THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

I. Introduction In the simplest sense, that which is “righteous,” is that which is “right.” In Christianity, righteousness connotes specifically a state of spiritual approval of a person by Jehovah God, and Justification is that person’s means of attaining to this righteousness, to this being “right” before Jehovah God. Spiritual approval by God can of […]

. Introduction Job was sincere in his piety—Job loved Jehovah God; and God affirmed that piety. Satan challenged God in this and proposed that Job’s piety was a function of blessings, not altruistic devotion. Satan claimed further that if Job were brought low he would curse and abandon God (Job 1:9-11), so God gave Satan

I. Introduction In the literal sense, Jubilee (YWBL character map) means “ram’s horn” (Hertig 171). It is an occasion that of old was announced throughout the land of Israel by ram’s horn blasts (“Shofar”) once every fifty years; it was heralded in the year after a cycle of seven sabbaths of years had completed (Lev

I. Introduction Twenty-seven times, in the Old Testament and the New, Jehovah God through the pen of His inspired authors refers to Himself as the “living God” (the exact term; this includes two verses repeated, thus twenty-five unique references). It comes in various contexts, ranging from idolatry, to reproach of His Name, to declaration of

I. Introduction Is Jehovah God glorious because of what He has created and sustains? Yes. Is He glorious because He wills His sun to shine on the good and the wicked in equal measure? Yes. Is He glorious because He is gracious? Yes. Is He glorious because Truth finds its quintessence in His reality? Yes.

.                       Introduction   Why is it that Jesus mentions so often ‘…He who sent Me…’ (Tab. 1)? Why did Jesus do that? It is the purpose of this study to prayerfully come to some understanding in that regard. We have written this study so that the opening sections, sections two through four, serve to set

 I Introduction   This study will prayerfully take a biblical look at what Jehovah God tells us about eternal life with Him.   II Eternal Life is Lopsided   Eternal life is lopsided—it has a relatively short beginning over against an infinitely long “ending” (John 6:44-47). Hearing Jehovah God (“Show us the Father”, “Drawn”), learning

I. Introduction “Therefore the LORD God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the LORD declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed’” (1Sa 2:30

. Introduction Jehovah God is our Father; He is our Papa. Who are His children but the children of the Resurrection: All the saints of God; there are no others [1]. Children of the Resurrection, by their very title, are particularly privileged eternal beings. We use that word privileged without any qualms whatsoever because their

I. Introduction 1Pe 1:13-16 We do not wish to discuss at length Redemption, Salvation, Belief, and Faith in this paper, though these, as anchored by Jesus Christ, are the starting point in one’s pursuit of holiness—we have discussed these very important starting points in another paper—the reader may wish to peruse that paper in this