The New Testament word for gift (charisma) has often been translated as grace. All God’s gifts reflect His grace, and the fact that they are gifts means that they are free and cannot be earned. The New Testament’s theology of grace is rooted in the Old Testament idea of God’s favor, which is shown to those who do not deserve it and cannot help themselves.
Paul's contributions to our understanding of the powers of evil is to sum them up in the phrase 'principalities and powers'. For him they...
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born...
''Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.'' Psalm 89:14 (ESV) - God is just. It...
