The Bible certainly seems to indicate that God judges us but don’t we each determine the outcome in our own cases rather than God? Let’s explore this a little. Here is a definition for judgment: Judgment (noun): the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind: Our judgment […]
Is Salvation a Legal Matter? Many people think of salvation as having all your sins paid for one way or another so that God, according to the records in His books, can let you into heaven. But is salvation a legal matter? Or is there anything to do with relationship involved? And how do God’s […]
Biblical Law The law definition people associate with the gospel is very much dependent on their view of the nature of the law. Traditional Legal Model – God’s laws are the rules He arbitrarily made to govern our behavior which, if transgressed, incur the imposed legal penalty of death (Rom 6:23). Biblical Healing Model – […]
Elijah had Like Passions as We Do “Elias [Elijah] was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” (James 5:17) It seems that the prophet Elijah had like passions […]
What is Justification by Faith? This page about how Abraham was justified helps to answer the question what is justification by faith? It also serves as an illustration of the definition of justification provided in the glossary for this site. “Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son […]
What is Meant by Justification? Note: this page includes discussion of the word “justified.” Traditional Legal Model – justification is the declaration that a person is right with God in a legal sense – He is then justified, his sins being forgiven and the penalty paid. Essentially, it is a ticket to heaven. Biblical Healing […]
Biblical Atonement – It’s True Meaning Biblical Atonement has been very poorly understood for many centuries. Traditional Legal Model – atonement is understood to be the satisfaction of God’s justice by the payment of a legally-imposed penalty, that penalty being death – “… the wages of sin is death …” (Rom 6:23). Biblical Healing Model […]
How to Appease God That is a question in the minds of many religious advocates of various religions who are seeking to gain favor with God. Let’s look at the meaning of appeasement in relation to the God of the Bible. Traditional Legal Model – to satisfy the wrath of an offended God in the […]
God and Warfare in the Bible Many people, when they read about God and warfare in the Bible and all those wars that ancient Israel, God’s people were involved in, have a very hard time reconciling that with a God of love. The Bible does record many wars and much killing but have we correctly […]
Is Genesis 6:13 Permissive or Causative? I was recently asked: “Is ‘I will destroy them’ in Genesis 6:13 written in the permissive or the causative sense in the original Hebrew?” The verse says: “And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; […]