Category: What God Wants Man To Do
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Accomplishment Of God’s Plan For Man
Jesus will come again to take man to be with him. He said: In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and…
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Good Works – Why? How?
Jesus wants man to do good works. He said: I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit.[1] To bear fruit is to do good works: For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and…
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Repentance And Righteousness – Why? What Do They Mean?
Jesus wants man to repent. He began his preaching with, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[1] Jesus said that repentance delivers man from perishment: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you…
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Sabbath – Why? When Is It? How To Keep It?
Jesus wants man to keep the Sabbath as it is part of the Ten Commandments[1] and Jesus said that man must keep the Ten Commandments to have eternal life: “A certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No…
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Lord’s Supper – Why? What Constitute It?
Jesus wants man to partake of the Lord’s supper. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 recounts the command of Jesus: … the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread,and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance…
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Footwashing – What Is It? Why Do It?
Jesus wants man to have footwashing. John 13:1-17 describes Jesus instituting footwashing, and then concluding with the command to his disciples to perpetuate it: “For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you… If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” …
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Receive The Holy Spirit – Why? What Is The Sign?
Jesus wants man to receive the Holy Spirit. He said, “… If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”[1] John 20:21-22 records that after his resurrection, Jesus told his disciples…
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Baptism – Why? What Is It?
Jesus wants man to be baptised. He commanded: “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”[1] In John 3.5 Jesus said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of…
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Believe In Jesus – Why? What Does It Mean?
Jesus wants man to believe in him. John 6.29 records: Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” Why believe in Jesus? What does it mean to believe in Jesus? Why Believe In Jesus? The effect of believing in Jesus is eternal life. Jesus said: For this is…
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God’s Plan For Man
What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of the universe? Why were you born? What is the destiny of man? Why did God create man? All these are but different ways of asking the same question – what is God’s plan for man? All peoples at all times in all places have…