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Biblical Principle #224: Special Rules for Israel’s Priests
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel’s priests had additional rules for holiness because of their role. Explanation In addition to the precise instructions pertaining to ceremonies and public service, Israel’s Levitical priests had further unique regulations that only applied to them because of their role as intermediaries between GOD and the…
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Jude, the brother of Jesus, wrote to his fellow first century Christians, saying: 3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(Jude 3 NIV)…
Biblical Principle #38: Eating the Forbidden Fruit Altered Human Makeup
Biblical Principles List Principle Eating the forbidden fruit altered humanity’s makeup. Explanation When Eve and Adam ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, it changed them. That sin altered their design. First, before they sinned, Adam and Eve had less awareness. After they…
Biblical Principle #37: God Provides an Escape in Every Temptation
Principle With every temptation, God provides a way to escape without sinning. Explanation As difficult as it may be to understand why, GOD permitted Satan to tempt humans to sin. But temptation does not equate to being “forced” to sin. We always have the option to escape the temptation without sinning. GOD ensures there is…
Biblical Principle #36: God Allowed Satan to Tempt Humanity
Biblical Principles List Principle God allowed Satan to tempt humanity. Explanation The Bible includes many things that are difficult for us to accept. One such truth is that, when GOD put Adam (and subsequently created Eve) in the Garden of Eden—which GOD Himself formed and caused good trees to grow within—GOD allowed Satan to tempt…
Biblical Principle #35: Satan First Introduced Evil in the Heavens
Biblical Principles List Principle Satan first introduced evil in the heavenly realm. Explanation Since Satan invented evil, and since all of creation was initially created everything “very good,” there must be a moment when sin was first introduced. When was that moment? When was evil introduced in the heavenly realm? We know definitively that evil was introduced…
Biblical Principle #34: Satan Invented Sin and Evil
Biblical Principles List Principle Satan invented evil. Explanation The Bible asserts that GOD created everything “very good,” meaning that it was completely righteous and free from sin. Satan was also created as holy, righteous, and free from sin. Sin is that which is inconsistent with GOD’s character and will. GOD created the world to operate…
Biblical Principle #33: God Designed Humans Based on Angels
Biblical Principles List Principle God created the human body based on the design He used for angels. Explanation Genesis 1:27 is a commonly mistranslated passage. Here are a few translations: 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27…
Biblical Principle #32: God Created Angels with a Realm and a Role
Biblical Principles List Principle God created angels with a realm in which to dwell and a mission to fulfill. Explanation GOD creates everything and everyone with a specific purpose in mind. Angels (and all heavenly creatures) are no exception. We have previously established that the Bible refers to heavenly creatures, including angels, by multiple descriptions,…
Biblical Principle #31: God Holds Angels and Humans Accountable
Biblical Principles List Principle God holds both angels and humans accountable for their choices. Explanation We previously established that, in the beginning, GOD gave both heavenly and human creatures the freedom to choose how to think, speak and behave. GOD has a will, a design for how life should work. To live according to GOD’s…