Author: RickFerrell

But, Jesus is also the Messiah and as the Messiah, he was a person and he came to do the work of the Messiah (to redeem us from our sins). So, when we read in God’s Word, especially when the Apostle Paul’s writes that “Jesus is Lord” what exactly does Paul mean in using “Lord”…

I have to confess that I am troubled about something. Why are some churches not interested in evangelizing the world as Jesus commanded us? In some churches, outreach into the community only involves the good works of helping with someone’s physical needs: food, a vehicle, a medical issue, repair to a home and so on…

There are essentially two different kinds of righteousness; both kinds arelegitimate and both kinds are to be present in us. One kind is the saving kind and it is superior to the other kind; it is the kind of righteousness that is given to us as a free gift from God. It comes not by…

Trusting is: 1) A sincere inner belief in the nature and character of the God of Israel, and 2) A sincere outer belief that is confirmed by proclaiming this belief in public by means of confessing it. What are we to sincerely believe? First, that Jesus is Lord and second that God The Father raised…

The book of Isaiah is a long one with 66 chapters. Our bible study group at church is wading through it right now. As we were studying this book, something appeared in my mind, and I think it is worth sharing with you because it sums up the entire bible! It is that in spite…

Romans 8:14 says “All who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.” Note to the ladies reading this – the use of “son” is status, not gender and you’ll see as you read on. :-)) So since all Believers are given God’s Holy Spirit upon their trust in Jesus, why then aren’t we all…

Is God’s Grace something entirely new and introduced to us in the New Testament in relation to what Jesus did for us on the cross? Nope. The first formal mention of God’s Grace was actually in Genesis 6:8 where it’s written “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.“ But, really, God’s Grace…

The Apostle Paul wrote this in Romans Chapter 6 but what does it mean? We know what law is in biblical context and it’s the Law’s that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai and then afterward to show them how to obey the law in their day-to-day circumstances, God generated another 600 plus specific…

And why are we so free from sin? Paul says in Romans Chapter 6 verse 7 it is because dead people can’t sin. And since we have fully identified with Christ in His death, then of course we identify with Him in His resurrection and His new life. Yet while Christ’s death and resurrection is…

After we have been “righteoused” by God for our trust in the faith of Jesus Christ our Lord, there needs to be a change in our lives. Baptism is so important that the Apostle Paul likens our baptism immersion to being put to death with Christ on the cross and being buried with him in…

How can this be since we Gentiles are not biologically connected to Abraham? In the book of Romans, Paul makes it clear that anyone who trusts in God is of the seed of Abraham. Now, God told Abraham that he would be the father of many nations with too many people to count such as…

Our salvation only comes by trusting in the perfect faith Jesus Christ had in his Father and by obeying his Father’s will He died for our sins, was buried and rose again on the third day. If we believe and have trust in this, we will be saved. But what about works? Jesus was and…