The very moment that a person places his trust in the finished work of Christ as the only means of salvation from sin, he is forgiven and can fellowship with God. A person must acknowledge that he is a sinner, repent of sin and rely upon Christ for forgiveness of sins...
It is a “rejoicing hope” (Romans 12:12), for it provides believers a future with God in this world and the world to come. “Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we rejoice in hope...
This love is dynamic. It possesses the power to build the individual believer. “The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another and toward all men” (1 Thessalonians 3:12). God’s love is not merely a feeling that changes with mood or emotion. God’s love is based upon His character. “But when the kindness of God our Savior and...
