Author: Alex Krause
Education: BA, M.Div., BBA
Profession: Carpenter (retired)
The Law’s Promise to Christ
Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord. (Lev. 18.5 NIV) For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them (Rom. 10.5 ESV) But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” (Gal. … Continue reading The Law’s Promise to Christ
New Covenant Basics
Almost 500 years ago Jean Calvin produced some of the most useful biblical commentaries still profitable today. He was a lawyer by training and thus had a very logical and learned mind. The Spirit indwelling Calvin through the redemption of Jesus Christ taught him the scriptures. This model of a prodigious and disciplined mind along with Divine enlightenment illustrates the New Covenant promise of everyone … Continue reading New Covenant Basics
Israel, The Vine-Jesus The True Vine
You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River. Why have you broken down its walls so that all who … Continue reading Israel, The Vine-Jesus The True Vine
An Organic Biblical Theodicy
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. (Gen. 1.4 NIV) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (Jn. 1.5 NIV) Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Mt. 6.10 NIV) I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. … Continue reading An Organic Biblical Theodicy
Zechariah Son of Barachiah-Mt. 23.35
So that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar (ESV) Many commentators have been puzzled to whom this refers. Three possibilities exist, all having some merit, in my view: Zechariah the Priest/Prophet of the O.T. eponymous book: In … Continue reading Zechariah Son of Barachiah-Mt. 23.35
Knowing God Designates Those Possessing Eternal Life
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent (John 17.3 NIV) In 1Jn. 2.20 the Spirit of God is spoken of an anointing on the Christian resulting in them knowing the Lord: And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know (Him) [my translation]. Additionally, verse 27 of … Continue reading Knowing God Designates Those Possessing Eternal Life
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