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In the face of God’s sovereignty and His very real desire that all are saved, the reality that repentance could become impossible for anyone seems contradictory. And yet, that is exactly what the Hebrews writer states1. Is there really a [more]
The use of instrumental music in worship has become a staple in much of modern religious life. Not offering it is an automatic turn-off for many when choosing their church affiliation. In fact, instrumental music in worship is arguably the [more]
Godly love is a lot like Godly fear or Godly joy; there’s definitely more than meets the eye when measuring “love”, and the Christian’s demonstration of Godly love, according to Scripture. There may not be a more important [more]
Categories: Bible ConceptsTags: definitions, Greek words, heart
Profanity, cursing, swearing….four-letter words! It’s language that is generally not acceptable in “proper” or professional settings. But can’t a Christian use profanity in certain situations? Like when you stub your toe at night? Or when you slice it left into [more]
Categories: Christian LivingTags: heart, righteousness
Pastor Robert Morris says that your belief determines your behavior. From a sermon recorded in 2018:
“Your belief determines your behavior. So there are people that say they believe in Jesus, but they’ve never lived for him. Please [more]
Categories: Obedience, Reformed/CalvinismTags: calling on the Lord, faith, false teachers, heart, salvation
The inward call versus the outward call. Many today distinguish these as two different types of Godly or heavenly ‘callings’. Dividing the spiritual callings found in scripture between an ‘inward call’ and an ‘outward call’ is perpetuated at least in [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, Holy Spirit, Reformed/CalvinismTags: calling on the Lord, definitions, faith, gospel, grace, heart, Holy Spirit, obey, salvation, TULIP
Attempting to understand the Bible can be difficult. For many centuries, the Catholic Church taught that the Bible could only be understood by an ordained priest. In modern times, people like N.T. Wright and other [more]
Categories: Authority, Bible Concepts, CatholicismTags: accountability, authority, Bible, Greek words, heart, obey, Scripture, special revelation, theology, truth, Word of God
Roman GladiusThe Roman soldier’s gladius was a double edged sword used for stabbing and slashing. It was highly effective in its day. The ‘double edged sword’ is also [more]
Categories: Bible ConceptsTags: authority, Bible, God, gospel, heart, Holy Spirit, prophecy, prophets, Scripture, truth, Word of God
Fear is a strong emotion with a fairly negative connotation. It’s generally not a good thing. Psychology Today gives advice about how to overcome fear. Therefore, “fear God” could leave the secular thinker with a negative [more]
Categories: ObedienceTags: definitions, faith, Greek words, heart, obey, Old Testament, proverbs, righteousness
The Journal of Joseph [Smith]
It seems that there have always been “prophets” of one sort or another. [more]Categories: ProphetsTags: definitions, false teachers, heart, inspired, miracles, obey, Old Testament, prophets, Word of God
The counsel to follow your heart is a common refrain from many. Or maybe you’ve heard someone say, “the heart wants what the heart wants?” Telling someone to “follow your heart” is usually meant to be aspirational and reassuring. [more]
Categories: Authority, Christian LivingTags: accountability, authority, grace, heart, judgment, obey, Old Testament, proverbs, providence, special revelation, truth, TULIP, Word of God
Judge not, that you be not judged.1 Right out of Jesus’ sermon on the mount and one of the most quoted phrases from scripture. It speaks to the issue of judging others. [more]
Categories: Christian LivingTags: doctrine, false teachers, heart, judgment, passage exegesis, righteousness
Roman Gladius![The Journal of Joseph [Smith]](https://scriptureinterpretsscripture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/unnamed-212x300.jpeg "The Journal of Joseph [Smith]")
