Tag Archives: assurance of salvation

Repentance; July 6, 2019

Posted on July 8, 2019 by jgarrott

Deuteronomy 30:6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. This chapter as a whole is talking … Continue reading →

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Pilate; March 2, 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by jgarrott

John 19:11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” I am very interested to … Continue reading →

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Assurance; February 27, 2019

Posted on March 1, 2019 by jgarrott

John 16:22 “So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.” The disciples who heard Jesus say this went through some incredible … Continue reading →

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Death; November 6, 2018

Posted on November 8, 2018 by jgarrott

Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. From the viewpoint of the world, this verse is absolutely absurd. Paul was not in the least suicidal, but he was saying that death would be … Continue reading →

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Being Productive; October 5, 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. What an enormously comforting … Continue reading →

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Repentance and Salvation; July 18, 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by jgarrott

John 10:27-28 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” What an enormously comforting Scripture! However, … Continue reading →

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April 5, 2014

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jgarrott

Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Some Bible passages are difficult to communicate cross-culturally, … Continue reading →

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March 20, 2014

Posted on March 23, 2014 by jgarrott

Job 23:10 “But He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job’s confidence was actually a special case, because, as David and Paul point out, “There is no one righteous, … Continue reading →

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July 30, 2013

Posted on August 1, 2013 by jgarrott

Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2013

Posted on April 20, 2013 by jgarrott

Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. People hope for all sorts of things, and sometimes they get them and … Continue reading →

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