As to the sin of Adam we have not to examine the circumstances in which it was committed nor to make the exegesis of the third chapter of Genesis. PRINCIPAL ADVERSARIES. Theodorus of Mopsuestia opened this controversy by denying that the sin of Adam was the origin of death. (See the “...
Genesis 8:21 declares, “the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth.” Jonathan Edwards, in his classic work The Great Christian Doctrine of Original Sin Defended, remarks on this verse: “The word translated youth, signifies the whole of the former part of the age of man, which...
“the angel of the Lord said to Hagar (Genesis 16 verse 12) “and he, Ishmael, will be a wild man, his hand will be against every man and every man’s hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of his brethren.” We see the final fulfillment of this prophecy in many ...
emotionally, behaviorally and socially. You aren’t expected to be in the fourth grade on an eight grade level…or vice versa. If you are on your appropriate level of development, according to the bible you are ‘perfect’ or mature. ...
1 In the beginning (Genesis 1) King James Bible 2 Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) King James Bible 3 The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) King James Bible 4 The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23) King James Bible 5 Out of the depths (Psalm 130) King James Bible 6 To everything there is a ...
Thus, Jesus must be referring to more cities than just those in the area of Palestine (such as those Jacob was alluding to in Genesis 49:1-27). Jesus, therefore, seems to be prophesying that it would not be possible that any headquarters of the true church could permanently remain in ...