SURETY OF A BETTER TESTAMENT “By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.” (Heb. 7:22) The Father made His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to be the surety of the covenant of grace. The covenant of grace is better than the covenant of the law in every way. The law can […]
LOOK TO CHRIST “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” Isaiah 45:22 I constantly tell sinners to look to Christ. Don’t look to your works. Look to Christ to be everything God requires of you. Don’t look at your sins. […]
Assurance At one time or another, every believer struggles with assurance. Assurance of our salvation can never be found by looking at ourselves. Nothing about us can give any assurance of salvation. Nothing we do, or do not do, can give any assurance of salvation. Assurance can only be had by looking to Christ who […]
Perilous Times “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” (II Timothy 3:1) I imagine most people would say that we are living in perilous times right now. These are not perilous days because of the pandemic gripping the world. These are not perilous days because of civil unrest caused […]
“It pleased the Lord to bruise Him.” – Isaiah 53:10 The death of Christ pleased every attribute of the Father. The death of Christ pleased God’s wisdom. The death of Christ enables God to be both just and justifier. The death of Christ pleased God’s justice. Christ suffered for the sin of His people until the debt was paid in […]
for as many people as might someday decide to accept him as their personal savior. The Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to make salvation CERTAIN for all those the Father gave Him in the covenant of grace. If this is not so, it is not possible for anyone to be saved. Frank Tate
PARDON FOR SIN When a president leaves office, he frequently pardons prisoners. Those prisoners are set free from prison, but those former prisoners remain guilty. The president of the United States has power to set a guilty prisoner free from prison, but he does not have the power to make that prisoner not guilty. Society […]