“And the LORD said unto him [Moses], Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?” (Exo 4:11) Note that the verse says, “who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind?” Who makes those people? Who […]
I received a comment to this website with the statement “It is obvious that God did kill people in Scripture, as hard as it is for us to accept.” Among other supporting points, the comment included reference to a story in Acts 13 – that of Elymas the Sorcerer cited, it seemed, to support that […]
If you have not read it, you might want to look at The Passions of Elijah Part 1 Elijah and the Prophets of Baal. Near the end of his term, Elijah was called upon to meet another crisis, this one involving the son of Ahab, King Ahaziah, who had succeeded his father on the throne […]
Many people understand this verse: “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” (Heb 9:22) to be saying that God cannot forgive sins unless there is payment of death (shedding of blood). When you think about it, a God like that is kind of […]
Agape – Get Your Copy Now – Information at bottom of page From the Book’s Foreword Deep inside every one of us is the desire for peace, tranquility and the assurance of being loved. How can the human race move closer to this ideal? With all our advances in technology our world is moving deeper […]
Traditional Legal Model – the legal determination of guilt or innocence and pronouncement of arbitrarily-imposed punishment to match the crime which is understood to be death in every case of unresolved sin – “The wages of sin is death…” (Rom 6:23) Biblical Healing Model – Judgment is not so much legal as it is relational. […]
Traditional Legal Model – “Blood” (the bodily fluid) is the means or currency used to make payment for the legal debt the sinner owes. “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” (Heb 9:22) No blood shed = no remission or forgiveness of sins. […]
Most of Christianity believes that a blood sacrifice (even the blood of God’s only Son) was necessary before sin could be forgiven. But even one example of God forgiving sin without a blood sacrifice would indicate that blood is not necessarily required; certainly not an absolute requirement. There are a number of such examples in […]
Are what we call the Ten Commandments really that – commandments? Or can they be understood as the Ten Promises? Is it “Thou shalt not” or “Thou will not”? Prohibitions or promises? It makes a big difference in how one sees God. While they are commonly called the Ten Commandments, Exodus 20 calls them the […]
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 […]
