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Heb 2:3, 4 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his...

1 John 3.6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. I argued earlier that the one abiding "in him" can not sin because he is walking in the light. Being "in him" is being in fellowship. The second half of this verse also is a bit tricky. The...

1.14 Who (Spirit in his sealing ministry) is the initial release of this inheritance, a down payment, as it were, denoting God’s ownership (and future intention), and this initial release or first installment of the Holy Spirit remains ours until the long-awaited redemption of His property is at...

1:11 and because of our permanent position IN CHRIST we also have been appointed as God’s inheritance, or perhaps, we have been appointed an inheritance (by God) which was foreordained in accordance with His predetermined plan (his decree), a plan/decree which originated from the One who sets in...

1 John 3.6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. There it is, those who abide in him do not sin. Can this be true of us? Most translations add something close to "whosoever abides in him does not CONTINUE to sin." I've been sinning for...

Here is a passage taken from Gen 3. Here God states the consequences of the sins of Satan, Adam, and Eve. 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the...

It is very possible we have it all wrong. Perhaps Jesus was not born in the Inn. Here is Luke's use of words that might be of interest. Lets first take a look at The Good Samaritan story by Luke: But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied...

1.9 also by divinely disclosing to us new as well as more fully revealed truths, spiritual truths (pertaining to the Church Age) not previously made known (in the Old Testament), truths which pertain to His sovereign will, purpose, and design, all of this is in keeping with His benevolent...

1.5 [in accordance with His unconditional, principle-based love,] He also pre-designed/predestined us to be adopted into his family this adoption is ours by virtue of our association with Jesus Christ, and all this issued forth in accordance with the pleasure God derived from His sovereign will...

1.2 May all of you comprehend and fully enjoy/experience Grace = being recipients of God's inherent and inexhaustible benevolence (grace), and Peace = being recipients of a restored relationship with God, the result of which forever settles your eternal destiny, and you are now able to possess a...

Just to give you an idea of what this paraphrase is doing. When it says "one who has received divine appointment as a top-ranking official," this is one of the ancient meanings of the word "apostle." This paraphrase is not meant to be taken as something to publish. It is just what I do in my...

I have intentionally made the topic rather vague to bring out the two aspects of condemnation. There are two, distinct condemnations mentioned in Scripture. The first condemnation is called 'positional' condemnation. This is given to each person born into the world. In other words, it is the...

Here are some numbers and meanings that should help bible students understand the meaning of the word APOSTASIA in 2 Thes 2. APOSTASIA and its cognates appear over 220 times in the LXX. They have a variety of meanings. 66 times in the LXX the meaning is a physical, spatial departure or...

In order to take into consideration of all the events of the end times, we have to account for Ezekiel's prophecy. In chapters 38, 39 Ezekiel tells us that there are 7 months and 7 years that have to be included in the end times picture. The 7 months is how long it takes for the dead to be...

I would like to know if anyone can find one reference in the Old Testament where Election refers to salvation. I was challenged with this but could not find anywhere in the OT where election was a synonym for salvation. in the OT Election is simply being chosen to a position of privileged...

I would like to know if anyone can find one reference in the Old Testament where Election refers to salvation. I was challenged with this but could not find anywhere in the OT where election was a synonym for salvation. in the OT Election is simply being chosen to a position of privileged...

How would you respond to Dr. Walvoord to this quote: "Dr. Walvoord's summary statement is instructive. It must be conceded that the advanced and detailed theology of pretribulationalism is not found in the Church Fathers, but neither is any other detailed or established exposition of premill...

Rom 9.22 εἰ δὲ θέλων ὁ θεὸς ἐνδείξασθαι τὴν ὀργὴν καὶ γνωρίσαι τὸ δυνατὸν αὐτοῦ ἤνεγκεν ἐν πολλῇ μακροθυμίᾳ σκεύη ὀργῆς κατηρτισμένα εἰς ἀπώλειαν, What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction...

Here is the translation of 2 Sam 21.19 in your KJV: "{And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." Notice the words "the brother of"...

Paul is telling the Thessalonians/believers that they are not in the Day of the Lord because the APOSTASIA comes first AND you haven't experienced THIS APOSTASIA as of now. But, have you experienced THE apostasy in your life? Whatever the APOSTASIA is, it must be something observable, otherwise...