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'Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.' (2 Timothy 3:5) Hello @Behold, When you look at the picture portrayed by all that is said about what characterises those who will live in those 'perilous' days of 2 Timothy 3, you cannot help but wonder how...

Hello @soul man, All I know is that it ended with the expulsion from Eden. The length of time is not known, but it must have been a lovely time, when God could walk and talk with Adam (Genesis 3:8), for Adam was under the direct tutelage of God Himself. He was Adam's teacher, revealing...

Hi @soul man, I thought we had determined that in previous posts: but they are inseparable from the word of God, and need therefore to be identified and acknowledged, in order that we may by rightly dividing the word of God as to it's 'times' and 'administrations', may be able to discern when...

Hello again, @soul man, You will agree that the first of the administrations, 'The Edenic Dispensation', beginning at Genesis 1:26 and going down to the end of Genesis 2, is unique. There is nothing like it until we come to the last, or seventh Dispensation, which is The Eternal State. In...

What Is A Dispensation For? Hello @soul man, As you have stated (in the link above - 'What is a Dispensation for?') there are seven distinct administrations each having its own beginning and ending clearly revealed and marked off. These are characterized by the principles of God's...

Hello @soul man Forgive me, I fear that I am the cause of this thread being derailed. I will continue with these thoughts re. new birth and adoption in another thread. Thank you Within the love of Christ our Saviour Chris

Hello @soul man The question I posed, was as much for me as for you, and I went to bed last night with my mind buzzing and sleep was the last thing I wanted. I wanted to be downstairs with my Bible open to it's usage of the word adoption. I believe that we, as believers in the Lord Jesus...

'Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and...

Hello kcnalp, That action was to protect the seed of the woman, through whom the promised seed should come (Genesis 3:15), for only Noah was found to be righteous before God (Genesis 7:1, Hebrews 11:7). All had become corrupted by the action and influence of fallen angelic beings (Genesis...

Hello @soul man, Forgive me, but in the light of what you have said, please explain why, in Ephesians 1:5, the word 'adoption' is used? 'According as He hath chosen us in Him (Christ) .. before the foundation of the world, .... that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love...

Hello @VictoryinJesus, You have many posts in answer to your question, 'What does it mean 'they oppose themselves?' I would like to consider what exactly was being opposed in both these cases that you have brought forward (i.e., 2 Timothy 2:24-26 and Acts 18:4-6). For if we were to take up...

'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having predestinated us...

Hello @101G, Thank you for your input, it is appreciated: but Peter's remark was aimed at the generation of Israel then living, wasn't it? It cannot be therefore applied to any other nation or generation since then. Also in regard to Revelation 21:24: when the Lord has put down all earthly...

'His watchmen are blind: .. they are all ignorant, .... they are all dumb dogs, ...... they cannot bark; ........ sleeping, .......... lying down, ............ loving to slumber.' (Isaiah 56:10) Hello DPMartin, Thank you for your response. Yes all things will come to pass as prophesied...

Hello @BarneyFife, But God does hate, He is also a jealous God. (Exodus 20:5) 'These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him: .. A proud look, .... a lying tongue, ...... and hands that shed innocent blood, ........ An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations...

Hi @BarnyFife, The words, 'God is love', are part of a verse, which is part of a chapter, which is part of a book, you will agree, and so these words have to be understood in relation to what comes before and what follows. 'He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.' (1 John 4:8)...

'All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.' (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Hello @dave, Yes all of the Word of God is FOR...

'Submit yourselves therefore to God. .. Resist the devil, .... and he will flee from you.' (Jamess 4:7) Hi there, Submit comes first, then Resist. 'Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God...

Hello @soul man Christ in, or among the saints, was unheard of before: that is their hope of glory. No longer were they dependent on sharing the covenant privileges of Israel, but had the hope of glory among themselves, both individual Jew and Gentile believer, in the person of Christ Jesus...

Hello @soul man, I am so glad to hear that. Yes, Praise God! Rightly dividing the word of Truth is a liberating principle (2 Timothy 2:15). It reveals the ways that God has spoken in ages past, and what He has revealed for this present dispensation of grace in which we live. It helps us to...