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God's purpose as it relates to us is found in Romans 8:28-8:30: [28] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. [29] For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order...

Psalms 27:14 says, “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” On the other hand, In Romans 13:1 Paul says, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by...

The temptation that emanates from Satan is real. Those of us who have let God into our hearts know the difference between those that work for Satan and those that love God. The temptation to evil is stronger than the temptation to smoke. To avoid the temptation of both comes naturally to we who...

Everything that was created by God is good. How do we know? Because in Genesis whatever He created, he saw that it was good. Here he was, telling his flock of angels, ‘This is good. You have my Word.’ And from that time forth, anything that served to promote and expand what God created is good...

Before Abraham was Abraham who spawned multitudes, he was Abram, comparatively a common man who tended to rise to the occasion of which God was apparently satisfied. One of these occasions is described in Genesis 14. There was a fierce battle going on in the region that involved many kings. In...

God is all about righteousness. Two paths to righteousness have been laid out. One is righteousness through God’s Law as explained in Romans 2:13, and the other is righteousness through faith, spelled out in Romans 3:21–22. Righteousness through the Law is a little harder. Romans 9:30–33...

In the Bible, every verse—indeed every word---stands on its own. Consider 2 Timothy 3:16 which says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness…” To that, consider Proverbs 30:5 which says, “Every word of God...

The title of what this post is about is the theme of Psalms 107. It is repeated in its many sections. Whoever wrote this Psalm may have had Exodus in mind, among other things. The book of Exodus describes the Hebrews’ bondage in Egypt followed by their wandering in the dessert toward the...

>Is original sin scriptural? ***Yes.

Paul, in Romans 7:15-23 sounds like he gives us a riddle. Seems those Verses lead to Paul then asking, ‘Who am I?’ like a riddle. Within Verses 7:15-23 he distinguishes himself from God’s Law. He seems to suggest that right and wrong, which exists in himself is different from the right and...

Romans 2:12 says that “all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.” A commentator says the law in this passage refers to the law of Moses, which is the law of God for all intents and purposes. But one may...

The lesson in mind concerning Isaiah 59 actually starts with Isaiah 1:2–4. Here, the Lord passes Judgement when he says, “’Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do...

In Matthew 18:1–6, Jesus’ disciples asked him who the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is. (We can presume an invisible paraphrase here saying, ‘after God,’ of course.). Jesus answers in Verse 4, “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” So, Jesus...

Isaiah 55:6 says, “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;” “ While He may be found?” “While He is near?” Where would God be going? The Bible says He is everywhere. Submitted for your approval, Proverbs 15:3 and Jeremiah 23:24 to name just a few Verses...

Exodus 20:8 is the Third or Fourth Commandment that God gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai, depending on certain Cristian sects or Jews, respectively. The generally recognized text of Exodus 20:8 is as follows: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Some who love God and who’ve comes across this...

The future belongs to God. What does that mean? It means God controls the future, not man. Man may plan out a future for himself or others, but that doesn’t mean it will happen. Not when the same man has planned the future only to walk out of his building and get fatally hit by a bus, instance...

Thank you, ma'am. I've been posting in Bible Study Forum, but for a post like this the mediator felt it would fit better under the Christian Theology Forum. That's OK with me. I like posting in both threads, and I defer to the mediator. Looking forward to running into each other on the next thread!

Jesus in Matthew 13:1-43 discusses the Sower in terms of spreading the Word. Luke 8:11says as much when it says, “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.” According to a dictionary, a Sower is someone who plants seeds. Well, planting seeds is generally thought to be the start of a...

Hebrews 12:6 says, “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” The Speaker in the Book of Hebrews is not known, but he is believed to be a Christian Jew because of his knowledge of the Old Testament. In the opening sentences of Book 1, he directly...

Seems that would be more true if you believed in Jesus to begin with.