Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” There is an important word in the Bible. It is the word eleos, or mercy. Mercy has been defined as […]
Old Testament
An Overview of Lamentations
Divine Author: God the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16) Human Author: Anonymous, perhaps Jeremiah Date of Writing: Early date, 586 BC; late date, 516 BC Writing Style: Four of the […]
Miscellaneous
A Transcendent Ethic for the Church
From the benevolence of God, and based on the longsuffering of God with sinner, the doctrine of Universalism has emerged to declare that a loving God will save everyone. A benevolent […]
Miscellaneous
Why the Indian Loved Jesus
During the colonial time period, an English traveler came to America and discovered a convert to Christ among the Indians. He was astounded and asked bluntly, “ What is the reason […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Christian Living, Church, Church history, Culture & Society, Faith, Jesus, Sin & Repentance, Theology
AN APPEAL FOR MERCY AND GRACE
AN EXPOSITION OF NUMBERS 14:5-20 Introduction Having delivered the Hebrew people from 400 years of bondage in Egypt, the Lord brought His people to a place near the Land of Promise […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Christ, Politics, Christian Living, Church, Faith, Heaven, Jesus
The Justice and Mercy of God
During the First Great Awakening in American revival history, there was an emphasis on the sinfulness of the human heart. During the 1730’s and 1740’s, ministers of the gospel faithfully proclaimed […]
Biblical Doctrines, Christian Living, Church, Culture & Society
GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE
AN EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 1:1-2 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; Only since […]
God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit
“But God…”
From Genesis to Revelation the Bible sets forth the Divine Initiative of God to save some from eternal judgment. In Genesis 3:15 there is the promise of God. “I will […]
Biblical Doctrines, Christian Living, Church, Culture & Society, Faith, God's Law, God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit
Blessed are the Merciful
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matt. 5:7). There is a great word in the Bible. It is the word eleos, or mercy. Mercy has been defined as […]
Church history, Faith, Worship
Salvation is of the Lord
“Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out […]