Treasury of Scripture For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the wages. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:...
Theologically, eternal life is contrasted with spiritual death, which is separation from God. The promise of eternal life fulfills Old Testament prophecies and is a central promise of the New Covenant. It is a gift from God, made possible through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus,...
"We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost." Menu and widgets Why are we called Mormons? The nickname “Mormons” stems from our unique book of scripture, The Book of Mormon. Initially, it was a derogatory term used by the critics (...
Nowhere does scripture say that a person must be willing to turn from sin in order to receive the free gift of eternal life. If one had to be willing to turn from sin in order to receive eternal life, then eternal life would not be a gift – it would be a trade. And, nowhere ...
Those Israelites had not ceased to be, but were away from God! In Mark 2:22 the same word is translated "marred" in connection with "bottles" of skins which the new wine burst. So, too, the word "perish" never signifies annihilation in Scripture. In 2 Pet. 3:6 we read: "The ...
to point to theliving Realitythat ISChrist-in-youin conjunction with a close reading of scripture. Moreover, because of the very pointed criticism that its initial publication sparked in some circles, it was reviewed and edited rather carefully in the months that followed and has, in fact, be...
Eternal life is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Turning from sin is not required. It is probably best to think of repentance as an aspect of discipleship. Both believers and unbelievers can understand God’s instructions in Scripture, see the devastating consequences of si...
God makes holy those who have been born of God. No conflict with eternal security there. Space does not permit listing the plethora of Scripture that reveals that the Lord will not allow sin into His presence - no matter what his previous relationship with a person was (Ezekiel 33:12-13)...
Scripture often uses light as a symbol of the people of God, and... 4903 time 4903 time A creation of God which marks the duration of life and which is measured by changes in... 4921 day 4921 day A period of 24 hours or, as...
As to ‘invisible,’ no word need be said to illustrate that. It too points solely to the separation of God from all approach by human sense. And then the last of the epithets, which, according to the more accurate reading of the text, should be, not as our Bible has it, ‘the ...