Posts by Parresia Ministries
The Conviction of the Holy Spirit
Q: Does the Holy Spirit Convict Believers of Sin? Q: What is the role of the Holy Spirit in my life? Alot of us have thought that the main role of the Holy Spirit is to point out sin, or “convict us of sin.” This just rolls off our tongue so easily: “The other day,…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Supper
Q: Do we need to cleanse ourselves before we take the Lord’s Supper? Q: What does it mean to take Communion in an “unworthy manner”? Do we need to cleanse ourselves before we take the Lord’s Supper? What is the meaning of Lord’s Supper? Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” He didn’t say,…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 7, The Unforgivable Sin
Q: What is the unforgivable sin? Q: Have I committed the unforgivable sin? Many Christians are plagued because they believe that they may have committed the unforgivable sin. This podcast will bring great comfort to any believer who has lived in fear of judgment and clarity to any believer who may be confused about this…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 6, Unforgiveness
Q: I struggle forgiving someone who abused me. Does this mean that I am not saved? Q: Does God send tormenters in my life because I haven’t forgiven someone? Q: Does unforgiveness send someone to hell? In this podcast we hope to bring encouragement to those who have struggled to forgive those who have offended…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 5, Confession of Sins, continued
Q: What about confession of sins for the believer? Do I need to ask God to forgive me each time I sin? Q: What about 1 John 1:9? This is the second part of the discussion on the confession of sins that we began in the last podcast. In this podcast, we begin by expounding…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 4: Confession of Sins
Q: Do we need to confess our sins to be forgiven? Q: What about confession of sins for the believer? Do I need to ask God to forgive me each time I sin? Q: What about 1 John 1:9? Q: If a Believer Fails to Confess Even One of His Sins Before He Dies, Will…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 3: Owing God
Q: Can you explain the lyric of the famous song, “Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe.” Do I still owe God? What do I owe Him?In this episode of A Real View Q & A podcast we answer the question: do we ow God? Sometimes we have this idea that Jesus died…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 2: The Wages of Sin
Q: What does “the wages of sin” mean? Q: How do you feel about Substitutionary Atonement? Did Jesus take our penalty for sin? In this episode of A Real View Q and A podcast we answer questions regarding the wages, or penalty of sin. When Jesus bore our sins on the cross, He pages the…
Read MoreForgiveness, Part 1: Past, Present, and Future
Q: Are all our sins—past, present and future—already forgiven in Jesus?In this episode of “A Real View Q and A” podcast we answer the question: are all our sins – past, present, and future – forgiven in Jesus? In a nutshell, the answer is yes! We cover many scriptures to thoroughly explain that we have…
Read MoreJesus Sees Me And He Loves What He Sees
Jesus knows everything about us and He loves us anyway. Before you can see Jesus as He truly is, you have to know that He sees you, and He loves what He sees.
Read MoreJesus Abounds in Mercy
You will not find one time that Jesus was angry with a sinner. His anger was reserved for the self-righteous who, in their hypocrisy, lacked compassion for the hurting, the needy, and the sick. Jesus’ corresponding action to His anger was not debating and arguing; it was miraculous acts of love.
Read MoreJesus Is Grace and Truth
Jesus is “full of grace and truth.” Grace (the unearned favor of God) and truth (the reality of who God is) are an inseparable whole. We can’t have one without the other because the amazing grace of Jesus Christ tells us the truth about who God is.
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