Destiny in Advance

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.  Romans 8:29  ESV  The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.  Proverbs 16:4  ESV Predestined – It shouldn’t be…

Entitlement Theology

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Weak as it was– God saved you, right?  I mean, you couldn’t save yourself, could you?  You sinned.  Repentance and restitution don’t…

Entitlement Theology

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Weak as it was– God saved you, right?  I mean, you couldn’t save yourself, could you?  You sinned.  Repentance and restitution don’t…

Foreknowledge

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Romans 8:29 New Living Translation In advance – Read it carefully. The NLT is the only contemporary translation that I know that clearly implies God knows…

Christian Darwinians

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;  Romans 8:29  NASB To become conformed – Are you being transformed into the character and behavior of Yeshua?  Before you answer, you might want to carefully consider what…

Original Art

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son   Romans 8:29 Image – If it weren’t for the influence of the Old Testament, we might get a completely mistaken impression about this verse.  In the Greek world, as in our world, an image is not the original.  It…