GOD’S PROMISES TO MAN AND THE WORLD
July 1, 2013
Jehovah asked and then told Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your…
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GOD’S PROMISES TO MAN AND THE WORLD
June 27, 2013
The first recipients and keepers of God’s Promises were Adam and Eve. God, we are told, carved out a garden for them and their family. He put the man in charge; but the man allowed the woman and a snake…
GOD’S PROMISES TO MAN AND THE WORLD
June 23, 2013
The Election is God’s greatest Promise of Grace bestowed on man in Christ Jesus. God, in His infinite wisdom and foreknowledge of man’s fall before the world was created, designed “Predestination” as a way of salvation through Promises and Conditions…
GOD’S PROMISES TO MAN AND THE WORLD
June 20, 2013
“Let us make man in our own image, …let them rule over…all the earth” (Gen. 1:26). “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil” (Gen. 3:22). “Every perfect gift is from above, coming down from…
Simon Peter #13 in John
June 16, 2013
John, the author has been a mystery, nevertheless he was accurate in assessing Peter as Jesus choice to take over after him. The author’s friendship with Jesus and Peter does point to John Zebedee. John endeared himself to Jesus and…
Simon Peter # 12 in Matthew
June 13, 2013
The Gospel according to Matthew is the most complete of Jesus life and ministry from a Jewish perspective and for Jewish Christians. At least four minds with different sources went into the compilation of the Gospel and placing it into…
Simon Peter #11 On the End
June 9, 2013
Peter believed that “the end of all things was near,” and that Christ was outside the door ready to surprise the world. Their suffering itself was evidence that judgment had begun at the family of God and was being purified…
Simon Peter #10 on Jesus’ Return
June 5, 2013
Peter does not have an organized section on Jesus’ return like he has on The Day of the Lord or Judgment Day (II Pe. 3). Instead, he refers to Jesus’ return frequently as it relates to their daily living and…
Simon Peter #9 on Hope
June 1, 2013
The Epistles of Peter are called the letters of hope. Theologians and ministers have a field day with the concept “hope.” It is easy to project hope from behind a desk and a pulpit. Suppose one is persecuted and hides…
Simon Peter #8 and Grace
May 28, 2013
Grace, yes, we do live on grace; perhaps, we do far more than we should. To most of us, grace is a gift rather than a reward. For Peter and his companions, grace was an experience or an encounter with…