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The following is an exegesis paper written on James 2:14-26. Often, James and Paul are pitted against each other with their stance on “justification” in their letters. However, under careful review, these authors are not opposed to each other but rather complimentary of each other. I will place the passage …

*I will repost Jeremiah 31:31-34 at the beginning of each article in this series. Don’t skip it. Chew on it and let it sink in each time. “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house …

*I will repost Jeremiah 31:31-34 at the beginning of each article in this series. Don’t skip it. Chew on it and let it sink in each time. “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of …

The following is a paper written for Belhaven University in 2023 by Austin Rankin. The topic is the Inspiration of Scripture: What guided the Bible’s composition? This is part 2 of 2: The Importance of the Doctrine of Inspiration The importance of the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture cannot …

The following is a paper written for Belhaven University in 2023 by Austin Rankin. The topic is the Inspiration of Scripture: What guided the Bible’s composition? This is part 1 of 2: R.C. Sproul stated, “The main two questions of apologetics are the existence of God and the Bible as …

Following is a paper written by Austin Rankin for Belhaven University’s Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies program in 2023. This is part 2 of 2: God’s Providence over Mankind Perhaps the most provocative aspect of God’s providence is His control over the wills of human beings. The …

Following is a paper written by Austin Rankin for Belhaven University’s Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies program in 2023. This is part 1 of 2: When studying the acts of God, seldom do these acts have the extensive and pervasive reach the act of God’s providence has …

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your …

“Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in …

And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I …