Does God judge in the sense of deciding who He will allow into heaven and who He will leave out? There is a verse that seems to answer that directly: “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:” (John 5:22) That makes it sound like it is the Son […]
Traditional Legal Model – God condemns and has negative feelings towards sinners and will impose punishment on them if they don’t make things right. Biblical Healing Model – God does not condemn or have negative feelings towards sinners. His focus and efforts are always to heal and restore. A Modern Definition Condemnation (noun) the act […]
An article submitted by Emmanuel Eshun looking at the charge that a non-violent God is too soft. “Your picture of God makes him look too soft” is a phrase often used against the teaching about God’s non-violent use of power. We are often accused of making God look too weak and unjust, a namby-pamby, goody-goody […]
Yes (in response to the page on Korah’s Rebellion – see footnote), there is a principle that operates consistently and without exception. Divine Recession, I have called it. It is a modern phrase for the withdrawal of Divine power, which functions ever and only to create, sustain, and protect that which He has established. In […]
Revelation 8 has seven trumpets that read like cataclysmic, earth-shaking events: Hail and fire and blood cast on the earth One third of trees and grass burned up One third of sea life died One third of ships destroyed A “star” (comet”) poisons the water The sun and the moon are even affected And that […]
Fear: the definition has two major meanings within the Biblical context. Both gospel models share the meaning of to be in awe of or have reverence for God. The difference in understanding of the other major meaning – to be afraid – is given below: Traditional Legal Model – If you sin, you are in […]
Question: I have a friend whose ex-boyfriend is humiliating her online and she wants to retaliate to make him stop but I am telling her God will step in but it doesn’t seem like He is because the ex is still doing it. Where is God’s Vengeance in all of this? – Dee Answer: Dee, […]
Question: Is God Mad at Me? While studying about wrath, I came across a question: What does it mean when God has “wrath” towards them (John 3:36)? Basically, is God mad at me? I believe (as in Romans 1) that God’s wrath is against the actions (ungodliness). However, there are many verses like John 3:36 […]
Wrath and anger, according to the concordance, are each translated from several different Hebrew and Greek words. (List near bottom of page.) And many of the original words are translated as both wrath and anger and often several other words. As “anger” and “wrath” are used almost interchangeably in scripture, they are treated together in […]
Traditional Legal Model and Biblical Healing Model – the meaning of the term “name” is not so different between the two models. However, it is included in the glossary to emphasize that names in the Bible are more connected to character than most people realize. There are many verses where understanding this strong connection will […]
