Is the chastening of the Lord the same as the chastening man would do? Traditional Legal Model – God personally chastens, in whatever way He deems necessary, to prevent man from sinning. The chastening of the Lord is distinct from punishment in that it is remedial rather than simply retributive. Biblical Healing Model – chastening involves God […]
The definition of repentance. Repentance is something that happens in a person’s mind. It can be shallow or deep; surface or heartfelt. What is Biblical repentance and where does it fit within those ranges? Traditional Legal Model – Sorrow for sinful deeds done with the expectation or hope of then being free from punishment. Biblical […]
What is the Gospel? The gospel needs to be correctly understood in spite of the almost universal confusion over it. Here is a definition consistent with the character of God. Traditional Legal Model: The good news of the kingdom of God including that God would send His Son to pay the penalty for sin so […]
Propitiation is very misunderstood in Christianity. God does not need to be appeased by requiring payment of penalties for sin. Traditional Legal Model: – the satisfaction of God’s wrath and justice by the death of His Son Who died in our place to pay the penalty we deserved. Biblical Healing Model: – the symbolic place […]
Righteousness can be challenging to define as there are a wide variety of thoughts on righteousness as reflected by one of this site’s contributors: “This is one of the most misunderstood and vague terms in all of religion. It is usually thought of as related to “good” behavior or treating people right. That idea is […]
The Second Death is equated with the experience of the lost in the figurative Lake of Fire. That Second Death is experienced by all who have rejected salvation and is a death from which there will be no resurrection. It is commonly understood and stated that Jesus died so that we don’t have to. Of […]
What is the Second Death? The Bible speaks of the second death (it is mentioned 4 times in the book of Revelation. While the first death is common in the Bible the phrase “first death” never actually appears (in the KJV). So what is the second death? The Second Death is just that – a […]
Wouldn’t the kingdom of God be important to understand if you want to be a part of it? Here you can learn the characteristics of God’s kingdom and what it means to be a part of it. Traditional Legal Model – the reign of God on Earth. God’s rule over His people. Those who do […]
Thou Shalt Love the Lord Thy God Note: this page is in support of both the love definition and the command definition pages in the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary. Let’s look at the idea of a commandment to love. “And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O […]
Free Will Given by God For every command we are given, we exercise our free-will choice in response. The two are closely related and are treated together here. Traditional Legal Model: God has given commandments which He commands us to obey and if we use our free will not to obey we have sinned and […]