There were three major offices among the people of Israel in the Old Testament: the prophet (such as Nathan, 2 Samuel 7:2), the priest (such as Abiathar, 1 Samuel 30:7), and the king (such as King David, 2 Samuel 5:3). These three offices were distinct. The prophet spoke God’s words to the people; the priest …
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Resurrection New Testament Evidence. The Gospels contain abundant testimony to the resurrection of Christ. In addition to these detailed narratives in the four gospels, the book of Acts is a story of the apostles’ proclamation of the resurrection of Christ and of continued prayer to Christ and trust in him as the one who is …
We may define the atonement as follows: The atonement is the work Christ did in his life and death to earn our salvation. This definition indicates that we are using the word atonement in a broader sense than it is sometimes used. Sometimes it is used to refer only to Jesus’ dying and paying for …
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This week I am going to change things up, and going to temporarily move out of basic theology and into a Biblical message out of 1 Corinthians. As you may have already figured it out I love studying the Bible. I like to present what truths the Bible has and hopefully present it in a …
