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. Genesis 3:7 ● Gen 3:7 . .Then the eyes of both of them were opened and they perceived that they were naked; and they sewed together fig leaves and made themselves loincloths. For convenience sake; let's attribute Eve's new perception to the so-called fallen nature. The big question is: From...

- 61) 1Cor 3:18 . . If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a fool so that he may become wise. Webster's defines a fool as a person lacking in judgment or prudence and/or someone lacking common sense. Well, as most everyone knows; someone need not...

- Genesis 3:6 ● Gen 3:6a . . When the woman saw that the tree was good for eating By watching what birds and animals eat, people can often tell what's safe for human consumption. That's not always true of course, but it's a pretty good rule of thumb. So the woman could safely assume the tree...

- 59) 1Cor 1:26-31 . . Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes, or powerful, or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are...

- Genesis 3:5 ● Gen 3:5 . . God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. If someone presented you with an opportunity to bring your mind up to the level of God's intelligence, and you didn't know any better, wouldn't you...

- 56) Rom 15:27 . . For if the Gentiles have shared in the Israelite's spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Israelites to share with them their material blessings. Within the context of Rom 15:25-27, the Israelites to whom Paul refers are not those who believe and practice Judaism; but those...

- Genesis 3:1b-4 ● Gen 3:1b . . He said to the woman, A characteristic of Eden's world was not only a lack of human death, but also a lack of fear. Man feared neither himself, nor the other creatures, nor the dark, nor the boogie man. The woman displayed no recorded astonishment whatsoever...

- 52) Rom 14:22a . . So whatever you personally believe in debatable areas keep between yourself and God. 53) Rom 14:22b-23 . . Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and...

- Genesis 3:1a ● Gen 3:1a . . Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. Probably no other creature in the Bible provokes so much skepticism as the Serpent. It just smacks of mythology. But this particular serpent was no ordinary reptile. It was...

- The New Man The term "in Christ" is widely misunderstood. In a nutshell; everyone starts out born in Adam; in order to get one's self in Christ; it's necessary to undergo yet another birth as per John 3:3-8. ● John 3:7 . . Don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again. Note...

- 45) Rom 14:5 . . One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. Common Christian holy days are the Lord's Day (Sunday), Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, the Epiphany, Solemnity of Saint Joseph...

- Genesis 2:23b-25 ● Gen 2:23b . .This one shall be called Woman, for from Man was she taken. The Hebrew word for "woman" is from 'ishshah (ish-shaw') which is the feminine form of 'iysh (eesh) which means a human being as an individual or as a male person. So 'ishshah doesn't indicate another...

- The Good Shepherd One of Christ's characteristics, in which I have complete confidence, is that he's conscientious about doing what he's told. "The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to Him." (John 8:29) Were Christ to fail in any way...

- 43) Rom 14:1 . . Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. A strong faith consists of the elements of knowledge, confidence, assurance, and conviction. A weak faith can be defined as vacillating; viz: one that's not all that sure whether something is...

- Genesis 2:21-23a ● Gen 2:21a-22a . . So the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon the man; and, while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that spot. And the Lord God fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into a woman; The Hebrew word for "rib" is tsela'...

- Genesis 2:18-20 ● Gen 2:18 . .Yhvh God said: It's not good for Adam to be solitary; I will make a fitting helper for him. That is a curious statement considering that God had given His creation a evaluation of "very good" back in Gen 1:31. Well; the evaluation was based upon "every thing...

- Savior Defined ● Matt 8:23-25 . . And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves; but he himself was asleep. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying: Save us, Lord; we are perishing...

- 40) Rom 13:12 . . Put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Among the first things that God created for the cosmos was light (Gen 1:3). He didn't have to create darkness because darkness as per Gen 1:2 was just simply the default condition in the absence of light. At...

- Christian Defined ● Acts 11:26 . . in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians. Webster's defines a Christian as somebody who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. According to that definition; it isn't necessary to actually believe in Christ's...

- 36) Rom 13:1-5 . . Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has...