As we have seen the Father, Son and Holy Spirit work together in charity, so also do we see them work together in hope. God promised the hope of eternal life before the world began. When He created the universe, He created time. As God works out His plan through time, He is working within time. God is now patiently working out…
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
Sermons by Tracy Plessinger
It is interesting that Paul tells us that now abideth faith hope and charity. These abide today because when one looks at the manner in which the Father, Son and Holy Spirit interact with each other, we find that these are the three principles that they manifest. Charity is the manner in which each part of the Godhead works with each other…
What is charity? Almost all Bibles except for the King James Bible translate I Corinthians 13 as love, and that is part of it. But understanding what love is compared to what charity is gives us a richer understanding of what Paul was communicating to the Corinthians. Charity, even today, is love in action. It isn’t just a feeling or an emotion,…
When Paul says that we walk by faith and not by sight, he had good reason for saying that. He had no physical evidence that he was doing God’s will. He was beaten, put in prison, shipwrecked, and on and on. This is a stark contrast to the way God had dealt with Israel. If they were walking in God’s will, the…
Great faith is not how much faith one has, but it is what the faith is placed in. Faith is the only thing that pleases God. Faith is not a meritorious act: it is not a work. Faith involves more than intellectual assent – one must trust the truth. Faith is a positive response of obedient trust to God’s Word. Faith isn’t…
Scripture reveals two events in which Christ marveled. Both times it has to do with faith. One time it is because of someone’s faith, the other time because of the lack of faith. First he marvels that his own people and kin have no faith. This was extraordinary because the Jews had the word of God. They were to be teachers of…
Learning to live through hard times isn’t about self-improvement, self-help books, or asking God to fix your problems. To get through trails and tribulations in this life victoriously first requires a believer to be established in the faith. Romans is the book of establishment for the believer. When we reach Romans 8, there are three verses that will get an established believer…
Grace Alive stands on four pillars: A Book you can trust – Without an authority outside of ourselves that we can totally trust, it is left to the wisdom of men to tell us what is truth. We believe the King James Bible is God’s word for English speaking people. A Gospel you can believe – The gospel of eternal salvation is…
Does God supernaturally intervene in the lives of people today? He did intervene 2000 years ago when Christ paid the penalty for sins. He does intervene every time a sinner becomes a saint. God’s work through the body of Christ is a supernatural mystery. God is in control of all that He purposed to do in this world. That purpose cannot fail,…
Does God have a different will for each individual believer? If so, where would one go to find it. God has a will for the human creation: be fruitful and multiply. (Everything in popular culture fights against this.) He has a will for His earthly people, the nation of Israel. They are to be a kingdom of priests. He has a will…