Was manna the food of angels?
Manna was first mentioned in the Bible, in Exodus 16, when the children of Israel murmured because of lack of food Exodus 16:2-3 (NKJV) 2 Then the whole congregation…
What is the wrath of God?
The terminology “the wrath of God” is ALWAYS defined in Scripture; it’s NEVER God being angry but MAN consistently rejecting God’s salvation-power and goodness by a conscious exercise of his…
What about Job?
Job just hears about how the Sabeans kills his servants and make away with his oxen and donkey (Job 1:13-15), how "the fire of God" from Heaven consumed His sheep…
“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…
Did God Kill Jesus? — a closer look at Isaiah 53:10.
Penal Substitution advocates frequently visit Isaiah 53 in an attempt to find evidence for the vengeful, bloodthirsty God they preach. Particularly vs. 10 which says that "...it pleased the Lord…