A podcast drawing answers about faith, life and eternity from the great Victorian preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
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Episode 192-How do I know that I am saved?
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Salvation is a work of God entirely! But how can I know that He has done that work in me? How can I be sure that God has effectually called me unto salvation? email: dave@askspurgeon.comOleh Dave Holdt
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Question 191: What power does the effectual call of God have on sinners?
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Do you have loved ones or friends who you long to be saved, and yet whose hearts are as hard as stone? There is hope, for when God calls effectually, they shall be saved! Email: dave@askspurgeon.comOleh Dave Holdt
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Question 190: How often is God ready to hear my prayers?
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We take for granted that every time we pray, God will give His ear to hear? But if we gave any real thought to this, we might wonder that he is ever ready and willing to listen and respond.Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 189: Why is it amazing that God should ever answer my prayers?
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Do you sometimes question God's response to your prayers? Or what appears to be a lack of response to your prayers? And yet, how often do you pause and wonder that He should answer our prayers at all?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 188: Does the Bible teach or affirm infant baptism?
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Why do some churches perform infant baptism, and others, believers baptism? Which baptism is most clearly taught in the Bible? Why is it important?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 187: How can I be cured of Hypocrisy?
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Are you convicted about hypocrisy in your life? Are you looking for something that might help you be cured from it? The words of Spurgeon to this answer are hard, but true...and very helpful!Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 186: What was the joy that motivated Jesus sacrifice?
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“Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb 12:2) What was that joy?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 185: Will I forever be a slave to sin?
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Will you ever be free from sin? Will there ever be a day when that which has plagued you all your life, will be fine forever?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 184: How can I press on when faced with my human responsibility before God to keep from sin and my human inability to do so?
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Are you troubled by the fact that, while responsible before God for your sin, you find yourself incapable from keeping from it? What are you to do? Is there any hope?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 183: Help me understand the conflict between the old and new natures in my life as a believer?
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There's a fierce battle raging in the life of every believer in Jesus: The battle between the old and new nature! It's easy to take for granted...so little is said or preached about it. But, it's a battle which we must recognise and understand, and apply every spiritual resource available for the spiritual gain and victory of the new nature.…
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Question 182: Why, as a believer, does such powerful temptation to sin remain?
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Have you sometimes said, with the Apostle Paul, "O wretched man that I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?" Have you found yourself despairing at your sin, and wonder why?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 181: Do other Christians feel their sin and temptation as deeply as I do?
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Does it bother you that, though a believer in Jesus, your sin and temptation upset you so m much? Do you somehow wonder whether this is the normal state of the believer? Do other believers feel their sin and temptation as deeply as you do?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 180: What was God's motivation to save ME?
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Have you ever wondered why God saved you? Did He like what He saw in you? On the other hand, there may not be much that YOU see in you! Well, God's Word makes clear that it has nothing to do with you. Take a listen...Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 179: Why does self-dependence have no place in my life as a believer?
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We are all prone to self-dependence. We like the idea, and the reward, of doing things on our own. But when it comes to our faith, our right standing with God, such an attitude is completely out of place. To rely on self for salvation is to remain in sin...and lost forever!Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 178: How can I be sure I shall be saved?
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Christian, are you confidant that when you die, you will find yourself welcomed into the presence of God? How can you be sure?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 177: Is there something that I need to DO when my sin feels great and my faith feels weak?
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There are often times when, in our walk with God, our faith comes under attack. We begin to question God's faithfulness and wonder whether there is anything that we can do to earn it back.Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 176: How can I find PEACE in the face of an UNCERTAIN FUTURE?
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Are you afraid about what tomorrow may bring? Many reasons may be behind such anxieties. When our future intimidate us, where can we hope to find peace?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 175: Those who once identified as believers in Jesus have RENOUNCED THEIR FAITH! HERESY has entered the church! What am I to make of it all?
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We are seeing more and more professors of faith publicly renounce their faith in Jesus! Heresy in one time faithful denominations is as a wildfire! Our faith in Jesus seems under severe attack! It can be terribly discouraging! What are we to make of it?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 174: I am afraid of the INCREASING ANIMOSITY of the world to my faith in Jesus! What can I do?
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The world's increasing animosity toward our faith in Jesus can be intimidating. This is not the free world, unless we embrace it's secular world-view! What are we to do?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Episode 173:Should we COMPROMISE on the TRUTH to be at PEACE with the WORLD?
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Nobody likes confrontation! Sometimes the best way to deal with it is to find some kind of compromise. But if we are going to be true to God's Word, we will find, as we are finding, confrontation with the world. Can we compromise that Truth for the sake of peace?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 172:How can I nurture and nourish my love for God
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Have you ever lamented the weakness of your love toward God? Have you ever wondered what you could do to strengthen that love?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 171: What is it that leads a man or woman, boy or girl to love God?
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How is it that someone comes to love God? Do they love God because they have been struck by the beauty of what they have seen in creation? Is love for God something that springs out of human nature? Or is love for God a choice that man makes, a determination of his will?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 170: Is there any reason to doubt that the blood of Jesus can save me?
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Do you hope that the blood of Jesus shall save you, or are you absolutely confident? It's an important question!Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 169: My sin is so great! Can the blood of Jesus really save ME?
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There are a variety of reasons why the sinner doesn't come to Jesus. One of those is the belief that their sin is so great that they could never find forgiveness. Is that you? Is there hope for such a one...is there hope for YOU?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 168: Is the BLOOD OF JESUS really ALL that I need to be saved?
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Do you sometimes find yourself doubting your salvation on the basis of your sin, or weak faith, or lack of repentance, or lack of love, or...? The list could go on! Do you need these things together with the blood of Christ to be saved? Or is the blood of Jesus ALL that you need?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 167: Is There Anything OTHER Than the Blood of Christ That Can Save?
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The world says there are many ways to heaven, many ways to be saved. No one holds exclusivity in this matter. Is that so? What does the Bible have to say? Is there any other way than Jesus?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 166: How Do We Know That the Blood of Christ Was Sufficient for Our Salvation?
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Can we be confident that the blood of Jesus has secured our salvation? If so, how?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 165: Why does the BLOOD of CHRIST have such POWER TO SAVE?
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What is it about the blood of Jesus that gives the believer such confidence in his salvation? Why does Jesus blood have such power?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 164: Why should I be encouraged about sharing the GOSPEL when its EFFECT has NOTHING TO DO WITH ME?
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Where is our hope in sharing the gospel message, when the effect thereof is completely out of our hands? To what can we appeal?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 163: How can I EXPLAIN the GOSPEL simply and effectively?
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Have you ever wondered about how to explain the gospel in such a way that it will be simple, clear and effective?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 162: Why is following Jesus NOT about HEALTH, WEALTH and PROSPERITY?
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When Jesus calls us to Himself, He follows that call with many a trial and difficulty. Why? Why does following Jesus not make things easier for me, either for my finances, my health and my overall prosperity?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 161: Why is it FOOLISH to LIVE FOR WORLDLY GAIN?
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It's almost impossible to avoid the temptation! But with God's help, we must resist it fiercely.Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 160: Why is it FOOLISH TO TRUST IN MAN and rely on the things of THIS PRESENT TIME?
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It is so easy too be caught up and tempted to trust in the offerings of people and this world. The reason: What is offered seems so good? But is it wise? Where does it end?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 159: Is there HOPE in the midst of my sinful WEAKNESSES?
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Being sensitive to our sin means being sensitive to the weaknesses attached to it. And these weaknesses can prove immensely discouraging. We do hope and long for that day when they shall be no more, but until then, is there hope in the midst of them in the present day?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 158: How can I GROW and STRENGTHEN my FAITH?
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Faith is a wonderful gift of grace! Yet having been given, it needs to grow, and we have a responsibility in that matter. How...how do we grow and strengthen our faith?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 157: How can I carry on in a world so full of sin and hatred toward God?
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Do you sometimes find that your despair in a world so full of sin and hatred towards God makes you want to give up? Do you need motivation to maintain your witness and carry on?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 156: What is our HOPE in the face of DEATH?
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We cannot escape it, either as an experience we face in the loss of loved ones and friends, or as the inevitability of life itself. Is there any hope?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 155: If I'm doubting my faith, what shall I do?
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It is terribly unsettling to be found doubting our faith, or our love for Jesus. Have you ever known this? What can we do to counter it?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 154: Can I find COMFORT in the rising tide of PERSECUTION?
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Let's face it: There are dark clouds rising on the horizon, clouds that threaten ever increasing persecution towards God's people! And such threats do not require living in a communist or muslim country. Persecution in the West is increasingly ominous!Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 153: How should the Christian feel about the INCREASING ANIMOSITY from the world?
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We live in a post-Christian world? And with this, a world whose animosity toward Biblical Christianity has increased to almost. hysterical levels! What are we to do? How ought we to react?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 152: If salvation is a matter of the Father's drawing and not my efforts, must I start again?
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One of the greatest of spiritual dangers is a presumed faith based upon our own efforts. To die with such a confidence is catastrophic. But what if that's you? What are you to do? Start over again?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 151: HOW does the FATHER draw the sinner to CHRIST?
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Jesus made very clear that it is impossible for a sinner to come to Christ outside of the Father's drawing (Jn 6:44). The problem is with the sinner's nature. It's opposed to Christ! How then does the Father draw the sinner to Christ?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 150: Why is it IMPOSSIBLE to come to CHRIST outside of the FATHER'S ENABLING?
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Jesus said, “No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him.” (John 6:44) In other words, neither my will nor my efforts are enough to carry me to Christ. Try as hard as I will, unless the Father draws me to Christ, salvation is utterly impossible. But why?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 149: For WHOM did Christ come into the WORLD?
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Surely, the greatest, most astonishing event in all of history was the coming of the Lord Jesus. And He came with a very specific purpose...He came for a people! Who were those for whom He came into the world?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 148: Why did Jesus favour the title, "THE SON OF MAN"?
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There are many stunning titles that Jesus might have used to refer to himself. And yet the one that He chooses above all is "The Son of man". Why?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 147: Why do the ANGELS REJOICE over every SINNER who REPENTS?
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In Luke's gospel, Jesus spoke of the reaction of the angels over every sinner who comes to repentance and saving faith: They rejoice? And of this rejoicing, they never seem to tire: Every sinner saved gets the same reaction! Have you ever wondered why they are so overwhelmed with delight over the sinners salvation?…
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Question 146: Does the BIBLE teach the Doctrine of the TRINITY?
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You WILL NOT find the word "Trinity" in reference to God anywhere in Scripture! Why do Christian's believe it then?Oleh Dave Holdt
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It's a word we come across frequently in the New Testament epistles, as well as a word we frequently hear within Christian circles. But is it possible that we hear it so often that we lose sight of the wonderful fullness of the truths packed in to this six letter word!Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 144: Why should the believer PERSEVERE in the HEAVENLY RACE?
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The child of God is called to embark on what the Apostle Paul describes as "a race" to heaven. This race is not easy! Many have embarked on it, only to tragically give up along the way. When we feel like giving up, what can we hold on to to keep us running?Oleh Dave Holdt
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Question 143: What is the PRIZE that the Christian ought to STRIVE for?
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The apostle Paul compares the Christian life to running a race, and then says that the believer ought to run so as to obtain the prize at the end of it? Have you ever given much thought to this race and this prize?Oleh Dave Holdt
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