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SERMON: The Word of God – a Treasure Reading the Bible is, strangely enough, an overlooked topic. Many of us have become skilled and specialized, experts in our chosen “-isms” and “-ologies”. But to lose sight of our Source – and reliance on the essential Spirit who makes it for us much more...

Yes, it is a derivative also. I could have used that term and a small number reading this would understand. "Cognate" is more commonly understood in the sense I referred to. Please. This is a quibble. And you are tieing down the meaning of σεμαίνω only to lexicons is insufficient. You need to...

Well, that is up to you. You interpret it that way and I will interpret it according to the method encouraged by Rev. 1:1: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant...

Have you never considered that the thousand years, found only in this book filled with symbols, might also be symbolic?

This is another sermon that I gave online to a church in Pakistan. Being unsure of their level of understanding - both of their professed faith in Christ and the English of their translator – I tried to keep the address simple. But sometimes it is the simple truths that we tend to forget...

Last month I finished my book of various articles, Our Good Shepherd. My goal and prayer is that this book will be helpful for you. Our greatest security is in realizing in the deepest layer of our heart that Christ truly is our Shepherd, that our faith in Him will not disappoint. PDFs (or...

Partially true. But exegesis was certainly involved as well. Also the realization that Revelation is a book with a large percentage of symbolism and metaphors. So the differences, as you say, are just different modes of explaining the same thing.

My answering the third effectively answered the first two also. But, OK, my answer is yes to both.

Thank you for not wanting to misrepresent me. I don't get that courtesy from everyone. I believe the two judgments are the same, only described under different terms. Additionally, as far as time is concerned, I believe that there are two applications. There was a great judgment already at the...

You miss my point. I am not denying there is also reward. I am only cautioning against thinking that that is all that it is. As I wrote in the article: "The Bema is obviously a place of awesome judgment, and not merely an award ceremony. To be sure, there are awards for the righteous, but it is...

This topic brings to mind Psalm 19, especially the last half: 7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes...

AW Tozer and the Order of Salvation Not everyone can hear Tozer's "voice" of the Shepherd. “My sheep hear My voice.” - John 10:27. The context of John 10 tacitly assumes that there are some who just cannot hear the Shepherd. But this has no place in Tozer’s soteriology.

My point as well. Condemnation and judgment are not the same terms. "We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ", not award ceremony. We need to maintain the right balance here. Keeping this awesome meeting in mind is a key means of our growth in grace. It is not slavish fear, but...

The lexicons were referred to before I wrote this article. I assumed that the verses would have had sufficient weight. It's funny, in another group I was faulted for supposedly relying on extra-biblical sources. Neither am I saying that Christians will be condemned. Maybe you should quit...