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Is God Just?

The justice of God belongs to the manifold wisdom of God. And an inspection of its many colors will reveal the beauty and holiness of God’s justice. Some, without a proper assessment, have claimed God to be unjust. It is therefore my hope to examine the justice of God in light of the scriptures, to change any man’s doubts into confidence toward God.     One who questions the justice of God should first consider God’s attitude toward injustice: Proverbs 17:15, “He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.” […]

James 2 and Me

Since the very popular false doctrine of “faith only” held by many Methodists, Baptists, and others who have branched off from Calvinism, the second chapter of James has been used as a deadly dagger against the doctrine, and rightly so, for the chapter is straightforwardly contrary to the doctrine that one is saved by “faith only,” even verse 24 concludes: “you see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.” But that is not what this article will be about. I believe one needs to look at every scripture with the intention to make application […]

The Origin of the Name “Jehovah”

There are a few ways that the Old Testament text refers to the Almighty God. First, the title of “God” (in Hebrew: Elohiym), is given (Genesis 1:1). Another title, “LORD” (Hebrew: Adonai) is popularly used throughout the Old Testament. Finally, the name, not title, given to God: YHWH, commonly pronounced as Yahweh. But wait! What about that ancient word “Jehovah?” Where does it fall in line with the above? Honestly, it doesn’t. In fact, the ancient word “Jehovah” isn’t really all that ancient at all, but is a product of a series of mistakes made by men throughout the years. […]