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I would identify the weak Christian as "uncircumcised" as pertaining to Romans 4:11; and the sanctified Christian as "circumcised"... The point being that the weak Christians still have the righteousness of Christ imputed to them. However, I know that in my own life, Matthew 5:20 has become a...

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I deliberately chose it because of its double meaning.

I think that imparted righteousness, if it is the righteousness which is of God by faith (Philippians 3:9), even the righteousness of Christ (1 John 3:7), is as fine linen, clean and white (Revelation 19:8). And it is also a practical righteousness (1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6). If...

I would say that we can obtain promises by faith (Hebrews 11:33, 2 Peter 1:3-4, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Romans 4:20-22). And I would say also that Acts of the Apostles 2:38-39 contains a conditional promise that we can obtain through faith and the fulfilling of the condition. The same promise may...

"The law is ended for the believer" yes it is...it no longer condemns the believer; for the believer is forgiven of all of his sins. We are not under the law (Romans 6:14), are dead to the law (Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:19), and are delivered from the law (Romans 7:6). (see also Ephesians...

Matthew 5:20 can be fulfilled in our lives through Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 10:29, 1 John 1:7, and Galatians 2:20. In this, the mediatorial aspects of the blood of the Cross is not the only thing that makes us righteous, in the sense of righteousness being imputed to us so that the requirement of...

They may have walked away because they misunderstood what Jesus was saying as being literal. As for eating manna, it seems to me that we eat of the hidden manna every day when we read the word of God...we ingest the spiritual truth that is given to us and it nourishes us spiritually. That...

Those whom God knows will receive the Son. Those who, being drawn, do not receive the Son; but who rather reject Him. In order that they might have a fair opportunity towards being saved. If God does not give them the opportunity, then He arbitrarily chose them out for hell...and that is...

Some of God's promises are unconditional...and all that is needed to be able to obtain them is faith (Hebrews 11:33).

Mal 2:10, Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? Isa 9:6, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name...

Yes; and nowhere is it written, "God the Son" or "God the Holy Spirit." Which is not to say that the Son and the Holy Spirit are not God. It is to say that God is identified as the Father; and that therefore if the Son and the Holy Spirit are also God, then they are also the Father in some...

Any time you see the word "and" between the Father and the Son, it is good to remember that the word translated "and" in most Bibles is the Greek word "kai", which can be translated as "even". Thus, it is written, 2 Timothy 1:2 (NKJV) 2 To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from...

On the other side of the spectrum, there is this scripture: Mat 7:15, Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Mat 7:16, Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Mat 7:17, Even so...

I believe that certain translations, in their zeal to provide a false assurance, do corrupt certain verses in the word. In the kjv, John 3:16 is written thus: Jhn 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have...

Do we baptize people in word or in deed? Why is it and how is it that some do not baptize in the name of the Lord Jesus? Are they being obedient or disobedient to this scripture?

Romans 4:5-6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:4-7, and Romans 11:5-6, all show that salvation is by grace through faith and not of works. If I am saved by faith and not works; But then say that works are a part of faith; and that I am saved by faith; Am I not then saved by works? Because I would...

The members of the Trinity are distinct, not separate.

He prepares the clay before molding it and shaping it (Romans 9:23); and therefore I would say that our salvation is in a certain sense secured before we are born. When we hear the gospel, we cannot help but respond positively to it because of the way we were created. However, based on the way...

Psa 78:41, Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.