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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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Catholicism: Interpreting the Bible
Catholics do not believe that the Bible can be properly understood apart from the Magisterium, that is, the guidance of the Pope and the Bishops of the Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church (second edition) states, “The task of … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Jehovah Witnesses, mormon, Mormons, Textual study
Tagged 1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 2 Chronicles 34:18-33, 2 Kings 22:8-17, 2 Kings 23:2-3, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 3:15-16, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:3, Acts 17:11, Acts 17:2, Acts 23:8, attitude, Bible or jehocah witness scriripture studies, Bible or scripture studies, book handbook of todays religions, catechism 100, catechism 85, cathoilc interpretation of scripture, charles taze russel, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:19, don stewart, Ephesians 3:4, esv, Exodus 24:7, Galatians 4:30, Hebrews 5:12, hugo mccord's translation, interpreting scripture, Isaiah 30:10, jehovah witnesses interpretation, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11, John 3:19, John 7:17, josh mcdowell, Joshua 8:34-35, Jude 16, Jude 4, kerry duke, kerry duke debate charts, Luke 11:45-52, Luke 7:43, Luke 8:15, magisterium, Mark 12:37, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 12:3-5, Matthew 15:13-14, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:13, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:23-24, Matthew 22:23-32, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 22:31, Matthew 24:15, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 26:31, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 4:4-10, mormon conference report 1951, mormons and authority, Nehemiah 13:1-3, Nehemiah 8:1-8, Nehemiah 9:1-3, nobel bereans, pharisees, Philippians 2:12, Proverbs 2:1-5, Psalm 119:130, religious division, Romans 11:2, Romans 16:18, Romans 4:3, sadducees, scribes, scribes and pharisees, the magisterium, twisting scripture, watch tower 1910, watch tower 1967, watchtower, why some do not understand, will to do His will, wresting scripture
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Prophecy: Virgin Birth – A Study of Isaiah 7:1-16 (Part 2)
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Curds and honey he shall eat, that he may know to refuse the evil and choose … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Kings 13:1-3, 1992, 2 Kings 16, 2 Kings 23:15, ahaz, Alan Highers, allen macrae, almah, asv, bethulah, book handbook of bible translations, damsel, dual fulfillment, edward j. young, esv, g. t. wenhem, gary workman, Genesis 24:16, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 8:1-4, ISBE, j. a. douglas, Joel 1:8, Judges 21:12, kjv, lxx, mais, mary, nasb, neb, new bible dictionary, niv, nkjv, nlt, nrsv, parthenos, prophecy, r. laird harris, robert gromacki, rsv, shenandoah, sign, the restorer, virgin, virgin birth, virgin or young woman
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Jesus: A Created Being?
The Wisdom Argument A common argument by the so-called “Jehovah Witnesses” is that Jesus is the “wisdom” mentioned in Proverbs the 8th chapter. Thus, Jesus is a created being (Proverbs 8:22). If one lets them define the terms, such seems … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Creation, Jesus, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Samuel 16:10-ff, adam clarke, all authority, arche, asv, bdgb, Beginning of creation, book how to answer a jehovah witness, Coffman, Collossians 1:18, Colossian 1:16, Colossians 1:15, david firstborn, Deuteronomy 21:16-17, ephraim firstborn, esv, Exodus 4:22, first in rank, Firstborn, firstborn argument, Genesis 48:18-19, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 2:10, Jeremiah 31:9, Jesus, Jesus firstborn, Jesus role in creation, John 1:3, John 5:22-23, kittles, kjv, Matthew 28:18, Micah 5:2, nasb, net, niv, nkjv, nrsv, nwt, plummer, priority, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 1:20-23, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 23:23, Proverbs 2:1-11, Proverbs 2:1-7, Proverbs 4:5, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 8, Proverbs 8:1-3, Proverbs 8:22, Psalm 89:27, qanah, reeminence, Revelation 3:14, robert morey, rsv, strong's, thayer, the beginning of creation argument, vine's, wayne jackson, Wisdom, wisdom argument, wisdom in Proverbs
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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
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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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