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Here we read that Barnabas explained that while in Damascus Paul preached boldly: "But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus...

The Body of Christ is in regard to the believers "Oneness" with the Lord Jesus because believers in the Body are made "alive TOGETHER with Christ": "Even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and...

In the following verse Paul speaks about other Jews who were "in Christ" before he was: "Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me" (Ro.16:7). In the following passage Paul says the following...

The MADs on this forum run and hide when the subject of the remnant is raised: "Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life...

Can anyone explain the meaning of this passage from the pen of Paul?: "But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men." (Eph.4:7-8). Thanks!

Instead of actually discussing the Scriptures in an intelligent way you attack those who don't agree with your mistaken views. It is you who has no credibility because you cannot even understand that the Lord Jesus said that "believing" and only believing resulted in eternal life for the Jews...

There are some on this forum who assert that those in the Body of Christ are not born again. What evidence can anyone give one way or the other?

Then you must believe that the Jews who lived under the law were saved apart from works because this is what He told those people: "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never...

Here we read that "eternal life" is a gift: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Ro.6:23). In the following verse we read that those who received the Apostle John's first epistle were told that they already possessed eternal life in the...

In the following passage the Lord Jesus refers to a "death" two times: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die'" (Jn.11:25-26). What meanings do you place in the two...

What do the following words in "bold" mean?: "Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all" (Ro.4:16). Is not Paul...

The Apostle John was expecting an imminent appearance of the Lord Jesus so he was expecting to be raptured just like all of the other members of the Body of Christ: "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega...

In the following verse Paul speaks of Christians who were "in Christ" Before he was: "Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me" (Ro.16:7). It is not difficult to understand that when Paul uses the...

In order to understand exactly how people down through the ages have been saved let us look at the following words of Paul where he speaks of the gospel of grace: "And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets, and this...

Everything the Lord Jesus was doing when He came to the earth was to do the will of the Father and in order to do that the Father gave Him the power over all flesh.

Christians can certainly walk in darkness or why would Paul say the following to Christians?: "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" (Eph.5:11). We can also understand that it is indeed possible for a Christian to walk or live after the flesh...

Even the Calvinists agree with me that people have the ability. In his commentary on Romans 2:5-8 Douglas J. Moo writes that "Verses 7 and 8 outline the two possible outcomes of God rendering to 'each' according to works. On the one hand, to 'those who by their persistence in good works and...

Since it is theoretically possible for a person to obtain eternal life by his own deeds then that can only mean that he has the ability to do that. If a person doesn't have that ability then it wouldn't even be theoretically possible. If a person does not have the ability to keep the law then...

When Paul speaks of walking after the flesh he is speaking of living a self-centered life. When he speaks of walking after the Spirit he is speaking about living a God-centered life. There is nothing that is sinful about a person's flesh or his body. Let us look at the following verse: "That...

If that is true then why was the Lord Jesus own will in opposition to that of the Father?: "And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Mt.26:39). Now would you...