Matthew 7:17-18

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17 “Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. (NASB) Continue reading

Metaphysical

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The term “metaphysical” as used here is referencing a reality of being. Both God and Man exist as beings and there are metaphysical differences of their natures. Therefore there are differences in the reality of the existence of both beings beyond the five senses of the human body. This is what metaphysics is about – a study of the nature of things. For more in-depth discussion on this subject I recommend the book, Made in the Image of God: Understanding the Nature of God and Mankind in a Changing World by Reid A. Ashbaucher. Continue reading

NASB

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NASB stands for “New American Standard” version of the Bible. The NASB was produced through the Lockman Foundation in 1960 and its translation is based on the Hebrew text and the Alexandrian Text type of the Greek New Testament, with NT copies dating as early as the second century A.D. Continue reading

New Testament

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The New Testament is a collection of 27 books, all written in Greek within the first century A.D. Twenty three of these books were written by the Apostles of Jesus Christ, two were written by Dr. Luke a Christian medical doctor who traveled with the Apostle Paul, and two books were written by James the brother of Jesus, a leader at the church in Jerusalem and who spent time with the Apostle Paul. These books were compiled by the Christian church in a selection process between the second and forth centuries A.D., and determined to be the inspired words of God. These books were then finalized to create a cannon of Scriptures, which we now call the New Testament of the Bible – a collection of books – by the Christian church in the sixteenth century. This completed the Christian Bible with a final collection of 66 books made up of both the Old and New Testaments. Continue reading

Old Testament

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The Old Testament in the Bible is a collection of 39 books, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, between 1446 B.C. and 425 B.C. They were then translated into a Greek manuscript called the Septuagint between the second and forth centuries B.C. Jesus referred to the Hebrew manuscripts as the Law, the Prophets and Psalms, which is part of the Hebrew manuscripts called the Writings. The Greek translation was used by the Apostles in the first century to help them in their writings of the New Testament. The Christian church compiled the Hebrew manuscripts and added them in the Bible to form the Old Testament. (Luke 16:16; Matthew 5:17; Luke 24:44) Continue reading