THE NINTH COMMANDMENT – THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR – Exodus 20

The imagination of men is involved in the violation of this commandment, because, if one does not tell the truth, the imagination is the only source of what he does tell.

IN ONE SPIRIT WERE WE ALL BAPTIZED – 1 Corinthians 12

Throughout the New Testament, Christian baptism is revealed to be one of the two essential elements of the new birth, without which no man may see the kingdom of God.

WISDOM PERSONIFIED – Proverbs 8

These verses are among the most discussed passages in all the Bible.

THE GREAT APOSTASY

The great apostasy foretold in the New Testament must be viewed as a significant manifestation of the entity symbolized by the second beast, the beast from the Earth, an apostasy by no means limited to the papacy, but certainly inclusive of it.

FINDING THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST EVERYWHERE IN THE PSALMS

The Spirit of Christ was working in the writers of the Psalms, and was sharing in their distresses and joys and was at one with them (compare Is. 63:9; 1 … Continue reading FINDING THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST EVERYWHERE IN THE PSALMS

CHRIST: OUR PASSOVER – 1 Corinthians 5

In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul affirmed that Christ is our passover; but, as in most analogies, there are points of likeness and unlikeness.

THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT – THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY – Exodus 20

As in most of the others, with regard to committing adultery, GOD did not give a reason for this prohibition. NONE WAS NEEDED.