Palestinian Jews at the Time of Jesus - Why Did They Need to be Baptized to Receive Forgiveness?
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Palestinian Jews at the Time of Jesus - Why Did They Need to be Baptized to Receive Forgiveness? Salvation and Baptism Part 3 - Zane C. Hodges Part 3 of the Baptism and Salvation series on Acts 2:32–47, exploring how, in this third of four messages on Baptism and Salvation in the Book of Acts, Zane looks at the experience of Jews in the land of Israel on the day of Pentecost. Why did God require that this group of Jews who were directly responsible for the crucifixion for the Lord Jesus Christ, be baptized first before they received the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit?...
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Conversion of Saul - Baptism and Salvation, Part 2 (Acts 9, 22 and 26)
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By looking at the conversion experience of Saul on the road to Damascus, Zane Hodges demonstrates that the Apostle Paul did not receive the three great blessings of salvation at the same time. Saul received the gift of everlasting life at his initial moment of belief in Jesus as the Christ, the guarantor of eternal life to all who believe in Him. Saul did not receive the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit until 3 days after water baptism. The experience of Saul illustrates how the blessings of everlasting life, the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit are...
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Conversion of a Religious Man - Baptism and Salvation, Part 1 (Acts 10-11)
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Conversion of a Religious Man - Baptism and Salvation, Part 1 Zane C. Hodges (1975) #freegrace #baptize #cornelius #baptized Acts 10:1-6, 30-48; 11:1-18 By looking at the example of Cornelius in Acts 10, Zane Hodges explains the three distinct benefits that a person receives when they believe in Jesus for eternal life? How is everlasting life different from forgiveness and different from the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What does eternal life do for us? What does forgiveness do for us? What does baptism of the Holy Spirit do for us? Did Cornelius need to undergo water baptism in order to be...
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Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Salvation by Works? -Matthew 25:31-46
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Matthew 25:31-46 Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats (1975) Zane C. Hodges Are the sheep in this parable saved because of the works? Are the goats destined for hell, because of their lack of good works? Is "inheriting a kingdom" the same as "entering a kingdom"? What time period does this parable refer to, the rapture or the end of the tribulation? In this motivating message Zane Hodges answers these questions and how this parable can apply to our lives. Matthew 25:31-46 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his...
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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
info_outlineZane Hodges continues his exposition of the Sermon of the Mount beginning with the thematic statement in Matthew 5:13-16 and continuing with the beginning of the body of the sermon in Matthew 5:17-24. Why is there an impression in Matthew 5:17 that Jesus came to destroy the Law or the Prophets? What is meant in Matthew 5:18 that all the law will be fulfilled till heaven and earth pass away. The Lord Jesus Christ is teaching us a standard by which we can live, which is nothing more or less than the righteous standard of His coming kingdom.
An outline of the Sermon of the Mount:
Prologue: Matthew 5:3-12
Thematic Statement 5:13-16
Body of Sermon: 5:17-7:12
Conclusion: Matthew 7:13-27
Passages mentioned: Nehemiah 8:17; Zechariah 14:16-19; Luke 18:9-14, 1 John 2:22; Matthew 25:32-46.