It happened through the very things which the scriptures warn against; perverting the gospel, apostasy, schisms, false teachings, and divisions. Paul saw it coming and warned Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:1-4, “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the ...
There is much discussion these days about theology, about what God would or would not do, of how God would or would not judge – as limited human beings we kick against Scripture that describes a God who is bigger than we can understand, more wrathful at sin than we feel comfortable with...
14Now that you are obedient children of God do not live as you did in the past. You did not understand, so you did the evil things you wanted.15But be holy in all you do, just as God, the One who called you, is holy.16It is written in the Scriptures: “You must be holy, ...
It goes right along with the warning to all of us not to take scripture literally, when it says be not a minister of the letter. NOWSOMESCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE We have gone through a number of scriptures that admonish us not to take the Bible literally, and also to point out to us how th...
“Quit being shocked when people don’t share your morality. Quit serving as judge and jury, in your own mind, of that person who just cut you off in traffic. Quit thinking you need to ‘discern’ what others’ motives are. And quit rehearsing in your mind what that other person did ...
Judging Others (Lk 6.37–38, 41–42) 1“Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, 2for God will judge you in the same way as you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. 3Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother's ...
“Yet, Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 9) In this verse, there are three key words to key in on. The first word is that the...
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… Acts 7:35-37 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God sendto bea ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush… ...
10 So why do you judge your brothers or sisters in Christ? And why do you think you are better than they are? We will all stand before God to be judged, 11 because it is written in the Scriptures: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘Everyone will bow before me; everyone...
Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as the ultimate deliverer and judge.3. The Reader/ListenerThe intended audience of Proverbs, which includes the people of Israel and, by extension, all who seek wisdom from the Scriptures.4. The Context of EvilThe situation or ...