To the Church in Philadelphia 7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before ...
Second Samuel 19:19 describes a penitent Shimei throwing himself on the mercy of King David, begging him not to “count” his sin against him. In Psalm 32:2, David considers a person blessed if the Lord does not impute his own iniquity against him.Imputation & Atonement –Leviticus 7:18 ...
Clergy members who come out as atheists have a special “cross to bear.” They are often vilified and ostracized by their former congregants. They will get hate mail and threats against their life. It is traumatic. It is easy to disparage the people who stay in the pulpit even when ...
“Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.36Forbefore these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.37After him Judas th...
Instead, they were probably senior religious or political bureaucrats who served as “community leaders” in a number of capacities.[3] The Hebrew Bible appears to distinguish between “national elders” or the “elders of Israel” who were appointed according to Mosaic law (e.g. Exodus 24:1...
But the Christian story, like and in relation to the story of Israel, is explicitly a story aboutelection– not our election of God, but God’s election of us. We do not choose; we are chosen. Even within this story, we have a kind of choice – but not really one that can be se...
“Thou comest to me with a sword, and a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”“And (David) chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag...
Once we understand the purpose and function of the Mosaic law for Israel, we can begin to understand how people receive eternal life, even if they have not heard about Jesus. While I firmly believe the truth of Acts 4:12 that there is no other name under heaven by which we must be sa...
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