Welcome!
Welcome to my blog where I will be posting previously written articles and new articles. There are many topics in my archives, that I look forward to sharing with you, that covers a broad spectrum of subjects. Feel free to share these writings with your friends and family using Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, etc. Feel free to reprint any of these articles in its entirety in bulletins and newsletters. When you do, please cite this website -http://bryanhodge.net. It is my hope that you will find these articles informative and encouraging. Check back often for new postings or, better yet, I invite you to subscribe to my blog. I would also appreciate your comments or emails.
Thank you for your visit!
~Bryan
-
Categories
Author Archives: Bryan Hodge
Grace Series: Access Into Grace
“Therefore, having been justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Hope, Peace, Textual study
Tagged access by faith into grace, enemies, faith, Grace, hope, hope of glory, justification, justified by blood, justified by faith, peace with God, Romans 5:1-2, sinners, ungodly
Leave a comment
Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 5)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). “Now” means since the redemptive work of Christ (Romans 3:20-21; 7:6; 8:1; … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Textual study
Tagged bruce curd, cannot be subject, carnally-minded, Death, enmity, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, in Christ, in the flesh, in the spirit, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, life and peace, no condemnation for those in Christ, resurrection, robert taylor jr., Romans 8:1, Romans 8:5-11, roy deaver, spirit of Christ, spiritually minded, subject to God, textual varient, the spirit of God, walk according to the flesh, walk according to the spirit, which resurrection is in view?
Leave a comment
Grace Series: The Promise of Grace
“For the promise that he would be heir of the world was not to Abraham or his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith” (Romans 4:13). A promise was made to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3; 17:5-6; 22:16-18; 28:14). … Continue reading
Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 4)
We continue our study of some key wordings. Filled The Old Testament record speaks of those who were filled with the Spirit (Exodus 31:1-5; 35:30-35; Deuteronomy 34:9). The reference is to supernatural wisdom and inspiration. The New Testament record (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Word Study
Tagged bruce metzger, daved in the spirit, elizebeth, filled with Spirit, foy wallace jr., Holy Spirit, in the spirit, indwelling of the Spirit, inspiration, john in the spirit, marion fox, miraculous indwelling, pleres, pleroo, pletho, saul, spirit in, spirit upon, timothy's indwelling, zacharias
Leave a comment
Cooperation
Webster defines the word “cooperation” to mean, “To act jointly with others; to unite for a common effort.” Luke 5:4-11 provides an example of cooperation. In this passage, we find two fishing boats cooperating together to bring in a great … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Soul Winning
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Acts 15, anti-ism, argument from lesser to greater, benevolence, chalk illustration, church autonomy, church cooperation, cooperation, cooperation in benevolence, cooperation in evangelism, emergency help only?, evangelism, jew and gentile relations, purpose of the great collection, Romans 15:25-26, the great collection, thomas warren
Leave a comment
Grace Series: Grace Not Debt
“Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness” (Romans 4:4-5). The term … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Textual study
Tagged abraham, abraham counted righteous, Acts 2:40, blind man wash in pool siloam, circumcision, David, david needed forgiveness, faith accounted for righteouness, flawless law keeping, Grace, grace and works, grace not debt, jericho a gift, life of faith, meeting conditions for pardon, naaman dip seven times in jordan, no one can merit salvation, Psalm 32:1-5, robert taylor jr., Romans 4:4-5, salvation is a gift of God, save ourselves?, the walls of jericho, type of works, works=perfect obedience
Leave a comment
Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 3)
We continue our study of some key wordings. Giving/Receiving “He whom God has sent speaks the words of God for (God – supplied by the KJV, NKJV) does not give the spirit by measure (unto him – supplied by KJV)” … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, Phrase Study, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Acts 19:2-6, Acts 5:32, Acts 8:14-18, b.f. westcott, bill lockwood, does not give the spirit by measure, ephesians receive spirit, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, galatians receive spirit, giving/receiving of spirit, God supply Spirit, guy woods, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, holy spirit witness, indwelling of the Spirit, james macknight, Jesus confirmed by God, John 14:16-17, John 3:34, lambano, marion fox, measure of spirit, miraculous indwelling, samaria receives spirit, stephen wiggins, the comforter, the helper, the holy spirit bears witness, the spirit of truth, wayne jackson, world cannot receive
Leave a comment
Lessons From the Moon
The moon provides benefits to mankind. The Bible says, “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Nature, science
Tagged aeration of oceans, age of earth, aquatic life, astronaunts, bob hope, book it's a young world after all, book the world of chemistry, cleansing of oceans, cosmic space dust, difference between meteoroid and meteor and meteorite, earth's atmosphere, earth's protective atmosphere, erosion, Genesis 1, Genesis 1:14-18, greater light and lesser light, importance of ocean waters, intertidal zone, Isaiah 45:18, john hudson tiner, lessons from nature, lunar cycle, lunar landing, lunar landing eagle, lunar landing pods, mesosphere, meteor, meteorite, meteorites, meteoroid, meteroroid. meteor, microorganism, moon, moon dust, nasa, neil armstrong, ocean tides, paul ackerman, pollution, sum and moon and stars, temperature on earth v. on moon, the eagle has landed
Leave a comment
Grace Series: Grace for Grace
“And of His fullness we have received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:16-17). There is a contrast between what Moses brought to man and what … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Old Testament/New Testament, Textual study
Tagged curtis cates, day of atonement, forgiveness of sins before Christ, full of grace and truth, Grace, grace and truth through Jesus Christ, grace for grace, grace instead of grace, John 1:16-17, old testament/new testament, song oh the depths and the riches, the law was given through moses, tillit s. teddlie, was there forgiveness of sins under the old testament?, was there grace under the old testament?
Leave a comment