Updated American Standard Version
Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
When one is unrepentantly living in gross sin and is ex-communicated from the church, he becomes part of the fallen wicked world of Satan again.
The believer in Christ is united with Christ in his death so that the sin nature might be done away with.
The key to receiving God’s righteousness—a righteous standing in his sight—is faith. God justifies the wicked by being both the judge and the sacrifice for sin.
If we are to establish that some translations are choosing a rendering because it suits their doctrine, we must compare how they render the same thing elsewhere. You do not need to be a Greek scholar below, so you can ignore the grammar talk and just notice the similarities and differences.
The number seven is often used in the Scriptures, which signifies perfection or completeness. The seven spirits might conceivably refer to a group of angelic beings. But …
Satan was cast out of heaven after Christ’s ascension in 33 C.E., marking the end of his role as accuser and the start of intensified earthly persecution.
Jesus’ command to be “perfect” calls for moral completeness and wholehearted love, not sinless flawlessness, reflecting Jehovah’s character.
When we consider what Jehovah Himself told Moses and what the Apostle John said, it is clear that Moses ...
Many scholars attempt to relate Paul’s reference to the third heaven to the early Jewish literature that there were stages of heaven, “even 955 heavens.” However, we certainly do not depend on early rabbinic views, as this view is not found in the Scriptures.
Are faith and reason opposed? Not according to Scripture. Biblical faith is grounded in evidence and reasoned trust—not blind belief or emotion.
