Note that this study includes and compares definitions for both “kill” and “murder.” A very major question in understanding the character of God is whether or not God personally kills anyone. Traditional Legal Model – To kill as in “Thou shalt not kill” (The sixth commandment, Exo 20:13) is to commit what we would call […]
This intercession definition page includes the similar terms “advocate” and “mediator.” Traditional Legal Model – Intercession is what Christ does for us by pleading with His Father to convince the Father to release us from our debt of sin on account of Christ and save us from our due punishment. Biblical Healing Model – Christ, […]
Romans chapter 9 presents a difficulty in that it can appear in some ways to show partiality on God’s part and even support predestination which would certainly reflect poorly on God’s character. Would God arbitrarily choose some to be saved and some to be lost? Is that fair? Paul advised Timothy against partiality; against showing […]
Thou shalt surely die! Those words were spoken by God to Adam soon after he was created; it is recorded in Genesis 2:17 that God said this to him: “… Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat […]
Love is defined in a practical way by the life and words of Jesus Who came to show the true meaning of “God is love” (1 John 4:8). From the perspective of the two models of the gospel, the “definitions” below point out the major difference in how God’s love functions toward sinners. Traditional Legal […]
What is Romans 5 about? It is considered to be a difficult portion of scripture. This page should help to clear up its meaning. Note that this page is also a supplemental page to that for the definition of sin. Have you ever struggled to understand Paul’s writings? It seems that this portion of Romans […]
Traditional Legal Model – Sin is simply the act of breaking God’s rules. If He says don’t do it and you do it then that is a sin; you have sinned and you are a sinner. Breaking His rules requires the administration of a penalty to maintain God’s justice. Biblical Healing Model – A sin […]
Justice in the Old Testament. You might be surprised. This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. The truth is that there are no verses using the word “justice” (KJV) which support that justice means to punish sin. There are 28 verses in the Old Testament […]
This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. How does this quote fit in with justice? “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” (Exo 21:24) The common idea of justice is something close to retribution. Retribution is expressed when someone says […]
This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. To help understand the meaning of justice in the Bible, let’s start by looking at the stoning of King David for his adultery with Bathsheba – the stoning that never happened. You remember the story: “And it came […]
