Anointed One

WHAT IT MEANS… In the Old Testament, Anointed comes from the Hebrew word mashach (verb form) or mashiyach – a/k/a Messiah (noun form). In the New Testament, the word for Anointed is the Greek word chrio (verb form) or Christos (noun form). As a verb, the word Anointed means to rub something on…

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Ancient of Days

  WHAT IT MEANS… God’s name, Ancient of Days is found only 3 times in Scripture and all 3 references are written in Daniel 7. The Holman Illustrated Dictionary defines this name to literally mean, “One advanced in (of) days” and may possibly mean, “one who forwards time or rules…

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Almighty

  WHAT ALMIGHTY MEANS… Almighty refers to God as All-Powerful, Omnipotent, Supreme, Preeminent, and Invincible. God is unlimited in might and power.  In the original language, Almighty is the word Shaddai and some believe it derived from the root shad which means breast. Other scholars believe that the name is derived from an…

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Advocate

Because of the cross, Jesus can rightfully intercede for us in the judicial sense guaranteeing that the binding contract (covenant) we have with Him can not be broken regardless of what we do.

And in a relational sense, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit stand with us, beside us, intercedes for us, and helps us.

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The Problem with Minimizing Our Expectations on Bible Study

One of the problems that stem from lowering the bar when it comes to Bible study is that we demonstrate that God isn’t as important to us as we say He is.

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