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Eternal life isn't earned or achieved; it's received through the One who gives it. Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (NOTE: Believers in...

Eternal life isn't earned or achieved; it's received through the One who gives it. Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (NOTE: Believers...

If you're a Christian & you fear you've committed the unforgivable sin, you haven't & you CAN'T! The unpardonable sin is not what most people think. All Humanity: Guilty of Sin, Offered a Gift Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (NOTE: Scripture declares all to...

Scripture define its own categories. Once the Jewish purification framework is laid out, the New Covenant shift from water washing to Spirit purification becomes impossible to miss Mosaic Law required numerous ceremonial water purification rituals (ablutions): washing hands, feet, bodies...

Scripture Study Principles All Scripture is written for us, but not all Scripture is written to us. Myles Coverdale's classic interpretive grid still holds: Of whom is it spoken? To whom? With what words? At what time? Under what circumstances? What comes before & after? What is the intent? In...

Scripture Study Principles All Scripture is written for us, but not all Scripture is written to us. Myles Coverdale's classic interpretive grid still holds: Of whom is it spoken? To whom? With what words? At what time? Under what circumstances? What comes before & after? What is the intent? In...

Levitical priestly order is established at Aarons ordination: Lev 8:1-12 God commands Moses; get some anointing oil, VS 6, wash/purify (full mikveh - precursor of NT baptism) Aaron & his sons with water, VS 12, Moses pours the anointing oil on Aaron's head to sanctify = "set him apart" for...

All believers receive forgiveness through the Blood & health through the Bread of Communion. 1 Cor 11: 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper (NOTE: Paul is saying that although they gathered intending to take the Lord’s Supper, their...

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words: QUICKEN [ G2227, zoopoieo ] to make alive:" See LIFE, C. [ G4806,suzoopoieo / sunzoopoieo ] "to quicken together with, make alive with" (sun, "with" and No. 1), is used in Ephesians 2:5; Colossians 2:13, of the spiritual life with Christ...

Acts 4:12 declares that salvation is found in no one else and in no other name under heaven. God has given only one saving name — the name of Jesus Christ. There is no second option, no alternate path, no ritual substitute & no competing authority. THE SUPREME NAME: Higher Than Angels, Higher...

Acts 4:12 declares that salvation is found in no one else and in no other name under heaven. God has given only one saving name — the name of Jesus Christ. There is no second option, no alternate path, no ritual substitute & no competing authority. THE SUPREME NAME: Higher Than Angels, Higher...

Tongues: There purpose & why it's not the normative pattern today. They were public verification, prophesied in advance & given at major New‑Covenant expansion moments. Deut 14:2 God chooses Israel & for over 1400 yrs the Nation lives under Mosaic law. The book of Acts maps the transition...

Understanding baptism through the lens of Jewish purification, apostolic preaching & the New Covenant High Priest. (NOTE: Source: Jewish Virtual Library, Topical Bible, Sefaria & Hirsch) Under the Mosaic Law, Israel practiced many ceremonial water‑purification immersions (Ex 30:19–21, 40:12...

Heb 9:22 (B) without shedding of blood is no remission. Matt 26:28 Jesus said; “For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Rev 1:5, “He washed us from our sins in His own blood.” Heb 4:14 “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed...

Acts is a transitional book, recording the shift from the Old Covenant (Starts Ex 19/Sinai - Ends/Cross) to the New (Starts/Resurrection & is still ongoing). Acts 2 an Israel only audience/event & if we ignore that transition, we will misread Acts 2:38. At Pentecost (Acts 2), the Law is still...

Acts 13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. (MY NOTE: John the Baptist is sent to preach, the ""Baptism of Repentance"" to All the People of ISRAEL.) Acts 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of...

During Jesus time an engagement/BETROTHAL was a legally binding contract. Marking the start of the marriage covenant. To show commitment the groom paid a bride price (Mohar). Jesus/our Bridegroom paid the ultimate price (1 Cor 6:20, 7:23, Acts 20:28, Eph 1:14). The EARNEST: 2 Cor 1:22 Who hath...

Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement - Day of Coverings 2025: begins at sunset on October 1 & ends at nightfall on October 2. Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement - Day of Coverings. This yearly exercise took place year after year. The High Priest's required sacrifices "only covered sin" (see Heb 10:4) and...

The Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year). Begins sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, ends after nightfall on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The 7 feasts of the Lord are pre-Appointed Times & Prophetic Foreshadows. 1) Passover, 2) Unleavened Bread, 3) Firstfruits, 4) Pentecost, 5) Rosh...

Passover/Pesach begins at sundown on Saturday April 12th 2025 & ends at nightfall on April 20th 2025. Christ' triumphal entry is on Nisan 10 (the Passover Lamb is chosen see Lev 23:3 below), Christ is killed on Nisan 14 (see Lev 23:6 below). 3 day's later He's resurrected. Lev 23: (to shorten...