By Elizabeth Prata
A friend asked me that the other day. She asked, ‘What scriptures would you take someone to if they asked what we are saved from?’ Such a great question.
I remember wondering that myself prior to my salvation. Why do I need to be saved? What is this ‘saving’ all about?
Continue reading “What are we saved from?”Kay Cude Poetry. Kay Cude is a Texas poet. Used with permission.
By Elizabeth Prata
I post a devotional every day on my social media (Twitter, The End Time blog Facebook page, Instagram, MeWe, and Gab). My favorite devotionals are from The Valley of Vision. I heartily recommend the book!
There are a lot of devotionals out there. Lots. Many people don’t read devotionals, and that’s OK. It’s better to read the Bible and not devotionals than to read devotionals and not the Bible! But if you are of a devotional frame of mind, there are some I recommend.
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I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9)
This is one of the famous I AM statements by Jesus. Here they all are.
Continue reading “Jesus is the door: what do these famous testimonies reveal about their understanding of Christ?”In the past, Tim Challies posted an article titled The Most Terrifying Thing God Can Do. It’s a terrifying article. It crushed me reading it and apparently it did for many others as well. I saw this article referred to and re-posted numerous times.
The most terrifying thing God can do is to turn an unsaved person over to his sin. Having just gone through Romans 1 in my Sunday School class, I was starkly reminded again of God giving them over to their sin. It’s stated three times at the end of the chapter. This again clutched my heart with terror and grief. Sin is such a powerful drug, a terrifying trap.
Continue reading “The Most Terrifying Thing God Can Do: In which I testify to God’s grace in saving me”By Elizabeth Prata
Here is a question: Can a person be too critical or too cautious in discernment?
I was asked this recently. I answered: yes. And no. It depends on what the person saying ‘you’re too critical’ or, ‘you’re too cautious’ means by the words cautious and critical.
The Bible says we are to test everything and hold on to the good. but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every form of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Continue reading “Discernment: Can we be TOO cautious or TOO critical?”By Elizabeth Prata
I was reading Genesis 24. It was about Abraham’s servant Eliezer being charged by Abraham to go to his homeland to get a bride for Isaac. And Eliezer met Rebekah at the well and Eliezer worshiped the LORD and Rebekah agreed to become Isaac’s bride. It was really beautiful how the providential ordination of events played out. It was a comfort to read how God is SOOO in control, since time immemorial to now, even with the seeming chaos of the attacks and natural disasters and politics etc..
The great thing about God’s word is that no matter what you read, the Holy Spirit has a way of energizing our mind with it and comforting our heart. The Word IS living and active and it’s a miracle how He can use God’s word in any situation to instruct, comfort, rebuke, or convict!
Continue reading “Encouragement in Christ”By Elizabeth Prata
In biblical times, a shepherd’s main concern was the welfare of the flock. Providing the sheep with food and waters as well as guarding them from predators and thieves were primary responsibilities. Highlighting this relationship, Jesus says in the scripture, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11). [from Logos Bible Software]
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By Elizabeth Prata
I have benefited from the work of John MacArthur on behalf of Jesus Christ for 20 years. I’ve listened to his sermons going back 50 years. I’ve taken classes from the Institute for Church Leadership arm of The Master’s Seminary, and & members of our church have personally attended the seminary as well. His work is of the Lord, solid, and biblical.
So, my support of John MacArthur isn’t blind. It isn’t worship. It’s support, for a man who’s done more in this century and last for the Christ’s name than any other man I can think of. I’m not throwing that away cuz some God-hating feminist comes along waving papers, no.
If properly interpreted evidence arises from a reliable source I will say ‘there but for the grace of God go I’, pray for him and examine any evidence fairly. Till then, I’m not throwing away my appreciation for John MacArthur. I praise God that Jesus raised him up to do God’s work.
Kay Cude is a Texas poet. Used with permission. Right-click to open larger in new tab
