July 6, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Faith, Grace, Saved, Christ Alone
Our religious observances do not save us. Christ saves us. He alone is our salvation. It is not a combination of our faith and our religious observances, as the Roman Catholic Church teaches. Rather, Christ alone saves and all our guilty sin has been born by Christ on the cross, while his resurrection seals the forgiveness of our guilt forever....
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February 24, 2017
by Paul Toews
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Grace, Prayer, Sin, Truth
As Christians, we insist that truth can be known. Truth is objective and the most important truths we can know are centered in God and presented in his Word. ...
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August 19, 2016
by Jeff Jones
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Theology
| Tags: Triune, Trinity, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Grace
It's never a bad thing to review those things that are foundational for our faith. The Trinity, especially, is no exception, particularly because so many believers misunderstand both the doctrine itself and its importance....
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April 15, 2016
by Geoff Meadows
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Grace, Relationships, Friendship
Recently, my wife and I enjoyed an evening out with one of the first couples we connected with at Calvary Grace. Our common belief in Christ, shared in the context of good food and laughter made for a memorable time together. What struck me most about our time together was that as food was being set out on the table, our lives were being opened up before one another in a v...
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December 19, 2014
by Gavin Peacock
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Forgiveness, Sin, Grace
Last week we defined forgiveness. But practicing it is not that easy, especially if the other person is selfish, a habitual sinner, or even abusive....
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February 21, 2013
by Paul Toews
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Devotionals
| Tags: memorial, signpost, Sin, Temptation, Grace
The other day we drove past a bunch of flowers set up in memorial by a light post at an intersection. One of our kids remarked that someone had died there. I remember seeing a show, but I forget where, that indicated that such displays are actually illegal. They break some city bylaw or other, but many times officials are lenient and allow the memorials to remain, at lea...
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June 16, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: wilderness, desert, mark, sufficiency of christ, john the baptist, Grace
The wilderness is a dangerous place, because it defies our efforts to master it. Even when you've done everything humanly possible to keep it under control, it can still kill you....
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