By Hoyt Houchen Question: What does this verse mean: “For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power?” (1 Cor. 4:20). Reply: First, we need to consider the context of the verse. In the preceding verses (vv. 18, 19) Paul had written, “Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming …
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Paul and James On Faith and Works
By Mark Nitz (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Firm Foundation [8 February 1983] and Sentry (28 February 19831. I was somewhat surprised that the editor of Sentry printed the article without comment. 1 am quoting the Sentry article because it contained the footnotes of the article.) One of the thorniest problems in the history …
The Controversy Over Faith And Works Continues
By Mike Willis The relationship between faith and works has been debated through the years by those who study the Bible. Some such as the Pharisees have understood man to be saved through perfect obedience to the commandments of God (called “works” by Paul in Romans and Galatians), some have understood man to be saved without …
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Scriptural Worship
By Tom M. Roberts Man is a worshiping creature. The annals of history attest to this wherever written or archaeological records have been found. Literally every nation on earth, whether they worship Jehovah of the Bible or not, have been found to be a worshiping people. It is a matter of fact that philosophies of thought …