What Does Glory Mean? The word “glory” appears many times in the Bible in connection with God but what does glory mean? “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 […]
John the Baptist Misunderstood God and His Role in Vengeance Note this is a supplementary page to the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary definition for vengeance and illustrates how John the Baptist misunderstood God regarding His vengeance. Let’s look at a Biblical case of misunderstanding the vengeance of God. Did John the Baptist […]
Biblical Vengeance Note: this definition focuses on the vengeance of God towards sinners. Traditional Legal Model – Biblical vengeance is 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 […]
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 […]
Does God Destroy? This page deals with what it means to destroy especially as it applies to God – does God destroy and , if so, how? The page includes “destruction” – the result of that action. See the destroyer definition for who the destroyer is. Traditional Legal Model – While God is a God […]
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 […]
Meaning of Exodus 20:5 Visiting the Iniquity God was often said to visit the iniquity upon people. We want to understand its use in the meaning of Exodus 20:5 and other places. Traditional Legal Model: In the Old Testament, the common phrase “to visit the iniquity” is understood in the sense of “to punish.” Biblical […]
Punishment in the Bible Punishment by God is badly misunderstood. The Bible does say He punishes. The important question about punishment in the Bible is: “how does God punish?” Traditional Legal Model – Pain or some other penalty (including temporal and eternal death) actively imposed by God as just retribution for sins committed. Biblical Healing […]