sin
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The idea of the DUAL NATURE is GNOSTIC in origin
The idea of the dual nature was condemned in the first century as the Gnostic heresy. To say that sin is inevitable is to attribute to Satan power he no…
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Our righteousness is like filthy rags due to our INIQUITIES – Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind,…
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The prodigal son went from being alive, to lost, to alive again – Luke 15
Some suggest that since the prodigal son never stopped being the son of his Father, this means that his life was never in real danger. But is this true? There are…
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The fear of the Lord and holy living
Our unpopular message for the day So many Christians are compromising these days! It is not very popular to make a stand for holy living. You become “self righteous” to…
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If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off (Matt. 18:8)
Did Jesus exaggerate when he asked us to cut off body parts which cause us to sin? Jesus wasn’t joking in the below listed verses in Matt. 18:1-9. One could say…
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Free will is Biblical, and the same as moral ability
MAN’S MORAL ABILITY AND THE RELATION IT HAS TO THE MORAL LAW By Jesse Morrell (A section from the booklet “Free Will & Conscience”) Moral ability and free will are synonymous terms,…
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PHARAOH is told to have hardened his own heart – Bible verses
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be…
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Being carnally minded is DEATH but we can attain moral perfection NOW
Romans 7 is often used as support for that we can have our sins and our salvation too, but we must consider ALL of Romans 7 and particularly Romans 6…
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Eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear Romans 11:8
According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear (Rom. 11:8) God does not…
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Can the leopard change his spots? Not if it has no desire to change
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil (Jeremiah 13:23) Jeremiah 2::32 asks “Can a maid forget…
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God works in you both to WILL and to DO as per Phil 2:13?
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Phil 2:13) Some people rip this sentence out of the context in…
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What is The Law of Christ?
Paul said, “Bear one another’s burden, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:2) What is the law of Christ? The law of Christ is the body of commands and teachings…
