Salvation

The Basis of Our Trust

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:57:00 GMT

The truth of God's almightiness in creation, providence, and grace is the basis of all our trust...(J.I. Packer, I Want To Be A Christian)

A Question We All Must Meet

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:16:00 GMT

"Some have thought the soul question a question of the next world only, but it is a question of this world also; some have thought the soul question a Sabbath-day question only, but it is a week-day question as well; somehave thought the soul question a question for the ministers alone, but it is a question which we all must meet. Every day and every week, every monthand every year, from the time we reach the period of accountability until wedie, we--each of us--all of us, weigh the soul." William Jennings Bryan

Repentance: Myth, Magic or Grace Extended

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:20:00 GMT

It is no wonder that the world looks upon the Christians of today in the same way they look upon the hopelessly insane!

“Repentance is a medicine for the cure of sin, a gift bestowed from above, an admirable virtue, a grace surpassing the power of laws.” (Chrysostom, as quoted in the Institutes of the Christian religion, John Calvin)

For no one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws them to Me, and at the last day I will raise them up. (John 6:44 NLT)

The reason why this is such a “hard saying,” even unto thousands who profess to be Christians, is because they utterly fail to realize the terrible havoc which the Fall has wrought; and, it is greatly to be feared, because they are themselves strangers to “the plague” of their own hearts. (A. W. Pink, Studies on Saving Faith)

It's Easy - NOT

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:34:00 GMT

Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. (James 4:8 NLT)

Lack of Assurance

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Many believers lack assurance. Since we live in a performance oriented society, we often transfer this expectation from the world into our religious expectations. The problem with this expectation is that "our salvation is not based upon our own performance, but on our relationship to Jesus Christ." (Billy Graham)

Saved Three Times

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:43:00 GMT

We are being saved from the power of sin by faith!

I Just Don't Get It!

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT

But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. (1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT)

How Good Was Your Friday?

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:29:00 GMT

If we remain in our beds of apathetic comfort then we hold our manhood cheap (Shakespeare, Henry V) and in doing so change the most beautiful, the purest, the most divine things into excrements because we fail to recognize that we are the filthy stable that Jesus entered so that we might be reborn!

Navigation 102 — Know Where You Are Going

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:58:00 GMT

To accomplish this amazing feat of aviation they turned off the engine and propeller anti-ice systems to squeeze out the last available Bernoulli (pound of thrust). About twenty minutes later the grand silence befell them as three of the four engines flamed out (quit running).

Navigation 101 — Know Where You Are

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:08:00 GMT

How can we journey forth into a new day with a new destination until we first know where we are?