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Musick-al note: #  116                                              God is the giver of salvation.  He alone has the right to say how any man or every man may be saved.  In John 3:16 it is written, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perishContinue reading “THE OBEDIENT ARE SAVED IN CHRIST”

Musick-al note # 115          We do not even want to think about this question or its answer.  Yet continuing to avoid facing the truth does not change our situation nor our destiny in eternity. It is unethical for a writer to eschew knowledge of and shirk one’s responsibility to teach and warn everyoneContinue reading “ONE’S DESTINY IN REFUSING CHRIST”

Musick-al note # 114           The Lord Jesus said, “I give you eternal life” and it is true.  Eternity is of unlimited duration, the book of Revelation says in Revelation 21:25 “And its gates shall never be shut by day — and there shall be no night there.” If there is never a night inContinue reading “ETERNAL LIVING”

Musick-al Note #  113            We read the Old Testament with dismay of the accounts of many men and the Israelites who hardened their hearts as revealed in the Word of God and wonder that they could not see the folly of their ways and turn to obey God.  What vast changes would haveContinue reading “HARDENED HEARTS”

Musick-al Note # 112                     A covenant is an agreement between two entities be it individuals, groups, or companies whether enemies or friends that is agreeable to each.  I speak of a covenant between God who is pure, omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent and man who is limited in power, knowledge and length of lifeContinue reading “COVENANTS BETWEEN GOD AND MAN”

Musick-al note #  111      The Gospel is not complete without baptism because baptism is the action by which a person is saved (1 Peter 3:21).  It is the action by which one is added to His body, which is His church (1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 1:22- 23).  It is the action which puts oneContinue reading “BAPTISM IS PART OF THE GOSPEL”

Musick-al note #  110      If we were left to our own devices none could enter the kingdom of God for all men are sinners.  Paul said in Romans 3:23, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”.  There is only one end to those who remain in sin and that isContinue reading “ALL ARE SINNERS”

Musick-al note # 109               It should not be a surprise to people that there are two sides to the salvation of our souls.  God formed man in his own image with the freedom to act and choose.  When men believed Satan’s lies, they disobeyed God and lost their fellowship with Him (Genesis 3).  GodContinue reading “THE TWO SIDES OF SALVATION”

Musick-al Note #:  108                   How often we deceive ourselves into thinking that our conduct is pleasing to God because we are able to exonerate ourselves as we observe others in the faith.  This comparing self with ourselves is not wise.  We must “look into the perfect law of liberty” as a mirror to knowContinue reading “YOU ARE KNOWN AS YOU ARE”

Musick-al Note 107             Jesus teaches us that Christianity is a religion of doing, of working and of accomplishing God’s will.  No person regardless of how pious he looks, is acceptable unto God unless he is doing God’s will.  In Matthew 7:21 Jesus states, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enterContinue reading “DOERS OF THE WORD”