The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Motive Is Love
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. The word for love in this verse is agapao. This word and the term phileo are often contrasted with one another with agapao meaning divine love and […]
“My Tank Is Empty”
Years ago before the self-service gas stations came along, we would pull into the service station and say, “Fill it up”. We have sometimes used this expression when referring to our physical strength or energy. We might say, “My tank is empty”, meaning that my energy or strength is low and I need to eat […]
God’s Determinate Counsel and Foreknowledge
At the conclusion of Paul’s thesis regarding the equal status of the Jew and Greek in God through Christ, he wrote, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past tracing out! For who hath know the mind of the […]
