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Here Paul speaks of a "righteousness which is of God" which comes to a person by his "faith": "And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faithfulness of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phil.3:9). That is the...

Here Paul speaks of a "righteousness which is of God" which comes to a person by his "faith": "And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faithfulness of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phil.3:9). That is the...

What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote the following?: "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Cor.6:12). "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all...

What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote the following?: "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Cor.6:12). "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all...

When did this happen: "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into...

Here we see that the LORD Jehovah is God Almighty: "And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them" (Ex.6:203). The following verses reveal that...

Here we see a reference to two different gospels: "But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter" (Gal.1:7). What was preached to the Jews during the Acts period? Here is what Paul preached to them...

The Dallas Cowboys have now won ten straight games, and they have done it with a rookie running back and a rookie quarterback. They have three All Pros on their offensive line and they are all young. The sky is the limit for this team, both this year and in the future!

Here we read that the house of Israel and the house of Judah will be a blessing: "And I will bring them (Israel), and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness...And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a...

On another thread chrysostom wrote the following: Here the Lord refers to the "keys of the kingdom of heaven," the same kingdom referred to here by the Lord Jesus: "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Mt.4:17). Since the nation of...

Let us look at this passage where the gospel of grace declares that all who believe receive the righteousness which is of God?: "But now the righteousness of God without the law is revealed, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by the faithfulness...

In the end of the tenth chapter of Romans and the beginning of the eleventh chapter Paul states: "But to Israel He saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid" (Ro.10:21; 11:1). In this...

Here we see that those who lived under the law were saved by grace through faith, the same way that we are saved: "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...

Here is the land promise given to David by the Lord: "Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David...I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them...

In the following verse the Apostle Paul describes how he was saved: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit" (Titus 3:5). Here Paul uses the word "regeneration" in regard to his...

"And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22:16). In his commentary on this verse Sir Robert Anderson writes, "The Apostle records the words which Ananias addressed to him (Paul) at his conversion: 'Arise and be baptized...

In what respect are Christians judged by the Lord if it is not for their sins?: "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world" (1 Cor.11:31-32). So is it not necessary to judge...

Let us look at this passage from the Bible which forbids the idea that under the Law both faith and works were necessary for salvation: "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life"...

Here we read that the law was given UNTIL Jesus Christ: "The Law was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise was made...which is Jesus Christ" (Gal. 3: 16, 19). The dispensation of the law was to last only until the beginning of the ministry of the Lord...

There are many sincere believers in the Mid Acts community who say that the following verses prove that Paul was the first member of the Body of Christ: "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit...