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The Two Books of Luke the Physician Addressed to Theophilus

Luke wrote an account of Jesus’ works and the message of His Apostles. He wasn’t trying to give a medical diagnosis when he wrote to his patron Theophilus. Luke, it seems, was loaned to Paul for his personal afflictions and ailments. Since he was an investigator and literate, he could describe both the accounts of the witnesses of Jesus and relate his personal travels with … Continue reading The Two Books of Luke the Physician Addressed to Theophilus

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Why Were There “Negatives” After Initial Creation?

John, in his first epistle, tells us that God is light; in him there is no darkness at all (1Jn. 1.5b). The attribute of “light” in God is eternal since He cannot change (Mal.3.6, Heb. 6.17-18). God has always been “light” before He created it materially to dispel the darkness of Gen. 1.2. The video link below highlights the two negatives. The chaos and darkness … Continue reading Why Were There “Negatives” After Initial Creation?

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Better What the Eye Sees Than the Roving of the Appetite-Eccl. 6.9a

Since the writer of Ecclesiastes has inserted a thought (vs. 8, ch. 6) that is unconnected to either vs.7 or vs.9, I take it then that the object of the appetite has changed. The “eye” and “roving” doesn’t sound like he is referring to food but another appetite that uses the roving eye. “Let each man have his own wife” and keep his sight at … Continue reading Better What the Eye Sees Than the Roving of the Appetite-Eccl. 6.9a

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The Divine Council Is There To Learn, Not to Counsel

Ps. 89.7 tells us God’s place in the Divine Council as opposed to the Job passages which focus on conflict: In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him (NIV). In Paul’s epistle (Ephesians) he tells the readers the purpose of the New Covenant’s joining two disparate peoples into one was to showcase God’s … Continue reading The Divine Council Is There To Learn, Not to Counsel

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