The Believer’s Love-walk.
John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. …
Deep calls unto deep – Psalm 42:6-7
Psalm 42:6-7 (NKJV) 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of…
He has put eternity in their hearts — Ecclesiastes 3:11
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NKJV) 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God…
The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1–13)
Matthew 25:1-13 (NKJV) 1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of…
“It is finished” — WHAT was finished? (John 19:30)
The Johannine account records Jesus' statement on the Cross "It is finished!” as He slipped gradually into death. The question is: Did Jesus accomplish ALL concerning salvation on the Cross?…
Did God forsake Jesus on the Cross? Part II (Matthew 27:46)
Having established that God never abandoned Jesus on the Cross, the issue of Matt. 27:46 then comes in — what did Jesus mean when He said "My God, My God,…
Did God forsake Jesus on the Cross? Part I (Habbakuk 1:13)
"God's eyes are too holy to behold sin. Because Jesus was carrying your sin, He forsook Him on your behalf..." So goes the modern evangelical sermon. At the end of…
What is the blood of Jesus and what does it do?
When asked this question, the average Christian might answer "the red liquid that dripped from His side at Calvary" and which "appeased the wrath of God." We already established that…
What is Forgiveness of Sins? (An exegesis of Colossians 1:13-14)
Colossians 1:13-14 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption…
What is propitiation?
Another argument often used by advocates of the Penal Substitution Theory of the Atonement ("God needed blood to forgive sins") is the interpretation of the word "propitiation." This word…