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101 | Does Jesus teach OT doctrine? | John 1:1 | keliy | 211554 | ||
Hi Robert, Thanks for replying, I only have a few minutes right now, in a few hours I will be able to respond more thoroughly. It would be wise at this point to see what others have to say about this. But briefly, You said, "Recall that Jesus told one person to keep the commandments and then follow Him in order to gain eternal life." Can I ask you to give the address of the verse you quote? This is just to clear up confusion, because there may be a different context involved. You also said, "Why doesn't Jesus talk about His death to everyone who asks" Well, There are two places I can see right off the top of my head where this does happen. 1) Jesus said "As Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days, so must the Son of Man.... 2)Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will rebuild it in three days" I can not see anything that does not fit into the theme of God's plan. Remember, everything in the OT points forward to the Cross (Man's Redemption). And everything in the NT points backward, to the Cross (Man's Redemption). Lord Bless, keliy |
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102 | Does Jesus teach OT doctrine? | John 1:1 | keliy | 211569 | ||
Robbert, You are correct in saying, "Jesus did not say: Believe in my death and resurrection", but He did give signs that were hidden from those who were on but a cursory quest for knowledge. That is, those who wanted simply to be on "the winning side" or, those looking for "fire insurance". These are in the crowd for their own benefit, not to bring glory to God. In the context of Jesus' quoting from the Book of Jonah, there were scribes and Pharisees coming to question Him for some validation of his authority to teach such things. The scribes and Pharisees asked for a sign, but they did not receive, for they asked amiss. Jesus, seeing through their false pretense refused to give them another sign besides what has been given, in the prophet Jonah. (cf Matt 12:36-40) " I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you." But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." This, I'd like to say, Does fit into the death of Christ and also His resurrection. We have another Gospel account in the story of the rich man who died, and lifting up his eyes in hell, found himself in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, with Lazarus in his bosom. (Luk 16:22 - 31) After being denied the requested water, the rich man attempted one more request, "I pray thee therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, For I have five brothers; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. And in the last verse of the chapter, father Abraham finally told him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Another viewpoint by which to compare the teachings of (any) preacher or teacher is the sin of heresy. For this, let's turn to Gal 5:19-21 which lists deeds of the flesh: "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Now, close to the middle of the list, we see listed that 'heresies' are counted as a work of the flesh. This, I take to be due to its association with the sin of Pride. One of the most offensive to the kingdom of God. We are told in the NT that there will be many such teachers in the last days. I think that you know what to do with their words, what they usually are discovered to be, are just a cursory quest for knowledge. I hope you have gotten much of your question answered, What say you? God Bless, keliy |
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103 | Gospels are OT books? | John 1:1 | keliy | 211572 | ||
Robbert, Just to simplify things, because so many threads tend to wander away from the original post: It is true that everything up to Jesus' death on the Cross is in the Old Testament. My belief of what was the deciding event was when the veil of the Temple was rent, from top to bottom. And it is correct what is stated in Heb 9:16, "For a testament is of force after men are dead..." Can you imagine the Gospels being actually written while Jesus was alive on the earth? It would have been, "...of no strength at all while the testator liveth." Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (Col 2:8) In conclusion friends, -when the plain sense makes the most sense... In Him, keliy |
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104 | JOHN CHAPTER 1, I NEED SOME QUESTION AN | John 1:1 | keliy | 220780 | ||
Hi, PANCAKE You can use the search function here located to the right of your screen, You can just Google John 1, Or you can ask right here, with a specific question that needs to be answered and we will all do our best. keliy |
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105 | who are Pharasees and why the questions | John 1:21 | keliy | 220942 | ||
Mary, just because someone holds the title of a priest, does not make them any more wise than the next man. The Pharisees were respected in their culture because they held authority. Yet this authority did not mean they did not abuse authority. This does not mean that they were holy and certainly they were not close to God. Also, I think you might be confusing the Levites with the Sadducees, but that is o.k. here, we are all here to learn. John the Baptist saw the Pharisees and Sadducees arriving at the site of a baptism and, in Matt 3:7, "...he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? " The baptist discerned that they were not there to be baptised, but possibly to stir up trouble, such as through attempting to corrupt John's influence. In John 8:13 the Pharisees are seen questioning Jesus's authority: "Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true." And in John 8:37-59, we see Jesus discussing their own lineage and authority as He says, "I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you." Jesus knew that they were racially mixed and yet claimed Israelite heritage going back to Abraham. While this is too broad of a subject to discuss in detail here, there are a few points that should prove that the Pharisees and Sadducees were not meeting John for the baptism of repentance. 1). Pharisees revered the traditions of the elders over God's holy Word. They were in competition with the Sadducees for power and influence. They came to observe John baptize and witness his influence. 2). The Sadducees were of humanist beliefs, they were wealthy, and of high position who lived for one life only and rejected the resurrection. As with the Pharisees, the Sadducees were watching John. They also were not coming for the baptism of repentance, and had no desire to repent of anything. They would never give up their wealth and position to follow Jesus. He required those who followed Him to seek first the “Kingdom of God” and not the kingdoms of the world. (cf Matt 6:33) |
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106 | What is Nazareth like in this time? | John 1:46 | keliy | 220943 | ||
Nazareth was a small and insignificant village during the period of Jesus. | ||||||
107 | Fig tree meaning? son of man meaning? | John 1:50 | keliy | 220940 | ||
Hi Mary, It is so refreshing to see a new member, so filled with enthusiasm. We are all glad that you decided to join us. If I may make a suggestion though, it would help us all if you could limit the body of your post to maybe one question. ((o: It is difficult to frame a thought pattern when there are several questions being asked in the same paragraph. Now, to the passage at hand, Christ reveals to Nathanael that He is Divine by showing how He is able to know things that otherwise are not known. "Before Philip called thee, I saw thee." The fig tree has very little to do in this passage, but only proves that Christ did possess intimate knowledge of Nathaniel's thoughts, as well as his location as he thought them. Men can gain knowledge only through the senses, as they live in the physical world. But Christ has knowledge of us before we ever have knowledge of Him. It is God's capability to know all things and all people and in this Christ proves His identity on many occasions. Christ said as Nathanael approached, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" This is in response to Nathanael's asking Philip, "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Nate's caution here is actually commendable, that he did not believe every thing that was said, but placed all things under scrutiny. This was owing to the fact that the prophets placed Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Messiah, and secondly that there was a lower class of people that inhabited Nazareth at the time. It is through this discourse then, that Nathanael gains his faith in Jesus Christ, as he exclaims in vs. 49, "thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel" In other words, the true Messiah. It is a wonder to me that such a small instance of Christ’s wisdom should have such a great effect, which only shows proof of the operation of the Holy Spirit. It is a humble title which Christ uses as He refers to Himself as "The Son of man." He is the only one who uses it of Himself , and does so frequently in the gospel. This is an expression of His humility in the middle of much high praise given to Him, such as when Nathanael calls him the Son of God and king of Israel. By using that title Christ also properly teaches His own humanity, which is just as important of a belief as His divinity. I hope this helps to clear up your confusion. If not, feel free to ask away! |
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108 | Jesus riding into town on a donkey? | John 6:15 | keliy | 221645 | ||
Usher, the story is recounted in all four gospels, and foretold by God's prophet, Zechariah 9:9 over 500 years before it happened. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. The gospel accounts are found in: Matt 21:1-11,17 Mark 11:1-11 Luke 19:29-44 John 12:12-19 |
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109 | satan comes to steal,kill and destroy | John 10:10 | keliy | 212817 | ||
Hi Feather, Yes, God's Word plainly speaks about the goal of satan, who has been given a divine permission to try everything he can think of to distract us from living the life that God wants us to lead. But, if someone "opens the doors" then where does this oppression originate? Can we even blame satan if we are the one who is tempting him to enter? He would be acting as his nature dictates. It is US who must make the choice to govern ourselves, as in Eph 6:18, "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" -And this is only after putting on the "Armor of God" So there is much that we are commanded to do first. And if we by default or ommission give in to our sin nature, we can not blame satan or anyone else but ourselves and this is why we will be judged for our actions, and satan will not be held responsible for our failures. In addition, satan is not the only one that we can blame for the oppression which exists in our lives. God's Word teaches us that actually we each have enemies that war against us. The first enemy is referred to as the 'World'. This is not the created world, that proclaims the Lord's majesty, and it is not the people in the world, whom God also created and loved enough to die for. The "world" that wars against our soul is the self-centered way of life which pursues ungodly standards. This is the philosophy of the world, and the principles of the world. the world promotes selfishness, ambition, and pleasure. We are constantly in danger of choosing one of the paths of the world, and in doing so, we by default are giving godly, spiritual values second place. The second enemy of our souls is the "Flesh". The word "flesh" refers to our fallen self-centered nature. God's Word teaches us that we are born with an inclination to sin, will be with us throughout our entire life. We each have two natures - the new life which he received when he accepted Christ, and the old sinful nature called "the flesh." There is an ongoing conflict between these two natures which Galatians 5:17 describes quite vividly. The "flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other" Our fleshly desires are tainted by selfishness and pride and become expressions of the flesh. It is possible to pray (in the flesh) in order to impress others with our spirituality. It is possible to give money in order to be praised for our generosity. Such actions are of the flesh, and are not pleasing to God. The third enemy is satan, and every believing Christian is also subjected to his powers. Satan is the devil, who is constantly seeking to hold us in captivity. Satan's attacks do not come in easily observed forms. He is subtle and crafty, and often comes disguised as an angel of light. Stay strong, and pray for strength. keliy |
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110 | Thought it not robbery? | John 10:30 | keliy | 213030 | ||
Hi humility, very interesting, I can only give you what some commentators have to say. First, the study note in my Ryrie Study Bible, KJV copyright 1976,78. Under Phil 2:6, Ryrie says about 'not robbery', The verse may be paraphrased: Who, though the same nature of God, did not think this something to be exploited to His own advantage. According to David Guzik, "The idea behind this is that the pre-incarnate Christ already possessed equality with the Father and resolved not to cling to it in the incarnation." and, "The ancient Greek in this phrase has the idea of something being grasped or clung to. Jesus did not cling to the prerogatives of deity." And here is something from Matthew Henry, in an unrelated verse that applies quite well, "Observe the vast extent of the kingdom of Christ; it reaches to heaven and earth, and to all the creatures in each, to angels as well as men, and to the dead as well as the living.—To the glory of God the Father. Observe, It is to the glory of God the Father to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; for it is his will that all men should honour the Son as they honour the Father, Jn. 5:23. Whatever respect is paid to Christ redounds to the honour of the Father. He who receiveth me receiveth him who sent me, Mt. 10:40." blessings, keliy |
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111 | Why did they oppose Jesus and how? | John 11:46 | keliy | 213053 | ||
Hi Rose, That question could call for a very long answer, but I will keep it short. The Pharisees opposed Jesus for selfish reasons. They were particularly disturbed over his acts of healing people during the Sabbath as well as His claims of divinity. The Pharisees followed Jesus and his disciples trying to catch them breaking the law (Matthew 12:1,2). Some verbally attacked Jesus and his disciples for violating established Jewish tradition (Matthew 15:1,2). Some accused Jesus of violating the Sabbath doing work on that day (Matthew 12:9-14). Some accused Jesus of obtained his power from Satan (Matthew 12:24). They also tried to trap Jesus in his teachings (Matthew 22:15), and supported the plan to kill Jesus "for the good of the nation" (John 11:46-50). But, not all Pharisees were "bad Pharisees " Nicodemus was a Pharisee (John 3:1) Also, “the Jews” seems to apply to all Jews, as if all Jews were opposed to Jesus. This is one way of reading it. The Scribes were in opposition because they "knew the Scripture so well", that they believed it was someone other than Jesus who was to be the Messiah. Saul, of Tarsus opposed Jesus, through the persecution of His Church. Also, satan opposes Jesus, just stating the obvious to get this enemy on the list. The list goes on, -do atheists actually 'hate' Jesus? blessings, keliy |
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112 | why change the writting on the croass | John 19:21 | keliy | 221124 | ||
Hello, watchman. The inscription which Pilate wrote, and had fixed at the top of the cross, announced the crime for which he was crucified. Matthew called it, aitia—the accusation, Mark and Luke called it epigrapheµ—the inscription, John calls it by the proper Latin name, titlos—the title: and it was this, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Pilate intended this as a disgrace, that he, being Jesus of Nazareth, should pretend to be king of the Jews. The Jewish leaders however, took offense at the wording, for they would not have it written, "king of the Jews" but rather: "he called himself, I am the king of the Jews". In this they show themselves to be so spiteful to smear His honor along with His body. They were filled with such malice that they were attempting to soil His character, jealous as they were concerning the reputation of their beloved nation. It was not enough for these prosecutors to force Pilate to condemn Christ against his will, but they forced the issue over such a trivial matter. And worse yet, after charging Christ with the crime, had never even proved that He was guilty of such. |
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113 | pastor / shepherd? | John 21:17 | keliy | 211254 | ||
Greetings, Azure. Ni Hao (o: Yes, Pastor is equivalent to shepherd A shepherd in the Near East was responsible for watching out for enemies trying to attack the sheep, defending the sheep from attackers, healing the wounded and sick sheep, finding and saving lost or trapped sheep, loving them, and sharing their lives and to earn their trust. Now my own Pastor prefers to think of himself as a minister, which is diffrent. The meaning of the word minister is to serve. That is also their purpose. The Pastor of my small church says that He is called to be a servant of the Lord. He also says that a true servant only receives his reward when the other person is blessed. Now The shepherd is not worse than a minister, as Jesus tells us, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them." (John 10:11,12) There are qualifications for bishops and elders in the pastoral epistles of Titus and Timothy, But we are ... as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Pet 2:5) ... a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (1 Pet 2:9) -Sorry if I got off the subject, was your question pertaining to the particulr verse above? keliy |
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114 | Annoted Synopsis Final Events for Jesus? | John 21:25 | keliy | 213212 | ||
Hi Rose 53 Yes, and don't forget about the final week of our Lord's life. It began with a parade in His honor, and proceeded quickly to His shameful execution. You can read the story on Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on what we call 'Palm Sunday', in Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12. The interesting point to me, is the reaction of the Pharisees that were there in the midst of the celebrating crowd. They told Jesus to 'keep them quiet'. Yet, if they knew the Scriptures as well as they claimed to, they would have known enough to be waiting at the gate, on that very day, in anticipation of the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy (9:9). This is because of Daniel's prophecy has been mathematically calculated to be fulfilled on that day. This is no different than Daniel recording in vs 9:2 that he understood through Scriptural study the number of years, that would be accomplished in the desolations of Jerusalem. Anyway, what kicks the whole scenario off for me, is the raising of Lazarus from the dead, After which they headed for Jerusalem. Then there are Jesus' farewell sermons, and then Judas agrees to betray Him. Then comes the Last Supper, garden of Gethsemane, and the arrest by the Sanhedrins, after which Peter betrays Jesus 3 times. Then after a shameful execution, where the soldiers mocked Him to His face, Jesus hung dying on the cross. Then He cried out, "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken Me?" (Mat 27:46) It seemed all had abandoned Him. Yet He did not abandon us. His work was not finished. If Jesus did not rise from the dead and claim His victory, then our faith would be like empty grief, based upon a useless myth. But then came an empty tomb. And even though an angel had declared that Jesus had risen, Cleopas was walking on the road to Emmaus with a friend and their faces were 'downcast' (Luke 24:17). But later, Jesus gave His disciples a treat. The last miracle He performed on earth was filling their nets with fish, after an unproductive night of fishing. Then Jesus had breakfast waiting for them. After which He showed His amazing grace to Peter by restoring Him into His service. I do hope this helps Rose, we are all glad to give support and opinions, but we do not do people's homework. The details are all found by reading the Book. (o; Lord Bless, keliy |
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115 | Book help of Acts! | Acts | keliy | 221189 | ||
Good Morning, Grace, May I suggest Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible? It can be found at Christian Book Distributors for 17.99 (retail 25.99). This is an abridged version of the original 6 volume set of commentaries, published posthumously (early 1700's). Each of the six volumes sells for 24.95, but are on sale now for 4.99 a piece. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org) has many resources that are available as a free download in PDF format, Including Matthew Henry |
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116 | What was the nature of the Jew-Gentile c | Acts 9:3 | keliy | 213631 | ||
What, AGAIN?? please see ID# 213597 |
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117 | What was the nature of the Jew-Gentile c | Acts 9:3 | keliy | 213632 | ||
This has also been asked at justanswer.com, under homework. -except they charge a fee. keliy |
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118 | Author's role in acts | Acts 28:28 | keliy | 211423 | ||
Hi Nic, Maybe your teacher knows the answer, and is just prompting the class for other options? I can only do my best, so my chronology might be a bit off but here goes: Luke was an evangelist and travelling companion of Paul. He was also an excellent historian and a physician, although he might possibly have been born a slave. It was likely Luke's attention to detail that prompted his owners to educate him, as was customary in the day, so the owners could be in possession of their own family physician. Luke, was a Gentile. The date and circumstances of his conversion are unknown. According to his own statement (Luke 1:2), he was not an "eye-witness and minister of the word from the beginning." It is probable that he was a physician in Troas, and was there converted by Paul, to whom he attached himself. Accompanying Paul on visits to Antioch, Caesarea and Jerusalem, it would have been in these cities that Luke also encountered people who could have provided the information he sought for his writings, Such as Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Acts 16:8-9 we hear of Paul's company "So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us.' " Then suddenly in 16:10 "they" becomes "we": "When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them." So Luke joined Paul's company at Troas at about the year 51 and accompanied him into Macedonia where they traveled first to Samothrace, Neapolis, and finally Philippi. Luke then switches back to the third person which seems to indicate he was not thrown into prison with Paul and that when Paul left Philippi Luke stayed behind to encourage the Church there. Seven years passed before Paul returned to the area on his third missionary journey. In Acts 20:5, the switch to "we" tells us that Luke has left Philippi to rejoin Paul in Troas in 58 where they first met up. They traveled together through Miletus, Tyre, Caesarea, to Jerusalem. Although Luke accompanied Paul to Philippi, he did not share his imprisonment there , nor did he accompany him further after his release in his missionary journey at this time (Acts 17:1). On Paul's third visit to Philippi (20:5, 6) we again meet with Luke, who probably had spent all the intervening time in that city, a period of seven or eight years. From this time He again disappears from view during Paul's imprisonment at Jerusalem and Caesarea, and only reappears when Paul sets out for Rome (27: 1), when Luke accompanies him to this destination (28:2, 12-16), and after everyone else deserts Paul in his final imprisonment and sufferings, it is Luke who remains with Paul to the end: "Only Luke is with me" (2 Timothy 4:11). While Paul was detained in Caesarea for two years, Luke was likely beginning to put together a history of Christianity. He had been taking notes during his journeys and wrote in flawless Greek. During Paul's first imprisonment at Rome, which extended over several years, Luke completed his two volume history. Luke accompanied Paul on the second missionary journey, and was Paul's constant companion during his journey to Jerusalem (20:6-21:18). This is where Luke remains, with Paul, until the close of his first imprisonment (Philemon 24; Col. 4:14). May you be blessed in your studies, keliy |
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119 | Does All mean All or is the a BUT? | Rom 5:18 | keliy | 213098 | ||
Hi Norton, you ask in your post, 'Is there more to this?' The short answer of course, would be, Yes. The long answer has to do with Paul, because he is known for expressing thought patterns in overly long sentences that run on and take up a string of verses. This is one of such cases. If you were to go backwards through the preceding verses and look only at the first word in each verse you will find what is referred to as 'connecting words'. It also helps to look at the punctuation mark at the end of the prior verse, and you will not usually see a period -if it is before a connecting word. (an example of three connecting words would be: 'and', 'for', 'but') Notice also the beginning of the chapter. The first word is, 'Therefore.' And what that means, is the thought pattern is continued from the preceding passage. (it is another 'connecting word')So, to get a cursory glance at the preceding thought pattern, just look at the verses that are sandwiched between the last two periods of the prior chapter. That is what the 'therefore' is there for. (I did say 'cursory' glance) It also helps to remember that many of the punctuation marks were not there in the original language, but were placed there in the process of translation. Now we can look into your query, (sorry) -I just felt it necessary to lay a proper foundation. That by one man sin entered the world is in 5:12. The first Adam was the sinner that brought on the fallen state that we live in today. No one is free from the sinful nature that is each one of us. Then, in 5:9 we are told that we are saved through (the second Adam), one man, who is Jesus. They are called first and second Adams because they are the only two men in creation without biological fathers. And yes, by the righteousness of the one, the free gift came upon all men. All we have to do is accept the gift to gain possession of it and claim our inheritance forever. Praise God, Amen. Lord Bless, keliy |
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120 | Definitions of words | Rom 12:2 | keliy | 212985 | ||
Hi Debb, Welcome to the Forum. A very good site to find what you are looking for is, www.blueletterbible.org If you were to type in your verse on the home page, then when you get to the verse in question, just click on the blue box to the left, that contains a "C" and you will get much information about the words, in the original Greek. I hope this helps, if not please ask again, being a tad more specific. Lord Bless, keliy |
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