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 […]
By Ray Foucher (Updated 2021 edition) To Bible readers concerned about Revelation’s Lake of Fire this study will come as a relief. That final judgment scene is not about a physical fire burning forever. However, it will be a painful experience – mentally and emotionally. Billions of people will face their own wrong choices and […]
Matthew 5:43-48 Meaning of Perfection What is Matthew 5:43-48 meaning in regards to perfection? Is it absolute sinless perfection? Traditional Legal Model – Perfection is the standard God requires of us and anything less displeases Him. We can be accepted as perfect by God if we claim Christ’s perfect record to replace our own imperfect […]
Traditional Legal Model – Torment will, in the end, be applied by God to the lost as punishment for unrepentant and unpaid-for sin. In some belief systems, that torment (in flames) is eternal. Biblical Healing Model – Torment comes as a natural consequence of sin. Torment in the final judgment will be of the mental […]
The meaning is similar between the two gospel models. The main and very important difference is how a clear conscience is achieved. Traditional Legal Model – a clear conscience is achieved by having the record of our sins cleared by the payment of a penalty and understanding that God has forgiven us of them. Biblical […]
Traditional Legal Model: God restraining Himself to give man a little more time before He finally takes corrective or punitive action. Biblical Healing Model: God actually suffering emotionally while hoping man will turn to Him. Modern Dictionary Longsuffering, adjective enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently. (www.dictionary.com) Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Longsuffering, adjective Bearing injuries […]
What the Bible Says About Sacrifices We always tend to think of God requiring sacrifices as pagan gods are understood to require. Something about blood and appeasement. But you might be (pleasantly) surprised to know, in fact, what the Bible says about sacrifices. Traditional Legal Model – a just God, to satisfy His justice and […]
Traditional Legal Model – Removing the record of sin thus cancelling the need for the sinner to pay a penalty. Biblical Healing Model – Healing the sinner from the damage of sin to his character as in curing a disease. (But not necessarily removing the natural consequences or after-effects of the sin.) Dictionary definitions related […]
Blotting out sins. What does that mean? In this study we will look at the options and find that the correct meaning is not what most people would think. Traditional Legal Model – When payment in blood has been made and accepted by the sinner, the debt of his guilt and record of his sin […]
