The Organism vs. The Cell Can We Hate What God Hates and Still Love Those Whom God Commands Us To Love? Consider the following passages, amongst many: Psalm 139:21-22 “Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them…
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A Few Passages Misused By Arminians
A Few Passages Misused By Arminians Curt Wildy I. John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.” The “all” here cannot be all of mankind as in “every single person who ever has or ever will live…” since verse 40 makes this clear — John…
God, Alone, Sovereignly Chooses His Eternal Family
GOD, ALONE, SOVEREIGNLY CHOOSES HIS ETERNAL FAMILY (THE TRUTH THAT ARMINIANS AND SEMI-PELAGIANS FAIL TO COMPREHEND) I. THE KEY PASSAGE The entire Bible is about family; we read in Ephesians 1:3-5 “Blessed [be] the God and FATHER of our Lord Jesus Christ [the SON of God], who hath blessed us with all spiritual…
Wrestling With Honesty
Wrestling With Honesty James 5:12 “But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.” For many (introverts especially), there is a tendency to want to avoid conflict; to avoid…
More Thoughts On Sanctification
Consider 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 “For this is the will of God, [even] your SANCTIFICATION / HOLINESS [G38 – hagiasmos], that ye should abstain from fornication. 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in SANCTIFICATION / HOLINESS [G38 – hagiasmos], and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even…
Fail To Understand The Spiritual Aspect And You Will Fail To Understand The Threat
Listening to GBC Men’s Study: The Biblical View Of Angels Part Two, especially as it related to the spiritual hierarchy and warfare aspects, reinforced many of the thoughts that I have been having on the topic of so-called “conspiracy theories.” Many find it hard to believe that our governments, mass media, academia, and other such institutions,…
“The Lawful Use of the Law” In Light Of Parallel Passages
The passages are modified slightly, always within brackets, for ease of identifying the parallelisms that exists amongst them. Please note the synonymous use of terms like “Word, Law, Commandments, Judgments, Prophesyings, Holy Scriptures, All Scripture, etc.” and also note how the words “reprove/rebuke/warn/correct/exhort” (in their various grammatical forms) are associated with that which is needful…
Put To Shame, Edified, Encouraged, And Thankful For It
By God’s grace, I went back and started the Men’s Study that Pastor Jesse Gistand leads (never got far the first time); you can find the series here: http://www.grace-bible-test.com/theology_men.html. I don’t want to post the study that led me to right this; it may have a different affect on you than it did on me (besides,…
God’s Words Matter: The Law For Christians Today (Simply Discerned)
NOTE – CONSOLIDATING WITH ANOTHER POST – LEAVE PRIVATE FOR NOW AND THEN DELETE INTRODUCTION Once again, Hebrew (Synonymous) Parallelism simplifies the matter for us; it will be clear from the following passage in Proverbs, that God’s instruction for His people, at any given time, constitutes His extant law for them. Before the Mosaic era,…
The Power is in Christ, by the Spirit, in light of the Verbs, and the Nouns, and the Adjectives, and so on
Proverbs 2:1-9 “My son, if thou wilt RECEIVE my words, and HIDE my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou INCLINE thine ear unto wisdom, [and] APPLY thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou CRIEST after knowledge, [and] LIFTEST UP thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou SEEKEST her as silver, and SEARCHEST for…
Spiritual Wrestlings 