The Resurrection
Lesson 6 The Resurrection The resurrection of the dead is one of the most basic of Christian doctrines; and we accept it as fact that Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) not only suffered and died for the sins of the world, but that He subsequently rose from the grave by the power of the Almighty
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Baptism
Lesson 5 Baptism Baptism is a ceremonial ordinance of divine origin which enables a believer to publicly declare his or her faith in Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) by being momentarily submerged in water. It is an initiating service which symbolises: Spiritual cleansing The burial of the past life And a resurrection to the new
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Faith
Lesson 4 Faith The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1-2: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Put another way, we may say that faith is an inner conviction that God, not only exists, but that all His dealings
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Forgiveness
Lesson 3 Forgiveness Divine forgiveness is a spiritual process whereby a repentant sinner (law-breaker) may receive total pardon from the Almighty and set free from sin’s death penalty. It is a holy gift in the truest sense of the term and is freely obtainable from God upon request. But even though forgiveness is a free
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Repentance
Lesson 2 Repentance Repentance is a condition of remorse, of contrition, of spiritual regret experienced by a sinner who is convicted by the Holy Spirit into realising that he/she has broken one or more of the commandments of God. Repentance is not the sorrow of, say, a thief who has been caught red-handed with stolen
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Lawlessness (Sin)
Lesson 1 Lawlessness (Sin) 1. WHAT IS SIN? By way of definition we may say that sin is a godless attitude of mind which manifests itself in disobedience of the commandments of Yahweh the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. The Bible says simply: 1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for
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Yahweh’s Feast Days
The Passover Service The Passover Service introduces us to the first of the annual memorials in the sacred calendar. It was first kept in ancient Egypt when after four hundred years of slavery the Almighty rescued His people Israel from the hand of Pharaoh. In that well known episode Yahweh “passed over” the houses of
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The Ten Commandments
1. Introduction Over three thousand years ago Jehovah the Creator of the mighty universe, personally descended on mount Sinai in the desert of Arabia and wrote with His own hand the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone. The event is recorded in Exodus chapters 19 and 20. The Ten Commandments are the Divine code of
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The Litmus Test
1. Introduction The Oxford dictionary defines ‘litmus’ as “a blue colouring-matter which can be turned red by acids and can be restored to blue by alkalis. Litmus paper, which contains litmus, is used to test whether a solution is acid or alkaline.” Testing for acidity is an important function in many trades, as any engineer,
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The Everlasting Covenant
Introduction A covenant is a legal agreement, a contract between two or more parties. The Everlasting Covenant is an agreement between YAHWEH the God of Israel and His followers. As its name implies, it is ‘everlasting.’ This contract will last for all time, age after age, for eternity! It is, therefore, of utmost importance to
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