Many Christians believe that Paul lived his life as a struggling sinner and they use what he said in Romans 7 as an excuse to justify their sin. In Rom. 7:15, 19 Paul said, "... 15 what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do … 17 it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me ... 19 what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing." These verses seem to say that Paul was continually overcome by his sinful nature. Because of...
A
look at Peter's character.
Peter is
often spoken of in disrespectful terms as though he was foolishly
outspoken or always putting his foot in his mouth. I even heard a
sermon in which he was called a fool for getting out of the boat to
walk on the water. However, I think Peter showed a lot of courage
and faith and simply wore his heart on his sleeve. He had the courage
of his convictions and was not afraid to show his emotions. The
following examples look as some of what...
Recognising The Antichrist"… he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."(2 Thess. 2:4)The Bible tells us that one day a man, called the Antichrist, will appear in the Temple (yet to be built) and declare himself to be God. 2 Thess. 2:4 speaks about this saying, "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God." When this happens, we will know beyond...
Repentance – The Missing Link Many Christians say that leading a holy, repentant life is not necessary for salvation and others say that a person only has to believe. By this they mean that if someone just believes, just knows, that Jesus died for their sins then they are saved and that is that. In this article, I would like to look at what it means to believe and what Jesus meant when He said, “unless you repent, you too will all perish” (Luke 13:3). Believing (Faith)James 2:19 shows...
Returning God's Love Jesus said, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching." (John 14:23)Rom 5:8 tells us, "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Through the cross, our heavenly Father clearly demonstrated His love for us. What does He require from us to return that love? First, let's look at not loving God In 1 John 3:1 we are told, "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be...
Sanctification
“It
is God's will the you should be sanctified”. 1 Thess.
4:3
When we
repent of our sins and put our trust in Jesus, we are said to be
justified. That is, our sins are totally forgiven and we are
righteous in God's eyes. A good definition of justified is
“just-as-if-I'd-never-done-it”. We are declared
innocent.
When we
first get saved, big and sudden changes can occur in our life. God
may instantly deliver us from this sin or that but our sinful nature
(the...
“Tongues then are a sign, not for believers but for
unbelievers” (1 Cor. 14:22).
It’s commonly believed
that speaking in tongues is a private prayer language but that idea
is read into the text. Not a single verse states that tongues is for
private prayer, however, 1 Cor. 14:21-22 clearly say that speaking in
tongues was a sign. In 1 Cor. 14:21, God said, “through
men of strange tongues … I will speak to this
people”. This is a quote from Isa. 28:11-14
in which God said...
In 1 Cor. 13:8, we are told
that Tongues, Prophecy and Knowledge will cease at some point in
time and, after they cease, 1 Cor 13:13 says that Faith,
Hope and Love will remain. We know that Love is eternal but our Faith
and Hope are both fulfilled and come to their conclusion when Jesus
returns as the following shows -
Regarding Faith, Heb. 11:1
tells us that Faith is “being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see” and 2 Cor. 5:7 says,
"we live by faith,...
Speaking In
Tongues – General Comments
Comments
on various points about speaking in tongues.
1) If tongues
have ceased, why did Paul say not to forbid speaking in tongues (1
Cor. 14:39)?
The
simple reason is that when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians, about 55AD,
tongues was still a gift and being used as a sign of judgment against
the Jews. After judgment came, in 70AD, tongues ceased being a gift
because they had served their purpose as a sign.
See
the blog “Speaking In Tongues...
Regarding speaking in
tongues, what is 1 Cor. 13:11 saying? The verse says, "When
I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I
reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways
behind me". In this verse, the putting away of the so
called childish ways of speaking, thinking and reasoning is parallel
to the cessation of the gifts of tongues, prophecy and knowledge
spoken of in 1 Cor. 13:8. The following points make this connection
obvious -
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