Paul starts his letter to the Galatians by defending the Gospel and his Apostleship. Paul reminds them that his salvation and growth as a Christian was independent of men and even separate from the Apostles in Jerusalem. Paul comes out against the teaching that Diaspora believers must become lik...
As you can see, Aaron is called the “saint of the Lord.” That is understandable, although he encouraged Israel to sin by making a golden calf (Exodus 32: 1-5) to worship even though God had specifically said not to (Exodus 20:4). As I reread the story in Exodus 32, the actions...
Regarding blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, I do not even think that is something possible to do today, as we do not have the Lord doing miracles in an earthly ministry. And with regard to apostasy, someone who is genuinely saved cannot lose his salvation, period. That is the point of the...
In the Church there are no stone tablets with letters inscribed by a Divine finger. The Church has the Holy Scriptures, but He Who established the Church wrote nothing. Only once, in the Gospel of John, was it said of Christ that He stooped down and wrote something; but even this one ...
2 Tim. 2:10 – Paul endures for the elect so that they “may also obtain salvation.” This verse teaches us that even the “elect,” from the standpoint of human knowledge, have no guarantee of salvation. Titus 1:2 – Paul says that he is in the “hope” (not the certainty) of ...
Undoubtedly, there is an element of deception in religion and philosophy. However, the atheist believes all religions are false and have deceived all men. But what if one of these gods is the real God, and how would you know? This is what we will explore. ...
After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. (Hosea 6:2) New Testament Scripture on the Resurrection Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26...
James 4:5 – James even appeals to Scripture outside of the Old Testament canon (“He yearns jealously over the spirit which He has made…”) 2 Peter 1:20 – interpreting Scripture is not a matter of one’s own private interpretation. Therefore, it must be a matter of “public” inter...
and then the teacher got involved and started tending to the boy on the ground. Having seen all the action, he told my son to go on to his next class, and nothing more was said. You see, even in the short time I was with that boy, I knew his heart, and he was not prone to...
“He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, “‘Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. (Jn...