Satan and his demons have the world of mankind in their control to the point that Jesus could say, “the whole world lies in the power of the evil one [i.e., Satan].” (1 John 5:19) The apostle Paul writes, 2... Continue Reading →
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This Blog Article is by Louis Matthews Sweet but it has been updated, corrected and Expanded upon by Edward D. Andrews. The word daimon or daimonion seems originally to have had two closely related meanings; a deity, and a spirit, superhuman but... Continue Reading →
This Blog Article is by Louis Matthews Sweet but it has been updated, corrected and Expanded upon by Edward D. Andrews. Definition. A created but superhuman, personal, evil, world-power, represented in Scripture as the adversary both of God and men.... Continue Reading →
Definition and Scripture Terms. This Blog Article is by John Macartney Wilson but it has been updated, corrected and Expanded upon by Edward D. Andrews. The word angel is applied in Scripture to an order of supernatural or heavenly beings... Continue Reading →
Edward D. Andrews Does the Bible Teach That God is Everywhere Present at Once? Norman L. Geisler defines Omnipresent: “Literally, omnipresence means that God is everywhere present at once (omni=everywhere + present). Negatively stated, there is nowhere that God is... Continue Reading →
After the Jews returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity in the seventh century B.C.E., the rebuilt temple and the restoration of pure worship was shortlived. As years progressed formalistic ceremony and rabbinic traditions developed, until by the time Jesus Christ... Continue Reading →
F. David Farnell Senior Professor of NT at the Master’s Seminary “AS THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES GO, SO GOES THE CHURCH”—J. Gresham Machen—The Christian Faith in the Modern World, p. 65 QUESTION FOR OUR READERS: SHOULD SEMINARY EDUCATION EVEN BE... Continue Reading →
2 Timothy 4:2 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with complete patience and teaching. The apostle Paul exhorted us by way of Timothy ‘to be prepared to preach... Continue Reading →
A price paid to buy back or to bring about a release from some obligation or undesirable circumstance. A ransom is a sum of money or a price demanded or paid to secure the freedom of a slave. The basic... Continue Reading →
