Religious error is dangerous in many ways. Even from a physical standpoint, error has ruined many lives over the years. For example, so-called prosperity preachers have deceived many people into giving them their life savings. They tell them it is the will of God that they give a seed-offering as a way of showing their […]
What a blessing it is to have the Word of God in our lives. Paul reminded the Jews of such in Romans 3. After telling them that they were sinners, just like the Gentiles were (Romans 2), he anticipated that they would ask, “Then what advantage has the Jew” (Romans 3:1). He was always prepared […]
In Romans fifteen and verse four, Paul wrote of the patience and comfort of the scriptures. He was referring to the Old Testament because the New Testament had not been fully written at that time. However, since the New Testament has been completed, they too contain much comfort. It is to our advantage as God’s […]
There are not too many words in the entire Bible that are more significant than grace. The practical definition of grace is, “God’s unmerited favor.” The truth is, nothing that God does for us is merited. Obviously, the most important aspect of grace is the salvation it provides, but God does more than save […]
Since God is forgiving by nature, and since He has extended forgiveness so extensively to man, He expects man to forgive one another. In fact, a person who refuses to forgive others will not be forgiven by God. Jesus made this abundantly clear in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:14-15). If you are in […]
Love is a word that we all know. Of course, there are many different kinds of love. The kind that is especially Biblical is agape. In fact, Thayer tells us that agape is “a purely Biblical and ecclesiastical word” (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon). The CBL Greek-English Dictionary says, “The noun agapē rarely occurs in Greek literature […]
The Bible is a book full of important words. In fact, every word in the original text was put there by God, for all scripture is given by inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16). The very words that the inspired writers used were chosen by the Spirit of God. Paul made this clear when he wrote to […]
One of the false doctrines that the Jews taught during the times of Christ was that a Jew could not be lost regardless of how he lived (unless he committed suicide). Paul confronted this position in the second chapter of Romans (Romans 2:1-3, 17-23). There are still those who hold to this false teaching. They […]
Galatians 2:20 (ESV) 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. C.S. Lewis once said, “Until you […]
Romans 1:16 (ESV) 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. There is good reason for this being a favorite verse of many Christians. It sets forth the theme of one of […]