2 Tim. 3:17 – further, Paul’s use of the word “complete” for every good work is “artios” which simply means the clergy is “suitable” or “fit.” Also, artios does not describe the Scriptures, it describes the clergyman. So, Protestants cannot use this verse to argue the Scri...
This word describes bodily destruction and is best illustrated in Judges 5:26, where Jael pierced through Sisera’s head, from Temple to Temple, with a tent peg.” So I can make a logical assumption, based upon scripture and educated definition, that all those who choose to fight against ...
God is absolutely sovereign, but in His sovereignty, He chose to give mankind volition. That means people have the capacity to choose—to believe or reject, to obey or disobey. While all are born spiritually dead in Adam, that death is separation, not inability. A spiritually dead person is...
1 John 3:8 describes how, "The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work." We want to remember that everything God tells us in His word is true, yet ...
The book that reveals (Revelation) describes thecityand its foundations. John was allowed to see the city. He described this city as follows: 1.) It was bright with the Glory of God and appeared like a precious jewel: It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that ...
1 Sam. 13:14 – David is justified here, as God describes him as “a man after his own heart.” No one in Scripture is described like this. Acts 13:22 confirms David’s justification before God. 1 Sam. 16:13 – David is also justified here. “The Spirit of the Lord came mightily...
The textbook describes God's Word with a capital "W". What does this mean? (For more enlightenment, see John 1:1-5.) That same Word had become flesh and had dwelt among us - Jesus himself. The text tells us that God first creates forms and then fills them with inhabitants. Someone...
The term also describes a lofty, high location, defined by cliffs with deep depressions. One passage speaks of the rock as a place where judgement was unleashed on the enemies of Israel. 2 Chronicles 25:12 The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of arock...
In the gospel this Sunday, Luke describes Jesus going to synagogue and reading from a scroll. It feels like the first act of a life of public ministry. Luke says that Jesus went to the synagogue that day “according to his custom.” In other words, Jesus regularly attended the synagogue ...
They both dehumanize other people and cheapen their worth. Jen Wilkin describes the progression in her book on the Ten Commandments,Ten Words to Live By: “First, I am angry with you in response to a hurt. Next, I begin to question your character with an insult. Then, I begin to que...