Summary (main points) No—“I will vomit/spit you out of my mouth” (Rev 3:16) is not surely a statement of individual loss of salvation. Exegetically, it…
Word & Topic Studies
Studies of words and topics in the Bible
Remove Your Lampstand From Its Place – Rev 2
Summary (main points) In Revelation’s own symbolism, the “lampstand” is the church as a recognized light-bearing congregation among Christ’s churches (Rev 1:20). To “remove the…
Delivers One To Satan For The Destruction Of The Flesh
Summary (main points) “Deliver to Satan” (παραδοῦναι … τῷ σατανᾷ) is best read as formal expulsion/excommunication: removing a person from the church’s protected sphere into…
I Am Who I AM – Exo 3:14
Summary of main points אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה (ʾehyeh ʾăšer ʾehyeh) uses the Hebrew imperfect of היה (hāyâ, “to be / become / come to pass”),…
Not Know God Evidenced By Your Behaviour
MY QUESTION: 1 Corinthians 15:34 Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t…
Fear God – 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing the fear of the Lord
QUESTION: These translations interpret ‘fear’ in this way in 2 Corinthians 5:11 (below) But what is the correct reading of the greek? How versions of…
Once Saved Always Save V Walk Away From Salvation
QUESTION: give me the verses and reasons why those who hold to the ‘once saved always saved’ belief. Not Calvinism with it’s double predestination, but…
‘You incited me to strike Job’
QUESTION: We know of God’s Impassibility. Then how is the instance where God says to Satan ‘You incited me to strike Job’ to be understood?…
Born Of Water And The Spirit
John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesusa by night…
“Take Every Thought Captive”
Summary of main points The phrase “take every thought captive” comes from 2 Corinthians 10:5 and is part of Paul’s warfare metaphor for apostolic ministry:…
Knowing God – To Know God Is To Do/Obey
Summary of main points In Scripture, “to know God” is frequently covenantal and relational, not merely informational: it means acknowledging YHWH as God and living…
HOPE – A study
A study of HOPE — a multi-layered theological and philosophical analysis Below I follow your requested pathway: Scripture → language → ontology → spiritual dynamics…
Woe to you
My question: What does “Woe to you” really mean? Mat 23:2–36 — “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites… serpents, brood of vipers… how are…
Judging – ‘Judge with right judgment’ John 7:24
Text, translation, and immediate setting John 7:24 (ESV): “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” A standard Greek form (NA28/UBS line) is:…
Rich – New Texts That Discourage Seeking Wealth
New Testament texts that discourage seeking wealth, wanting to “get rich,” trusting in riches, unjust/shameful gain, bribe-taking, luxury built on oppression, coveting, or profiteering from…
Rich – Old Testament Texts That Discourage Seeking Wealth
Old Testament texts that discourage seeking wealth, “getting rich,” trusting in riches, unjust gain, bribe-taking, luxury built on oppression, or covetous desire. Scope: Protestant canon…
Prosper / Prosperity in Scripture
Aim Define how Scripture uses the “prosper/prosperity” idea across Hebrew and Greek, distinguishing material wealth, well-being/peace, success, flourishing, and spiritual/gospel prosperity. Show representative verses for…
Trinity, The
Aim & Thesis Aim. Demonstrate from Scripture (with original-language analysis) that God is one in essence and eternally three in person—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—without…
‘Abide’ in Christ
Exegesis 1) Original-language profile (lexeme, sense, morphology) Target verse (ESV):“But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need…
Reverence for God
“Reverence for God” and the “Fear of God” Aim & Thesis Aim. Define and distinguish reverence and the fear of God across Scripture, establishing how…
Humility in Psalm 45:4
1) Text (establish passage) “In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you…