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Several English translations of the Greek New Testament use the word "propitiation." The NASB uses the English word to translate G2434, a masculine noun, and G2435, a neuter noun. In 1 John 2:2 and 1 John 4:10 the masculine noun "hilasmos" is translated as "the propitiation" and footnoted as...

When we look back on our individual lives, and ponder the influences that shaped our characteristics, people, books, films and particular studies come to mind. I took Chemistry and Physics in High School, so I have a so called "BS" meter that rejects much of what modern culture considers as...

The Biblical doctrine at issue is what happens to humans who are tossed into the Lake of Fire following judgement, their names not being found in the Lamb's book of life. The Eternal Torment crowd believe that humans never succumb, but remain conscious and aware of their ongoing torment. The...

Of God and the Holy Trinity – One God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Of God's Decree- God before creation chose to bring about creation for the purpose of creating mankind for His glory, Isaiah 43:7 Of Creation –In the beginning, God created the heavens and the...

In Matthew 4:1, scripture says Jesus was "led higher" under the influence of the "Spirit" into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. My wonderful NASB version puts a capital on "Spirit" indicating the spirit was divine, the Father or Son or Holy Spirit. The event took place...

The Greek word, huiothesia (G5206) appears about 5 times in the New Testament writings of Paul. The word, translated usually as adoption, is found in these verses: Romans 8:15, Romans 8:23, Romans 9:4, Galatians 4:6, and Ephesians 1:5. The meaning of the Greek word as used in the New Testament...

The phrase "Law of Liberty" is found in two verses in the Book of James, James 1:25 and 2:12. The Greek word translated "law of liberty" is "eleutheria" (G1657). The word appears about 11 times in the New Testament. The reference in both of the verses in James is to the liberty of some kind...

1. Calvinism is Fatalistic. Calvinism promotes fatalism and resignation. In reality, Calvinists believe everything has been predestined, you were either saved or damned from eternity for eternity, and there is nothing you can do to alter that outcome for yourself or your loved ones. 2...

Andrew Sandlin has provided the following information concerning a widely held Baptist view of Soteriology: “Man is a sinner, but not so totally depraved that he cannot seek after Christ. God sent Christ his Son to die on the cross for everyone in order to make salvation available to all who...

Although some of the word choices are different, pretty much every English translation of Galatians 1:9 reads the same. Here are a few examples: “As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!”...

Romans 5:1 is translated in several significantly different ways. Here is the NASB rendering: Therefore, having been justified by faith,]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, The Greek preposition translated "by" is "ek" meaning out from, or arising from, or based on. So...

Would it "invalidate" the Bible to allow that the six days of creation were periods of time, not necessarily 24 hour days? Some of them occurred before the solar system was created which governs our 24 hour day durations. In Genesis 2:4, scripture uses "day" to refer to a period of time. I...

Ephesians 4:5 NASB one Lord, one faith, one baptism, The above is a snippet from a sentence that spans Ephesians 4:4 through 4:6. Here is the completed thought: There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one...

The Old Testament contains two accounts of an Ark, with both appearing to foreshadow God's "Ark of Salvation." We have Noah's ark which provided a way of salvation for a remnant of humanity, and we have the Ark of the Covenant, which prefigured Christ's humanity (made of wood) and His divinity...

In a post on an entirely different topic, this assertion was made: When you read the Gospels in the Bible, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, do they sometimes seem to contradict other parts of the New Testament Scripture? For example, in Matthew 6:15, Jesus said, “If you refuse to forgive...

1 Sameul 3:14 NASB “Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the wrongdoing of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.” Ever wonder why the "atonement" of the Old Covenant did not make the person perfect, holy and blameless, but only...

In Deuteronomy 22:6 we see "“If you happen to come upon a bird’s nest along the way...." NASB In 1 Samuel 6:9 we see "...it happened to us by chance.” NASB In 2 Samuel 1:6 we see "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa...." NASB The Hebrew word "qara" H7122 is sometimes translated as...

Hebrews 11:7 NET By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. This translation...

The Greek preposition "ek" is sometimes used to indicate something is "out from" or arises from or comes from something. The question asked on another thread was "are those who comprise the group 'of My sheep' the same as the group "My sheep?" In John 10:26 Jesus say to unbelievers, "you are...

John 1:12-13 NASB But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. Here is my interpretation: "As many as received Him"...