Salvation Summaries

I would guess that a number of professing Christians believe that all one needs to do to be saved, or become a Christian, is to believe in Jesus. Is this true? Actually no, at least not according to Jesus. “Well, well…” you say. “That’s not something I’ve heard before. What…

In my last post, I reviewed Jesus’ first beatitude in Matthew 5:3 about poor in spirit. In this post, I will evaluate His second beatitude in Matthew 5:4 about those who mourn. My purpose is to determine if mourning relates to how a person is saved or how a saved…

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7, is regarded as one of the best sermons ever preached. The sermon focuses on how a person should live, and addresses topics such as marriage, prayer,…

In this post, I will provide observations of Paul’s prayer in 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 and use it as an example of how we can pray today. I’ll include a sample prayer at the end. Paul’s Prayer  11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may…

I decided to change the format of my posts on prayer to make them a quicker read, and  give you a few Biblical requests to include in your prayers during the next week. I’ll show the requests at the top of the post so you can easily see them, and…

This is my sixth post on prayer.  In this one, I will review Paul’s second set of verses in Colossians on prayer.  This set is not an actual prayer, but rather how important prayer should be to us as Christians, and by extension, how often we should do it. Devote…

While I was studying verses on prayer, I came across a verse – actually three short verses – that stood out to me, and I thought would make for a great “life verse.” What is a life verse you ask? Good question.  If you search the web on this, you’ll…

This is my fifth post in a series of posts on how to pray.  It has taken me “forever” to write it due to health issues (recently had sinus surgery and slowly recovering from it), along with the importance of and difficulty in understanding parts of this particular prayer. In…

Do you ever feel awkward when you pray in front of others and do not know what you should pray about?  If you have, then this post should give you a few ideas on what to say. In my review of Paul’s prayers in Ephesians and his first one in…

This is my fourth post in a series of posts on how to pray.  In this one, I will provide observations regarding Paul’s second “prayer” in Philippians, and offer suggestions on how to pray from it.  I will conclude with a prayer you can use whenever you feel worried or…