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Makes the Old Covenant Obsolete. The New supersedes the Old. Luke 22:20 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. 2 Corinthians 3:6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter...

Notice what comes first in scripture - the order of how one becomes saved. 1- Repent , turn away from sin 2- the after you repent you get a new heart/spirit ,regeneration, new life, born again etc.... 3- repent then you live, have life- ie new heart, spirit. John below the same order in in his...

Purification for sin- καθαρισμός- katharismos: a cleansing, purifying, purification, expiation. Strongs 2512. Thayers: a cleansing from the guilt of sins (see καθαρίζω, 1 b. β.): 2 Peter 1:9, now by the expiatory sacrifice of Christ, Hebrews 1:3 on which cf. Kurtz, Commentary, p. 70; (Exodus...

Jesus and the Apostles talk about not sinning, habitual sin, continuing in sin as a character trait of an unbeliever, not a believer. I was just thinking about this topic this morning. Your thoughts both biblical and personal. Should our experience determine biblical truth or is it the other...

Love is one of the primary and essential attributes which reflect the nature and character of God. The word Theology refers to the study of God, and God is Triune, a Trinity- Tri-Unity. All doctrine begins with God at its starting point. God’s innate attributes are Aseity (God is...

Dogmatic theology gets its name from the Greek and Latin word dogma which, when referring to theology, simply means “a doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed.” Basically, dogmatic theology refers to the official or “dogmatic” theology as recognized by an organized...

Deuteronomy 19:15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established. Matthew 18:16 But if he will not listen, take...

John 3:3-10 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely, they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I...

Scripture commands us to love others as God loves us. 1-Gods unconditional love. How many times do we sin against God and He forgives us our transgressions against Him? Psalm 103:12- He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Isaiah 43:25- I, yes I, am He who blots out...

Pauls usage of these words to the Corinthians. Natural(psychikos) body Spiritual(pneumatikos) body 1 Corinthians 15:44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. Below we see how Paul uses and contrasts the words natural (psychikos) and spiritual (pneumatikos) below; 1...

A unitarian god cannot know or experience love as a solitary person. A Unitarian god is incapable of love for the scriptures declare that God is love. It is impossible for that god to love for there was nothing to love before creation. This god would need created beings to love him out of...

Question: "What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?" Answer: This is one of the most important questions in the Christian life. Many believers doubt their salvation because they don’t see signs of genuine faith in their lives. There are those who say we should never doubt our...

1 Corinthians 1:17-31 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void. 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of...

No as no one has seen the Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. That ended with Paul as we read below. Acts 1:21-22 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus...

I will call this Paul's sevenfold rebuke of Peters hypocrisy and beak it down with scripture not my opinion. Paul's words to Peter were as follows: 1) I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 2)he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of...

This is controversial but its biblical when done Gods way and not lording ones role over others. Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her...

I'm having a discussion with another poster @Devin Hammond that I thought deserved its own thread. I know there are many people who do not believe in anything but scripture for learning about God so this thread might not be for you. Here are my top 10 off the top of my head that greatly...

Psalm 107:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Psalm 106:1 Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his...

Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. So we can...

Regarding the blind, deaf and the mute. Exodus 4:11 11 The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Matthew 13:11-17 11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of...