Jesus Christ Is Not God the Father Incarnate

Jesus Christ is not God the Father: the Word was with God, and the Word was God

A study outline on the biblical distinction between the Father and the Son: the eternal Word who was with God and was God, the Son (not the Father) who became flesh, the baptism of Jesus, the prayer of John 17, and the Father who sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

What Really Saves You

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Faith in Jesus Christ saves you. A short study of what Scripture actually says about believing, the blood of Christ, and where water baptism fits.

It Is the Spirit Who Gives Life

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“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” • John 6:63 (KJV)

Jesus is teaching a truth we can never manufacture on our own: spiritual life is entirely the work of God. We cannot produce eternal life through effort, ritual, good works, or human wisdom. Apart from Christ we are spiritually dead, and only God can make us alive (Ephesians 2:1–5).

The Holy Spirit gives life. The living Word reveals Christ (Romans 10:17). And salvation is “Not of works,” but is received by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9).

The message is simple: God does the saving work. The Father draws us, the Word reveals Christ, the Spirit gives life, and the sinner receives eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16).

We cannot produce spiritual life. The Spirit must give it. The Word reveals it. Christ possesses it. Faith receives Him. And God receives all the glory.

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Contending For The Faith

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Silence is not always love. Jude calls believers to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, and to defend it with the character of Christ.

The Love of God Does Not Save

The Love of God Does Not Save: Salvation Is Through Faith in Jesus Christ

God’s love gave His Son, but no one is saved automatically. Salvation is received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, an expository study of John 3:16.