Christians often misunderstand what it means to call God holy and have a narrow understanding of our own holiness. God is holy in his very essence. Holy is the most precise word used by Scripture for deity. From this core understanding three other uses of “holy” emerge. That...
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May 25, 2024 Andrew Sargent
101 Most Misunderstood Verses, Biblical Studies
God is holy in his essence… True Deity. His holiness is the terrifying manifestation of his divine power to create marking him as wholly other than all that He makes. In part 2, I continue discussing the meaning of calling God holy and distinguish this word from a...
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May 25, 2024 Andrew Sargent
101 Most Misunderstood Verses, Biblical Studies
Words and symbols connected to the idea of the holy have over 4000 verses associated with them. It behooves us then to fully understand what the holy and holiness are. This first installment of four discussions lays down the nature of what it means for God to be...
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May 25, 2024 Andrew Sargent
101 Most Misunderstood Verses, Biblical Studies
Matthew 18:20 is often misinterpreted to be talking about prayer… encouraging group prayer as more powerful, more special than private prayer. Matthew 18:20, however is about church discipline and how to conduct that discipline in as redemptive a way as possible. In Part Two, I zero in on...
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May 25, 2024 Andrew Sargent
101 Most Misunderstood Verses, Biblical Studies
In this Video I begin my discussion of Matthew 18:20 and why it is so badly misunderstood in the Church. Jesus is not talking about prayer, but about church discipline and the processes for using discipline redemptively in order to save people from themselves and others from their...
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May 25, 2024 Andrew Sargent
101 Most Misunderstood Verses, Biblical Studies
One of the first pieces of advice I give to people who are interested in engaging the original languages of the Bible[1] is, “Never forget, it’s not just a different word, it’s a different world.” [This is the part where you ooooo & aaahhhhh, and if you want...
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April 20, 2024 Andrew Sargent
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Can we all just stop pretending and admit that the very idea of the Trinity is weird? We describe the God of the Bible as a Triune God. This comes from the combination of Tri & Unity, three in one… but we don’t mean different parts, or merely...
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March 1, 2024 Andrew Sargent
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