Death would surely come, most often by a combination of blood loss (from the scourging) and asphyxiation. The victim would only be able to take shallow breaths, until his arms weakened. At that point, he would have to push his body up with his feet to breathe. This would be terribly ...
All great minds have their weak points. Aunt Pen’s was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal. Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former less...
it declares that death is the portion of the transgressor. The gospel of Christ alone can free him from the condemnation or the defilement of sin. He must exercise repentance toward God, whose law has been transgressed; and faith in Christ, his atoning sacrifice. Thus he...
Translators and saints It is sometimes stated that the early Christian church had an adverse effect upon medical progress. Disease was regarded as a punishment for sin, and such chastening demanded only prayer and repentance. Moreover, the human body was held sacred and dissection was forbidden. ...
The document draws a distinction between two different types of penitents who have used contraceptives: those who show a sincere desire to amend their behavior and those who show neither repentance nor any inclination to change. In the latter case, the document suggests, it is proper for the pr...
We began writing this suicide note many decades ago. And that note, that manifesto, contained a host of exorbitant demands, and God,in His wrath, has started to grant our impudent and imperious demands. And so it has come about that—without repentance—we are undone. One ancient pagan poe...
The role that repentance playsin salvation for born again believers in the Church Age is one of those topics that always seems to create a controversy, and that need not be. God has given us the tool of rightly dividing the scriptures we read for situations just like this. Paul says we ...
the Holy Spirit makes Christ’s death effective by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (election, redemption, regeneration) is the work of God and is by grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the...
For judgment I am come into this world: that they who see not may see; and they who see may become blind. V. Jesus speaks to His Disciples Are there not twelve hours of the day? If a man walk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world: But if he...
I am beginning to believe that exegesis like that of Hedrick, Breech, Bernard Brandon Scott, Robert Funk, and Kalyan Dey, all of whom make Jesus into a first-century secularist and materialist throwing out all purity laws and telling jokes instead of preaching repentance (and let’s not forg...