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Without
There are things that man must have for physical survival. He cannot survive very long without them. “How long can we survive without the basics? Every person and situation is different, though the ‘rule of threes’ gets at the desperate … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hebrews, salvation, Word Study
Tagged abraham, actions, air, ambition, bagd, book of Hebrews, businessinsider.com, cant do without, christian living, desire, endure hardships, faith, figure of speech, focus, food, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 12:14, Hebrews 9:22, holiness, lifestyle, moses, Noah, peace, record fast, record holding breath, records, robert milligan, rule of threes, sean kane, song without Him, synecdoche, talmud, water, without, without blood, without faith, without peace and holiness, world record
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God: Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism (from the Greek Anthropos meaning man or human, and morphe meaning form or feature) is a figure of speech which is used in the Bible. It is “an ascription of material forms to God” (Clinton Lockhart, Principles of Interpretation, … Continue reading
Posted in God, Godhead, God`s eye, God`s word, Word Study
Tagged anthropomorphism, Clinton Lockhart, E.F. Hutton, figure of speech, God in figurative language, God's eyes and ears, God's face, God's limbs arms hands fingers and wings, God's mouth, God's nose, Jennie Wilson, Laurie London, Principals of interpretation, song: He's got the whole world in His hands, song: Hold to God's unchanging hand, song: Watching You, Y.M. Hemson
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Jesus: Tested, Part 2)
Jesus made clear that God’s ideal for marriage did not include divorce. His plan was for husband and wife to become one flesh: “Two individuals they are, two personalities; but they are one in love, in aim, in purpose” (Roy … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged a.t. robertson, adultery, adultery defined, aorist present, aorist v. present tense, apoluse, arndt gingrich, b.a.g., better not to marry, born eunuchs, commits abultery, dana mantley, earl edwards, epi porneia, eunuchs for kingdom, except for sexual immorality, excerpt for fornication, figure of speech, fornicaion defined, fornication, freed hardeman university, gamese, general guide rule on marriage, james o. baird, Jesus questioned, kerry duke, made eunuchs by man, Mark 10, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 19, moichatai, one flesh, penn state university, pennsylvania state univeristy, porneia, prof. craig kallendorf, prof. ed. l. miller, prof. william l. miller, punctilliar v. linear action, sexual immorality, synecdoche, texas a&m university, thayer, the exception, tyler young, university at colorado at boulder, vine's, whoever marries another
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Take Heed How You Build
“According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Jesus, Soul Winning, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:10-17, careful how you build, church, defile temple, evangelism, figure of speech, foundation of church, gold, grace = inspiration and apostleship, hay, is foundation Jesus or apostles, metonymy, precious stones, receive reward, reconciling 1 Corinthians 3:11 and Ephesians 2:20, revealing character, saved through fire, silver, Soul Winning, straw, suffer loss but saved, take heed how build, temple is holy, temple of God, tested by fire, two kinds of material in church, wood, works = converts
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Holy Spirit: In Sanctification (Part 4)
The Bible clearly teaches that God sanctifies. Moreover, it teaches that He does so indirectly, by medium of the word (John 17:17, 19). However, some believe that He also directly (miraculously) influences the heart and mind of man. Some believe … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, christian growth, Holy Spirit, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2, calvinism, carnal minded, carnally-minded, direct or indirect, ellipsis, enlightenment, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 3, fear God, figure of speech, foy wallace jr., Galatians 5, gary workman, gnosis v. epignosis, God works in you to will and do his good pleasure, hammer and tongs, howard winters, led by the spirit, man made works of righteousness, marion fox, medium of word, meritorious works, no irresistible force, not all works excluded, not under law, not under the condemnation of law, obedient works, Paul's prayer for Ephesians, Philippians 2, stephen lloyd, strengthened with might, the fruit of the Spirit, the spirit in the inner man, trench, types of works, walk in the spirit, wayne price, we are amenable to law, we are under law, without law there is no sin, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, works of the old testament law, yes there is law today
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Love in 1 John
The term “love” appears in some form 51 times in the 105 verses of 1 John. What can we learn about Biblical love from this book? Here are a few things… 1. Love is more than words. “By this we … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Textual study
Tagged 1 John 3, 1 John 4, 1 John 5, ben cumnock, ellipses, figure of speech, God is love, how to show love, implacable, kurt kaiser, love, love allows the world to see God, love and truth both/ not either or, love can spread, love in 1 John, love in deed and in truth, love in words or tongue, love is more than words, love is necessary, love is to be expressed by keeping God's commanedments, love seeks reconciliation, necessary v. sufficent, song it only takes a spark, song let the beauty of Jesus be seen, song pass it on, the book of 1 John, thomas warren quote one love, unforgiving, we love because He first loved us
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Holy Spirit: In Conversion (Part 2)
Much of the denominational world are Calvinists in doctrine. They believe that there must be a direct operation of the Holy Spirit on the heart of a man before he can be converted. Nathan Rice (a Presbyterian) made this statement … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, calvinism, Holy Spirit, Plan of salvation
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12, blows or breathes, born again, born of water and spirit, by one spirit baptized into one body, calvinism, campbell-rice debate, direct opperation of the holy spirit, double entendre, drink of one spirit, figure of speech, foy wallce jr, guy woods, Holy Spirit, John 3, john hobbs, marion fox, medium of word, metonymy, nathan rice, new birth, one rebirth with two elements, palingenesia, pnei, pneuma, presbyterian, renewing of the holy spirit, the holy spirit in conversion, Titus 3, washing of regeneration, wind or spirit
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