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Category Archives: Word Study
Peace
The wording “grace, mercy, and peace from God…” appears several times in the Bible (1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; 2 John 3). It has been said of God’s grace, mercy, and peace – “Grace is when God … Continue reading
Mercy
Last time we looked at the word “grace.” Now we will look at the word “mercy.” What is the difference? It has been said that grace is when God gives us what we don’t deserve (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense – … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Word Study
Tagged eleos, God's riches at Christ's expense, grace v. mercy, hilaskomai, mercy, oiktrimos, splanchnon
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Grace
The term “grace” is often used by church going people; but what does it mean? What is the meaning of the word? In every day speech, we today use the word in a variety of ways: (1) we may speak … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 5:12, charis, Grace, kittle, kjv, perschbacher, plato, thayer, true grace, useage of term
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Watching For The Lord
Several times in the New Testament, we are instructed to “watch for the Lord’s coming” or something to that effect. My question is just what does that mean? Does it mean that we should all go around gazing up into … Continue reading
The Gospel
Our English term “gospel” comes from the Anglo-Saxon term “godspell” which originally meant “good spell, good story,” or “good news.” It was used to translate the Greek word “euangelion” which meant “good news” or “good tidings.” (See Webster’s Unabridged). Outside … Continue reading
Heaven Assured
2 Peter 1:10-11 assures, “if ye do these things ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” If ye do what things? The … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, heaven, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Peter 1, faith, godliness, kindness, knowledge, love, perserverance, self control, virtue
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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
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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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