A Treasure Out of Darkness Takes a Stand

My Spiritual Journey

by Ernie Deporto

A Treasure Out of Darkness Takes a Stand
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A Treasure Out of Darkness Takes a Stand

My Spiritual Journey

by Ernie Deporto

Published Feb 03, 2016
249 Pages
Genre: RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth



 

Book Details

Discover the Key To Staying Saved For All Eternity!

“...Scripture teaches us that the love of many will grow cold in the last days; and that “many, many, many” will turn away from the faith..” God’s plan is to restore all things to their former glory. God’s main focus is “people.” I believe with all my heart that if God sees the church faithful to His vision for the people of God, “The Vision” of each ministry would be dramatically fulfilled because God would “…add to the church daily those who are being saved.”

 

Book Excerpt

The good news is God did not leave us to fight alone. He secured our salvation by sending the Holy Spirit. He teaches us how to “stand” by faith, like Jesus, who completely trusted the Father and who lived a holy life devoted to obeying the Father. In this age of already and not-yet the Holy Spirit is making us holy people. That is why He teaches us and enables us to live godly lives that will make us holy. We can be sure of that! To become holy, righteous, godly people of God all we have to do is live our lives in obedience to the Spirit, or as the Paul says, “We walk by the Spirit,” “live by the Spirit” and “keep in step with the Spirit....This is God’s surefire method for saving us from the power of sin. Think about it. Paul is not talking like a man struggling with the flesh. He is talking like man who has crucified the flesh because he has the Spirit of God living in him. He’s talking like a person who is no longer under the “curse” of the law because he is a person “led by the Spirit.” Then he says, “Since we live by the Spirit…” He is saying, “Since we live this new life through the Spirit let’s keep in step with Him.” Every Believer set free from the power of sin can choose one of two options, either obey his sinful nature (the flesh) or obey the Holy Spirit. A genuine Believer chooses to obey the Holy Spirit and is “eternally secure” in the fact that God does not lie and He is faithful to His word. So when God says, “walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh,” he is absolutely sure that God is not lying to him. He knows he will not sin because he lives in obedience to the Spirit. That’s because the true Believers life is lived through the Spirit, “we live by the Spirit.”

 

About the Author

Ernie Deporto

Ernie Deporto holds both a B.A. and an M.A. degree in Biblical Studies from Vanguard University of Southern California. He has had the privilege of teaching Hermeneutics, Systematic Theology and Spiritual Development courses at both Victory Education & Training Institute, and LABI College. He is a former resident and director in the Victory Outreach Recovery Homes where he continues to teach the essentials of Christianity and spiritual discipline to the men in the recovery program.

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