Why Christians Believe What They Believe
Romans 7:14–25 is a passage that has caused some confusion because of the strong language Paul uses to describe himself and by extension, all Christians, as “unspiritual,” a “slave to sin” and a “prisoner of the law of sin”? The key to understanding Romans 7:14–25 is Paul’s description of the two natures of a Christian. …
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The Olivet Discourse is the name given to the orderly and extended teaching given by Jesus the Christ on the Mount of Olives. His subject is the end times. This discourse is recorded in Matthew 24:1–25:46. Parallel passages are found in Mark 13:1-37 and Luke 21:5-36. The record in Matthew is the most extensive, so …
The angel Gabriel is a messenger who was entrusted to deliver several important messages on God’s behalf. Gabriel appears to at least three people in the Bible: first to the prophet Daniel (Daniel 8:16); next to the priest Zechariah to foretell and announce the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:19); and finally to the …
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There are No Angels that are from Hell, nor can an Angel traverse Hell and move from one reality to the next, travel from Hell to Earth. Satan is the only demon mentioned scripture who can traverse Earth and Heaven, but NOT Hell. (Job 1–2). When Satan was kicked out of Heaven a third of …
Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” If the Bible is truly God’s Word, then we should cherish it, study it, obey it, and fully trust it. If the Bible is the Word of God, then to dismiss it is to dismiss God Himself. …
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“Wilderness wandering” refers to the plight of the Israelites due to their disobedience and unbelief. Nearly 3,500 years ago, the Lord delivered His people from Egyptian bondage as described in Exodus, chapters 1–12. They were to take possession of the land God had promised their forefathers, a land “flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus …
The doctrine of the Trinity is at the very center of the Christian faith. That God is triune in nature is affirmed not only in Scripture but also in the early ecumenical creeds of the church—specifically, Nicaea (A.D. 325) and Constantinople (A.D. 381). The doctrine is essentially that God is one in being while …
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John was in fact a Jew, Lets first look at who John was, John 21:20–24 describes the author of the gospel of John as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” and for both historical and internal reasons this is understood to be John the Apostle, one of the sons of Zebedee (Luke 5:10). Date of Writing: …
This is an involved question, to answer reasonably, in my estimation will require some detail I commonly avoid in this forum. Having said that this first point that should be made surrounds, which is a collection of Bible texts that were subject to a high level of skepticism while the canon of Scripture was being …
There is one account in scripture, where a living person attempts to talk with the dead (1 Samuel 28:7-20). Samuel was a prophet of God, He dies and Saul, King of Israel, wanted to learn about the future events of an impending war. Saul would typically consult Samuel and God would speak through Samuel and …
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