PHILIPPIANS 3:12, 15–Are Christians Perfect? Has the Apostle Paul Contradicted Himself?

Philippians 3:12 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 12 Not that I have already obtained it or am already perfect [τελειόω teleioō], but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:15 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect [τέλειος teleios], have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you.

23 Mar 2022 0

MATTHEW 16:18 “Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church”?

At the 1870 Vatican Council, the decreed that Peter was the supreme and full primacy and authority over the universal Catholic Church based on their interpretation of Matthew 16:16-19 and John 21:15-17 and the conversations between Jesus and Peter.

5 Mar 2022 1

1 PETER 5:13: Was the Apostle Peter In Rome?

The Catholic Encyclopedia maintains that Peter was in Rome, saying, “St. Peter’s residence and death in Rome are established beyond contention as historical facts by a series of distinct testimonies extending from the end of the first to the end of the second centuries.”

5 Mar 2022 1

Philippians 2:12-13 BDC: How Is it that God causes us “to will and to act”?

Some would argue that the Holy Spirit works in our heart and mind as we “work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” (v. 12)

4 Mar 2022 0

PHILIPPIANS 2:25-30–Some Bible scholars have asked the question, ‘why was Paul not able to heal his coworker, Epaphroditus?

Paul had healed the sick, even raising the dead. (Acts 20:9-10) ‘Why was Paul unable to heal his coworker, Epaphroditus?’

1 Mar 2022 0

NTBDC Philippians 1:23: What were the “two” things that had Paul “hard-pressed” and what ‘departing’ did he desire?

When we look at the situation Paul found himself in, and we find that Paul was “hard-pressed” as to the possibility of living or dying. (Phil. 1:21)

1 Feb 2022 0

NTBD: James 5:20 “He who turns a sinner back from the error of his way” will save whose soul from death?

Christians can save another person’s soul by turning them away from a sinful course that would have cost them their eternal life had they not turned around and repented.

29 Dec 2021 0

NTBDC James 5:1-6 – Are Riches a Blessing or a Curse?

Unlike many others, we are not going to deny the benefits of riches. Money is not the problem, and it is the love of money to the exclusion of our spiritual needs. Money will buy food, clothing, medical care, housing, and many other necessities of life. However, to become obsessed with money is when we cause ourselves many pains.

29 Dec 2021 0

NTBDC: James 5:12 – Is oath-taking forbidden or blessed?

On one occasion, Jesus Christ was correcting the Jews in their practice of light, loose, and indiscriminate making of oaths.

28 Dec 2021 0

What Language Did Jesus Christ, His Apostles, and Early Christians Speak?

Jesus was likely fluent in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin. He was a perfect human with a perfect mind, after all. Aramaic was the common language where he grew up, with Greek being the lingua franca for the Roman Empire as a whole, and Hebrew did not begin to wane in Palestine until after the destruction of Jerusalem by Rome in 70 C.E. The synagogues used the Hebrew text. Jesus could have taught in Greek at times if the need arose. However, as the article shows, it is much more complex than this, as complex as this may sound.

15 Dec 2021 0

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