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All the Nations Shall Be Blessed Indeed I will greatly … multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore.—Genesis 22:17, NASB The Abrahamic promise is one of the most comprehensive covenants in the Bible: “By myself I have sworn, declares the Read more… “… the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings… to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound…” — Isaiah 61:1 No matter what noble struggles the nations have made toward freedom, as long as there is sin and death, we have no real and lasting Read more… The subject “On Being Saved” is of extraordinary concern to every Christian. It is not a topic that can be ignored, avoided or treated lightly. Much of our peace of mind as Christians rests upon a clear understanding of this subject. Yet we find that people may often exhibit greater concern over their financial portfolios Read more… Former JW and now Bible Student Elder, David Stein, tells the story of how he used to go door to door and faced a crisis of conscience when he realized his good Christian neighbor would die in Armageddon for not accepting the JW message. David clearly explains what the Bible teaches about the Ransom for Read more… All Christians adhere to the Gospel message that salvation comes only through Jesus. In this Christian Questions radio program Rick and Jonathan examine just who Jesus was calling to hear him. Was it anyone and everyone or were his messages designed for just a few to respond to, with provisions made for everyone else later? Read more… YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE RECORDING BY CLICKING HERE: 2011-09-25 RicCunninghamRansom On Sunday, September 25, a Bible Student elder, Rick Cunningham, was the guest on a conference call with Richard Rawe and other Ex-JWs and he answered the question, “Did Jesus die a Ransom for ALL or for all sorts of people?” As you know, Read more… 1 Timothy 2:3-4 (NAS) “This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Salvation — it is at the very core of Christian Faith. Salvation is something we all want and something that we as Christians Read more… Salvation – it is at the very core of Christian faith. Salvation is something we all want and something that we as Christians all claim. That’s good…for us. Now the harder part. What about unbelievers? Where do they fit? Do all unbelievers have the same opportunity as we do? What about those who never heard Read more… https://www.friendsofjehovahswitnesses.com/wp-content/uploads/bs-5-8-11.mp3 CLICK ON THE RECORDING ABOVE OR IF YOU CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You will need to find the May 8, 2011 program and click on that. What Biblical doctrine, more than any other, demonstrates the Love and Justice of God? How have the Jehovah’s Witnesses lost this most important doctrine of Christianity? What Read more… TWO SALVATIONS A systematic approach to examining Two Salvations & Restitution Eph 1:9,10 – “restoring the whole creation” – Weymouth Acts 3:21 – “times of restoration of all things… spoken by … all His holy prophets” NKJV Salvation Can Only Come Through Christ John 14:6 – “I am the way, the truth, and the Read more… This outstanding video delves deeply into the scriptures regarding the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as a “ransom for all.” Beginning at the fall of man and tracing the affects of sin this video sheds light on what God is doing today. You will see that we are at the very threshold of God’s Kingdom on Read more… “And He [God] shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.” Acts 3:20,21 The theme of “restitution of all things” when Jesus Christ returns Read more… Evil is anything bad or morally wrong which causes unhappiness, injury, suffering, pain, ruin, or death. Perhaps there is nothing more challenging and confusing to man’s faith in a loving and just God than the dominance of evil in our world. All of man’s sorrows trace back to one cause—sin. Why did not God prevent Read more… Some might argue that “ALL NATIONS, PEOPLES AND LANGUAGES” worshiping the Lord in His kingdom only includes the small number of those who survive Armageddon and does not include all the billions of people who died prior to that. If true, then the wonderful provision of these “times of restitution spoken of by the mouth Read more… Acts 2:18 – “on My menservants and… maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days” NKJV And so God poured out His holy spirit upon the Church “in those days” on Pentecost. Acts 2:17 – “in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on ALL flesh” NKJV It is in Jehovah’s Character to want to save and bless. He sent Jonah to preach and spared Nineveh. The Bible tells us of Jehovah’s desire to save ALL people. 2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is … longsuffering …not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ASV 1 Tim Read more… 1 Tim 2:6 (NWT) “who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all- this is what is to be witnessed to at its own particular times.” Matt 20:28 (NWT) “Just as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his soul a ransom in exchange for many.”” The Read more… The reason everyone is born in sin and dies is because of Adam. Rom 5:12 says, “…just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned-.” (NWT). When Adam disobeyed, he lost his right to live and he lost Read more… By definition of the word RANSOM, it is an exact and equal exchange – one life perfect life (Jesus) for one perfect life (Adam) – NOT one life for many lives. Following are definitions provided by New Testament Greek Scholars: Adam Clarke’s Commentary: Verse 6. Who gave himself a ransom The word lutron signifies a Read more… |
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