The Perfect Law Sets Us Free Amos 5:15 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that Jehovah the God of armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. The... Continue Reading →
Be Courageous As God Is With You! 1 Peter 3:14 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed [happy]. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, Happy, blessed: (Gr.makarios) Makarios is used 50 times in... Continue Reading →
Free Moral Agent — Our Freely Choosing to be Obedient Charles Hodge writes, “The doctrine of man’s inability, therefore, does not assume that man has ceased to be a free moral agent. He is free because he determines his own acts. Every... Continue Reading →
Before delving into whether Westcott and Hort were Occultists or unbelievers, let us look at their work first. Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828–1892) were nineteenth-century theologians and Bible and textual scholars. Together, they produced The New Testament in... Continue Reading →
B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort believed that they had established the original text with their New Testament in the Original Greek (1881). They write, “This edition is an attempt to present exactly the original words of the New Testament, so far... Continue Reading →
Contemporary Significance of Being Made In the Image of God We can possess kindness, tenderheartedness, forgiveness, and love. Sadly, it is uncommon to see people exhibiting such qualities today. Many likely feel that their efforts to develop such qualities are... Continue Reading →
What Does Being Made in the Image of God Mean? Genesis 1:26-27 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds... Continue Reading →
Facing Challenging Situations Psalm 143:8 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 8 Let me hear in the morning of your loyal love, for I trust you. Teach me the way in which I should walk, for to you I lift up my soul.... Continue Reading →
How Reliable Are the Early Texts of the New Testament?
Even though many textual scholars credited the Aland’s The Text of the New Testament with their description of the text as “free,” that was not the entire position of the Alands. They did describe different texts’ styles, such as “at least... Continue Reading →