Mary of Clopas (John 19:25). Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus (John 11:1). The mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12), who may have been a sister of Barnabas (see Colossians 4:10). A disciple in Rome (Romans 16:6). Some Greek manuscripts call this lady Mary, but...
For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." (Deut. 5:8-10) 3. “You shall not take t...
The Phoenicians were fortified merchants, the Romans were armed lawyers, and where the twain met a clash emerged that lasted for centuries, and perhaps quintessentially to this day everywhere a government over-regulates the commercial market and merchants devise schemes to regain their freedoms. Later...
“marriage supper of the Lamb” will ensue. We who are called (Romans 8:28) will be in the company of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:6-9). No more will we be separate from Jesus, for we as His servants will be with Him “forever and ever” (Revelation 22:3-...
(3) a means of discipline, calculated to purify and train the character (Romans 5:3;2 Corinthians 12:7,9;James 1:3). (4) The idea of vicarious and redemptive suffering gets a far deeper significance in the New Testament than in the Old Testament, and finds concrete realization in a ...
Romans 1:20 by Sean - 6/12/175:04 AM Re: Romans 1:20 - God's divine nature clearly seen in creation. 7 continents, 7 Seas, 7 colors in the rainbow, 7 primary notes in music, 7 forms of art, 7 measurements for all matter, 7 basic groups of living beings, and last, time and...
The claim that the binding of the demonic Strong Man occurred in the past, and the call to abolish archism in the present, are not refuted by a common misunderstanding of Romans 13. That passage is about the demonic "powers." God sovereignly controls all things, but that does not mean...
(I John 3:4). In the spiritual sense, in connection with the gospel, the basic law of the Kingdom of God is the spiritual law (Romans 7:14) set in inexorable, relentless motion -- the law of LOVE, the "GIVE" way of life -- the principle of the Ten Commandments...We need to...
“Catholic” means universal in Latin so you can see why the Romans named their state religion and church this drawing from so many sources and traditions. It was the “universal,” state sanctioned religion in the Empire. I don’t want to wander too far off of topic for now however, I...
God promises the "overcomers" in Revelation 2 and 3 to restore all that was lost in the fall ( Romans 2:7 Romans 2:11 Romans 2:17 Romans 2:26 ; Romans 3:5 Romans 3:12 ). In sanctification, the believer is simply applying the implications of his or her justification. The Holy ...