"Not only in terms of physically, economically, in terms of your development of job and whatever. Do we have that same desire to be established? But I think it's true of us all as Christians, the part of what the Scriptures tell us in the book of Romans, the whole of the idea of the book of Romans is about not only coming to Christ, but also getting established."
"We didn't really have the opportunity to go very far down the road of tracking the meaning of the word sanctification. And in our salvation that God gives us is first of all how we get in the door right at the beginning. And sometimes that's called our justification. When God treats you, he puts you in the status of being justified even though you're a sinner. But because Christ has died for you and Christ has provided his righteousness to be ours."
"The book is about Pilgrim's Progress. And what is actually the progress that we make in the Christian life that's later than when you first get converted to Christ. Being converted to Christ is when you find the forgiveness of sins, when you receive eternal life. But it's post that, after that. But it's before you get to the River Jordan and go over and receive the benefit of Jesus' resurrection, helping you be resurrected to go to heaven. The book's all about the progress of the Christian."
Bible Text: Matthew 24:3, 24:27, 24:37, 24:39, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 | Speaker: Rev Dr Jim Gibson | Series: Expositions about Christian Victory
Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 | Speaker: Rev Dr Jim Gibson | Series: 1 Corinthians