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Thank you for visiting my blog. The site is dedicated to sharing the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I share devotionals (original and classic) as well as commentaries, notes and general Bible studies. Quotes from devotionals and various study Bibles and other Christian resources are also posted regularly.
This is by no means a comprehensive list or explanation of my personal beliefs. I share this because people ask where I stand as a Christian. Some posts alternate between various renderings of the Sacred Name (Yahweh/Jehovah) and that of Christ (Jesus/Yeshua), and so on.
- I believe in One God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Exodus 20:2-3; Ephesians 4:6; Malachi 2:10) eternally existent in three persons: The Father, the Son (Hebrews 1:6) and the Holy Spirit (John 10:30,38; 14:17). The Bible and the Ancient Church have taught this from the very beginning.
- I believe that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27,35) and is fully human and fully divine (Matthew 14:33; John 1:1; Colossians 2:9; Revelation 1:8).
- I believe the Bible was inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16) and that the teachings and commandments of Christ must be obeyed by everyone called into the Body of Christ (John 14:15). I believe in the complete accuracy of the unaltered manuscripts in their original languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and that no translation is perfect.
- I believe that one can only be saved by being called (elected) by the Lord, being born of the Spirit (John 3:5) and having faith in Him (Matthew 16:21). One can not be saved through another person, angel or saint, church or denomination. Jesus is Lord (Romans 10:9; 1 John 4:15) and as such is our only Mediator and Saviour (1 Timothy 2:5).
- I believe in the work of the Cross, that is, the sacrificial crucifixion of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). I believe in the physical resurrection of Jesus from the tomb. His resurrection from the grave gives Christians hope for our future (2 Corinthians 4:14).
- I believe that the Church is the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27) and that it does not consist of only one “denomination,” but rather sheep of His fold from various churches which He has called and chosen (Ephesians 2:19–22). God knows His own people (2 Timothy 2:19). I do not refer to myself as either “Arminian” or “Calvinist” (1 Corinthians 1:11-15). I do not believe that all sects within Christendom are true or faithful to the Bible. Christians must test all things and make sure their beliefs are in accord with the Scriptures (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
To gain a better understanding of some basic and essential Christian beliefs, I suggest the free booklet What We Believe available from Discovery Series.
Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are either from the Believers Standard Bible, the World English Bible, New Revised Standard Bible, or a translation of my own from the original languages.
Hovering over the verses cited will display the American Standard Version (ASV) translation of the Bible from 1901.
The daily Bible text (as of November 2022) is from the American Standard Version, 1901. The ASV is in the public domain. This version “has earned the reputation of being the Rock of Biblical Honesty.” I base the daily prayer reading schedule on the Revised Common Lectionary, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library of which I am not affiliated. Year C: November 2021 – November 2022.
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- ASV. American Standard Version (1901)
- BSB. Believers Standard Bible.
- JB. Jerusalem Bible. (1966)
- KJV. King James Version
- WEB. World English Bible.
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