2 Tim 2:15 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
The Bible uses the word “elect’ and “election”, but what does this exactly mean? According to the Vine’s Expository Dictionary, the term “elect” is described as “to pick out, select,” means, in the Middle Voice, “to choose for oneself,” not necessarily implying the rejection of what is not chosen, but “choosing” with the subsidiary ideas of …
We have heard and read of “saints” in the Bible. But who are the saints, and what is the meaning of a “saint”? The word “saint” is derived from the Greek verb (hagiazo), meaning to “set apart”, “sanctify”, or “make holy”. The Hebrew word (qadowsh) is translated to “saint” in the Old Testament. It also means “sacred”, …
The question of Law and being saved by grace has a lot of discussions, and some believers find it difficult to reconcile Law and grace as they read through scripture. For example, Romans 2:13 says, “For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who …
Romans 8:15-16 “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,” To understand the meaning of the “spirit of bondage/slavery” and …
Frank Fulop 24 February 2014 Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb. (Revelation 19:9) Have you ever wondered in the Parable of the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14) (see also Luke 14:15-24), as the king invited anyone off the streets, the bad as well as the good, how is it that …
Question:Can you help me understand the scripture God will not tempt us with evil? I’m only asking because He used evil to temp Ahab in the scripture. The question here relates to the event in 1 Kings 22, where God uses a lying spirit to deceive Ahab. In contrast, James 1:13 says, “Let no one say …