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The Bible miracles authenticating the man of God and the message are not empty claims and hearsay, they were certain and definite. They could be judged by the senses "As they were talking about all this, there he was, standing among them. Startled and terrified, they thought they were seeing a...

"You study the scriptures diligently, supposing that in having them you have eternal life; their testimony points to me," (John 5:39, REB) "There were indeed many other signs that Jesus performed in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. Those written here have been...

In the NRSV, the phrase "says the Lord" is found 236 times in the Bible, and "says the LORD" is found 575 times. Do we follow the "says the Lord", and the "says the LORD"; or, do we believe and follow, "says that particular culture"? "First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of...

"You have not gone up into the breaches, or repaired a wall for the house of Israel, so that it might stand in battle on the day of the LORD. They have envisioned falsehood and lying divination; they say, “Says the LORD,” when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they wait for the fulfillment of...

When God speaks of foreknowledge of His people, he is speaking of caring for and loving them, not merely foreseeing their conduct or behavior. He speaks of foreknowing persons, not acts of them. God did not elect and choose his people based on their foreseen faith! That idea comes from...

Many are taught that predestination appears only 4 times in the Bible and always pertains to the Christian. The Greek is G4309 προορίζω proorizo, and the word is actually used 6 times in the NT. If doing a word study by the English, it can be more accurate to use the ASV. I'll use proorizo as...

The doctrine of predestination, as other Christian doctrine, existed in earlier centuries, but was refined and put into systematized creeds and confessions in the Protestant Reformation, but it clearly existed as belief in the early church as I give a few quotes. To claim it was invented by...

Norman Geisler - "Geisler maintains that he is a "moderate Calvinist," as outlined in his book Chosen But Free (1999)... He rejects the classical Calvinist tenets of unconditional election, limited atonement and irresistible grace, yet retains modified versions of total depravity and...

I have always viewed Mike Lindell the Pillow Guy with suspicion as he pedals his pillows mixed with his Christian testimony. The pillows are good and I sleep on one. But, I never trust public figures flouting their supposed Christian witness. One of my news sites I was is offthepress.com where...

"...to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours." (1Cor 1:2, NET2.1) To the Christians, as the verse preceding the passage in...

Daniel B. Wallace has a page online where he addresses "Fifteen Myths about Bible Translation", which begins as follows: "1. Perhaps the number one myth about Bible translation is that a word-for-word translation is the best kind. Anyone who is conversant in more than one language recognizes...

When I seek to find how a verse fits into some associated teaching of the Scriptures, I wish to know facts in the verse, and only then can I attempt to put it into a fitting 'proof text' series or system of understanding. Some points I see on Rev. 20:4 - Examining the phrase "souls of...

I am not comparing those who deny that Jesus is the one true God in the flesh, with dispensationalists on the level of that JW's damning error. I did notice other tendencies to depart from the historic faith and plain statements of Scripture. Examples I give by the following quotes. Quotes...

"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, also ESV A. T. Robertson, "Hath not been written (ου γεγραπτα). Perfect passive indicative of γραφω...

"Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim". (Isa 49:12 ASV) Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew-English Lexicon (H5515) "BDB Definition: Sinim = “thorns” 1) a people living at the extremity of the known world; may be identified...

My view of prophecy comes from the plain, literal and explicit words of scripture; not fanciful ideas read into the figurative passages. I can't accept teaching that contradicts the following clear passages. "No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that...

When you hear or read long-winded rejection of what God's word states as truth, you must be hearing or reading a lie because God's word is truth. If a passage is misinterpreted, it does not take extensive explanation to demonstrate it. When a person rejects a clear statement of God's word, it...

There are only two dispensations found in the words of scripture: "Now if the dispensation of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such splendor that the Israelites could not look at Moses’ face because of its brightness, fading as this was, will not the dispensation of the Spirit be...

By orthodox I mean conforming to established doctrine as held in the history of the church. By a preterist who is orthodox, I refer to one who believes Matt. 24:1-35 is a prediction of 70 AD and the end of the Jewish religion, and that Revelation was written prior to 70 AD, and in history these...

God's judgment now on the USA is frequently attributed to the LGBTQ movement, abortion and the 'woke' nonsense of today. I am convinced the fall of the USA at its foundation is because of the rejection of God's commands on the role of women in home, Church and State. Yes, this is stirring the...