“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me.”
In the area of church discipline, here’s where we are now: If your church is evangelistic, they’re probably too careful about not offending people. They want those clearly lost in sin to hang around and listen and get saved–so they won’t exercise any church discipline, even for a divisive troublemaker–unless,
Let’s talk about the virgin birth of Jesus. Specifically, two things: Scriptural verses predicting and saying that it will be happening; and secondly, the meaning of it—why a virgin birth was necessary. We’ll begin with Luke 1:26-37, as the New King James Version (NKJV) presents it. Partial verses in some,
Is Adam’s Guilt Transferred to Us? Is Christ’s Righteousness Transferred (Suppose We are Not Righteous in Our Behavior)? There is a problem in the doctrine of salvation from hell that most denominations also believe in. Their theory surrounds the word “imputation.” First, let’s define the word “impute.” That’s the translation
A word of prelude: This paper is designed for the average reader, not for seminarians. Atonement is an important subject—for everybody. There are some important controversies on that subject that everyone needs to hear. It affects our view of God, among other things. So let’s start with a definition: Atonement
Let’s start with Genesis 6:1-5, 7: Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.