Items related to "The Gospel of John - A Guide to the Teachings and Works of Apostle John", 8 total items found

If footwashing is so essential and relates directly to a person's salvation, why is the institution only found in the Gospel according to John and not anywhere else in the Bible?        

Letters from Mom: Becoming Messengers of the Perfect Gospel        
Who among us will bring them the message of the perfect gospel? Who will reach out to explain the way of God “more accurately”?

What important messages are found in the gospel?        

Salvation is by grace through faith, not by works (Ephesians 2:8,9). Aren't sacraments of works, not of faith?        

God Works In Mysterious Ways        
Sometimes, we may wonder far from God and forget that He alone can resolve all our troubles. The following testimony is how a father turned back to God to save the life of his baby girl.

Isn't the Old Testament Sabbath Day only a picture of the rest that a person enters when he places his faith in Christ and ceases from his own works (see Heb 4:9-11)?        

Don't good works show that a person is already saved? If sacraments are required for salvation, then how do you explain the good works of Christians who have never received the sacraments?        

The apostle Paul stresses that Abraham was justified before circumcision, not after (Romans 4:10-12). Circumcision was only a sign of the righteousness he had already received by faith. Aren't sacraments likewise only signs, with no effect?