Regeneration
Extract Few words in the Greek New Testament are more important than palingenesia, meaning “new birth, renewal, restoration, or regeneration.” It is a comprehensive term for the work of the…
Election
Extract Election is God’s decree whereby, of His own free will, He has predestined certain men to salvation to the praise of the glory of His name (Eph. 1:4-6; 1…
The only True God
Extract Within the borders of the universe that humanity inhabits, there are two types of beings. There are those beings that are dependent on another. This category encompasses everything from…
God’s Eternity
Extract The word eternity is easily pronounced but hardly understood. This is due in part to man’s frailty of nature, as a creature bound to time. Eternity, being in conflict…
The Means of Grace
Extract The apostle Paul declares, “By grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should…
Human Responsibility
Extract Since the gospel was first preached in the world, men have objected that God is unjust to require in His law what they cannot perform, because, as sinners, they…
God’s Foreknowledge
Extract Knowledge of all things is properly attributed to God (2 Cor. 12:2-3; cf. Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Peter 1:2). The idea of foreknowledge can be used in…
The Image of God
Extract What makes man unique among God’s creatures? Scripture reveals that God had a definite purpose when He reached the summit of His creative labors: “God said, Let us make…