What Happens to Christians in the Outer Darkness? - Matt 25:14-30 - Parable of the Talents - Zane Hodges
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Matthew 25:14-30 Parable of the Talents (1975) Zane C. Hodges Our Lord has committed to each Christian, responsibility in line with the capacity that He knows that each Christian’s possesses and in accordance with His knowledge of what each Christian is able to do for Him by His grace. There is a day of reckoning for every Christian, not to determine our eternal destiny, but to evaluate the kind of life and service that each Christian has lived here on earth. Faithful Christians may be commended, promoted and invited to share in their Lord’s joy in the kingdom to come. Unfaithful...
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Matthew 25:1-13 - Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins
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Matthew 25:1-13 Parable of the Ten (Wise and the Foolish Virgins) (September 10, 1975) Zane C. Hodges In this parable of the five wise virgins and the five foolish virgins, Zane Hodges explains what period of time does this parable apply to, the Tribulation period or the present day. Although the parable applies to the saints of the Tribulation period, Zane demonstrates how those lessons are applicable to us in the church age today, and how we need to be watchful and have reserves of spiritual oil as we await the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to rapture us believers in Jesus...
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Matthew 24:45-51 - What Happens If I Am an Unfaithful Servant of Jesus?
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Matthew 24:45-51 Parable of the Unfaithful Servant (1975) Zane C. Hodges Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has made ruler over his house? There is no greater incentive to faithful living then the realization that our Lord Jesus Christ may come back at any time. When that realization is lost, very much else may be lost also. What is the outer darkness in this parable? Can Christians experience weeping and gnashing of teeth for lives of unfaithfulness to Jesus Christ? www.ZaneHodges.org #eternalrewards #discipleship #disciple #outerdarkness
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Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6,10-14 - Preparation for Comfort
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Preparation for Comfort Zane C. Hodges (1980) Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6, 10-14 “Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.” What do you really know about the comfort of God? Do you understand God’s comfort in your own life and are you able to share it with other people? Our hearts and lives are not ready for the blessings with which God desires to comfort us until we know something about comforting other people in their need. When God’s people pursue equity, honesty and kindness, then God’s glory can be seen in the midst of His people and other men will also see it there....
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Luke 16:19-31 - Pleasure Has an Exit Door Marked Death -
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Luke 16:19-31 Pleasure Has an Exit Door Marked Death Zane C. Hodges (1993) What is the most potent, the most addictive, the most intoxicating, and the most dangerous drug known to man? Pleasure. The purpose of the story of the rich man and Lazarus is not to explain why Lazarus and the rich man are where they are, but to show that these two men have traded places. Those who never believe in Jesus Christ for the free gift of eternal life will one day find that their days of pleasure will come to an end. The Word of God is more valuable than a whole lifetime filled with pleasure. The only really...
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Once Again James 2
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At the 2005 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, 23 years after the publication of Zane's booklet, “James 2: What is a Dead Faith?“, and 11 years after the publication of Zane's commentary, "The Epistle of James: Proven Character Through Testing", Zane revisits again James 2. This time focusing on the meaning of justification by works. Dead Faith, Saving Faith, God’s Will and More by Zane C. Hodges #deadfaith #justificationbyworks #justificationbyfaith #epistleofjames
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The Moralistic Wrath-Dodger: Romans 2:1-5 - Zane C. Hodges
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At the 2005 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges examines the claims of the moralist in Romans 2:1-5. Is the moralist subject to condemnation like the unrighteous in Romans 1. Zane discusses the wrath of God and the use of repentance in Romans. The Moralistic Wrath-Dodger: Romans 2:1-5 by Zane C. Hodges https://faithalone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hodges-1.pdf
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What Do We Mean by Propitiation? Does It Only Count if We Accept It? - Zane Hodges
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Zane Hodges answers the following questions: Do unbelievers go to hell to pay for their sins? Why do people go to hell if Jesus paid for the sins of the world? Did Jesus die on the cross for all? What does it mean that Jesus is the propitiation for the whole world? What did Jesus' death on the cross accomplish for everyone, both believers and unbelievers? Does anyone get sent to hell as punishment for their sins? Why do unbelievers go to the lake of fire? For the journal article, please visit: #anhilationism #anhilation #atonement #cross
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Water Producing Water - John 4:1-42
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At the 2007 Grace Evangelical Society conference, Zane Hodges examines Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman and demonstrates how the living water that gushes forth into everlasting life, is the saving truth that Jesus is the Christ, and how Jesus' prophetic word in John 4:10 was literally fulfilled, that "you [Samaritan woman] would have asked Him [Jesus], and He would have given you living water."
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Who Am I? Who Is He? - Luke 8:19-25 - Zane C. Hodges (1989, Coast Bible Church)
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Luke 8:19-25 Who Am I? Who Is He? Zane C. Hodges (October 22, 1989 - Coast Bible Church) A very real spiritual identity crisis often lies at the root of the frustrations and failures that we experience in Christian living. Sometimes under the pressures of life, we forget who Jesus is and what He is like. We forget the greatness of His power, the sufficiency of His strength, the abundance of His mercy and the plenitude of His grace, and Jesus becomes like a stranger. Jesus Christ has everything we could possibly need or want and yet He is always right there right besides us. The...
info_outlineDuring this Question and Answer session on May 23, 2004 at Coast Bible Church, Costa Mesa, California, Zane Hodges answers the following questions with a focus on the Christian life:
6:01 – In what sense is it appropriate to speak and sing of Jesus as King, when Jesus is not yet reigning over the earth (John 18, Act 17, 1 Timothy 1, Revelation 19)?
7:41 – What are the dangers of new movements like Christian “spiritual direction” and “contemplative spirituality”?
9:33 – Explain 1 Chronicles 22, regarding David being prohibited from building God’s house because of shed blood and wars he had fought, but David had been told by God to shed this blood.
11:03 – Why was Solomon allowed to build God’s temple, since he also was not very good?
11:54 – 1 Corinthians 6, please explain passage regarding sexual immorality.
15:49 – Could the expression that “every sin that a man does is outside the body” in1 Corinthians 6:18 be a Corinthian motto?
17:55 – In what sense is the inner promptings that we have in our lives coming from the Holy Spirit working in us versus our perfect inner man wanting to do what is naturally right?
22:41 – Is there a two-pronged approach to transformation, (1) transforming the mind and (2) bringing our body to subjection?
26:59 – Is there a specific will of God for every decision? Does God lead me by feelings?
32:07 – How do you respond to critics of the Bible who say that God in the Old Testament (wrath) is different from God in the New Testament (mercy and grace)?
40:01 – In Philippians 3:10-11, referring the “outward resurrection of the dead”, could this be referring to Christ’s outward resurrection of the dead instead of Paul’s outward resurrection of the dead?
44:25 – Is there a balance needed between serving Jesus Christ versus serving God the Father?