get it, for if I had, I would have felt something. I have heard a lot of testimonies from others about their salvation experience and have found that everyone has a different experience. Some feel like a great weight has been lifted from them while others feel little or nothing. What evidence, then, do I have that I have received the savior? Here is what the Bible says: