The Language of Prophecy

The Greek word for “lawlessness” - anomia - is the negative of nomos, - “law”; it is the word that God uses to describe an offence against His throne, which is a defiance of His authority and amounts to rebellion. It needs to be distinguished from the word … [Read more...] about Lawlessness

The word “mystery” derives from the Greek musterion, the root of which – mu – signifies to close or keep secret or be dumb. Mysteries in the Bible have to do with the invisible, not the visible; unlocking a mystery is not predicting the winner of the next … [Read more...] about Mystery

One of the words God uses in the language of prophecy is ”darkness” – skotos in Greek – which signifies the absence of light and speaks, generally, of the domain of the devil and his demons, and specifically, of the spirit of the world. Context indicates the … [Read more...] about Darkness

“Abide in Me” (John 15:4). What does it mean to abide? How do we do it? These are vital questions, for those not abiding in Christ are gathered up and thrown into the fire and burned (John 15:6). Moreover, there can be no true fruit except it comes from the … [Read more...] about Abide

The orthodox Christian view of “grace” is that it is the ”unmerited favour of God”; and that is true, as far as it goes. But the same can be said of any of God’s blessings, including life itself. What sinful man truly merits is death, but God’s “unmerited … [Read more...] about Grace

Righteousness (dikaisoune) is a defining aspect of God's character and nature, but one which is able to be achieved by man, unlike His unique attributes such as omniscience. In terms of theology, Biblical righteousness is the mature fruit of that Holy Seed … [Read more...] about Righteousness