What exactly does it then mean that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world?

Even before creating the universe, and even before making you and me, God the Father had already planned in Christ to make us His sons and daughters. And through the sacrifice of His Son, God has fulfilled this plan by making all who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit completely sinless in their hearts. That God chose us does not mea

Our salvation from sin was not obtained by adding even the slightest bit of our own virtuous deeds, not even 0.001 percent.

Our salvation from sin was not obtained by adding even the slightest bit of our own virtuous deeds, not even 0.001 percent.  It is purely by the work of Jesus Christ alone that all the twelve sins inherent in our hearts and all the sins we’ve committed with our acts have been washed away, John 1:29, "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward h

Unless you know yourself, you cannot grow your faith.

What Did Our Lord Say about Us Human Beings?  The Lord said that it is in our fundamental nature to commit twelve sins repeatedly throughout our entire lifetime because we were born with these sins (Mark 7:20-23). When we really think about this carefully, we see that this is indeed true. As flowers blossom, so we commit sin with a lustful hea

By What Means Does the Lord Point out Our Sins?

It’s the Word of the Law that points out our sins. Unless we look at ourselves through the Law of God, we can never realize our basic nature that is full of sins. If it were not for the Law, we would remain completely oblivious to the fact that we are destined to be cursed for our sins (Romans 6:23). If we truly see ourselves as reflected by the

Why can you not grasp the love of God revealed within the gospel of the water and the Spirit?

Many people still do not fully realize their true sinful selves, and this is often the reason why they cannot grasp the great love of the Lord. If you are unable to feel or experience God’s love, then this is evidence of the fact that you still do not realize just how really evil you are. How well do we know ourselves? It’s absolutely indispensable