What saith the Scripture

Genesis 1:1   {Authorized King James Bible}:   “ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”   The first verse of the first book of the Bible.   In the beginning created the “heaven”.   First thing that came to my mind was is there only one?   “I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.”   That being true then it stands to reason there is a first heaven and a second, right?   Most all versions have “heavens” not heaven.   Why the difference?   Man tries to improve on God’s Word.   But Matthew 5:18 amplifies the importance of every “jot and tittle” have importance to the verse, chapter, book the whole.   The first heaven:   The atmosphere The second heaven:   Outer space, firmament of Genesis 1:7-19.   The third heaven:   God’s abode Job 1:6-12, else where but one will have to                               see

2 Timothy 3:1-5 [Authorized Kings James Version]:   “ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.    For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,    without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;   having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” You wonder in dismay “What in the world is going on?”   Murders are up, rape is up, crime is up and people ask “What’s up”.   Really, we were told some 1900 years ago.   Is there any Hope?   “looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”   Titus 2:13.   But why are people in general so much more on edge, people acting the way they do.   Making horrible decisions.   “And even as they did not like to re

Genesis 1:27  Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV) ” So God created man in his  own  image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”                                              BUT THEN! Genesis 5:1-3  Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV) “This  is  the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;    male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.   And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat  a son  in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:” There are a lot of “if’s” and “could of’s and shouldn’t haves” that are not written.   There may very well be items of interest not written but what we do have is what God has purposed for us and to believe.   So what does scripture say? “God created” He did not speak but   “And the Lord God formed man  of  the dust of the ground, and b

Romans 4:25 [AKJV]:   “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification .” “Delivered”; given up by Israel and the world [Rome] carried out the sentence, Matthew 27.   “Offences”   Man’s sins, Romans 3 & 6.   “raised again”; to be raised must have been put down, crucified.   “our justification” by propitiation, Romans 3.   “Sanctification”; Paul as our Apostle, Romans 15:16.   see 1 Corinthians 1:2,   “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are  sanctified , but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”   1 Corinthians 6:11.   Also see 2 Timothy 2:21. “Glorified”;   “When he shall come to be  glorified  in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” 2 Thessalonians 1:10.   “When he shall come”   1 Corinthians 15.   “believe”   believe what?   The gospel:   “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel w