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Speaking of God always brings us into the realm of mystery. As mentioned in part I, one meaning of mystery (musth, rion), is something that is beyond the comprehension of man. And God is certainly beyond our understanding. He is timeless and eternal. We are so bound up in time, that to even imagine a timeless being stretches our imaginations to the breaking point. In looking at the other attributes of God, everything we can say about God is so far beyond those same attributes of man. God exists. Man exists. God lives, man lives, God loves, man...
Everyone loves a good mystery. We read them, looking for clues, trying to figure out ‘who-dun-it’ before the big reveal. One meaning of mystery (musth, rion) in the Bible is a secret, or something that was for a long time a secret, but now has been revealed. Examples of this abound in Scripture. Who would the Messiah be? What would He do? When would He come? Is God, only the God of the Jews, or also of the Gentiles? All of these answers are clearly revealed in Jesus, and His teachings. Another meaning of mystery, is something that is bey...
First off, it must be stated that the term, sacrament, is a human term, and thus, churches choosing to use this term are also free to define it as they see fit. Because of this some churches choose not to use this term at all, since it is not a scriptural term, but still baptize people, marry people, celebrate the Lord’s Supper and so on. For those churches that use this term, it is always a rite carried out by the church. The Orthodox church of America, while listing the same 7 sacraments as the Roman Catholic Church, writes in their w...
Most Christians talk about the salvation of man, but they see this work of salvation in different ways, some actually denying that man even needs saving. We begin by looking at this group first. The first group’s position, simplified, is this. God created us in love. He loves all of us so much that He would never consign a soul to hell. Jesus came to this earth, not to pay for our sins, but to show us how best to live. But no matter what, in the end, no matter how one lives their life, God will show everyone the way and bring everyone to t...