Zane Hodges Library

Zane examines the work of the Holy Spirit in the national repentance of Israel during the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. True and deeply felt repentance is always a work of God, whenever it occurs. All of us need the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts to produce the kind of spiritual repentance that God desires. The history of the nation of Israel is the history of the human heart written large. Other passages mentioned include: Matthew 26:31; 1 John 1:9; 2 Samuel 16:6-8; 1 Kings 22:5-9; John 20:24-29; John 1:10-11; Matthew 27:25; and Psalm 90:12.

By examining Micah 4:11-5:8, Zane Hodges provides further details on the man known in the New Testament as the beast, the man of sin or the son of perdition. With these prophecies, we should be on our tip toes expecting the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us keep looking up.

Other passages mentioned include: Zechariah 12:1-9; Matthew 2:4-6; Revelation 12:17; Matthew 24:14; Genesis 2:14; 10:22; Daniel 11:44-45; 12:1.

The church needs faith, courage, kindness, compassion and courtesy. When we have the courage to speak up for God, it is amazing what God can do with our simple words. There may be a limit on what you can give to God financially, but there is no limit on kindness, compassion and courtesy to others. Passages mentioned include 1 Samuel 16:7; Ephesians 4:32; and 1 Peter 3:8.

What is the difference between saving faith and assurance? Why is the nature of the gospel message, such that when a person believes the biblical gospel, he necessarily has the assurance of eternal salvation? If a person is not assured of his eternal salvation, then that person is not believing the gospel message of eternal life. Believing something false never saved anybody, although believing a falsehood may give false assurance. What is saving faith? Is it a persuasion or a decision? Most false professions are made when the decision/process precedes the persuasion. What does it mean to believe that Jesus is the Christ? It means that Jesus is the guarantor of resurrection and eternal life to everyone who believes in Him. At the moment of saving faith, the believer is sure that he is eternally saved. Passages mentioned include: John 3:16, 20:31; 1 John 5:1; John 11:25-27; John 9:35-38; Matthew 11:2-3; and 2 Timothy 2:18.

Was the new birth unknown before the day of Pentecost? Were Old Testament saints indwelt with the Holy Spirit? What is the distinction between the work of the Holy Spirit in regenerating people in giving them new life and the work of the Holy Spirit in baptizing them into the body of Christ? If the uniqueness of the Christian Church is not that we are born again, not that we are children of God, and not that we are God's family, then what is it? The uniqueness of the Christian church is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, being baptized by the Holy Spirit, being members of the body of Christ, and being the bride of Christ. Believers in the church age have the special privilege of an intimate relationship with their Lord Jesus Christ.

Our passages mentioned include: John 3:3, 10; John 7:39; John 14:17; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 5:30-32, Hebrews 1:8-9; Psalm 110:1; Revelation 6:2; Matthew 25:1-13; Mark 13:31; and Colossians 3:1-4

If we had been in Job's place, could we have spoken as Job did, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord."? God never allows His people to experience more than they can take with His strength and grace. "Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" Are we prepared and committed to God to accept adversity and to remain loyal to Him? Other passages mentioned include: Job 1:1,14-21; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Every Christian is a walking temple of God. As we look at this passage about Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, we will learn principles that are applicable to ourselves, because we are a walking temple of God. God is concerned with small things, very frequently surprising us by bypassing big things to deal with small things. God works frequently and effectively through small groups and objects. We, as creatures, do not have the liberty to decide in what way we are to worship the Creator. We are to worship the Creator in spirit and in truth. When God made a temple out of us, He gave us everything, spiritually speaking, that we would ever need, to live for Him, to serve Him, to worship Him, and to honor Him. Silence in the presence of God is a very significant spiritual discipline that all of us need to cultivate. God's children should know how to climb to get to His resources. Can people and God smell the Lord Jesus Christ in us? We need to re-double our commitment to God and to continue to be obedient to Him, so that we may experience His presence and that God may be at home in our lives, and then all the privileges and benefits of being a temple of God will be experienced by ourselves. Other passages discussed include: 1 Corinthians 6:19, Zechariah 4:6,9-10, John 4:20-24, Ephesians 1:3, 2 Peter 1:3, Habakkuk 2:20, Psalm 46:10, Matthew 18:20, Ephesians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 2:14, and John 14:23. Handout available at: https://zanehodges.org/handouts/solomonstemple.pdf

"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. Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking that God is looking for geniuses, orators or superstars, but what God is really looking for are people who have a genuine concern for the needs of other people, who are scrupulously honest, and who really know something about the art of kindness and consideration and gentleness towards all. When God finds an individual like that, He can build the kind of life which can be filled with the blessings and mercies of God, which are the only true comfort of the human heart. God is always eager to comfort His people if we are prepared to receive it. Other passages mentioned include: Luke 3:1-6, 10-14, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, James 1:27, 1 John 3:17, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 5:7, Philippians 4:5 and John 13:35.

Zane demonstrates that we see the ministerial grace, familial grace, professional grace, hospitable grace, prominent grace and condescending grace of our Lord Jesus Christ through other Christians. Stay close to the people of God, all of your life, because if you do you will always be in touch with the grace of God. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Other passages mentioned include: John 1:14,16 and 2 Corinthians 8:9

Everyone is an actor in the stage of life. The play is a struggle of good versus evil in the sight of men and angels. Who are you? What role do you have in this spiritual battle? Ultimate victory only comes in the face of apparent defeat.