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Category Archives: Hope
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
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Miracles (Part 4)
Jesus said, “These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, construction illustration, epignosomai, fail v. cease, faith, gary workman, hope, in part done away, is heaven the perfect?, is Jesus the perfect?, is love the perfect?, James 1:25, katargethesntai, know in part, knowledge vanshes away, known as I am known, love, love never fails, miracles, out of part comes the whole, piptei, prolepsis, prophecy fail, prophesy in part, roy deaver, scripture uses three groups of gifts, see dimly in mirror, see face to face, teleion, that which is perfect, the cessation of miracles, the duration of miracles, the passing of miracles, three abiding things, tongues cease, when became man put away childish things, when child spoke as child and understood as child, why neuter gender
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Revelation: The 144,000 and a Great Multitude
The Jehovah Witnesses have built an entire system of eschatology (end time doctrine) based upon a distinction between the 144,000 and the Great Multitude (Revelation 7; 14). (1) They believe that a literal 144,000 will inherit heaven. These are the … Continue reading
Posted in end times, heaven, Hope, Jehovah Witnesses, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged book let God be true, book reasoning from scriptures, book what does the Bible really teach, book you can live forever in paradise on earth, eschatology, gentiles, hades, how many wil be saved, if literal only virgin men, Jehovah Witnesses, literal or figurative, New World Translaion, no women in heaven?, other sheep, paradise, redeemed from the earth, Revelation 14, Revelation 7, the 144 thousand, the faithful who died before Jesus, the great multitude, the little flock, the Lord's Supper, throne of God, tribe of dan, tribe of ephraim, tribe of joseph, tribe of levi, two destinies or one
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Comfort in Suffering
God created this world with certain physical properties. God also allows man to have freedom in how he uses this world with its physical properties. Therefore, it is possible for pain and suffering to exist. Illustration – “sticks and stones … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Hope, Man, Suffering
Tagged comfort, encouraging passages, goals, helping others, helping self, hope, job's friends, man born blind, prayer listening, suffering
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Keeping Unity
The church is composed of those of different geographical origins, cultures, ethnicities, educational achievements, occupations, and even hobbies. How can true lasting unity be maintained? I would suggest that it is possible for true Biblical unity to be maintained, if … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Chruch, Doctrine, Faith, Fellowship, Hope, Textual study, Unity
Tagged attitude, baptism in fire, baptism in moses, baptism in sea, baptism of john, baptism of suffering, church unity, doctrine, Endurance, Ephesians 4:1-6, fellowship, forebearance, forebearing, gentleness, great commission baptism, humility, longsuffering, lowliness, meekness, new testament baptism, one baptism, one body, one faith, one father, one God, one hope, one lord, one spirit, patience, seven ones, unity
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 9
They stand as three beautiful high peaks. Yet, one rises even higher than the other two. It is love. The three words sum up what living the Christian life “under the sun” or “under the heaven” is all about. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:31, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 3 categories of miraculous gifts, a more excellent way, arrogance, book faith and knowledge, edify, esv, faith, faith and knowledge, faith and sight, faith hope love remains, figure of speech, God is love, heteros, hope, knowledge would vanish away, let all things be done decently and in order, let all things be done for edification, let all things be done in love, love, mac deaver, nasb, nkjv, now abides, pride, prophesies woulf fail, resolve to grow, synecdoche, the greatest of these is love, tongues would cease, why is love greater than faith and hope?, why is love the greatest?, zondervan's pictorial pictionary
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 8
“Every Bible chapter is great for the purpose for which it was intended… There are some chapters, however, that stand out because they address universal human needs, or because they provide comfort in time of distress, or because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged abel, abraham, abraham and sarah, adam clarke, Alan Highers, amram and jechebed, aritotle, assurance, cain, confidence, conviction, esv, evidence, faith, faith endures, faith is courageous, faith obeys, faith properly worships, faith trusts in God, Hebrews 11, isaac, jacob, joseph, josephus, mathematical demonstration, nasb, Noah, pharaoh, proof, spiritual sword, substance, thayer, timeline of jacob, timeline of joseph, what makes a chapter great
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 7
“In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul does not deal with love as an abstract idea. Instead, in concrete ways, he shows how love should be expressed. He explains how love acts or behaves” (Steve Williams, The More Excellent Way, p. 2). … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, accounting term, adam clarke, asv niv, bag, book the more excellent way, book what is this thing called love?, Endurance, esv, hugo mccord's translation, hupomeno, j.w. mcgarvey, jw mcgarvey, logizomai, love, love always perseverves, love always prtects, love bears all things, love believes all things, love does not rejoice in iniquity, love endures all things, love holds no grudges, love hopes all things, love keeps no record of wrongs, love rejoices in the truth, love taketh no account of evil, love thinks no evil, love throws a cloak of silece over, nasb, nelson m. smith, nkjv, stego, steve williams, talebearer
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 6
Paul did not define agape love as an abstract idea in philosophical terms. He was much more practical. He taught how agape love behaves. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 1. “Love suffers long” (NKJV). It is “patient” (NASB, ESV). Christian love does … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, book the more excellent way, esv, how love behaves, hugo mccord's translation, j.w. shepherd, kjv, love, love does not act unbecomingly, love does not behave rudely, love does not boast, love does not brag, love does not envy, love does not parade itself, love does not seek its own, love is kind, love is not arrogant, love is not easily provokes, love is not irritable, love is not provoked, love is not puffed up, love is not self seeking, love is not selfish, love is patient, love suffers long, nasb, nkjv, rsv, steve williams, strong's, thayer, useful, vines
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 5
Do you want to go the heaven? If so, you should understand that one must have faith, hope, and above all, love. These things are essentials to one’s spiritual success. Types of Love Much of the confusion which exists, concerning … Continue reading
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