Same-Same

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,  Romans 8:3  NASB Likeness of sinful flesh – Translations like this drive me crazy.  Actually, in this case, Paul drives me crazy.  I just…

Galatian Salvation

who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,  Galatians 1:4  NASB Who gave Himself for our sins – “Jesus died on the cross so that I could be saved.”  That’s the way we usually interpret this phrase.  But is that…

Earning Your Way

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NASB Sin – In the end, everyone gets paid. Since reimbursement is inevitable, it makes sense to know the rules of the game, especially if Paul is correct and the real wages…

Relative Ethics

TRINITY note:  We have had some great discussion – and debate – about the previous study of the idea of the Trinity.  So many comments!  Wow, we are thinking!  Now a little break while the ideas rest a bit.  By the way, no one said we were going to SOLVE this problem.  But we do…

Dare We Say It?

Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,  2 Thessalonians 2:3  NASB Lawlessness – Who is the man of lawlessness?  You don’t have to look to much further in the text to realize that…