Category: 3 – The Bible

The Bible – Biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, Aramaic – Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, the books” – Hebrew Tanakh and early Christians writings. “from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.”

Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 Man and Beast Both Die in the End

Ecclesiastes 3:16-22, Man and Beast Both Die in the End, Under the Sun, Justice, Wickedness, Righteousness, God, Purposes, Evil, Theodicy, Ecclesiastes, Beasts, Judges, Vanity, Death, Breath, NASB, Lockman Foundation,Thoughts of God, thoughtsofGod.com, David Reese

16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness. In the last section, we were told that God does what He desires, nothing interferes with God’s purposes. This construct brings up an ancient question, why does God allow wickedness? Why […]

Outline for Ecclesiastes Study

My Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth - Qoheleth) outline structure is included as reference material for my study of Ecclesiastes. thoughtsofgod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Overview – Uselessness, Authority, Fleeting Life, and Cycles of Life Ecclesiastes 1:12-13 – The Experiment – Exploring Value in What Can Be Done Ecclesiastes 1:13b – 15 Experiment Result Abstract – All Is Vanity Ecclesiastes 1:16-18 Experiment Part 1 Vanity of Wisdom, Knowledge, Madness, and Folly Ecclesiastes 2 1-3 Experiment Part 2 – […]

Corruption, the Temple, and Wrath to Come

“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” David Reese thoughtsofgod.com Revelation 17:14

14 “These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” Since the beginning, God has caused His presence to be known. From the Garden, to  indwelling the Tabernacle, to Solomon’s […]

Lord, Lord, Did We Not

Matthew 7, Lord, Jesus, Κύριε, Church Invisible, Church Visible, Born of Spirit, Christian, God, Mythoughts, Thoughts of God, David Reese

In Matthew 7, Jesus makes a statement that should give each of us pause to consider our personal relationship with Him. Jesus said that not everyone who calls out to Him “Κύριε, Κύριε”, “Lord, Lord” are of His flock, the household of God. If people who claimed to follow Jesus, to the point of producing miracles, did […]