The Gospel Of Repentance

This matter should be approached with love and respect for the person you are concerned about. Since we are unable to see a person’s heart like God can, the only way we can possibly know if a person is truly born again is by primarily two things. 1.       Knowledge of the truth 2.       Conduct based on truth Both have to be operating in a person’s life if they’re claiming to be saved. We can not obey God without a proper understanding of God through the pages of Holy Scripture. If one is claiming to be saved then their lives should exemplify that claim or profession faithfully and consistently. The following does not necessarily mean a person is saved:       Attending Church       Singing in the choir       “Paying tithes”       Speaking, praying in tongues [1]       Getting water baptized       Walking down the aisle       Praying the sinner’s prayer       Getting slain in the spirit (i.e. falling on the ground when someone lays hands on y

What does the Bible means when it says it is inspired? It is not simply saying that it is encouraging which of course it is; Biblical inspiration means God through the agency of the Holy Spirit is the author of scripture. Man did not write the Bible. This is where most people will disagree and say, man did write the Bible! No, man recorded what God commanded them to write. The word of God is NOT the invention of man. Even those who recorded the scripture will attest to that. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God of may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The word inspired in the Greek language is the word theopneusto s which means God-breathed. God placed His words in the mouths of the Biblical writers so that they only recorded what the Lord commanded. Paul who wrote 2 Timothy did not take credit for what

Seems like a silly question? It is not and I will explain why. There are those that believe Jesus died for all sin except the sin of unbelief. If that is true then sin abounded greater than grace which is the antithesis of what Romans 5:20 says, “where sin abounded grace abounded all the more”. This passage and so many others lets us know that Jesus died for every sin we will ever commit including the sin of unbelief. Logically speaking if Jesus  didn't  die for our unbelief, then we have to 1) conclude that unbelief is not sinful. Or 2) we have to believe that Jesus died for only some of the sins of men.                       These two arguments present an interesting dilemma. If Jesus did not die for someone’s unbelief that means that none of that person’s sins has been atoned for by Jesus. What good would it do for a person to have all their sins forgiven and still die in unbelief? He (Jesus) either died for all of yours sins or none of them, no middle ground. If a

Hermeneutics is the science of biblical interpretation. The word hermeneutics comes from the Greek word hermeneuō means to translate or interpret the message. A derivative of this word is also in Greek mythology. One of the Greek gods was named Hermes the messenger of the gods with the winged feet. In Roman mythology the god is Mercury. The DC comic book character "The Flash" was birthed through these two gods. When applying hermeneutics certain laws have to be followed in order to come to the correct meaning of the biblical text. The first method of interpretation is the literal method. The Bible is like any other book. When reading it, we are to read it literally. We should never spiritualize or allegorize any text thinking there is some hidden meaning. [1] Of course the Bible deals with symbolism that is representative of something or someone else, but by in large we are to take the Bible literally. It means what it says, and says what it means. The second

Why don’t we make the question more compelling, “since God is so loving why is there so much evil in the world?” There are varying reasons why people ask this question. Some ask the question with an unthankful, irreverent, angry attitude toward God. They think they can demand an answer from God as if the Lord is obligated to answer them. I believe others ask the question out of sheer fear of God. They are genuinely disenchanted and confused about what the Lord is apparently not doing – why He allows all this suffering to continue. Then there are others, those that are Christians who want to trust God but have no idea why He is delaying His judgment with all the wickedness going on everyday; and the Lord sees it all, at one time!              Most of the world see the ongoing wars, the poverty of people and especially young children, the disease, senseless murders, the rape of women and children, dope dealing, drug abuse, gangs, the rich getting richer, the poor getting po

Apparent Contradiction #3 A concern regarding the time of Jesus crucifixion: In Mark 15:25 we read that Jesus was crucified at the third hour of the day. But in John 19:14 we read that Jesus was crucified around the sixth hour. There is an obvious contradiction isn’t there?              Let’s examine these two verses carefully. First of all we need to determine the audience the writers were addressing. Mark was writing to a Jewish audience. For the Jews a day begins at 6:00 am. So, the third hour of the day would have been 9:00 am for them; the time when Jesus was crucified.                When John wrote his gospel, he was not residing in Israel. He was in the city of Ephesus; a city in Asia Minor – a Roman province. The Romans are on a different time system than the Israelites. A Roman day begins at 12:00 midnight like our days here in America. So for those residing in Roman colonies, the sixth hour of the day would be 6:00 am when Jesus was crucified. But on th

The statement is indeed true. There are ”a pparent” contradictions in the Bible; but these apparent contradictions are “genuine” as far skeptics and critics are concerned. That is why they do not trust the  Bible. If there are indeed contradictions in the Bible, then we have to conclude God is not the author and we as Christians are without hope; we have believed a lie because man would be its author and that would make the whole document flawed because man is flawed due to sin. While the writer has not discovered every alleged contradictory scripture reference, we will examine a couple to see if the critics have a leg to stand on.                                                                                 Apparent contradiction #1 – The skeptic says, “In James 1:13 it says that God cannot be tempted with evil, but you Christians who claim Jesus is God was tempted in all points according to Hebrews 4:15.  These two verses contradict one another. For one says God cann