Summorphoo - Wenstrom Bible Ministries
... summorphos having the same form; summorphizomai and summorphoomai to take on the same form; and metamorphoomai to be transformed (cf. Arndt, 513, 530, 786). Of special interest is the use of the word in the literature of gnosticism and the Hellenistic mystery religions. In the first instance, these ...
... summorphos having the same form; summorphizomai and summorphoomai to take on the same form; and metamorphoomai to be transformed (cf. Arndt, 513, 530, 786). Of special interest is the use of the word in the literature of gnosticism and the Hellenistic mystery religions. In the first instance, these ...
The Definition of Faith
... Receiving and Having This is the PROMISE OF GOD which, if you do not fulfi l the condition you will not receive – the condition is – BELIEVE THAT YOU RECEIVE. The actual POSSESSION is still to come but FAITH ACTS AS IF THE FUTURE IS HERE. Faith makes room and prepares for possession. Faith boasts as ...
... Receiving and Having This is the PROMISE OF GOD which, if you do not fulfi l the condition you will not receive – the condition is – BELIEVE THAT YOU RECEIVE. The actual POSSESSION is still to come but FAITH ACTS AS IF THE FUTURE IS HERE. Faith makes room and prepares for possession. Faith boasts as ...
Apostasy and the Sin unto Death, the Conscience and Sanctification
... hence the flesh profits nothing. But to access the justification unto that life of incorruptibility that the faithful will inherit at the resurrection a man must first undergo a mental and moral cleansing by believing and being obedient to the gospel, if he do this he is provisionally IN CHRIST his ...
... hence the flesh profits nothing. But to access the justification unto that life of incorruptibility that the faithful will inherit at the resurrection a man must first undergo a mental and moral cleansing by believing and being obedient to the gospel, if he do this he is provisionally IN CHRIST his ...
Bible Study Notes on Types of Christ in Genesis
... our level, took sin upon Himself, and died to make atonement for all of mankind’s sin. Reflect on the Creator of the universe dying for His creation. What did Adam and Eve know about death, in a sinless world (up to that point)? Recall that God told Adam and Eve that they would die if they ate the f ...
... our level, took sin upon Himself, and died to make atonement for all of mankind’s sin. Reflect on the Creator of the universe dying for His creation. What did Adam and Eve know about death, in a sinless world (up to that point)? Recall that God told Adam and Eve that they would die if they ate the f ...
Book 6—Of the Blessings of Grace, and the Doctrines of It Chapter 1
... them, is their Redeemer, who has given himself a ransom for them. 1d. The delivery of a debtor from prison, by paying his debts for him, is an emblem of deliverance and redemption by Christ: a man that is in debt, is liable to be arrested, and cast into prison, as is often the case; where he must li ...
... them, is their Redeemer, who has given himself a ransom for them. 1d. The delivery of a debtor from prison, by paying his debts for him, is an emblem of deliverance and redemption by Christ: a man that is in debt, is liable to be arrested, and cast into prison, as is often the case; where he must li ...
The Need for Clear Discernment
... are charmed with some strange new thing, and are not wise in experience to discern the character of ideas that men may frame up as something. But to call it something of great consequence and tie it to the oracles of God, does not make it truth. Oh, how this rebukes the low standard of piety in the ...
... are charmed with some strange new thing, and are not wise in experience to discern the character of ideas that men may frame up as something. But to call it something of great consequence and tie it to the oracles of God, does not make it truth. Oh, how this rebukes the low standard of piety in the ...
The Great Commandment and Bible Interpretation
... him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ...
... him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ...
The Dangers of Messianic Legalism III
... "Persecution: Around the world, Christians are being persecuted for their faith. My grandparents went to China as missionaries. The Communists went to every house in their village, and killed all foreigners, except their house. My grandfather was arrested by Mao Tse Tung, put on trial, with a gun he ...
... "Persecution: Around the world, Christians are being persecuted for their faith. My grandparents went to China as missionaries. The Communists went to every house in their village, and killed all foreigners, except their house. My grandfather was arrested by Mao Tse Tung, put on trial, with a gun he ...
A Study of *religious* organizations
... stopped all persecution against Christians. • In 608, Boniface proclaimed himself as the “universal bishop” or “papa,” setting the precedent for all subsequent popes, an office unknown prior to that time. • The Council of 1870 (Vatican Council) proclaimed the doctrine of papal infallibility, culmina ...
... stopped all persecution against Christians. • In 608, Boniface proclaimed himself as the “universal bishop” or “papa,” setting the precedent for all subsequent popes, an office unknown prior to that time. • The Council of 1870 (Vatican Council) proclaimed the doctrine of papal infallibility, culmina ...
2 Timothy Commentary
... know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 1. Paul understands why he is in jail. He knows he did no crime against society. He knows that his suffering is because of his preaching and teaching to Gentiles. 2. Paul is not ashamed. W ...
... know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 1. Paul understands why he is in jail. He knows he did no crime against society. He knows that his suffering is because of his preaching and teaching to Gentiles. 2. Paul is not ashamed. W ...
HERESY, the SIN in The BELIEVERS CAMP (and
... Unfortunately, the Bible indicates that heresy is usually found in the believers' camp, AMONG God's people. That is where most false cults really started--in the believers' camp. The founder of the Church of Christ started with Alexander Campbell, who hung out a lot with Baptists until he got a foot ...
... Unfortunately, the Bible indicates that heresy is usually found in the believers' camp, AMONG God's people. That is where most false cults really started--in the believers' camp. The founder of the Church of Christ started with Alexander Campbell, who hung out a lot with Baptists until he got a foot ...
Text - Fredericksburg Bible Church
... redemption and the forgiveness of sins;”. The key word is the word obtained. What the Arminian's are saying is not that Christ’s death provided salvation for all but that it obtained salvation for all. This explains why Arminian’s believe that each member of the human race has been given sufficient ...
... redemption and the forgiveness of sins;”. The key word is the word obtained. What the Arminian's are saying is not that Christ’s death provided salvation for all but that it obtained salvation for all. This explains why Arminian’s believe that each member of the human race has been given sufficient ...
False Religions
... only 144,000 will go to heaven. But John the Revelator, in the Book of Revelation, looked into the future and saw thousands of thousands in heaven. One thousand thousand is a million. There will be millions of people in heaven, and the Jehovah’s Witnesses are teaching lies. The Jehovah’s Witnesses a ...
... only 144,000 will go to heaven. But John the Revelator, in the Book of Revelation, looked into the future and saw thousands of thousands in heaven. One thousand thousand is a million. There will be millions of people in heaven, and the Jehovah’s Witnesses are teaching lies. The Jehovah’s Witnesses a ...
Love for God/Seeking God - Orange County Church of Christ
... Medical Account of the Crucifixion In this paper, I shall discuss some of the physical aspects of the passion, or suffering, of Jesus Christ. We shall follow Him from Gethsemane through His trial, scourging and walk along the Via Dolorosa to His last dying hours on the cross. This led me first to a ...
... Medical Account of the Crucifixion In this paper, I shall discuss some of the physical aspects of the passion, or suffering, of Jesus Christ. We shall follow Him from Gethsemane through His trial, scourging and walk along the Via Dolorosa to His last dying hours on the cross. This led me first to a ...
The What and Why of Relinquishment
... personal gain and living by God’s commandments after they die is only a rudimentary interpretation of the Gospels. In Matthew 5:44-48, Jesus preaches to the people: But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven… if you love ...
... personal gain and living by God’s commandments after they die is only a rudimentary interpretation of the Gospels. In Matthew 5:44-48, Jesus preaches to the people: But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven… if you love ...
Also - Grace Gospel Fellowship
... “GGF talks about conferences. What are these about?” The 1944 gathering in Evansville was the first annual GGF conference. These gatherings began to draw dozens and then hundreds of pastors and their congregants to study God’s Word and enjoy fellowship with people from Grace churches across the coun ...
... “GGF talks about conferences. What are these about?” The 1944 gathering in Evansville was the first annual GGF conference. These gatherings began to draw dozens and then hundreds of pastors and their congregants to study God’s Word and enjoy fellowship with people from Grace churches across the coun ...
john chapter 16, commentary - Pastoral
... like John 13:36; 14:5, 8, 22. Jesus uses these questions to reassure them and reveal Himself. It is characteristic of John that he uses dialog to reveal truth. In John there are twenty-seven conversations with or about Jesus. It is also characteristic of John that Jesus' hearers did not comprehend w ...
... like John 13:36; 14:5, 8, 22. Jesus uses these questions to reassure them and reveal Himself. It is characteristic of John that he uses dialog to reveal truth. In John there are twenty-seven conversations with or about Jesus. It is also characteristic of John that Jesus' hearers did not comprehend w ...
The way of Abel and Cain
... So here we have the first human being born on this planet – Cain. Can you imagine the excitement that his birth must have brought? He is named ‘Cain’ meaning ‘acquired of the Lord’ and no doubt Eve is remembering the promise that God gave her that ‘the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent’s he ...
... So here we have the first human being born on this planet – Cain. Can you imagine the excitement that his birth must have brought? He is named ‘Cain’ meaning ‘acquired of the Lord’ and no doubt Eve is remembering the promise that God gave her that ‘the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent’s he ...
1 Introduction - St Francis Magazine
... the gospel. But when we point to Jesus, he is both the focus and the boundary. I know Medearis agrees; I just wish he would have said it. One last word as to why both perspectives of salvation, the Gospel, Church, and Christianity are necessary. What is the Church? Is it an organization of people or ...
... the gospel. But when we point to Jesus, he is both the focus and the boundary. I know Medearis agrees; I just wish he would have said it. One last word as to why both perspectives of salvation, the Gospel, Church, and Christianity are necessary. What is the Church? Is it an organization of people or ...
5628 SILVER STAR BIBLE SCHOOL 1996 THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST
... the temple. How else did they know to go to Bethlehem? and how else was it acceptable, that these people from up in Galilee should come down to Bethlehem, and be registered there? There must have been some official document or record, to accept them for what they said they were! And anyway, the fami ...
... the temple. How else did they know to go to Bethlehem? and how else was it acceptable, that these people from up in Galilee should come down to Bethlehem, and be registered there? There must have been some official document or record, to accept them for what they said they were! And anyway, the fami ...
I want to `play by ear` as I speak
... that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face ...
... that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face ...
9575 WILLIAMSVILLE STUDY WEEKEND
... absolutely nothing, there would have been absolutely nothing that Moses could have desired, as a great and powerful man in Egypt, that he couldn't by only the snap of his fingers, had brought before him and that he could have enjoyed as a pleasure of the things of the flesh. That would have been ver ...
... absolutely nothing, there would have been absolutely nothing that Moses could have desired, as a great and powerful man in Egypt, that he couldn't by only the snap of his fingers, had brought before him and that he could have enjoyed as a pleasure of the things of the flesh. That would have been ver ...
awaken to the Lordship of King Jesus
... who has been elevated above all to rule over history. Believing in God or calling on Him is not enough to access the authority that comes through Christ. It is your relationship with Jesus Christ that determines what happens in history, because He has been placed above all rule and authority and by ...
... who has been elevated above all to rule over history. Believing in God or calling on Him is not enough to access the authority that comes through Christ. It is your relationship with Jesus Christ that determines what happens in history, because He has been placed above all rule and authority and by ...
the cross and the crescent
... This is especially true in the African-American community, and I’m not talking about conversion to the Nation of Islam, an organization that has been on the decline since the late 60’s. Muslims live in my neighborhood. Their kids go to school with my kids. We shop at the same stores. Their presence ...
... This is especially true in the African-American community, and I’m not talking about conversion to the Nation of Islam, an organization that has been on the decline since the late 60’s. Muslims live in my neighborhood. Their kids go to school with my kids. We shop at the same stores. Their presence ...
June 2011 - Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
... the Lord from the very beginning of time. We see religion at work in the case of Cain and Abel, the offspring of the First Family. The Lord had given instructions as to how communion with Him should be carried out, plus forgiveness of sins. It would be by the means of the slain lamb, offered up in s ...
... the Lord from the very beginning of time. We see religion at work in the case of Cain and Abel, the offspring of the First Family. The Lord had given instructions as to how communion with Him should be carried out, plus forgiveness of sins. It would be by the means of the slain lamb, offered up in s ...