The construction kata pneuma means being, living, abiding in the Holy Spirit, which enables the believer to justify himself, though this comes about only by faith in Jesus Christ. Both Jews and Greeks need God's radical action in the Holy Spirit (en pneumati hagi艒 (i)). Participation in...
Christians, Jews, and Muslims will all be celebrating religious holidays in the coming weeks, so it seems like a good time to answer questions about religious words. Do You Capitalize the Word ‘God’? One of the most common questions people ask about religious words is whether to capitalize...
Jesus uses this imagery to illustrate the immense value of the Kingdom's truths, urging believers to recognize their worth and protect them from being devalued. before swine"Swine" were considered unclean animals in Jewish law, as outlined in Leviticus 11:7. The Greek word "χοίρων"...
The passage describes the arrival of the Magi (wise men) from the East who came to Jerusalem seeking the newborn king of the Jews. Their journey signifies the acknowledgment of Jesus’ kingship and messianic role by Gentiles, emphasizing that His birth has a universal significance beyond the Je...
We must all recognize that whatever we do in our “Flesh”, produces the same kind of fruit, and that none of us have the capacity to do “good works” of our own. The “Works of the Flesh” are the opposite of “Good” and can only be killed by the Spirit of God. ...
The people have witnessed His miracles, such as the feeding of the multitude, which should lead them to recognize His divine nature. Historically, seeing was often equated with understanding or believing, yet here it highlights the disconnect between witnessing and faith. and still you do not ...
But there is a way to avoid God’s judgment on sinful humanity. That is to be hidden in Christ (Col. 3.3) because, as the book of Romans tells us, we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.Rom. 3: 9What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we...
Specifically, Scripture must be referenced at least to communicate the reality of Christ's existence, and what He did for us. For the unbeliever to change his or her mind, he or she needs to recognize that Scripture is a reliable source of information, not just about the past, but also ...
2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now ...
How can it be that people perform miracles in His name and yet the Lord does not recognize them? Any one of us, be it for several years on end, or for just one day or even a single moment, can surely muster enough strength to believe in God with all our heart and enter into this...