agrogersThe early church leaders did not subscribe to the doctrine of “salvation by faith alone.” This should give those of us who do embrace this…
John Wesley is estimated to have earned thirty thousand pounds over his lifetime (about 4 million USD today*). But by the end of his life…
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The following is extracted from “Dead to Law but Living to God”, a collection of messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1954, published by…
Romans 11:5-22 can be summarized as follows:The gentile Romans had been saved by grace through faith (v5-6, 11)The Jews were not being saved and this…
The following from bible.org is a good example of this crazy, but popular, view:Both Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:9 speak of the “judgment seat.” This is a translation…
Paul writes in Galatians:Gal 2:16 ESV yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus…
Conclusions Modern translations and literal translations tend to translate the phrase as ‘deeds of the saints’. The references in Rev 3 imply the possession of…
You can find most of the Bible references we discussed at these pages.What is the popular understanding of the Biblical judgments?Where did judgment take place…
Jesus rules the ‘nations with a rod of iron’ after His return. It is taught that those individuals that go into the millennium with natural bodies…
There are two explicit commands in Deuteronomy that require parents to initiate the execution of their child. The first is regarding general disobedience: Deu 21:18-21…
The parable is found in Luke 19.11-27. It describes a nobleman giving his 10 servants to do business with until he returns. On his return…
The verses in question are:Rom 14:10-12 ESV Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we…
The king often pronounced his judgments when sitting on his throne. The following verses show how the ‘throne’ and ‘judgment’ are often associated.1Ki 7:7 ESV …
The following list which I think describes the more popular view is taken from GotQuestions:Judgments that have already occurred:The judgment of Adam and Eve: God…
The image above illustrates a common position held by reformed believers that a believer who does not exhibit good works has never expressed true faith.…
Quality Israel Church Chosen People Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen…
This is a response to Dr Piper’s position on original sin. The video included above shows how the Augustinian view of original sin necessarily breaks…
The New Testament explicitly states in James 2:24-26 that we are ‘justified’ by both faith and works. In multiple other passages (Rom 2:6-8, Gal 6:7-9,…
The following verses are my attempt to contrast how often salvation by faith and salvation by works is shown in the same book. This is…
ConclusionsJesus is the judge. His words / the law will be the rule by which people are judged.Often ‘God’ is also spoken of as the…
The Greek word is ὑπομένω \ hupomenō \ hoop-om-en’-o [G5278]From G5259 and G3306; to stay under (behind), that is, remain; figuratively to undergo, that is, bear…
This Forbes article gives a great insight into just how wealthy the developed world really is. And check out the great videos below to see…
The passage in question is:Rev 3:10 ESV Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial…
The table below shows the striking similarities between the Seven Trumpet judgments and the Seven Bowl judgments. The two accounts mirror each other in every…
IntroductionThe approach here looks carefully at the passages that speak directly and clearly about the rapture to determine which view they more strongly support. Once…
Source: WikipediaWhite has been married three times.[22]Her first marriage was as a teenager.[74] Paula became pregnant the year after converting to Christianity. She and the father,…
The video below is a good presentation of the position maintained here. You can find many more on YouTube.
(Taken from “BLOOD COVENANT – A PRIMITIVE RITE AND ITS BEARINGS ON SCRIPTURE” by H. CLAY TRUMBULL. Page 313)Mention is made, in the text of…