Traditional Legal Model There is some variation in understanding: From the Jewish point of view a ‘just man’ was a strict observer of the laws of Moses and of rabbinical traditions.” (SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 5, p283) Proverb 20:7 says “The just man walketh in his integrity …” The just man has a sound, upright […]
Traditional Legal Model Most sources will mention one or both of two ways to understand God is just: “For God to be just means that he is consistent, virtuous, innocent, and right.” (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-that-god-is-just.html) “if God is fully just, He must punish our sins fully without holding back” (http://www.thefellowship.site/blog/2016/11/18/god-of-paradox-merciful-and-just) The emphasis between the two concepts will vary […]
Note: this definition is closely linked to that for the word “punishment” as the two words are related. This page deals mostly with the concept in the Old Testament where there could be misunderstanding. In the New Testament, the word “visit” is used with the meaning “to spend time with someone” especially in the sense of […]
Traditional Legal Model – Pain or some other penalty (including temporal and eternal death) actively imposed by God as just retribution for sins committed. Biblical Healing Model – God honoring man’s free will by allowing the natural consequences of a chosen action to take place. From a Modern Dictionary Punishment (noun) the act of punishing. […]
“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:46) Note: this page is a supplement to the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary definition for “punishment” which explains the meaning of that concept. Here we are looking at the two words in the New Testament used in […]
(Note: this page provides more detail on the information at the page Made to be Sin – definition.) “For he hath made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Cor 5:21) “Made him to be sin” is a strange-sounding […]
“Made Him to be sin” sounds like a strange concept. Here is the key scripture verse: “For he hath made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Cor 5:21) Traditional Legal Model – Christ was made or reckoned to be […]
(Part 23 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matt 6:10) In this last section of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary series we will take a look from another angle and consider whether that cleansing might go as far as to […]
(Part 22 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21) The Kingdom of God (often understood to be synonymous with the kingdom of heaven) is commonly thought of as heaven itself – the physical place where […]
(Part 21 of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary Series) We are nearing the end of our study on the cleansing of the sanctuary and I thought it would be good to look at the benefits of this process both to us and others. Seeing the benefits will hopefully encourage us to take this process seriously. […]