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Due to recent discussions I want to gather an idea of what the community believes the gospel is. From the Greek we know the word usually translated gospel means good news, yet there is a specific gospel message that if believed brings about salvation. What is that gospel? What is the gospel...

Just wondering if anyone has read this series or watched the videos? What do your think? http://thegrandexperiment.com

Recently I have presented an exposition of 1 John 2:28-3:10 which is a wonderful section of Scripture. In my exposition I studied the word spevrma which is translated "seed." The phrase "His (God's) seed" is never used within the NT except here in 1 John. So what does this phrase mean? Here...

This paper seeks to apply a biblical theology to the first epistle of John. The biblical theology will explore the historical setting and prevailing conditions of the book. The argument of the book will be examined and presented. An outline displaying the development of the argument...

Throughout much of Christendom worship has turned in to singing songs, sometimes recite psalms, maybe even lead reciting a creed. Worship leaders play acoustic guitars, sing Christian contemporary songs, throw a twist on an old hymn, and this is our weekly offering to the Lord. I want MORE...

Throughout the New Testament Jesus fulfilling the role of King is displayed. This paper seeks to explore the presentation of Jesus as King as given through the gospels. His role as King will be addressed as well as His exemplification of the various aspects of Kingship proving His authority...

I recently went to an Orthodox Vespers service that also had a seminar on an Orthodox perspective on the Bible. My concern is on the question of authority. The Orthodox Church claims to be the authority over Scripture whereas they organized the cannon, they decide what Scripture is, and...

Isaiah 58 ‘Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And drive hard all your workers. Behold, you fast for contention and strife and to strike with a wicked fist. You do not fast like you...

This paper seeks to apply a biblical theology to the book of Ruth. The biblical theology will explore the historical setting and prevailing conditions of the book. The argument of the book will be examined and presented. The main characters will be presented and an explanation for selection...

Scripture tells us God is love... Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. But what is love? This is not a question necessarily seeking to find out the correlation between God and love...

An ancient heresy of the distinction between two types of Christians, carnal and Spirit-filled, is the heresy of perfectionism. Perfectionism teaches that there is a class of Christians who achieve moral perfection in this life. To be sure, credit is given to the Holy Spirit as the agent who...

3:5–6. The seriousness of sin is further underscored by the consideration that Christ appeared so that He might take away our sins. And in Him is no sin. The Incarnation brought into the world the One who is totally sinless and who had as an objective the removal of sin from the lives of His own...

The Temple Tax 24After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” 25“Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think...

1. Light is not constant, it can be manipulated. 2. The moon cannot be 4.5 billion years old due to the rate it recedes from the earth. 3. Man made objects have been found in coal deposits thought to be millions of years old. 4. Diamonds can be made in hours. (Industrial and even...

Okay so I just finished a course on the history of the early Church. My final exam was to write a letter to a fictitious christian named "John" convincing him of the importance of studying the Early Church Fathers. (ECFs) In my modesty it is pretty convincing! :P I do see the study of the...

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http://youtu.be/wjmFm8PIz8M Check this starting at 1:20 to get to the quick, or watch the whole thing if you like. Perhaps you have viewed it already. What do you think?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/pope-francis-good-atheists_n_3320757.html This article speaks how the Pope says all men are redeemed. Taken from the sermon: "The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this...

I simply question if someone can thwart God's plan for sanctification in the life of the believer once He has started. (Philippians 1:6) If Jesus died on the cross for the sins of humanity (1John 2:2), then what sin that I may commit will exclude me from salvation, excluding the whole...