17 That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”[d] This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.18...
Scriptures say, “They must do everything that is written in the law. If they do not always obey, they are under a curse.”[c]11So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by the law. The Scriptures say, “The one who is right with God by faith will live forever....
Believer–noun. “One who gives credit to the Truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God, one who receives Jesus Christ, (Yeshua Messiah), as his/her Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the Gospel.” Share: “Like Gold” Podcast : Esther-“Queen of Persia” –...
Faith is expressed inGreekusing the termpistis, and inLatinusing the termfidēs. Faith is mentioned in 229 verses in theNew Testament(KJV), but only twice in the much largerOld Testament(KJV).[10]In attempt to convertJewstoChristianity,PauldescribedAbraham's willingness to sacrifice his beloved...
Paul’s explicit affirmation is that the Scriptures are “inspired of God.” The term “scripture” (graphe) is the noun form of the Greek verb grapho, which means “to write.” Since that which was “written” in the ancient records consisted of words, one must conclude that the very ...
One of the most intriguing inquiries into the literature of the Old Testament has to do with that mysterious being that is referred to as “the angel of Jehovah” (KJV; Gen. 16:7-14) or “the angel of God” (Gen. 21:17-19). The two expressions have to do with the same entity ...
The promise is that even though we may see these things dimly, or as the KJV says "darkly", as we become more MATURE in our relationship with God our SEEING will become clearer also. Our "VISION" of who Christ IS, WHAT He has accomplished, who WE are, and what we HAVE in Him is...
What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.”...
I cannot believe in 2014 that such ignorance is still thriving. How in the world can a person think that God is limited and that He cannot moveHis Spiritupon a woman if He so chooses? This level of ignorance isshocking. I could pop off a fat handful of Scriptures right now- from memo...
in the Scriptures. Eternal life depends on the existence and exercise of faith Mark 16:16, and hence, the importance of an accurate understanding of its nature. The word rendered "substance" - ὑπόστασις hupostasis - occurs in the New Testament only in the following ...