Church And Charity.
Another question many ask is: Should the Church be involved in charity? Is public work and charity one of her roles? To begin with, while we must not see socio-political…
Church And State.
Many today have mistaken the role of the Church as political. But even this is not a new development. There has been an ancient argument as to the relationship between…
Differing Approaches Towards Sinners—Jude 1:22-23.
Here, Jude speaks of saving men from destruction. He mentions that there are two types of sinners, and our approach towards saving them differs. They should be dealt with, in…
How Did Saul Truly Die?—Resolving Seeming Contradictions in 2 Samuel 1.
In 2 Samuel 1, a young Amalekite man explains how that he took King Saul's life in euthanasia (vv. 6-10). This seems to contradict 1 Samuel 31:3-4, which records Saul…
“Turning the Grace of God Into Lewdness”—Jude 3-4.
Here, Jude speaks of protecting the Gospel from false teachers. Vs. 3 says, "Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it…
“Has Not God”— 2 John 7-11
The Apostle John writes his second Epistle to the Elect Lady (kuria), an elder over a local assembly (vs. 1). John has bothered himself with defending the Gospel against perversions…
Sonship As Responsibility: An Exegesis Of 1 John 3.
A critical examination of the Epistles reveal that sonship is described in two ways; the word "son" or "child" can be understood in two different contexts in the apostolic writings.…
“Sin Unto Death”—1 John 5:14-18.
In 1 John 5:14-15, the Apostle John speaks of confidence in prayer. He says, "Now THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE IN HIM, that IF WE ASK ANYTHING according…
“He Who Came By Water And Blood”—1 John 5:6-13
1 John 5:6 (NKJV) 6 This is HE WHO CAME BY WATER AND BLOOD—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but BY WATER AND BLOOD. And it is the Spirit who…
On Confessing Sins: An Exegesis Of 1 John 1.
John begins his first epistle discussing the need for salvation. He is speaking in the opening of this epistle (i.e. 1 John 1) particularly to a sect called the Gnostics,…