salvation. In one of our texts Mr. Morris states “When the Father purges the vine of the “unclean” Canes; He is ridding it of people whom God will prune”. (Morris, 2012, p. 137) Man is by his own nature dry and barren, but we draw power from God which is new, which does not proceed from ourselves. We are crafted in His image alone. (Christnotes.org, 2013) The second question is what this passage of John teaches about discipleship? These passages teach us that Jesus is the vine and His disciples are the
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"There Is Nobody Like Jesus" Hebrews 1:1-3 Introduction 1. H. G. Wells, the brilliant and noted historian, once listed the ten most famous and most important men of all of history, and he listed Jesus Christ as number one, now at first glance you might think that is marvelous. You might think that he did Jesus a favor. 2. Well I beg to differ, think it was an insult of the highest order. Because Jesus was not just a man among men, he was God among men. There is nobody like
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the law of the Old Testament. There are two important aspects that are reflected in this chapter, that is • There are cases where Jesus says, “You have already heard and has also been said”. This indicates that he quotes the statement from the law of the Old Testament • There is also another case where he says “i am saying to you”, means that he is telling the people an idea that is consistent with the law of the New Testament. Therefore this acts as a contrast to the new law with direct
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wSelf Interview Throughout this course, I get to understand and become stronger with my core of belief after interview myself with my Christian worldview learning. The learning includes characteristic of God and who He is, the nature of this universe, the human being and what happen to us when we dies, the question of right and wrong, the purpose or pointless of our life, or the consistency of our worldview of each of us or through life-changing. If we want to know or question who is God?
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ways. The old testament uses the word Sheol. Sheol is a place where no one can save themselves. Ps. (89:48), it is the place where people go when they die Genesis. (37:35) (44: 29, 31) A place where the wicked go upon death Job (21:13), also a place the righteous are saved from. Ps. (49:15, 86:13; Prov. 15:24) Sheol is a place that God has absolute sovereignty over. No one can escape from God in Sheol (Amos 9:2), God Himself brings people down to it (1 Sam. 2:6).2 The New Testament uses two words
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When difficulties arose in them, Epapharas turned to Paul for guidance and assistance. Colossians is the product of that relationship. 2. Describe each of the three cities in the Lycus Valley. (Pohill pp. 331-332) Laodicea was a new fairly city, having been founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus II in 250 B.C. and then under direct Roman rule in 133 B.C. when the last of the kings of Pergamum bequeathed his kingdom in Rom. In Paul’s day, Laodicea was the most prominent city of
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I've been praying and believing God for some major breakthroughs in my life for quite a while. And sometimes I get tired of waiting! I get discouraged. I start thinking that change is never going to come, that God has forgotten about me. But it's times like these when I need to look to the truth of the Bible, and not trust my feelings. I found some scriptures on perseverance, and I am trying to memorize them and say them to myself when I start getting discouraged and impatient. If you are going through
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Exegetical Paper on 1 Timothy 2.9-15 1 Timothy 2:9-15 9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness— with good works. 11Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT....SALVATION AND THE NEW BIRTH? by Betty Miller Everywhere in this world we find heartache, strife, sickness, poverty, injustice and a host of other ills. Why can///'///t men live in peace and enjoy the good things in this earth? The Bible (God///'///s book to mankind) gives us the answer to these questions and tells us how to be born again and what that means. He tells us in His Book that all the troubles in the world are due to either my sin or someone else///'///s
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many ways the Gospel of John remains a mystery—it hints at who its author is and yet never explicitly tells us. The story seems simple and straightforward, and yet one feels as though the author is often hinting at still deeper truths. In the New Testament it stands alone, distanced from the Synoptics by its unique presentation of the Christ-event. Of the four gospels, John is by far the most poetically written and the most distinct in terms of style, narrative and approach. While there are varying
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