Some people get confused by verses like this: 2 Timothy 2:12 (KJV) If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: They focus on the second half of the sentence without reading the first half of it. Deny us what? The context of the denial is...
--This must not be pressed too far, as implying an absolute indefectibility of the divine favour. God, having in His eternal counsels set His choice upon Israel as His peculiar people, will not readily disown them. Nor is their case really so bad as it may seem. Now, as in the ...
Probably much more could be said, but this is enough to inspire us not to regard God as a distant entity, but as a loving Father. We don’t have to worry about coming to God too often or with too many needs. He wants us to draw close, to depend on Him for everything. He’s ...
Have you been too proud or embarrassed to admit that mistake and correct it? If I understand anything about the Bible, it’s NEVER too late to do that. God’s son and servant, your friend and fellow student, ><> donkimrey ><> **This appears to be the same “Mark,” who had ...
Scripture consists largely of general and specific principles in particular contexts to which they apply. Because of this, decisions cannot be made without taking them to the Lord in prayer. We need to express our needs, our desires, and our hopes. Give Him the glory for all he has done ...
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6KJV) Offendis the Gk wordskandalizō. This is the root of our wordto sca...
That depends, for I have spent a bit of time considering this topic. For you see, I am a proverbial jester! I have been told I “jest” too much, that I can lead someone on for the sake of a laugh, and that in the jesting, I tend to sometimes go too far. And this verse ...
The Hebrew word for the soul, as shown in Genesis 2:7 KJV above, isnep̄eš. It literally means“that which breaths.”This is our identity. We are a creation of God “that breathes.” Most of the other translations use the phrase “living being” as opposed to the often confusing...
Scripture consists largely of general and specific principles in particular contexts to which they apply. Because of this, decisions cannot be made without taking them to the Lord in prayer. We need to express our needs, our desires, and our hopes. Give Him the glory for all he has done ...