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The men writing the NT books did not put dates on them. Some contain enough in the body of text that a date of writing can be confidently accepted. Others have quite large variance in scholar's ideas of the date of writing. If the NT writers did not give a date, then there must be some key...

Robert Lewis Dabney, Presbyterian Theologian and Philosopher, (1820-1898) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewis_Dabney R. L. Dabney is my favorite theologian, even though he is Presbyterian and I am Baptist. He warned soon after the War Between the States as follows: "But the American...

Beatitude means blessedness, and as defined: Blessed - Oxford: Endowed with divine favor and protection. Theological Dictionary of the NT - Often, then, we find sacred paradoxes (Mt. 5:3ff.; Lk. 6:20ff.). God effects a reversal of all human values. True happiness is not for the rich and secure...

From Manual of Theology (1857) by Baptist John L. Dagg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Dagg "He stated explicitly, that the day will not come, "unless there be a falling away first, and the man of sin be revealed."It was necessary that time should be allowed for the Romish apostasy. So...

For years I've heard and read references to the Dead Sea Scrolls and how they helped with modern translations. Recently I found there is a Dead Sea Bible in English. Three scholars put together much of the OT, that which they have scrolls for, and organized it into a readable Bible. It...

Heb 12:3-7 KJV For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son...

When I hear or read, "The Lord told me...." or, "I was led by the Lord to...." I toss it into the rubbish bin. That is delusional and I'd be truly scammed to believe it without proof; proof such raising the dead or some such. The Apostles themselves gave miracles as proof of their messages...

God's will of decree includes his election(predestination) of persons for salvation "and all who dwell on earth will worship it, every one whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain." (Rev 13:8 RSV) "When the Gentiles heard...

The attributes of God and statements about Jesus Christ in the NT The communicable attributes of God are those which man can possess to a finite degree, love, justice, etc. The incommuicable attributes are those only God Almighty can possess. Some incommunicable attributes of Almighty God are...

One illustration alone illustrates my point in the Title - "And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed." (Acts 13:48 KJV) "And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the...

From the Merriam-Webster - free - "not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself" will - "used to express frequent, customary, or habitual action or natural tendency or disposition" NOTICE - "free" refers to anything beyond his own...

The phrase "faith of Jesus Christ" is found 3 times in the KJV as follow - "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:" (Rom 3:22 KJV) "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by...

I believe any Christian abhors abortions as a means of birth control, or to make promiscuity easier, but at what point do we depart from being American and enact a Civil Law that is not supported by all the Christian community? We have no established religion which would include no particular...

God is Immutable, Does not Change "God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?" (Num 23:19 NRSV) "They will perish, but you endure; they will all wear out like a...

God is One, a Unity "Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone." (Deut 6:4 NRSV) "So all the peoples of the earth will know that the Lord[Yahweh] is God, he and no other, and you will be perfect in loyalty to the Lord[Yahweh] our God as you are this day, conforming to his statutes...

The attributes of God are those descriptions that can thought of as "God is ----", giving us an understanding of his nature as he has revealed himself to us. It is basic theology, which comes from "theos", meaning God, with "ology" which is means a branch of knowledge or science. God has given...

"In the beginning God..." Gn. 1:1, before time, because time is determined by the lights in the sky, sun and moon, which God created Gn. 1:14. Therefore we know that God existed prior to anything else, any creation. Paul, speaking of those rejecting God as without excuse - "For what can be...

Merriam-Webster "Christianity, noun 1 : the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies" What is professed in agreement by the Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies? It is the Ecumenical...

"When, as you advance, the Lord your God exterminates the nations whose country you are entering to occupy, you will take their place and settle in their land. After they have been destroyed, take care that you are not ensnared into their ways. Do not enquire about their gods, saying, ‘How used...

"So, I did what came naturally. I began to drink. Not publicly. I was the guy you see at the convenience store who buys the big can of beer, hides it in a sack, and presses it against his thigh so no one will see as he hurries out the door. My store of choice was on the other side of the city...