Search results for query: "2 Samuel 2"

The purpose of God is clearly stated in the gospels accounts of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ came to establish his kingdom in the earth and over the earth according to the prophecies that had been written over the years and to this time. John the Baptist, his fore runner...

I'm not "Reformed", but I'd like to comment on this. Speaking of Judas, yes, it would have been better for him if he had not been born, as God's purpose for Judas was far different than His purposes for Peter, James and John for example. JD, God's word teaches that He makes the rich and the...

"That through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil." Three things here claim attention: First , what is meant by the Devil having "the power of death"? Second , what "death" is here in view? Third , in what sense has Christ "destroyed" the Devil? From the...

I do the same as what you do with this passage: Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil. That is, I rely on context. Hebrews 2:14 is speaking of Satan as...

@JonC. I don't want this thread to get off track too much because with all the talk of using only scripture, well, here is an example of scripture that clearly indicates a possible mistake in viewing Satan as having the power of death as it relates to discrediting penal substitutionary...