“What do angels look like?” is a question often asked. We must go to the Holy Scriptures to answer it. The Prophet Ezekiel provides a good description of the beings the Lord’s saints will judge and rule in His future kingdom. In 1:13,14 Ezekkiel describes what he had seen in a vision which gives us […]
God’s Very Elect: Future Judges And Rulers Of Angels (Pt. 2)
As stated in the previous posting, the Apostle Paul had to chastise the people in the church at Corinth for their failure to judge matters concerning the church, telling them, “Don’t you know that you will (one day) judge angels?” A similar statement was spoken by Jesus in John 10:33,34 concerning those who would obey […]
God’s Very Elect: Future Judges And Rulers Of Angels (Pt. 1)
The Holy Scriptures tell us that God’s first creations were angels, probably billions, perhaps trillions of them. He then created the earth and assigned the archangel Lucifer (light-bearer) and 1/3 of the angels the responsibility of caring for it. Lucifer and his angelic assistants rebelled against their Creator and the rest is history. The […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #9– Cursed (Pt. F)
Perhaps the question most often asked by church people involves why good people suffer the same as bad people. The thinking is that, if God is good, and if He cares about good people as it says in the Bible, why do church people suffer the same as everyone else? Why do wars, floods, sicknesses, […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #8– Denominations (Pt. E)
The confusion concerns why are there two divisions of Christianity and mini-divisions (denominations) numbering in the hundreds. This posting will answer that question. Ask any church person if he is a Christian and one will hear some derivation of: “Yes, I am a member of the _______” (fill in the blank with the name of […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #7– Law (Pt. D)
As noted in the previous posting, sin is a personal choice to obey Satan and disobey God. And in that black and white form gray, gray is formed of black and white. Therefore, because obedience to God makes the believer one with God (Eph. 212-14), sin separates him from God (Isa. 59:2). No matter how […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #6– Law (Pt. C)
Following the Lord’s initial act of grace known Biblically as “Justification”–the forgiveness of one’s past sins and the awarding of righteousness–the next step is CONVERSION, meaning to “turn around.” Having been justified/made righteous, one must totally abandon one’s former “walk”–thoughts, words and deeds–and “walk as He (Jesus) walked” (1 Jn. 2:6) while purifying oneself as […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #5– Law (Pt. B)
Having fought the “War of Biblical Confusion/Contradictions” for far too long, the Lord finally calmed me down and began to reveal His confusing eliminating “fine print” to me. He then showed me that the supposed Law–salvation conundrum I had wrestled with for so long was a problem of my own making. The Apostle Paul’s focus […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #4– Law (Pt. A)
I was told early on that, “If you don’t get Romans, Romans will get you.” This was in reference to God’s Law as it relates to the New Testament Church. The lesson Romans would supposedly teach me is that the Law has nothing to do with the church. Which, I later learned, is the exact […]
“Why Is The Bible So Confusing?” #3– Peace
The word “peace” is mentioned over 100 times in the New Testament. In the vast majority of instances the peace was directed toward or wished upon human beings. Without peace, little else in this life matters. Knowing this, God wills that His human creations live in a state of continuous peace. While embracing this Biblical […]
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