Pro 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. Luk 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. Rom 15:30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and… Continue reading “Strive” isn’t a bad word. We are to strive for some things.
This was a question asked recently and here was my answer, I hope this is helpful to someone else out there! For many things, the Bible does not attempt to provide specific answers to the questions that divide us. But Christians who read God's Word become more devoted to Jesus and gain a deeper reliance… Continue reading Is the Bible relevant to answer questions like whether or not we should wear masks or get vaccines?
Fun fact for Bible readers, the phrase "And the women said" found in Jeremiah 44:19, and many phrases like this, is not translated from the Greek or Hebrew but from the Peshitta, a document translated into the Syriac language in 200 AD FROM the original Hebrew and Greek writings of the Old and New Testaments.… Continue reading The Syriac Language
This video is an hour long, but you can speed it up and watch in half the time. I think Dr. Sproul did a great job speaking about this age old question. This is my summary: Evil is not a thing, like some force or poison or ooze. Evil is an action. Just as Augustine… Continue reading My notes on R.C. Sproul’s – What Is Evil & Where Did It Come From?
Regeneration, (Greek: παλιγγενεσία, palingenesia) is a word only found in Matt. 19:28 and Titus 3:5, but it can be used to define what Scripture describes elsewhere using other words. The word literally means a “new birth.” In Matt. 19:28 the word is used by Jesus to describe the new heavens and the new earth, translated… Continue reading Does regeneration precede faith?
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