While repentance is everywhere presented as a turning away from sin and turning toward God, it is nowhere presented as a condition for receiving eternal life. Instead, repentance is always a condition for temporal deliverance from death, sickness and enemies and is a condition for ongoing fellowshi...
In a broader biblical context, this reflects the principle of divine justice and the assurance that God honors perseverance and righteousness, even amidst trials. declares the LORDThis phrase reaffirms the divine origin of the promise, emphasizing that it is God Himself who guarantees the reward. ...
The Bible talks about the spiritual tool of fasting. What is biblical fasting? How does God want us to fast? What are the spiritual benefits of fasting?
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. Psalm 49:6-9 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. / No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. / For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never...
This is what the LORD says: “At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect
2:9 Bowing down to idols will not bring deliverance to Israel, but rather total abasement. Do not pardon them: this line is so abrupt that it is almost certainly an intrusion in the text. 2:11 That day: i.e., the day of the Lord; cf. note on Am 5:18. 2:13 Lebanon: Mount ...
The biblical definition of SIN is the transgression of LAW (I John 3:4). In the spiritual sense, in connection with the gospel, the basic law of the Kingdom of God is the spiritual law (Romans 7:14) set in inexorable, relentless motion -- the law of LOVE, the "GIVE" way of life...
Jesus is not coming back for the “Church Christian.” He is coming back for a pure and spotless bride, one full of his love and holiness. Heaven is not a cheap deal for the passive, who want to get in on lip service to God. ...
So, though it’s correct to say that Advent itself is not taught in Scripture, and therefore Christians are free to observe it or not, it is equally correct to say that the emphases of Advent are thoroughly biblical. If the traditions of Advent help us to focus more on the Lord, to ...
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