Tag Archives: Salvation
30
Mar
Dear Christian: Repentance
Dear Christian,
What does "repentance" mean? Do you know? Are you sure? Are you unsure? Does knowing what repentance is even matter?
I used to think that telling God that I was sorry for my sins was repenting. Is that what you believe? I was mistaken. Just saying, "I'm sorry for my...
15
Nov
Jude: Once For All
Jude 1:3b …I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
Jude’s message of the gospel is intent, earnest, and urgent. With deep feeling and dire straits, Jude informs that he παρακαλέω/parakaleo or appeals to readers. παρακαλέω/parakaleo as defined by...
04
Nov
Jude: Our Common Salvation
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation…
Beloved… This is the noun form of the word αγαπαο/agapao or “love”. In this case, it is the Greek word Ἀγαπητοί/agapetoi. Per Strong’s Concordance, it can be translated as: beloved, esteemed, dear, favorite, worthy of love. Simply put, loved ones.
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28
Oct
Jude: Love
Jude 1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
This is the second time the word αγαπαο/agapao or “love” is used by Jude. For what it’s worth, scholars argue whether the term is used three or four times by Jude.
This is αγαπαο/agapao. This is God’s “love” for us. Defined as love, affection, good will, benevolence, to welcome,...
09
Oct
Jude: Called, Loved, & Kept
Jude 1:1b To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
…those who are called… In the original Greek, the word for “those” is the definite article τοῖς. It is the plural form of what would be translated as “the”. Definite articles are a big deal in the...
20
Jul
Straight Talk… Glory to Glory to Glory, Rodna Epley
Romans 8:29-30 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these...
07
Sep
Revelation 12 Sign: What Time Is It?
Revelation 12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
What time is it on God’s calendar? One thing is clear. Humanity has absolutely butchered the ability to mark time as...
04
Aug
The Spirit Within
Author: Andrew Smith
Let’s start with a dictionary definition
spirit
noun
1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
2. the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body.
3. the soul regarded as...
26
Jan
The Power of His Word
Author: Andrew Smith
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. “The rain and...
03
Jan
The Gravity of the Situation
Author: Andrew Smith -- The Gravity of the Situation
If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see...
