In this Prophecy Update today, I want to bring several points together that I’ve been stressing lately by adding in the Calvinism component, and enlarge that with a couple more ideas thrown into the mix. No doubt, what I say will step on a few toes since the topic is a touchy one.
Posts Tagged: Adam and Eve
Biblical Audio Commentary – Tree of Life & Eternal Security
What did the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden offer? I would argue that it provided eternal security. The problem God had with Adam and Eve eating from that tree after their disastrous bite of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was what that meant. They would be immortal just like all the other heavenly beings, except that the first couple would have a sinful nature.
1 Corinthians 2:8 – Rulers of This Age
Those who oppose God inevitably believe they are smarter than Him. They devise plans that oppose His will and think that He doesn’t see and know them. This is part of their foolishness. If the Lord knows how many hairs each of us has on our heads (Luke 12:7), then might He not also know…
John 10:16 – One Flock One Shepherd
God didn’t have to do any of this. He had no need that He had to fill. There wasn’t any outside influence on Him. God created us simply because He wanted to. No, maybe I’m wrong. Perhaps He did have a need. That need was to lavish the love bursting in His heart upon someone….
Luke 19:44 – Not One Stone
God is omniscient, i.e. He knows all things from past to future. Yet, isn’t it interesting how when something bad He knows will happen actually does occur, He still grieves over it? With the view God has of eternity as the Alpha and Omega – the beginning and the end – the Lord sees from…
Luke 4:41 – They Knew That He Was the Christ
The Gospels show us that Jesus cast out demons everywhere He went. For the people of Israel, this was astounding – no one had ever done this in such a manner. Luke 4:36 reports: “And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands…