“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (I Peter 2:2). “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (II Peter 3:18). These scriptures tell us that it is possible for God’s children to grow; it is God’s will that we should grow and how we may grow.
One of the titles given Jesus in the scriptures is “Saviour.” Robert Young defines the word that is translated “saviour” as: “A Saviour, preserver” (Young’s Analytical Concordance to the Bible). On the night of His birth, Luke informs us that the angel of the Lord...
The culmination of God’s plan for the redemption of man is the church of Christ. We might well assert that God’s plan for man’s salvation is the church of Christ. Paul said in Ephesians 3:1-12: For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If...
J. M. McCaleb wrote, “Of one the Lord has made the race; Thro' one has come the fall.” The number “one” appears numerous times in both the Old and New Testaments. As in the line in this great song, “The Gospel is for All,” the word often has great significance. This...
If one is to be a true Bible student he/she must understand the Bible ages. The first is the Patriarchal Age. This is the time from the beginning of man (Gen. 1:27; 2:7) and extending to the receiving of the Law by Moses in Exodus 20. It was a time characterized...
Here is Young’s Literal Translation of these verses: “These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul. Eyes high—tongues false—And hands shedding innocent blood—A heart devising thoughts of vanity—Feet hasting to run to evil—A false witness...
We now come to the last of the seven things that Solomon listed as being “an abomination unto Him” (God) in Proverbs 6:16-19. That is, “He that soweth discord among brethren.” The word “abomination” was “frequently used to express the idea of something loathed,...
These are the fifth and sixth things that Solomon lists among the seven things that are an abomination to the Lord (Prov. 6:16-19). Of the phrase “feet that be swift in running to mischief, Matthew Henry observed, “Vigor and diligence in the prosecution of sin—feet...
We are continuing in our study of the seven things that are listed by Solomon as “things that are an abomination to God” (Prov. 6:16-19). The word “abomination” means “disgusting.” Thus all of these things we are studying are disgusting to God. Today we are studying...
As we continue in our examination of the seven things listed by Solomon that are an abomination to God, we come to #3: “Hands that shed innocent blood” (Prov. 6:16-19). Paul, in discussing the terrible sins of the Gentile world in Romans 1:18-32 lists among the things...