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“The Lord Tests The Righteous” (Psalm 11:5 sermon)

Posted on 2020/07/20 by Shawn Thomas

During the Civil War, they got a new orderly, a young man to carry messages to and from President Abraham Lincoln. Not long after he started, someone offered him $100 (which was a lot of money back in the 1860’s!) … Continue reading →

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A Test of Salvation

Posted on 2017/11/02 by Shawn Thomas

“Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Galatians 4:6) Are you really a Christian? How can you know? The Bible gives us a number of “tests” of salvation. … Continue reading →

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The Test of the Word

Posted on 2017/05/18 by Shawn Thomas

“He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.” (John 8:47) Here Jesus gives us one of the BEST tests of whether a person is … Continue reading →

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Empty Words Won’t Save You

Posted on 2017/01/30 by Shawn Thomas

“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” (I John 4:15) Despite the apparent simplicity of this verse, one should be careful not to take it in a woodenly literal fashion, … Continue reading →

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Tests of Salvation

Posted on 2015/06/09 by Shawn Thomas

Are you really saved? Several passages of scripture offer us tests of salvation; indicators of whether one has genuinely been converted. One of those texts is Romans Chapter 8. Multiple verses in the chapter describe the person for whom “There … Continue reading →

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A Good Test

Posted on 2013/10/10 by Shawn Thomas

Hebrews 9:28 says, “So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.” This verse is a good test of … Continue reading →

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