Traditional Legal Model – Mark as in “the mark of the beast” is often connected with Sunday worship. Sometimes (incorrectly) it is seen as an outward symbol on the forehead. Biblical Healing Model – There is the day of worship connection but mark, in this context, is also connected to character. Those who have the […]
“Glory” has two primary meanings. One is the physical aspect – brightness, beauty, shining etc and is common to both models. The other, more related to character and also common to both, has a different emphasis between models as described below. Traditional Legal Model – the emphasis is often on God’s majesty, holiness, honor, fame […]
Note this is a supplementary page to the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary definition for vengeance and illustrates John’s misunderstanding of God’s vengeance. Let’s look at a Biblical case of misunderstanding the vengeance of God. Did John the Baptist have a problem with his understanding? Might he have been influenced by passages about […]
Note: this definition focuses on the vengeance of God towards sinners. Traditional Legal Model – God inflicting punishment on the sinner in order to satisfy justice. Biblical Healing Model – God allowing the sinner to experience the natural consequences of his choice to break the law in order to help him change his ways. From […]
How God Destroys can be illustrated in this scenario by Fred Wright. It helps our understanding of the question of whether God is a destroyer. Atomic Power Plant Illustration At this point two questions are apt to arise. The first is: After all, what is the essential difference between the direct act of destroying, or […]
Note: this page is focused not so much on the meaning of the word destroyer as it is on who the destroyer is in scripture. Traditional Legal Model – The destroyer is Satan at times and God is at other times in order to maintain His justice. Biblical Healing Model – The destroyer is always […]
This page deals with what it means to destroy especially as it applies to God and includes “destruction” – the result of that action. See the destroyer definition for who the destroyer is. Traditional Legal Model – While God is a God of love, to satisfy justice and for the good of man, He, at […]
Traditional Legal Model There is some variation in understanding: From the Jewish point of view a ‘just man’ was a strict observer of the laws of Moses and of rabbinical traditions.” (SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 5, p283) Proverb 20:7 says “The just man walketh in his integrity …” The just man has a sound, upright […]
Traditional Legal Model Most sources will mention one or both of two ways to understand God is just: “For God to be just means that he is consistent, virtuous, innocent, and right.” (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-that-god-is-just.html) “if God is fully just, He must punish our sins fully without holding back” (http://www.thefellowship.site/blog/2016/11/18/god-of-paradox-merciful-and-just) The emphasis between the two concepts will vary […]
Traditional Legal Model: In the Old Testament, the common phrase “to visit the iniquity” is understood in the sense of “to punish.” Biblical Healing Model: The common Hebrew word used is “paqad” often meaning to visit to bless but, at times, is clearly stated as visiting to punish. When so used, however, it is “punishing” […]