The greatest gift of all is the gift of salvation. Justification occurs at the point of conversion when we are saved from the penalty of sin, declared innocent and seen as righteous before God. But the process does not end there! Once justified, we immediately begin the journey of sanctification, growing in our faith and bearing fruit as we seek to more and more resemble our saviour, Jesus. This growth continues throughout our life until the day we are finally glorified, perfected in Christ and completely free from the presence of sin!
As we heard in the previous message in this series, the faithful church will always hold fast to the unequivocal authority of the word....
What an incredibly simple concept: when you put your faith in the Lord, you have nothing to fear; not today... not tomorrow... not ever!...
Psalm 5, known as a morning psalm, finds David crying out in prayer to the Lord in the midst of his pain and sorrow....