1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures
 

Bible Verse of the Week
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:13-15

 
 
 
It is very sad for me to see many people inside the church and many people outside the church who don’t know the Bible; also, many that know it don’t believe it to be the Word of God.  How does doctrinal error begin?
 
We see from the Bible that the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection – did not believe in heaven, did not believe in hell.  How did they develop this faulty belief?  Jesus tells them in

Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Are you Saved or are you Self-Deceived? Check out this message from Pastor John MacArthur

 
 
 
 
I have been reading through the book of John in the Bible.  Over and over throughout the book, Jesus explains that He is Divine and that man is only saved by believing in Him.  Just over 2000 years ago, Jesus came, lived a perfect life, died the death of a criminal, and rose again to show that He has power over death.  So, why did He come?  

 
 
 
According to the Bible, after Jesus rose from the dead, He appeared to the apostles and more than 500 other eyewitnesses.  Before ascending to heaven, here were some his parting words...
Matthew 28:18-20

 
 
 
 
 
 
Pride is one of the most wicked sins in the sight of God.  When we are prideful, we think that we are self-suffiencient and don't need God.  Through the Bible, we are commanded by God to see our sin, turn from our wicked ways, humble ourselves before God, and seek forgiveness and salvation through Him.  
 
2 Choronicles 7:14
God Says...

 
 
 
 
Titus 3:3-7

 
 
 
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and money.
 
In the Bible passage, Jesus clearly tells us that we can only have 1 God in our lives.  God doesn’t want a rival with our time, our emotions, our desires, our energy, and our focus. 
We cannot serve God and table tennis
We cannot serve God and our job
We cannot serve God and our stuff
 

This morning, I was meditating on the fact that the Bible says that God justifies the ungodly.  Many people think that they can earn their way to heaven by being good, by not committing any felonies, or by being a good husband or a good wife or a good father or a good mother.  They think that surely God will see their good deeds and be satisfied.