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There are five explicit “good”s before the climactic “very good” on day six of the Creation Week. Six Days of Creative Work, Five Declarations of Goodness # (Gen 1:31) And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day...

I've remembered four important things about Antiochus Epiphanes. Antiochus: A dynastic name used by several rulers of the Seleucid Empire, derived from Antiochos, meaning “steadfast” or “resolute.” Epiphanes (Greek: Ἐπιφανής): Translates to “God Manifest” or “Illustrious One.” It was a title...

That doesn't stop us from applying the lessons and principles intrinsic to the Books of the Bible, and receiving comfort, instruction, revelation, and correction from them. Isa 52:6-9 Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks...

Yes, it was quite a flip for Paul, who as Saul was persecuting Christians, to seek help from them and begin preaching Christ. That same zeal shows through in all his letters and the Book of Acts.

You raised the idea of "Paul's Gospel", which Galatians 2:11-12 doesn't mention in the various other versions from BibleHub, but I knew there were verses elsewhere that did. Then I make the point that Paul was preaching and teaching what God intended for him to do.

Count it all joy . . . Jas 1:2-8 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, (3) knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. (4) But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (5) If any of you lacks...

Well what exactly is the issue since Paul did what he was commissioned to do? Act 9:10-20 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." (11) So the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street...

Where do we find the bit about it being "Paul's Gospel"? American Standard Version But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest...

There are several evocative images online that attempt to visualize the apocalyptic language of 2 Peter 3:10–12, where “the elements shall melt with fervent heat.” Here are a few you might find compelling: Bible Art – 2 Peter 3:10–12 This digital artwork portrays a dramatic cosmic upheaval...

I have that task, although I am not part of a local denominational staff hierarchy. The first thing is to seek God's Kingdom and Righteousness, and trust that the ascension gifts of Ephesians 4 will flourish. Eph 4:8-16 Wherefore he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity...

Critical theology reeks of humanistic revisionism.

He's not alone in that, by any means.

The encouragement for some Christians in New Zealand to embrace Matariki —the Māori New Year—stems from a desire to engage meaningfully with Aotearoa’s bicultural identity while remaining faithful to Christian convictions. In 2025, the Matariki public holiday in New Zealand was observed on...

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Yes, there are sinister motives behind attacks on the veracity of Scripture. This verse comes to mind: Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Sure, there's always the need to examine whether someone, or some cult, is "speaking lies in hypocrisy". The term theology is not confined to things biblical, which is why I always qualify whether it is Biblical Theology being expounded, or an alternative to it.

Theology of a kind that Satan loves to deceive with, I strongly warn. “Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.” (NKJV)

Psa 23:1-2 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. Psa 100:3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Paul was right to be concerned for those in the ekklesia at Corinth, There is a progression of the serpent/seduction typology in the warnings of future apostasy, and the metaphorical great whore of Babylon.