Author: Matthew Jones
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2 John
Translation by Matthew Joneskoinefoundationa@gmail.comCompleted April 2024 Translation 1 The Elder, To the Chosen Lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth, 2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever. 3 Grace, mercy, and peace…
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1 John
Translation, Comments, and Notes by Matthew Joneskoinefoundationa@gmail.comCompleted February 2024 Book BackgroundStructure and Outline Translation 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at intently and our hands touched, concerning the Word, the source of life – 2 This Life was revealed. We have…
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Inerrant Language (Part 2)
Jesus answered and said to them, “The healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:31-32) Introduction Inerrancy is the belief that the Bible is without error in all it teaches. To state it another way, the Bible tells the truth…
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Did Jesus Name the Wrong High Priest? Mark 2:26
Did Jesus Name the Wrong High Priest?Mark 2:26 and the Problem of Abiathar. Mark 2:26 vs. 1 Samuel 21:1 25 And he [Jesus] said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of…
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Inerrant Language (Part 1)
Then very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at sunrise. (Mark 16:2) Introduction In the previous post I commented on inerrancy which is the belief that the Bible is without error in all it teaches. To state it another way, the Bible tells the truth…
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Inerrancy
For prophecy was never borne to us by means of human will. Rather, men being borne along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:21) Definition As applied to the Bible, inerrancy means that the Bible is without error in all it teaches, or alternatively, the Bible tells the truth about whatever it…
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Inspiration
Every scripture is God-breathed and beneficial for teaching, for exposing wrongdoing, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be fully competent, being equipped to accomplish every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Definition Inspiration is the method that God used to record His revelation in written form in the Bible.…
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Special Revelation
For whatever was previously written was written to teach us, so that we may have hope through endurance and through encouragement from the Scriptures. (Romans 15:4) As explained in the previous post, revelation is defined simply as God making Himself known to mankind. God created us to know Him, but we could not know God…
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General Revelation
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only real God, and Jesus Christ whom You sent. (John 17:3) In my prior post I commented that the Bible is our “operator’s manual” from God that is sufficient – it provides all the information for us to know how to know God and…
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The Bible is Sufficient
Every scripture is God-breathed and beneficial for teaching, for exposing wrongdoing, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be fully competent, being equipped to accomplish every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Above is a picture of my snow blower. It came with an operator’s manual to help me know…
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