Category: New Testament
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Firstborn?
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans 8:29 (KJV) Firstborn – Who is the firstborn of God? Before you answer, think about how many firstborns can a parent have? One. There can be only…
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Only the Commandments?
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 1 John 2:3 (KJV) Commandments – Christianity loves to separate out the commandments from the law. It makes it easier this way. I only have to keep the 10 commandments and not all 613 laws according to John. But for this…
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You Are Not Predestined
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans 8:29 (KJV) Predestinate – For a moment, imagine that Paul’s letter to the Romans is not about you. It wasn’t written to you or any other 21st…
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Compulsion or Free Will?
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: Galatians 2:3 (KJV) Compelled – I have many reformist friends and enjoy my conversations with them. They push me, cause me to research further, and share very interesting concepts of theology. They are passionate and well studied. One recent conversation…
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John 6:4
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. John 6:4 (KJV) Passover – Last week I suggested that if John 6:4 is removed, everything begins to align much better in the timeline of Yeshua’s ministry. We looked at all the surrounding text that exposed the reason that Passover could not have been happening…
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Timeline of Yeshua’s Ministry
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. John 6:4 (KJV) If you’re at all familiar with the chronology of the ministry of Christ, this verse should cause some hesitation. It doesn’t align with the rest of the gospels, ie. Matthew, Mark, and Luke. And yet this one verse is the basis for…
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When Words Are Added
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Acts 21:25 (KJV) They observe no such thing, save only – Have you ever studied this verse? Most…
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Not of This World
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. John 18:36 (KJV) Not of this world – When we think of the kingdom of God or…
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Nailed to the Cross
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Colossians 2:14 (KJV) Handwriting of ordinances – There are predominantly two interpretations that rise from these words. One supports the doctrine that is enforced all throughout the entire…
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First Loved
We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (KJV) Loved – When was it that God first loved us? Did He love us at our birth? Did He love us before we were born? Is it you and me that John is writing about here? So many questions, and yet we quote…