A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 2—Chapter 3 OF THE DECREE OF REJECTION, OF SOME ANGELS, AND OF SOME MEN. I make use of the word "rejection" in this article, partly because it is a scriptural phrase and ascribed to God, and partly because it is that act of God which gives the name of reprobate to a... Read More
This question plagues every believer who is trying to live a godly life and finds life hard while others who are evil and ungodly seem to prosper and have a good life. Sometimes we look at false prophets and wolves in sheep’s clothing who fleece the sheep, lead many to destruction and wreak havoc in... Read More
"A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." Isaiah 53:3. Oswald Chambers: "The reason the experience of redemption is so easy is because it cost God so much... It is men like Job and the apostle Paul who bring us to the basis of things, not the average Christian among us, who knows mo more why the... Read More
A. ORIGIN OF SATAN 1. What light is shed on the origin of Satan in: (1) Isa. 14:12? That prior to his fall he was called “Lucifer” (“day star”) and “son of the morning,” probably because he was the beginning of God’s creation. (2) Ezek. 28:15? That he is a created being and as such does not possess ... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
The Future Punishment of the Wicked Unavoidable and Intolerable Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord save spoken it, and will do it." Ezekiel 22:14 In the former part of this chapter, we have a dreadful ca... Read More
Cast...into hell is one word in the Greek, the unusual word tartaroo (5020), which is derived from Tártaros which describes the subterranean doleful and dark abyss of mythology where demigods were punished. Greek mythology taught that Tártaros was a place lower than Hades (86) (the NT term correspon... Read More
Evil (4190) (poneros from poneo = work or toil, Robertson says the idea is that labor is an annoyance, bad, evil; Noun poneria derived from poneros) means evil including evil, malignant character, pernicious (see Webster 1828 definition below), that which is morally or socially worthless, wicked, ba... Read More
Ungodly (765) (asebes from a = w/o + sébomai = worship, venerate) means lack of interest in the things of God and a behavior and lifestyle consistent with such an irreverent attitude. See the depth study of the related word ungodliness (asebeia [word study]). It pertains to violating norms for a pro... Read More
A Sermon (No. 410) Delivered on Sunday Morning, September the 22nd, 1861 by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, that the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought for... Read More
Of the Decrees of Rejection, of Some Angels, and of Some Men.
Why Do Evil Men Prosper?
Faith in the midst of Perverseness
Study Notes - Satan
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
The Future Punishment Of The Wicked Unavoidable And Intolerable
Cast...into hell (5020) tartaroo
Evil (wicked, bad) (4190) poneros
Ungodly (765) asebes
Sermon 410 - Not Now, But Hereafter!