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Dogs and Pigs
“For if, after they have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. For … Continue reading
Posted in animals, calvinism, Proverbs, Sin, Textual study
Tagged 2 Peter 2:21-22, adam clarke, animals, apostacy, better to not to have known, calvinism, degrees of punishment, difficult to bring back, dogs, entangled again, escape pollution of world, filth of sin, guy n.woods, Hebrews 10:26-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, knowledge, latter end worse, Luke 12:42-46, midrash, much given much expected, orphah and ruth, overcome by sin, pigs, Proverbs 26:11, return to mire, return to vomit, sinful nature, turn from holy commandments, willful sin
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Law of Moses: Children
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Firstborn. Firstborn … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Family, law of moses, Parenting
Tagged adam clarke, atonement after child bearing, blood, burnt offering, children, circumcision, clean and unclean firstborn animals, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 11:18-21, Deuteronomy 15:19-23, Deuteronomy 21:18-21, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 5:16, Deuteronomy 6:20, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, drunkard, evidence, evidence unseen, evidenceunseen.com, Exodus 12:25-27, Exodus 13:1-2, Exodus 13:11-16, Exodus 13:13, Exodus 20:12, Exodus 22:29-30, Firstborn, firstborn males consecrated, gluttony, honor father and mother, honor not love, honor vs. love, james rochford, laws concering children, levites replace firstborn, Leviticus 12:1-8, Leviticus 15:25, Leviticus 19:3, Leviticus 20:9, Leviticus 27:26-27, menstruation, mosaicmagazine.com, Numbers 18:15-18, Numbers 3:11-12, pidyon ha-be, postpartum impurity, r.l. harris, rebellious child, redeem firstborn, religious training, respect, sin offering, stoning, stoning rebellious child, talmud, the law of moses, The rational Bible, torah, wherami.blog, whereami, why sin offering after having a child, why unclean longer when daughter is born
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Strange Shifts in Language
There are some strange and unexpected shifts in language found in the Hebrew Bible (i.e., our Old Testament). These shifts occur not just in one or two places. They occur throughout the Hebrew Bible. Let’s consider a few… 1. “Then … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, God, Godhead, Word Study
Tagged abraham and isaac, adam clarke, Amos 4:11, fire and brimstone, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:11-12, Genesis 48:15-16, Godhead, james burton coffman, John 19:34-37, keil delitzsch, niv, one for israel, oneforisrael.org, shifts in language, sodom and gomorrah, studylight, the angel of Jehovah, the angel of the Lord, the LORD pierced, the pulpit commentaries, who did it?, Zechariah 12:10, Zechariah 3:1-2
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Moral Perfection
I believe that a major misunderstanding exists among some Christians and among many non-Christians. I am speaking of the need for moral perfection, flawless performance of God’s law, or absolute sinless living. When a Christian has this misunderstanding, the consequences … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Faith, Sin
Tagged 1 Peter 1:15-16, 1 Peter 1:3-4, 2 Samuel 11-12, adam clarke, agape, be holy as I am holy, be perfect as I am perfect, David, flawless performance of law, Galatians 2, Galatians 6:14, Hebrews 12:14, living by faith, love, Matthew 26, Matthew 5:48, mature love, model or standard of life, moral perfection, peter, Philippians 3:9, Psalm 32, pursue peace and holiness, repent and pray, sinless perfection, teleioi, wayne jackson, what does God expect?, willful sin
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Missed Opportunity
“The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” (Jeremiah 8:20). These are extremely sad words. Judah was not in a saved condition. There are two common interpretations of this verse. Wayne Jackson comments, “This may … Continue reading
Posted in preparation, prophets, salvation, Textual study
Tagged 2 Kings 25:1-3, Acts 24:24-25, adam clarke, almost but lost, almost persuaded, babylonian captivity, balsam, exile, felix, Genesis 37:25, gilead, hananiah, harvest is past, jeremiah, Jeremiah 28:1-11, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 8:22, keil delitzsch, Luke 12:16-21, medicine, missed opportunty, neglect, no balm in gilead, no physician in gilead, opportunites, opportunity, p.p. bliss, physican, procrastination, robert taylor jr., siege of jerusalem, song almost persuaded, summer is ended, The Great Physician, the rich fool, time, wayne jackson, we are not saved
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Bryan Hodge 
Look at the Fields
“Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for the harvest!” (John 4:35). The Context … Continue reading →