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Salvation at The Cross of Calvary.

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"It is Finished"! The act of Christ dying on the cross for our salvation and access to heaven justified us to God and God and His Son in dealing with the rebellion of Satan.   It is seen that for the salvation of a fallen race, the Ruler of the universe had made the greatest sacrifice which love could make.   One of the most solemn and yet most glorious truths revealed in the Bible is that of Christ’s second coming to complete the work of redemption.   To God’s people, a precious, joy inspiring hope is in His promise of His appearing again to take His people to their home in heaven.   Christ’s second coming is the very keynote of the scriptures.   From the day when Adam and Eve turned away from Eden, we have waited for the coming of Jesus to break Satan’s power on the human race and bring back Paradise.   The coming of Christ to usher in the reign of righteousness has inspired and impassioned writers from all levels from poets to prophets, t...

Let Mankind Boast Of Their Glories.

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In Jeremiah 9:1-26 , the prophet, began his lamentation because he saw the inevitable catastrophe coming to his country and people. God pronounced judgment over Jerusalem, and when God says something, He does it. What they would face wasn't something that was going to happen by accident or by chance, was going to be designed by God.   It was not just one of those terrible and inexplicable things that happen from time to time. What they would face was going to be the direct judgment of God. And it was this realization that was causing Jeremiah such sorrow. They were bring this catastrophe on themselves.   It was not God being vindictive, it was them bringing this on themselves. The cross should be a revelation to our dull senses of the pain that sin has brought to the heart of God our Creator.   But, like in the time of Jeremiah, people continue to ignore this fact. When there comes the calamities that are sure to result from our separation from God, it is ...