How then can they call on the one in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching? Truth to Learn The responsibility of sharing the Gospel message falls upon everyone who has...
Romans 7:9 – Understanding Produces Guilt
I was previously alive without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. Truth to Learn Without an understanding of what sin is, we feel innocent of it, but when we understand what it is, we realize our guilt. Behind the Words The word translated...
Ephesians 2:12 – Without Hope?
that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Truth to Learn Through faith in Christ we are no longer without hope. Behind the Words The word...
James 2:26 – Faith, Dead or Alive?
For just as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is also dead. Truth to Learn If works of faithful obedience to God are not regularly demonstrated in our walk, then we need to determine if we were ever really saved in the first...
James 2:20 – A Fool Without Works
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is useless? Truth to Learn God calls all true believers to do good works. Behind the Words “Want” (“will” in some translations) is translated from thelō, which refers to the will of man (the determined will). It...
James 2:18 – Evidence in Action
But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. Truth to Learn Good works are the evidence of our salvation. Behind the Words The word translated “someone” is the Greek word...
Ephesians 2:12 – Without Hope?
Ephesians 2:12 - Without Hope? that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Truth to Learn Through faith in Christ we are no longer without hope. Behind...