Edward O’Hara Sun 2/23/2020 12:33 PM…
Have you ever noticed that when Jesus was with the disciples they never really “got” what was happening? Oh, they followed Him because they were sure He was the Messiah. But, they understood that to mean something very…
Edward O’Hara Fri 2/21/2020 9:02 AM…
To the unbelieving Gnostic, those who have believed Augustine instead of Paul, this is a problem. Because to them men are sinners by nature. So to them, it is impossible for man to do by nature what is written in the law. But, in…
Edward O’Hara Tue 2/18/2020 9:44 AM…
How did something as unorthodox as pagan Gnosticism, which John said was “of the spirit of antichrist” in 1John4:1-3 because it denies that Jesus came in the same flesh all men have, and Paul said would be the premise for…
Edward O’Hara Sat 2/15/2020 1:48 PM…
Paul wrote some incredibly inspiring and comforting words. But, none more so than these;
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and…
Edward O’Hara Thu 2/13/2020 2:46 PM…
Jesus told Nicodemus “marvel not that I said ye must be born again”. Believe it or not, this is the answer to what happens when we die. Because only by new birth, a spiritual birth, is man-made ready to inhabit the kingdom of…
Edward O’Hara Tue 2/11/2020 10:39 PM
How is my doing works for salvation any different from me trusting in someone else doing the works for me for salvation? I mean, it still works no matter who does them, right? And what is it about salvation by works anyway that is so…
Edward O’Hara Mon 2/10/2020 1:14 PM…
In 1John1:9 John says that when Israelites confess their sins Jesus is faithful and just to forgive their sins and cleanse them from all unrighteousness. In Heb.9:15 we read that Jesus “is the mediator of the new testament…
In Mark 4 and Mt.13 Jesus tells of a person who plants a seed in the ground. He describes the kind of ground the seed is planted in. And how it is the condition of the ground that is the critical factor that determines whether the seed germinates, grows, and bears…
Edward O’Hara Thu 2/6/2020 5:11 PM
To understand the letter to the Hebrews we always need to keep in mind that this letter is written to well… the Hebrews, and not the whole world. This means that whatever it says, it says to those who were under the law to…