Theology comes from two words: theos which means God, and logos meaning word, or rational expression. Therefore theology is the study of God’s Word. Theology has many definitions. Theology pursues God-knowledge. Theology is the process of categorical instruction, illustration, exploration, extraction, and presentation of the revelations of/from God found in Scripture. Theology is the rational expression of God’s Truths. Theology…
DREAMING FACES Pale horses fly Across the purple twilight Ghost riders in the sky Fade away with the night Phantoms in portals begin to form Fleeting figures, misty places Delusions, til night turns to morn All is well on dreaming faces – C. S. Craig September 19, 2017
The Bible is the story of grace-fields. Come, walk with the Lord in fields of grace… Please open and turn in your Study Bible to John chapters 13-17. Read the context for yourself. As you read, realize that you have just joined Jesus and His disciples in the upper room. It is 33 A.D., they are seated around the table…
MEMORY GARDEN The roads of life are sweeter, shared Let us steal away if we dare On paths of wonder, winds of change Timeless moments – life unchained Each day a new road meant for two We’ll make a memory garden, me and you We’ll sleep in wild rose meadows deep Until the night time shadows creep……
If there are any not sleeping If there are any weeping Remember, angels pour out sleep Upon the heads of those who weep They give us dreams As sleep takes wings Good night, good night, sleep tight
In our Bible study entitled Grace Awakening, Defining Truth, we learned that God had appointed (ordained) all the occurrences of history (time) before He created anything. In theology (the study of God) His ordained history is called the doctrine of “Divine Decrees.” We also learned that God has a plan for each of us, specifically designed for our personal walk…
This statement defines the Word of Truth Ministries mission, and immediately follows our ministry name on the Home Page of our web site. At some point in the distant past, I read this powerful statement while studying God and His Perfect Righteousness. Please turn in your Bible to Isaiah 45:19 c: “I, the Lord, speak the Truth; I declare what…
Is it the spruce trees or the wind that whistles, or perhaps just my whistle-stop thoughts? Deep in the forest can be heard the whistler’s songs. It seems the whole earth quiets, and listens. Silence runs deep when teardrops sounding on the rocks can be heard. It is a beautiful sight – colorful leaves spin downward, ablaze in the autumn…
We will look at several Greek words, which will help us understand certain points of doctrine, beginning with the word Edification. Etymology of the Word Edification. This term comes to us in Scripture from the Koiné Greek of the first century. Three different Greek words have been translated edify or edification in the King James Version. Since the Koiné Greek…
Let’s begin with God. Life begins and ends with God. To leave God out of life’s equation is the epitome of arrogance. We Americans must look inward and we must look back to God if we are to preserve our freedom. The conscience and direction of our Western civilization is dramatically declining in subtle ways. Americans seem to be…
As that timeless hymn tells us, “Grace, grace, God’s grace! Greater than all the world to me.” There is perhaps no greater word brought over from the Greek language that can more adequately describe our undefinable God, than grace. Grace may be defined as: “All that God is free to do for man based on the Cross sacrifice of His…
“The pure thoughts of Biblical Truths, illumined by the Holy Spirit, not the deceptive thoughts of man, are the basis for divine guidance. The Father, through the Son, by the Holy Spirit, is the light by which everything is enlightened that has enlightenment.” – C. S. Craig Do not depend on human viewpoint. Do not depend on the thinking of…
The right lobe is the dominant lobe of the mentality of the soul, designated by the Greek word kardia. The right lobe circulates Bible doctrine through the soul’s stream of consciousness – frame of reference, memory center, vocabulary, categorical storage, the conscience, momentum, and wisdom compartments – to support the spiritual life of the believer.
These resources are divine provisions for our spiritual comprehension, growth, and advancement, where we are “empowered” by the filling of the Holy Spirit, which enables every believer to understand, learn, enjoy, and apply the entire realm of Bible doctrine, regardless of education or human IQ. There are basically two kinds of IQ: human and spiritual.
Human good is deeds and works done in the flesh while out of fellowship (perpetual sin unconfessed), therefore produced by the flesh, not by the Spirit. Divine good is produced by the Holy Spirit when the believer is “filled” of the Spirit. When filled with the Spirit, God the Holy Spirit is able to lead, guide, and direct our path…
Divine good is “Christian service and deeds produced by the believer filled with the Spirit.” Only divine good is acceptable by Perfect God. Human good is deeds and works done in the flesh while out of fellowship (perpetual sin unconfessed). Human Good is not acceptable to God because human good is a product of the sin nature. Only what is…
FAITH Faith is the acceptance of an established criterion as the basis of reality; it is confidence or belief in the authority and veracity of another. The assent (assent is the expression of approval or agreement) of the mind to the truth of a proposition, followed by acceptance and confidence. In theology, it is the assent of the mind to…
Civil disobedience refers to the action of disobedience (negative attitude followed by negative action), which is a manifested arrogance against the local, civil, state, or federal laws. It is also a direct action (rebellion) against God and the laws of divine establishment, in that God sets up the principles of law for the benefit, protection, orderly function, survival and perpetuation…
Degeneracy is the process of passing from a higher to a lower status – to decline progressively. Christian degeneracy is the decline to false or inferior standards, accompanied by loss of integrity. It is the subnormal status of fragmentation and reversionism, or “backsliding.”
Capital punishment is the maximum use of jurisprudence under the laws of divine establishment. Capital punishment must be preceded by trial, authorized by the judicial function of government. Others must see punishment by death for the purpose of restraint.