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The Truly Wise
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom” (James 3:13). The truly wise demonstrate their wisdom in two ways. (1) They demonstrate it by good … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Christian Influence, Preachers, Textual study, Word Study
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Better Than Levitical/Aaronic Priesthood (Part 4)
Jesus’ priesthood is more comparable to that of Melchizedek’s than it is to the priesthood of the Levites. This point is developed in three chapters (Hebrews 5:5-6, 10-11; 6:19-20; 7:1-28). In this writing, we will continue to consider Hebrews chapter … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrews, Jesus, Textual study, Type/Antitype
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Misused Passages (Part 1)
There are certain passages which are commonly misused. I am speaking of passages which are misused by brethren, not the passages which are misused by the world at large. These passages are sometimes used as crutch passages, to support a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Ethics, evangelism, hermeneutics, Soul Winning, Word Study
Tagged abstain from all appearance of evil, abstain from every form of evil, asv, book baptism and the greek make simple, counting the cost, dave miller, easter, epieekes, esv, forbearance, gentleness, God is no respecter of persons, hesiod, honor, j.w. mcgarvey, james burton coffman, kjv, leon crouch, make disciples, marry only in the lord, Matthew 28:19-20, misused passages, moderation, moderation in all things, nkjv, participles, perfering one another, Philippians 4:5, proegeomai, Romans 12:10, roy deaver, teach baptize and teach some more, thayer, the great commission, wayne jackson
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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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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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Better Than Moses
The book of Hebrews is designed to exalt Christ. The book may be outlined as follows: I. Christ is a better messenger than previous messengers of God (1:1 – 4:13). II. Christ is a better priest than the Levitical priests … Continue reading →