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The sufficiency of Scripture can be simply defined as follows: In the Bible alone, God has given humankind all things that are necessary for the proper understanding of who God is, who we are, how God has acted in the past, and what God expects from … READ MORE
(el el-yone') The Most High God Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Elyon occurs 28 times. It occurs 19 times in Psalms. El Elyon is first used in Gen 14:18. Variant spellings: None TWOT Reference: 1624g, 1624h Strong's Reference: 5945 El … READ MORE
Editor's note: Justin Alfred, a Biblical language expert, has been walking us through "emphatic negations" in Biblical Greek. Emphatic negations are an explicitly strong way to express a negative. While a normal negative might mean "that will not … READ MORE
(by Andrew Murray) Everything depends on our being right ourselves in Christ. If I want good apples, I must have a good apple tree; and if I care for the health of the apple tree, the apple tree will give me good apples. And it is just so with our … READ MORE
The following is adapted from the works of F.E. Marsh, an old commentary coming soon to the BLB. WE find that the word "Christian" only occurs three times in the New Testament. First, "Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be … READ MORE
(el shad-di') All-Sufficient One, Lord God Almighty Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament El Shaddai occurs 7 times. El Shaddai is first used in Gen 17:1. Strong's Reference: 7706 El Shaddai in the Septuagint: theou saddai…God … READ MORE
[sws_blue_box box_size="558"] This is the fourth post in a blog series on Emphatic Negations. In the first post, Justin introduced the text of Matthew 13:1-17 and passive verbs; he pointed out that God foreordained that Jesus’ disciples would have … READ MORE
One of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith is that of the Trinity. From Scripture we learn that God, by nature is a Triune Being or Trinity. The subject of the Trinity is holy ground because it discusses the nature of the one, true, … READ MORE
THERE are many words and phrases that are peculiar to the gospel of John. John's Gospel is peculiar in itself. Matthew shows us Christ as "King," Mark as the "Servant," Luke as the "Man," and John as the "Life." Christ as our Life may be traced … READ MORE
"Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven." Psa 148:13 In the Old Testament times, a name was not only identification, but an identity as well. Many times a special meaning was … READ MORE