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The most tragic theological error of our day is the belief that love is the chief attribute of God and led to the error of “love is God.” God who is love is maligned in this century by representing Him as loving without any regard for righteousness. God’s love is never separated from His law or His judgment. In fact, the love of God shines most brightly when we realize how much our sins deserve His righteous wrath.
Since Christ did not have a sin nature, solicitation to do something contrary to God’s will could not be entertained in His holy thought. The New Testament Greek verb for tempt can also mean to test or to try; and the Greek noun for temptation can also mean a test or a trial This study will show there is no justification for translating these words as “temptation” or “to tempt” when they are used in reference to Jesus Christ. The perfect Son of God didn’t have a sin natu...
The Lord Jesus Christ is one Person with two Sonships. He is both the Son of God and the Son of Man. The Son of God in the bosom of the Father was pleased to condescend to become the Son of Man. He willingly assumed human nature in order to reveal the Father, redeem the elect, and communicate the knowledge of God to His people. Christ, during the days of His humiliation, did not consider His future honor of equality with God before men something to be seized. He was will...
Christian distinctives are clearly demonstrated in ecclesiology – the science of the church. Some have emphasized the local aspect of the church to the exclusion of the universal aspect, and others have stressed the universal aspect to the minimizing of the local. Spiritual authority in the local aspect of the church has been committed to elders. Physical authority in the local aspect of the church has been assigned to deacons. The mission of the church is to proclaim th...
Many professing Christians are horrified by the phrases “particular redemption,” “limited atonement,” and “limited redemption.” However, all professing Christians limit redemption; it is limited either in its extent (the elect) or in its quality. Those who say Christ died for every one without exception limit its quality since the Bible states that many have and will die in their sins. The extent is limited (to the elect who are actually saved) by those who have a Biblical view of redemption.
The same God who has ordained all events has ordained the free agency of man in the midst of the course of events He foreordained. The gospel is not forced on the elect against their wills (Ps. 110:3). Man has no ability to respond to God unless our wills are changed through regeneration by the Holy Spirit. God gives Christians faith to believe and obey. This change makes us willing to accept the gospel. Since salvation is entirely God’s sovereign and gracious act, it do...
The “cleansing” flood of God’s forgiveness can be experienced only to the extent a person is utterly overwhelmed with sin and the need to be forgiven. The subject of forgiveness cannot be properly approached apart from the Biblical concept of sin, its origins, and its consequences. A person cannot fully appreciate forgiveness unless he knows who has forgiven him and of what he has been forgiven. We have no hope apart from God’s everlasting forgiveness through grace.
Holiness is far more than the absence of sin; it is positive virtue. The advocates of peccability say, “Christ could have sinned, but He did not.” To say that He could have sinned is to deny positive holiness. To deny positive holiness, therefore, is to deny the holy character of God. Holiness is positive virtue which has neither room for nor interest in sin. The Lord Jesus could not sin because the days of His flesh meant only addition of experience, not variation of ch...
THEORY OF EVIL AND HUMAN INTERACTION IS THE FOCUS.
Augustine Augustine forged into the underbrush of ‘evil’ and ‘good’ concepts were commenced by even one of the founding fathers who was obsessed by the Imago Dei. The father of much Christian theology, Augustine tackled this issue; if only we had gone on to emphasize obedience to the word of God not merely mental assent to mystery concepts, “Augustine attempts to answer this problem by claiming that the origin of evil (the first instance of evil willing) is necessari...
The light tunnel on the front cover (bottom picture) tells the story of Christ’s Second Coming. Scripture says “the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light” which is what creates the light tunnel. On the light tunnel and directly down the center, are three constellations and four planets. The seven objects on the light tunnel represent completeness in biblical numerology. At the top is the Constellation of Leo, the Lion, which represents Christ as the L...
The Prophet Joel and the Apostle Peter said there will be “wonders in the sky” as signs. Heavenly signs will provide an accurate date of these heavenly events which are unique in the skies. God set the rules of the heavens during creation, which is demonstrated through the fulfillment of His Word. In Job 38:33, God asked him “Do you know the ordinances of the heaven or fix their rule over the earth”? The Disciples asked Christ what would be the “sign of Your coming, and ...
Роман “Кедровая долина” был и остается наиболее популяным произведением автора. Действие развивается в Испании в XV веке накануне принятия эдикта об изгнании евреев. Это рассказ о том, как демон религиозного фанатизма обращает в трагедию светлую любовь еврейской девушки и христианского рыцаря. Литературная критика упоминает рядом “Кедровую долину” и “Айвенго” Вальтера Скотта. Возможно, читателю покажется небезынтересным сравнение персонажей этих романов – Мари и Ревекки.
Regeneration is an immediate act of God that imparts the principle of life without any participation by men. Conversion is the beginning of a holy life, and is the first of many conversion experiences throughout the Christian's earthly pilgrimage. God doesn’t make bad people into good people; instead, He makes dead people alive, grants faith to believe the gospel, and transforms hearts so that we then want to obey Him.
Dependent types are a powerful concept that allows us to write proof-carrying code. Idris is a programming language that supports dependent types. We will learn about the mathematical foundations, and then write correct software and mathematically prove properties about it. This book aims to be accessible to novices that have no prior experience beyond high school mathematics. Thus, this book is designed to be self-contained. The first part of this book serves as an intr...
With several questions in my mind and hundreds of books in my bag, I set out on a retreat to find the Truth. Little did I know that we human beings are covered by a blanket of ignorance. We do not know the Truth although we believe we know everything. “Man has discovered cosmetics for the skin but he has forgotten to find out who is the one that lives within. He has been able to put satellites in outer space but he hasn't found out where his Life Energy goes at the en...
Due to upload limitations or errors, I am unable to upload recent versions of my books. Please go to https://learn-hebrew-from-genesis.weebly.com/ to find my most recent self-published book versions / editions. They words in the list say what the origin of the word is. For example, I explain if the word is NOT in the Bible, has a different meaning than in the Bible, or if it is a Modern day transliteration of another language (usually English). I have also sometimes l...
This book is essentially an enhanced dictionary that can also be used for these other purposes: 1: to discover what root a word belongs to. 2: to discover roots that other dictionaries do not recognize. 3: to compare Biblical words with modern meanings in some important situations.
Three basic principles determine how this complex world works – at all levels, from personal issues to world affairs, the arts, science and spirituality. A universal coherent pattern is revealed behind the apparent randomness. Applying this powerful knowledge potentially enables any problem to be resolved
In the current deeply troubled phase of human evolution, this book offers an unusual diagnosis and prognosis plus a few proposals regarding the much needed rebalancing and healing of humankind. It involves seeking out, identifying and addressing the deeper factors behind the many superficial symptoms, and is concerned with understanding and healing – not with blaming or condemning.
These ideas of appropriate technology are developed by creating something new or applying old ideas to new ones. 25th Students of Incheon Science High School want to devote their talent and gift to the better world.
appropriate technology, students, invention, global citizenship education
Исторический роман “Алрой”, увидевший свет почти два века тому назад, по сей день жив и читаем. Благосклонное время не погасило искру интереса к книге и одарило ее завидным долголетием.