he wants the same power, but Peter tells him to repent of this sin of coveting, and if he does, God may not punish him. So once again, repentance is a turning away from sin, and returning to God. Revelation 2:5
Repentance is a major theme of the Bible and a requirement for sinful humans to approach the holy God. But what does repent mean? What is repentance?
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ...
Thus Pentecost is the church’s birthday.“Pentecost” by Jean Restout II, 1732. Public domain.What does the word “Pentecost” mean?The English word “Pentecost” is a transliteration of the Greek word pentekostos, which means “fifty.” It comes from the ancient Christian expression pentek...
According toBaker's Biblical Dictionary, Lust is "a strong craving or desire, often of a sexual nature. Though used relatively infrequently (twenty-nine times) in Scripture, a common theme can be seen running through its occurrences. The word is never used in a positive context; rather, it...
Are these experiences necessarily Biblical? Nope. I don’t think so. I don’t even think they necessarily have to be Divine. They could just as well be an enemy effort at lulling people into believing that salvation isn’t necessary and that everybody goes to a warm and fuzzy place. ...
Dr. Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa. builds on that assertion. “[W]hat the madman [Nietzsche] does is point this out to the atheists, essentially saying to them, ‘You cannot get rid of God and yet allow your moral ...
We believe in God and accept the biblical account that God created humans in His own image (Genesis 1:26). The Bible tells us what God has to say about human nature, and it tells us about three other natures as well. At the highest level is the Creator God’s nature. He is loving...
To the surprise of many Christians, the concept of Lent is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. But the concepts embraced during Lent are very biblical — self-discipline, self-denial, and self-examination, all in an effort to repent of our sins and grow closer to the Lord as we get re...
What Does “Gospel” Mean?The word gospel reflects the Greek word for “good news” or “momentous news.” The good news is what God has done in Jesus Christ, supremely in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. This God did in fulfillment of all that he had promised to do (Luke 24:...