Pastor's Blog
Things that I think about and find interesting enough to share.
“HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,” says the Lord. By these words of Christ we are advised to imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened and free from all blindness of heart. Let our chief effort, therefore, be to study the life of Jesus Christ. The teaching of … Read more
In Romans 6, Paul asks a rhetorical question about continuing to sin in order that grace might be multiplied. He answers this question with another: “How can we who died to sin still live in it?” (Rom 6:2). This raises the question of why believers still struggle with sin. Are some believers somehow defective? Jesus’ … Read more
1 Peter 4:7–13 7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, … Read more
Sons of God (בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים, beney ha’elohim; υἱοὶ θεοῦ, huioi theou). Angels or members of a heavenly host of beings (Gen 6; Job 1:6; 2:1; Deut 32:8; see also Job 38:7; Pss 29:1; 89:6; Dan 3:25). The “sons of God” may be members of the divine council (Pss 82:1; 89:5–7) and may be related to … Read more
Several views exist regarding the identity of the sons of God in Genesis 6. These interpretations also affect how we should understand biblical references to supernatural beings including angels and foreign gods. Sons of God as Divine Beings The sons of God may be divine beings (e.g., angels). If so, the error they committed was … Read more