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Pastor Caleb preaches on what repentance looks like after sin. What are we to do with the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

LORD'S DAY 26 OF HOLY BAPTISM Question 70: What is it to be washed with the blood and Spirit of Christ? Answer: It is to receive of God the remission of sins, freely, for the sake of Christ's blood, which He shed for us by His sacrifice upon the cross; and also to be renewed by the Holy Ghost, and sanctified to be members of Christ, that so we may more and more die unto sin, and lead holy and unblamable lives. Question 71: Where has Christ promised us, that He will as certainly wash us by His blood and Spirit, as we are washed with the water of baptism? Answer: In the institution of baptism, which is thus expressed: Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," "he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned." This promise is also repeated, where the scripture calls baptism the washing of regeneration, and the washing away of sins.

You should read your Bible each and every day if possible. I don't know why it is so difficult for so many people to simply read the Bible. But I do know that the scriptures are the Word of God and when we do spend time in the Bible we are reading the absolute truth and no other book can make that claim. Walk with me through this study as we search all 66 books to see what the Bible says about itself and how we can mature in the Lord.Remember when the Bible speaks -God speaks.

We are to separate from evil but not from one another. Isolationsists are singled out as being a detriment to the unity of Christ's church.

This study examines the sixth trumpet judgment in Revelation, focusing on the release of bound angels and the subsequent destruction that fails upon the ungodly. The discussion highlights the spiritual hardness of heart, illustrating how even catastrophic events cannot compel a response without the work of the Holy Spirit. By connecting this apocalyptic imagery to Jesus' warnings in the Gospels and historical accounts of the fall of Jerusalem, the text underscores God's sovereign control over judgment and the tragic reality of human idolatry. The central message serves as a convicting reminder of humanity's total dependence on divine grace for sight and hearing, contrasting the blind pursuit of worldly security with the secure identity found in Christ.

This discussion explores John Owen's classic commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews—written during the political and personal turmoil of the 17th-century English Restoration—and uncovers how its severe warning passages serve as a vital blueprint for spiritual endurance rather than a cause for despair. By examining the anatomy of spiritual backsliding through the lens of Psalm 95 and Esau's tragic profaneness, and by incorporating the complementary insights of Arthur W. Pink and John Brown of Edinburgh, the dialogue resolves the apparent tension between God's terrifying warnings and the doctrine of perseverance. Ultimately, it reveals that the Holy Spirit uses solemn gospel warnings not to reject the brokenhearted, but as the very instrument to awaken, guard, and preserve true believers in lifelong faith.

John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:" King James Version

This devotional explores the theological definition of true repentance as the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new, grounded in the Heidelberg Catechism. The central message emphasizes that while salvation is entirely God's work, it results in a tangible transformation where believers are no longer enslaved to sin but are empowered to walk in newness of life. Drawing primarily from Ephesians 2, the teaching contrasts the spiritual deadness of the former self with the resurrection life granted through grace, using the metaphor of spiritual zombies to illustrate the futility of the old way. The sermon further instructs that this renewal is an ongoing process of cooperation with the Holy Spirit, requiring believers to actively put off sinful remnants and put on the new self created in righteousness and holiness. The tone is instructional and pastoral, aiming to assure believers of their new identity while challenging them to evidence this change through godly conduct.

We Need God To Reveal It The message centers on our complete dependence upon the Lord to see life, sin, ourselves, and Jesus rightly. Like Israel in Numbers 15, we are naturally inclined to follow our own hearts and our own eyes, but God calls us to look, listen, and live—to look to Him, listen to what He says, and then walk by faith in what He reveals. The contrast between Joshua and Caleb and the other ten spies shows that faith does not deny what is visible; faith simply believes God's report above what seems right to us. The message then moves into the ongoing work of revival in the believer's life through three essential truths: God must reveal it, grace must remove it, and His goodness must replace it. We cannot properly deal with bitterness, unforgiveness, pride, self-reliance, or any other work of the flesh until God shines His light upon it. Once He reveals it, we do not overcome it through our own strength; we surrender it to the sufficient grace of Jesus. But God does not merely remove what is wrong—He fills that place with His own goodness, character, and ways so that the life of Jesus can be manifested through us. Numbers 15, Leviticus 18, and the wilderness journey all reinforce the same truth: God's people are not to live according to where they came from or according to the world around them. We have been given a new life, a new family, and a new way of living. We do not learn that life from Egypt, Canaan, our past, our feelings, or the culture; we learn it by looking unto Jesus and yielding to His Spirit. The message ultimately calls us to intentional dependence upon the Lord. We cannot accidentally obey God, accidentally walk in the Spirit, or accide