A few brief thoughts on John 6:44-45 which reads: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me" Discussions on this passage, naturally, center one what Jesus means by "draws him." M...

Heidelberg Catechism Questions One and Two What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I am not my own, but belong body and soul, in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall fr...

Judas blended right in with the rest of the disciples. When Jesus said that one of them would betray him, the disciples didn't immediately turn their gazes upon Judas and say "well, we know who that is." Instead Peter asked John to ask Jesus who it was. Mark records that each of the disciples asked Jesus "Is it I?" (Mark 14:19). The implication is that James, John, Peter,...

This is an excerpt from a sermon by Colin Smith called "Breakfast with the Devil, Supper with the Savior" which can be heard at: http://unlockingthebible.org/sermon/breakfast-with-the-devil-supper-with-the-savior/ Christ saves by grace, through faith and without works The story of the thief on the cross makes God's grace in salvation crystal clearthis man had no works ...