Genesis 1:1 (KJV) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Category: Scripture Study
Foreknowledge of God vs Predestination
Understanding God’s foreknowledge as it relates to predestination along with a look at the “Free Will” argument.
How can God hold a man responsible for his actions if he is depraved and incapable of being righteous
This is a question I saw on another site and wanted to provide my own answer. Check it out!
Genesis 3: The fall of Man – a shadow of Regeneration and Conversion
Believe it or not, the fall of man, the story of how Adam fell from the grace of God, is the reverse example of the gospel and the steps required for the sinner to return to the grace of God.
Fruit Trees
The children of God are commanded to be obedient fruit bearing Christians. Using fruit trees seemed to be a good word picture to show a few truths of God’s Word. Check it out and leave a comment. I would like to hear your thoughts.
Falling from grace and quenching the Spirit
Have you ever wondered, “What happens if I quench the Spirit?” Do you lose your salvation forever? Find out what the scriptures have to say. Check it out! Feel free to leave your comments. I would enjoy hearing from you.
Ephesians 1 – Our inheritance of eternal life and salvation and the earnest thereof
Our inheritance is a most wonderful gift. But it is the earnest which we enjoy here in this world. It is a proper understanding of the differences that opens the path of understanding the two perspectives of salvation. Check it out! Feel free to leave a comment. I would enjoy hearing from you.
2 Peter 1:20 no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation
Everything you know, every doctrine, every understanding, must be supported by the scriptures. And not just a single scripture, but multiple scriptures. If any doctrine or understanding based upon one scripture is contradicted by another scripture, then the doctrine or understanding is without doubt wrong.
2 Corinthians 5:17 A new creature
The focus of this study is one of the most misinterpreted passages today. This passage is taught to be describing those who have been washed by the water of regeneration. Discover the correct understanding in this study. Feel free to leave a comment if you have questions.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: Christ suffered one time, a single act for all of whom He was the sacrificial…
The Flesh
In the New Testament, flesh is used in several ways. It is however, the intent of the following definition to clarify its use only in the passages from which I have linked to this page. This definition of the flesh refers to that which is natural of man. That which…
Regeneration and Conversion explained using the life cycle of a tree
Do you look out into a clear field with expectations of having an apple? Of course not, there is no apple tree from which to take an apple. In fact the field has no capacity to bear an apple. But if you were to plant an apple seed, then you…
Reconciliation / Atonement / Propitiation
The restoring of a relationship. Reconciliation first occurs with God by regeneration and then by the person by conversion. Just as when a relationship between two people is destroyed, the relationship that once existed cannot be restored unless both parties are able to find peace with the other party. God…
Justification
Justification is by faith alone. I am sure many will make every attempt to disprove this as history has proven. However, if we allow scripture to interpret scripture, this become very evident. Matthew 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Luke 18:14…
John 6 Living Forever vs. Having Eternal Life
Jesus teaches us a very important truth in the 6th chapter of the gospel of John concerning the mysteries of God using a parable. In this study we will examine key passages from this chapter and discover the truth, as Jesus meant for it to be understood. We will first…
Chastening of God
God only chastens His children. Those not chastened are bastards – fatherless – and this truth opens the door for greater understanding in regards to the obedient and disobedient children.
Earnest of the Inheritance
Our Eternal Inheritance of Life and Salvation is reserved in heaven for each of God’s children. It does not do much for us being kept up there. So God the Father has provided a way for each of his adopted children to reap the benefits of it in this present…
Does Salvation Result From Works Or From Faith?
I found this question asked on another website, and was amazed at the analytical approach taken to attempt to explain it in such a way as to separate faith from works. It is sad that so many who could be great writers for God, are deceived by the devil and…
Does God choose who He draws to Him?
I found this question asked on another blog. The response to this question was close to the truth, but because the person did not fully understand the True Grace of God, he was unable to answer the question directly and properly. It’s funny that he mentioned the Doctrines of Grace, yet he…
Dead In Sin And Trespass
Ephesians 2:1 And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins; Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; All too often these passages are misunderstood to be referring…
Age Of Accountability?
There exists among many denominations today a way of salvation known as the “Age of Accountability”. The “Age of Accountability” teaches that all who die, before having achieved the ability to know the difference between right and wrong, are eternally saved automatically by God’s grace and mercy. This encompasses infants,…
2 Peter 1:20 no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation
In the passages leading up to these, Peter has referred to putting his readers in remembrance of certain things. He then speaks of his impending departure from this world and again refers to their keeping these things in remembrance. He supports the things which he has spoken by giving evidence…
2 Corinthians 5:17 A new creature
The focus of this study is one of the most misinterpreted passages today. This passage is taught to be describing those who have been washed by the water of regeneration, but this is entirely incorrect. This passage, when correctly interpreted, describes those who have been born of the Spirit, or…
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: Christ suffered one time, a single act for all of whom He was the sacrificial…
Two Witnesses – Allen Cook
The following is dedicated to Allen Cook and is posted here by permission. I stumbled upon Allen Cooks writings several years ago and found that like myself, he to had seen things revealed in the scriptures for which he could not explain. There are many, hundreds, of students of the…