INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
Insights from "Church, Read The Book Of Acts, & Get Ready!" by Donnie Swaggart - Chapters 30 & 312/19/2021 CHAPTER 30
"WHO IS JESUS CHRIST?" "(the great confession)" Matthew 16:13-16 "THE QUESTION OF THE AGES" "'Whom do men say (that) I (the Son of Man) am?' This one question constitutes the question of the ages. How one answers this question determines where one will spend eternity. How one answers this question determines what one really knows about Jesus Christ. How you answer that question determines who you are & where you are going." "THE CHURCH HAS FORGOTTEN WHO CHRIST IS" "In too many churches in America, the Jesus presented is not the Jesus of the Bible." "In too many churches, Christ is just a good guy who wants to make you feel good about yourself & have a good laugh."" "BUT WHOM SAY YOU THAT I AM?" "Association & proximity to Christ doesn't mean one knows Christ. How many people sitting on our church pews really know who Christ is?" "YOU ARE THE CHRIST" "Christ means 'anointed' & in this sense, it referred to Him being the Messiah & King." "WHO IS JESUS CHRIST?" "He is the Son of God & the Redeemer of mankind." "Who is Jesus Christ? The Word of God tells us:
CHAPTER 31 "AMAZING GRACE" Ephesians 2:8, 9 "EPHESUS" "Ephesus was a celebrated city of Ionia in Asia Minor in what is now modern Turkey. The city was most known as the home of the temple of Diana, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world." "It was in this city of culture & pagan worship that Paul introduced the gospel of Jesus Christ in about the year A.D. 54 (Acts 18:19)." "Paul remained at Ephesus preaching the gospel longer than he did at any other place." "GRACE" "...in 6 chapters, Paul would use the word grace 12 times." "WHAT IS GRACE?" "The theological definition of grace is 'unmerited favor.' It has been called 'pure unrecompensed kindness & favor.' ...a better explanation ...'the goodness of God extended to undeserving believers.' We deserved the wrath of God as all of us are born in sin, sons & daughters of Adam, but God in love & kindness has chosen to deal with sinful man on the basis of grace." "THE CROSS & GRACE" "There is no grace without the Cross. Grace always refers to the sacrificial offering of God's Son, Jesus Christ, on Calvary's Cross as the only remedy for man's sinful dilemma. Simply put, no Cross, no grace." "The Cross is the supreme expression of grace." "Grace is love in administration. Grace is love counteracting sin & seeking lost humanity's salvation." "...Jesus Christ. He alone is the embodiment of grace, the picture of grace, & the truth of grace, & the church must never forget that." "FAITH" "...grace is realized by the believing sinner through faith. Faith is the only means by which undeserving man can receive anything from the Lord. Faith, ...means 'belief & trust.' It is believing & accepting what God has said in His Word." "Faith means that we place our past, present, & future hopes, dreams, & our entire being in Christ." "PROPER FAITH" "...faith in what Christ did at the Cross for undeserving humanity." "The Cross is to be the foundation, & the only foundation, of our faith." "NOT OF YOURSELVES" "Man plays no part in salvation except for his expression of faith. Man is spiritually & morally bankrupt." Ephesians 2:4-5 "IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD" "No matter how wicked & sinful man may be, & no matter how guilty & undeserving we are, the God of glory has a free gift for all who accept." "NOT OF WORKS" "...salvation cannot be secured by any works of man." Romans 11:6 "All human works & efforts are excluded from the equation." "Man has been deluded in the belief that he can save himself." "Oh, the folly of man who knows he can't save himself, yet he thinks he can sanctify himself through works." "LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST" "...while grace glorifies God, works glorify man. Works always produce self-righteousness." "One should continually boast in the Lord. We should boast of His goodness, His grace, & His longsuffering, but never boast of ourselves." Church, Read The Book Of Acts, & Get Ready!, by Donnie Swaggart, pgs. 227 - 242.
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