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Category Archives: Phrase Study
Holy Spirit: Bears Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). These Romans, to whom Paul wrote, were children of God. Such had nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or nationality (cf. Romans 1:16; Galatians … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, calvinism, Evidence, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Abba Father, Acts 5:32, bill lockwood, children of God, conscience, double testimony of sonship, ethnicity, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, Galatians 4:6, gentiles, hammer and tongs, Hebrews 2:3, heirs of abraham, Holy Spirit, holy spirit bear witness, human spirit, marion fox, miracles, miraculous in historical record, nationality, paul's defense of his apostleship to the galatians, proof of sonship, Race, revelation and confirmation, robert taylor jr., Romans 15:18, Romans 8:16, roy deaver, Spirit bears witness with our spirit, spirit of sonship, two witnesses, witness
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Holy Spirit: Anointed
The realtor says, “location, location, location!” The Bible student should say, “context, context, context!” Many give too little consideration to the miraculous setting, of the first century, when studying passages about the Holy Spirit. This certainly is the case in … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:20 and 2:27, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21, Acts 10:38, anoint, anoint Spirit, apostles anointed, bill lockwood, corinth, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, guy woods, hammer and tongs, having a gift v. using a gift, Hebrews 2:3, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 61, Jesus anointed with Spirit, Jesus prophet and priest and king, Luke 4:18-19, miracles, power, the Holy Spirit in 1 John, us v. you
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Holy Spirit: Sealed/Guaranteed
The Bible speaks of those who were sealed with the Spirit, and who had been given the earnest (or guarantee) of the Spirit. How should these words be understood? Sealed John 6:27, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 2 Corinthians 5:5-7, apostles and inspired men, confirmation, conversion at Ephesus, conversion at samaria, corinth, down payment, earnest, earnest of Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, ephesus, foy wallace jr., franklin camp, guarantee, guarantee of Spirit, Holy Spirit, Jesus sealed, John 6:27, marion fox, miracles, seal, seal of Spirit, sealed by Holy Spirit, sealed for day of redemption, the great commission, us v. you
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The Christian Life (from John 3)
John 3 contains three points which sum up Christianity. Let’s notice: 1. The Cross of Christ “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up that whoever believes in … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Phrase Study, Plan of salvation, Textual study
Tagged a christ exalting life, baptism, blows or breathes, born again, born from above, born of water and spirit, double entendre, guy woods, he must increase, I must decrease, John 3, john hobbs, john the baptizer, marion fox, nicodemus, Numbers 21, pnei, pneuma, the bronze serpent in wilderness, the conversion of man, the cross of christ, the son of man lifted up, william walls, wind or spirit
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Calling On The Name
“And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved” (Joel 2:32 cf. Acts 2:21; 22:16; Romans 10:13). What does it mean to call on the name of the LORD? This is … Continue reading
Only Begotten
“And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). “No one has seen God at any time. The only … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Phrase Study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 4:9, 1 Timothy 3:16, agapetos, asv, beloved or only begotten, christians are begotton by God but they are not only begotten, christians are the sons of God but not the only begotten, esv, five occurrances of only begotten, genos or gennaoo, Hebrews 11:17, hugo mccord's translation, isaac was abraham's only begotten, Jesus is God's only begotten, John 1:14, John 1:18, John 3:16, John 3:18, john's writtings, kjv, Luke 7:12, Luke 8:41-42, Luke 9:38, mono, monogeneses, murdock, nasb, nine occurrences of original term, niv, nkjv, nrsv, only begotten son, only son, only son or only begotten, peshitta syriac translation, robert taylor jr., rsv, studies in book of John, the book of John, tranlations, unique son, unique son or only begotten, versions of the Bible, virgin birth, what about ishmael
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Marrying “Only in the Lord”
These words are found in 1 Corinthians 7:39. In that passage; we are told: (a) that a widow may marry again; (b) that she may marry “whom she wishes”; (c) But, if she marries, she should marry “only in the Lord.” Now, I … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 7, chart, daughters of zelophehad, marry only in the lord, Numbers 36, widows
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The Apple of the Eye
The human eye is quite amazing. In his book, The Origin of the Species, Charles Darwin wrote, “To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged amazing human eye, apple of eye, camera, charles darwin, cones, daughter of eye, design, Deuteronomy 32, eye lid, gate of eye, God's care, hens care for chicks, Lamentations 2, little man of eye, made you blink, Proverbs 7, Psalm 17, pupil, robert jastrow, rods, stevie wonder, the origin of the species, Zechariah 2
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Covering Sin With Love
Proverbs 10:12 reads, “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.” James 5:20, with a similar sound, says, “Let him know, that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude … Continue reading
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