... a faithful saying for the elect that nothing 'shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord' (Rom.8:39). 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' (Rom.8:31). The Lord uses many means by which to bring His children to a full dependence upon Him. Once in a while He will withdraw the ... passage are the spiritual seed of Abraham, the Church, the children of God by adoption on whom the Spirit has been poured out in these last days (see Gal.3:14; 4:5-7; Rom.8:9,14-17). The water in these verses of Isaiah is symbolic of Holy Spirit baptism which is said...

• Word Count: 10720
• Approx Pages: 43
• Grade Level: High School

... that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law - indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (Rom. 8:7-8); "You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit ... , in and of himself, have a natural desire for Christ?" (p. 61). The answer Scripture gives to this question is a resounding "No!" The Bible insists in passages like those above and others (Rom. 1:18-32, 3:9-18, 8:7-8) that, in the Fall, man lost his original desir...

• Word Count: 5514
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them. (Rom. 2:14-15). For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although ... they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. (Rom.1: 21-23) In the light of the above passages of scrip...

• Word Count: 3147
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... failed to bear fruit because sin had entered the world through the sin of Adam and Eve in violating God's command and eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge (Rom. 3:23; 5:12). While the contemporaries of Isaiah were likely to view the concept of the choicest vine as a reference to the people of Israel, Isaiah may have been referring to ... ...

• Word Count: 4115
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... entire plan of salvation etched out. This should not be a foreign thought since Paul does explain that Christ was our Passover, and through Christ we are given the Atonement. (1 Cor 5:7, Rom 5:11 KJV) It is then, through the Day of Atonement, where every Christian may find two apposing forces in the universe. The Lord being place against Azazel. Scripture expounds on ... ...

• Word Count: 3531
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of Islam. During the decades following the death of Muhammad certain essential principles were singled out rom his teachings to serve as anchoring points for the Islamic community. These have come to be called the "five pillars of Islam." The revelations that Muhammad received were collected into ... ...

• Word Count: 2755
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School