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 time Christ wrote with his finger and on the ground. It may even be that He did ...
God the Father is the great preserver — of both his own word, and those in his own Son. Because I have had to field comments on this issue more times than I care to say, from folks who think they are Bible Believers, I have obtained permission to reproduce David F. Regan’s ...
Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17 – John the Baptist said the Lord will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire. This unquenchable fire is the state of eternal separation from God, which the Church has called “hell” for 2,000 years. Some Protestant communities no longer acknowledge the reality of h...
through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful de...
“theseven corporal works of mercy” mentioned inThe Gospel According to Matthew(chapter 25) and carries on the healing mission ofJesus. Protestant churches continued the works of institutional benevolence after their separation from the Roman church. Institutional assistance to the needy is alegacy...
Poor is the Gk word ptōchós; according to the Word Study Dictionary, it means to cower like a beggar, poor and helpless, completely destitute. Perhaps the phrase from the GW translation, “… those who recognize they are spiritually helpless,” is more appropriate. Before I move on, ...
Most women prefer to get a tattoo on their wrists and ankles, which makes the tattoo visible even when they are wearing any sort of clothes. However, you can get a tattoo on your neck, waist or take help from the tattoo artist.
Negative volition is the reason why unbelievers do not receive eternal life. For those who reject Christ as Savior, their future is one of eternal separation and punishment away from God for all eternity, for “if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown ...
I. Now there are three questions that suggest themselves to me, and the first is this, What, then, does Christ’s mission say about God’s love? I do not need to dwell on the previous question whether, apart from that mission, there is any solid revelation of the fact that there is...
or he will be cut off. This refers to supernatural death which is eternal separation from God. While the Old Covenant laws have been abrogated by the New Covenant, the Church has adopted their moral principles. Thus, the moral prohibitions on homosexuality still apply in the New Covenant, as...