Author: Matthew Jones
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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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First John 5:18-21: Proclamation Summaries
Proclamation Summaries 5:18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One who was born of God keeps him, and the Evil One does not touch him. 5:19 We know that we are God’s offspring and the whole world rests entirely in the Evil One. 5:20 We also…
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First John 5:14-17: Epilogue
EpilogueFellowship is Maintained by Praying for Fellow Believers 5:14 And this is the confidence we have in ˹God’s˺ presence, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 5:15 And if we know that He hears us regarding whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests which we have…
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First John 5:9-13: Epilogue
EpilogueRevelation of the Eternal Life – Divine Witness 5:5 Who then is the one who overcomes the world? None other than the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 5:6 This is the One who came through water and blood – Jesus Christ. Not by the water only, but by the water…
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First John 5:5-8 / Overview: Epilogue
EpilogueRevelation of the Eternal Life – Divine Witness 5:5 Who then is the one who overcomes the world? None other than the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 5:6 This is the One who came through water and blood – Jesus Christ. Not by the water only, but by the water…
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First John 5:1-4: God is Love
Mature Love is Expressed through Love for One Another 4:19 We love because He first loved us. 4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his fellow believer, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his fellow believer whom he has seen, cannot love the God whom he has not…
Koine Foundations 