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Jun 20, 2024 · Some of the confusion regarding the meaning of 2 Peter 3:9 is the wording of the KJV translation: “not willing that any should perish.” Not willing makes it sound as if God does not allow any to perish. However, in 17th-century English, willing carried more of an idea of desire than of volition.
Jun 26, 2024 · Whoever trusts in Jesus Christ by believing in Him shall be saved (Acts 16:31). There’s nothing complicated about the plan of salvation: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
5 days ago · Mercy, not apathy or impotence, is God’s reason delaying the elimination of evil. Anytime you begin to doubt the certainty of evil’s ultimate defeat, look at the cross. In the death of Jesus Christ God assured all of His creation that He would not allow sin and its consequences to be the final word in human history.
Jul 3, 2024 · In a context in which Jesus chastises the scribes and Pharisees for rejecting Him and His message, He tells them that “by your words you will be condemned” ( Matthew 12:37 ). Throughout His time on earth, Jesus challenged those who exhibited spiritual pride and hypocrisy, and the Pharisees consistently demonstrated both.
Jul 3, 2024 · Jesus said, “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken” (Matthew 12:36). The KJV translates “every empty word” as “every idle word”; the ESV says, “every careless word.” The Greek phrase is rema argos, meaning “careless or inactive or unprofitable words ...
3 days ago · King James Bible Online: Authorized King James Version (KJV) of the Bible- the preserved and living Word of God. Includes 1611 KJV and 1769 Cambridge KJV.
Jun 20, 2024 · The King James Version of Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Some have used this verse to emphasize the importance of vision in leadership.
