If Evangelicals want to obey God’s law above man’s law, a careful study of scripture will reveal that their vehement opposition to the foreigners living among them is in violation of God’s commands. Below are seven inconvenient Biblical facts that remind us of God’s view of the “fore...
The fathers before Augustine, in making reference to the doctrine involved in the controversy, certainly do not always use language which is sufficiently explicit, or which may not be interpreted as giving countenance to Pelagianism; yet the manner in which they quote the Scripture, and the ...
I believe the word“mystery”is being used to let us know that God is keeping the possibility of a Rapture a secret and a mystery to the rest of the world. This is why many of the Scripture verses pertaining to this event do not perfectly spell it out. However, there is enough of a...
II. Scripture History.— All that can be with certainty known of Luke must be gathered from the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of Paul. The result is but scanty. He was not born a Jew, for he is not reckoned among them " of the circumcision" by Paul (comp. Col 4:11 with...
One of the most important spiritual concepts found throughout the Bible is the “fear of the Lord.” What is the “fear of the Lord?” What exactly does it mean? Let’s turn to scripture together to see what the Bible has to say. From the... ...
Scripture offers numerous wise Proverbs to guide our lives, many that we hear throughout Christian and secular circles. 'Birds of a feather flock together' has been repeated for centuries, but where did that phrase come from, and is it in the Bible? Understand the meaning, origin, and Bibl...
(25) Say prophetic prayers and praises that have the authority of holy scripture: Miriam (Exod. 15:20–21), Deborah (Judg. 5:1ff), Hannah (1 Sam. 2:1ff), Mary (Luke 1:46ff), and Elizabeth (Luke 1:41ff). (26) Be devoted to praying for the kingdom of God: Anna (Luke 2:37...
The Modernist seeks to hang onto the Christian label with such bizarre platitudes as: "Divine truth is not found in written propositions but in a personal authentic awareness of God"; or, "Scripture's power does not derive from its objective inspiration or truth but from its wonderful ...
And these two verses from Scripture – in that we are to be wise as serpents – and that we are to be sober, vigilant, and constantly on guard against the wiles and schemes of our enemies – is telling us to do exactly that!
Canon Of Scripture, as the phrase is usually employed, may be defined as "the Authoritative Standard of Religion and Morals, composed of those writings which have been given for this purpose by God to men." A definition frequently given of the Canon is, that it is "the Catalogue of the ...