Archive for November, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son
At regeneration a person is rescued from the dominion of darkness and transfered to the dominion of Christ.
Wednesday, November 28th, 20071 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, neither can he know them
Paul says that without the Holy Spirit, a person cannot know, understand, comprehend, or make any sense of things that are spiritual. Jesus taught the very same thing when He said that unless a man is born again this is not possible.
Wednesday, November 28th, 20071 Corinthians 2:11 even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God
Paul teaches that only the Holy Spirit is capable of discerning things that pertain to God. Nothing of a man is able to do this.
Monday, November 12th, 2007Romans 9:16 not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth
I have always submitted to others interpretation concerning this passage because there did not appear to be any obvious error. That being, those who runneth were those who were attempting to get away or avoid the mercy of God. But that is exactly opposite of its true meaning. When properly understood, it is speaking of those who are exerting themselve [...]
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Genesis 3: The fall of Man - a shadow of Regeneration and Conversion
When Adam ate of the fruit of the forbidden tree, the result that occurred is often referred to as the “Fall of Man“. This is an appropriate name and for the most part is correctly taught. However, many specific details concerning this event are over looked and because of this, error abounds and truth is [...]