(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: “Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: 40 "HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HARDENED THEIR HEARTS, LEST THEY SHOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, LEST THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND TURN, SO THAT I SHOULD HEAL THEM." 41 These things Isaiah said when he... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (Thirteen)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) “All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” (Matthew 11:27) Calvinists use this statement of Jesus to suggest... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (Twelve)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: “But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,”. (2 Thessalonians 2:13) Our Calvinist friends maintain that this passage... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (Eleven)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: “I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my... Continue Reading →
“Does The Bible Really Say That (Two)? “It Is A Sin For A Man To Have “Long” Hair?”
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16-Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is... Continue Reading →
The Moabite Stone And The Bible
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Thessalonians 5:21-Test all things; hold fast what is good. One of the great evidences that the Bible is the Word of God is found in the ways that archaeology continually corroborates its’ testimony and history. Archaeologists through the years have, of course, noted this. “Archaeology... Continue Reading →
The “Love” Of Buddha
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Timothy 1:5 (J.B. Philips New Testament In Modern English)-The ultimate aim of the Christian ministry, after all, is to produce the love which springs from a pure heart, a good conscience and a genuine faith. The Christian religion is focused on love-the ultimate love of... Continue Reading →
Idols-Dwelling Places Of Demons
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 John 5:21-Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Many believe that idols are simply lifeless statutes. It is true that the Bible often portrays idols themselves as lifeless statues. Psalm 115:4-8-Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but... Continue Reading →
Do Christians And Mormons Worship The Same God?
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Corinthians 8:5-6-For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ,... Continue Reading →
Taking A Look At Omnism
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: John 8:32-And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Omnism is a belief that all religions are equally true. It is the teaching that all religions are equally valid, and that any religion which lays claim to absolute truth cannot be... Continue Reading →