“GOD WILL STRIKE YOU, you whitewashed wall!” — Acts 23:1-3
Acts 23:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” 2 And the…
“Let him be accursed” — 1 Corinthians 16:22 & Galatians 1:8-9
1 Corinthians 16:22 (NKJV) 22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be ACCURSED. O Lord, come! Galatians 1: 8-9 (NKJV) 8 But even if…
What about Imprecatory Psalms?
Imprecatory Psalms refer to Psalms of curses. These Psalms try to invoke God to destroy one's enemies or rain calamity on them. An example of this we find in Psalm…
“The weapons of our warfare” — 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
2 Corinthians 10:3 (NKJV) 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. The word "war" as used here is "strateuó" in…
“Let him take up his cross daily, and follow Me” — Luke 9:23
Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. …
Coals of Fire — An exegesis of Romans 12:17-21
Romans 12:17-21 (NKJV) 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends…
The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence — Matthew 11:12
Matthew 11:12 (NKJV) 12 And from the days of John the Baptist UNTIL NOW the kingdom of heaven SUFFERS VIOLENCE, and the VIOLENT take it BY FORCE. This text has…
Who were Jannes and Jambres? (2 Timothy 3:8-9)
2 Timothy 3:8-9 (NKJV) 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; 9 but they…
Does God scourge His sons? (Hebrews 12:3-13)
In context, Hebrews 12 has victims of persecutions as its audience: 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in…
Must I be baptized to be saved?
To answer this question, observe the reason for water baptism in the first place: John 1:31-34 (NKJV) 31 I did not know Him; but THAT HE SHOULD BE REVEALED…