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Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D.

Feb 29, 2024

Hebrews declares that without following peace with all mankind and holiness, no man shall see the Lord.  Holiness is a complicated subject, but a desire to see God will lead you to pull apart the word meanings.  This message adds another layer to the foundation for understanding the words. VF-2193 Hebrews 12:14

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Feb 28, 2024

What the Bible means by the word "sanctification" is difficult to understand in English because different streams of words were used simultaneously to translate these concepts.  It is faulty understanding and bad theology that equate holiness with morality or perfection; the meaning in the original languages was to be...


Feb 27, 2024

The word “mystery”, if we understand its Biblical use and more specifically its use by the apostle Paul in the book of Colossians, is not something cryptic that we can’t know or understand; it’s revealed in the person and work of Jesus Christ: the mind-boggling thing that we can be saved by something that...


Feb 26, 2024

There is only one ministry in the church, and that is being a servant of God. God is the one who makes men and women into ministers; we do not choose it ourselves, and we are not to judge His choice. Paul suffered afflictions for his association with Christ and the preaching of the Word, but he rejoiced. Suffering...


Feb 23, 2024

Because of the fall, we are all born alienated from God, which includes being alienated from the image of God and the knowledge of God. God has to reconcile our conscience, our heart and its affections, and our will in order to bring us back to Him. If we continue in the faith, He will be able to present us...