The First Century orthodox Jews who heard the Gospel message had mixed feelings about it. Some angrily rejected it and held tightly to their Judaism. Others considered the message, but bristled at the thought of salvation by faith in Christ alone without the works of the law. A few gladly received the Gospel and trusted […]
29/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.2 Give a simple definition of justification God declaring a sinner to be just as if he had never sinned. What is regeneration? It is a new birth produced by the Holy Spirit in one who trusts Christ. What is reconciliation? The restoration of friendship and […]
In the horse and buggy days, a man was driving with his wife along a dangerous road. At a very narrow place, the wife became frightened and seized the rein nearest to her. Her husband quickly passed her the other rein and let go. Then more frightened than ever she said, “Oh, don’t you let […]
In Romans 9-11, Paul turns his attention to the Nation of Israel. In that day, a majority of the Nation of Israel had rejected Christ as Messiah. Christian Jews were confused by this and by the fact that sinners of the Gentiles were receiving the Gospel. Thus, in Romans 9-11, the Holy Spirit had the […]
22/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.1 Define Propitiation to pacify, to appease, to satisfy God’s anger toward sin When were the sins of O.T. believers propitiated? They were covered by sacrifices but propitiated by Christ years later. What two primary meanings are behind the words “for us”? “instead of” and “in […]
In Job 38-39, God questioned Job about his knowledge. God made it clear that Job’s knowledge about the physical world and about the animal world was very limited. God then asked Job if he was able to instruct the Almighty (Job 40:1-2). Job then told the Lord that he would keep quiet (Job 40:3-5). However, […]
Years ago, Publius, a Greek sage, said, “I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.” I think all of us could say the same. Read Proverbs 12:18. Scripture frequently refers to the sword as an instrument of death. A sword had a deadly blade. Swords were used to destroy entire cities. In this verse, […]
15/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Election What does it mean that God is sovereign? He answers to no one. He is over all. Describe human responsibility God created man to make responsible choices. What is an Arminian? Opposite Calvinism, can lose salvation. List the points of Calvinism: TULIP Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, […]
Job was distressed and becoming unstable. It seems that Satan almost accomplished his evil plot of getting Job to turn on God. Job longed to hear from God. God now answered him out of a whirlwind. Picture that in your mind! God rebuked Job for speaking without knowledge (38:2), and then demanded that he answer […]
One of the most difficult and divisive topics in the Bible is the topic of election. I do not claim to understand it fully. Some Bible verses sound like God elected or chose certain people to be saved and left the others to go to hell. At the same time, the Bible clearly says, (John […]