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          • BAPTISM BY WATER - BIBLE VERSES
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          • ENCOURAGING BIBLE VERSES
          • FAITH ACCOUNTED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS - BIBLE VERSES
          • "FEAR NOT & DO NOT BE AFRAID"- BIBLE VERSES
          • FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT - BIBLE VERSES
        • BIBLE / THE WORD OF GOD: G - Q >
          • GIFTS AND MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - BIBLE VERSES
          • GOD IS THE ROCK OF THE BELIEVER - BIBLE VERSES
          • GOD WILL NEVER FORSAKE HIS CHILDREN BIBLE VERSES
          • HEALING BY FAITH - BIBLE VERSES
          • HEARING GOD'S VOICE - BIBLE VERSES
          • HEAVEN - BIBLE VERSES
          • HELL - BIBLE VERSES
          • JESUS HEALED THEM ALL - BIBLE VERSES
          • JEHOVAH JIREH- GOD WILL PROVIDE - BIBLE VERSES
          • JOY AND REJOICING IN THE LORD - BIBLE VERSES
          • “ONE ANOTHER” - BIBLE VERSES
          • PRAYER - BIBLE VERSES
        • BIBLE / THE WORD OF GOD: R - Z >
          • THE "FEAR OF THE LORD" - BIBLE VERSES
          • THE GRACE OF GOD - BIBLE VERSES
          • TRUST IN GOD AND NEVER GIVE UP – BIBLE VERSES
          • THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD
      • COMMITMENT >
        • BAPTISM BY WATER >
          • BAPTISM BY WATER - BIBLE VERSES
        • BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT >
          • BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - BIBLE VERSES
        • COMMUNION, THE LORD'S SUPPER
        • HEARING GOD'S VOICE
        • HOW TO KEEP JESUS AS LORD
        • PRAYER, WHY PRAY? >
          • PRAYER - BIBLE VERSES
      • ENCOURAGEMENT >
        • ENCOURAGING BIBLE VERSES
        • "FEAR NOT & DO NOT BE AFRAID"- BIBLE VERSES
        • REJOICE IN THE LORD AND AGAIN I SAY REJOICE
        • TRUST IN GOD
        • TRUST IN GOD AND NEVER GIVE UP – BIBLE VERSES
      • ENEMY AWARENESS >
        • RECOGNIZING THE DEVIL'S STRATEGIES
        • SIX LIES THE DEVIL TELLS TEENS
      • FAITH & TRUST >
        • FAITH ACCOUNTED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS >
          • FAITH ACCOUNTED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS - BIBLE VERSES
        • GOD IS THE ROCK OF THE BELIEVER >
          • GOD IS THE ROCK OF THE BELIEVER - BIBLE VERSES
        • GOD WILL NEVER FORSAKE HIS CHILDREN >
          • GOD WILL NEVER FORSAKE HIS CHILDREN BIBLE VERSES
        • HEALING BY FAITH >
          • HEALING BY FAITH - BIBLE VERSES
        • TRUST IN GOD >
          • TRUST IN GOD AND NEVER GIVE UP – BIBLE VERSES
      • FORGIVENESS >
        • FORGIVENESS: WHY DOES JESUS COMMAND US TO FORGIVE?
        • JOB, HIS THREE FRIENDS AND FORGIVENESS
      • GOD THE FATHER, SON & HOLY SPIRIT >
        • HOLY SPIRIT ARTICLES >
          • BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT >
            • BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - BIBLE VERSES
          • FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
          • FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT VS WORKS OF THE FLESH
          • GIFTS AND MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
          • WHO THE HOLY SPIRIT REALLY IS
        • JEHOVAH JIREH - GOD WILL PROVIDE >
          • JEHOVAH JIREH- GOD WILL PROVIDE - BIBLE VERSES
        • THE TRUTH OF WHO GOD REALLY IS
        • UNDERSTANDING THE FEAR OF THE LORD >
          • UNDERSTANDING THE "FEAR OF THE LORD" - BIBLE VERSES
      • GRACE >
        • ROMANS 6 – GOD'S GRACE SETS US FREE FROM SIN'S BONDAGE
        • THE GRACE OF GOD >
          • THE GRACE OF GOD - BIBLE VERSES
      • HEALING: BODY, MIND & SOUL >
        • HEALING BIBLE VERSES PERSONALIZED FOR BUILDING FAITH AND PRAYER
        • HEALING BY FAITH >
          • HEALING BY FAITH - BIBLE VERSES
        • JESUS HEALED THEM ALL >
          • JESUS HEALED THEM ALL - BIBLE VERSES
        • RENEWING THE MIND
      • HEAVEN AND HELL >
        • JUDGMENT DAY
        • HEAVEN ARTICLES >
          • HEAVENLY REWARDS
          • PEARL GATES
        • HELL ARTICLES >
          • ARE ALL SINS AND THEIR PUNISHMENT EQUAL?
          • HELL IS REAL AND LITERALLY BURNS AS SHOWN IN THE BIBLE
    • EDIFYING ARTICLES: CATEGORIES M - Z >
      • MISCELLANEOUS >
        • ARE PEOPLE BASICALLY GOOD OR EVIL?
        • PAUL'S THORN IN THE FLESH
        • THE INSCRIPTION AT THE CROSS
        • WHO CAN HEAR THE LORD?
        • WHY KICK AGAINST THE GOADS?
      • PERSEVERANCE & STRENGTH >
        • BY YOUR PATIENCE POSSESS YOUR SOULS
        • HOW TO KEEP JESUS AS LORD
        • THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD
        • THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD
        • WHERE DOES OUR STRENGTH AS CHRISTIANS COME FROM?
      • PERSONAL REFLECTION >
        • GARDEN OF EDEN or GARDEN OF WEEDEN?
        • YOU ARE WHAT YOU ATE!
      • PITFALLS & SHORTCOMINGS >
        • COMMON PITFALLS THAT CAN BE A CHRISTIAN'S DEMISE
        • IS IT RIGHT TO JUDGE?
        • SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS - OUR STRONG ENEMY
        • THE DANGER OF UNHEALTHY FEAR >
          • "FEAR NOT & DO NOT BE AFRAID"- BIBLE VERSES
        • UNFORGIVENESS IS EXPENSIVE
      • PRAYER >
        • PRAYER, WHY PRAY?
        • PRAYER - BIBLE VERSES
      • SALVATION >
        • MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN
        • ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED?
        • ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED - EXPOSING THE IMPOSSIBILITY
        • RETURN TO THE LORD
        • SALVATION
        • TRUE REDEMPTION
        • WORTHY
      • SIN >
        • ARE ALL SINS AND THEIR PUNISHMENT EQUAL?
        • JUDGMENT DAY
      • SPIRITUAL WARFARE >
        • THE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER - BIBLE VERSES
      • TRIALS & TRIBULATION >
        • VARIOUS TRIALS - CHRISTIANITY 101
      • WOMEN IN MINISTRY >
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART ONE
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART TWO
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY-PART THREE
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART FOUR
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRT- PART FIVE
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART SIX
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART SEVEN
        • WOMEN IN MINISTRY- PART EIGHT
    • RAPTURE ARTICLES >
      • RAPTURE BASICS >
        • WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?
        • IS THE WORD "RAPTURE" IN THE BIBLE?
        • RAPTURE VIEWS
        • THE MYSTERY OF THE 70 WEEKS
        • THE TRIBULATION AND THE WRATH OF GOD
        • TRIBULATION AND WRATH, BIBLICAL DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
        • THE BIBLICAL MINDSET FOR LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS
      • MID TRIBULATION RAPTURE ARTICLES >
        • MID TRIBULATION RAPTURE
        • MID TRIBULATION, WHY 3 1/2 YEARS?
        • MID TRIBULATION RAPTURE BIBLE VERSES
        • MID TRIBULATION RAPTURE TIMELINE CHART
      • GENERAL RAPTURE ARTICLES A - L >
        • ANCIENT JEWISH WEDDING CUSTOMS & JESUS CHRIST, HIS BRIDE, THE CHURCH
        • AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
        • AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH
        • CAN THE RAPTURE REALLY HAPPEN TODAY?
        • CONSIDERATIONS FOR REAL REVELATION UNDERSTANDING
        • EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM
        • EVERY KNEE WILL BOW
        • IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE
      • GENERAL RAPTURE ARTICLES M - Z >
        • SOME KEY COMPONENTS TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION
        • THE APOSTASY - THE GREAT FALLING AWAY
        • THE LAST TRUMP
        • THE LAST TWO GREAT BATTLES
        • THE LORD WILL RULE WITH A ROD OF IRON
        • THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SALVATION DOES NOT LAST FOREVER
        • TWO WHITE HORSES, TWO VERY DIFFERENT RIDERS, TWO VERY DIFFERENT TIMES
        • WHAT "ON EARTH" IS GOING ON AND HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT?
      • ANTICHRIST, SON OF PERDITION ARTICLES >
        • ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION BIBLE VERSES
        • ANTICHRIST AND FALSE PROPHET BIBLE VERSES
        • ANTICHRIST IS UNIQUELY REVEALED IN THREE PROPHETIC SECTIONS OF SCRIPTURE
        • SATAN IS NOT THE ANTICHRIST
        • THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
        • THE ANTICHRIST, HIS IDENTITY AND NAME
        • UNDERSTANDING WHO THE ANTICHRIST IS, THE SON OF PERDITION
        • WILL THE JEWISH MESSIAH BE THE CHRISTIAN ANTICHRIST?
      • TWO WITNESSES ARTICLES >
        • WHO ARE THE TWO WITNESSES?
        • WHAT WILL THE TWO WITNESSES REALLY DO?
        • TWO WITNESSES BIBLE VERSES
        • COULD THE TWO WITNESSES BE THE ANGELS, GABRIEL AND MICHAEL?
      • ARTICLES ABOUT "THE SEVENS" OF REVELATION >
        • THE SEVEN SEALS OF REVELATION
        • THE SEVEN TRUMPETS & THREE WOES OF REVELATION
        • THE HOLY INTERRUPTION
        • THE SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD
        • THE SEVEN TRUMPETS & SEVEN BOWLS PARALLEL STUDY
        • BIBLE VERSES OF ALL THE SEVENS OF REVELATION
      • POST-RAPTURE >
        • THE 144,000 JEWS OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION >
          • THE 144,000 JEWS OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION - BIBLE VERSES
        • THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB
        • THE LAST TWO GREAT BATTLES
        • THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
        • THE LORD WILL RULE WITH A ROD OF IRON
        • THE MILLENNIUM
        • JUDGMENT DAY AND THE GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGMENT
    • ALPHABETICAL TOPICS >
      • TOPICS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
  • VERSIUNEA ROMÂNĂ
    • SCOPUL ACESTUI SITE
    • ARTICOLE EDIFICATOARE: CATEGORII: A - I >
      • AUTO-OBSERVARE/INTROSPECȚIE >
        • GRĂDINA INIMII
        • SUNTEM CEEA CE AM MÂNCAT
      • BIBLIA, CUVÂNTUL LUI DUMNEZEU A-I >
        • AUZIREA VOCII LUI DUMNEZEU - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • BUCURAȚI-VĂ ÎN DOMNUL IAR ZIC BUCURAȚI-VĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • CUM SĂ NE COMPORTĂM UNII CU ALȚII – VERSETE BIBLICE
        • CREDINȚA SOCOTITĂ CA NEPRIHĂNIRE - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • DARURILE ȘI LUCRĂRILE DUHULUI SFÂNT - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • DUMNEZEU ESTE O STÂNCĂ PENTRU COPIII SĂI - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • DUMNEZEU NU NE PĂRĂSEȘTE - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • HARUL LUI DUMNEZEU - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • IADUL - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • IEHOVA IRE - DUMNEZEU VA PURTA DE GRIJĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • ÎNCREDE-TE ÎN DOMNUL ȘI NU RENUNȚA - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • ÎNCURAJARE ȘI TĂRIE SPIRITUALĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • BIBLIA, CUVÂNTUL LUI DUMNEZEU J-Z >
        • NU TE TEME ȘI NU TE ÎNGRIJORA - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • PUTEREA CUVÂNTULUI LUI DUMNEZEU
        • RAIUL - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • ROADA DUHULUI SFÂNT, VERSETE BIBLICE
        • RUGĂCIUNEA - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • TOȚI AU FOST VINDECAȚI - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • VINDECAREA PRIN CREDINȚĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • CREDINȚĂ ȘI ÎNCREDERE ÎN DOMNUL >
        • CREDINȚA SOCOTITĂ CA NEPRIHĂNIRE >
          • CREDINȚA SOCOTITĂ CA NEPRIHĂNIRE - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • DUMNEZEU ESTE O STÂNCĂ PENTRU COPIII SĂI
        • ÎNCREDE-TE ÎN DOMNUL >
          • ÎNCREDE-TE ÎN DOMNUL ȘI NU RENUNȚA - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • VINDECAREA PRIN CREDINȚĂ >
          • VINDECAREA PRIN CREDINȚĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • DEDICARE >
        • AUZIREA VOCII LUI DUMNEZEU
        • BOTEZUL ÎN APĂ >
          • BOTEZUL ÎN APĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • BOTEZUL CU DUHUL SFÂNT >
          • BOTEZUL CU DUHUL SFÂNT - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • CINA DOMNULUI ISUS
        • CUM SĂ-L PĂSTRĂM PE ISUS DOMN PESTE VIAȚA NOASTRĂ
        • ÎNNOIREA MINȚII
      • DUMNEZEU TATĂL FIUL ȘI DUHUL SFÂNT >
        • ADEVĂRUL DESPRE CINE ESTE DUMNEZEU
        • CINE ESTE ȘI CE FACE DUHUL SFÂNT
        • DARURILE ȘI LUCRĂRILE DUHULUI SFÂNT
        • DUMNEZEU NU NE PĂRĂSEȘTE >
          • DUMNEZEU NU NE PĂRĂSEȘTE - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • IEHOVA IRE - DUMNEZEU VA PURTA DE GRIJĂ >
          • IEHOVA IRE - DUMNEZEU VA PURTA DE GRIJĂ - VERSETE BIBLICESĂ
        • SĂ ÎNȚELEGEM FRICA DE DOMNUL
      • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE >
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PRIMA PARTE
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A DOUA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A TREIA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A PATRA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A CINCEA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A ȘASEA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A ȘAPTEA
        • FEMEI ÎN SLUJIRE - PARTEA A OPTA
      • HARUL >
        • CE SPUNE BIBLIA DESPRE HARUL LUI DUMNEZEU
        • HARUL LUI DUMNEZEU - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • IERTAREA >
        • DE CE NE CERE DOMNUL ISUS SĂ IERTĂM?
        • IOV, CEI TREI PRIETENI AI SĂI ȘI IERTAREA
      • îNCERCĂRI ȘI NECAZURI >
        • FELURITE ÎNCERCĂRI ALE VIEȚII
      • ÎNCURAJARE >
        • BUCURAȚI-VĂ ÎN DOMNUL IAR ZIC BUCURAȚI-VĂ
    • ARTICOLE EDIFICATOARE: CATEGORII: J - Z >
      • MÂNTUIREA >
        • A FI SALVAT CU ADEVĂRAT
        • ÎNTOARCEȚI-VĂ LA DOMNUL
        • MÂNTUIREA
        • MULȚI CHEMAȚI , DAR PUȚINI ALEȘI
        • O DATĂ MÂNTUIT, VEȘNIC MÂNTUIT?
        • O DATĂ MÂNTUIT VEȘNIC MÂNTUIT, DEMASCAREA UNEI IMPOSIBILITĂȚI
        • VREDNIC
      • MĂRTURII, VISE, VIZIUNI, CUVINTE DE CUNOȘTINȚĂ, ÎNDEMNURI SAU AVERTIZĂRI, >
        • CEI CARE URMEAZĂ SĂ FIE LĂSAȚI PE MÂNA DUȘMANULUI PENTRU A SE ÎNDREPTA
        • CUVÂNT DE DESCOPERIRE - O COROANĂ, UN REGE ȘI UN INEL CU SIGILIU
        • FII ÎNCURAJAT
        • ISUS M-A ELIBERAT... DIN NOU  - MĂRTURIE
        • RIDICĂ-TE!
        • VIS SAU VIZIUNE DESPRE VREMEA SFÂRȘITULUI
      • PĂCATUL >
        • ROMANI 6 – HARUL NE ELIBEREAZĂ DE SUB STĂPÂNIREA PĂCATULUI
        • SUNT TOATE PĂCATELE ȘI PEDEPSELE PENTRU ACESTEA EGALE ?
        • ZIUA JUDECĂȚII
      • PERSEVERENȚĂ ȘI TĂRIE SPIRITUALĂ >
        • DE UNDE VINE TĂRIA CREȘTINULUI?
        • NU DĂM ÎNAPOI!
        • PRIN RĂBDAREA VOASTRĂ VĂ VEȚI CÂȘTIGA SUFLETELE VOASTRE
        • PUTEREA CUVÂNTULUI LUI DUMNEZEU
        • TOATĂ ARMURA LUI DUMNEZEU
      • RAIUL ȘI IADUL >
        • IADUL >
          • IADUL ȘI FOCUL LUI SUNT REALE AȘA CUM SPUNE BIBLIA
        • RAIUL >
          • PORȚILE DE MĂRGĂRITAR
          • RECOMPENSE CEREȘTI
      • RĂZBOIUL SPIRITUAL >
        • AUTORITATEA CREDINCIOSULUI >
          • AUTORITATEA CREDINCIOSULUI - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • RECUNOAȘTEREA DUȘMANULUI >
        • RECUNOSCÂND STRATEGIILE DIAVOLULUI
        • ȘASE MINCIUNI PE CARE DIAVOLUL LE SPUNE ADOLESCENȚILOR
      • ROADA DUHULUI SFÂNT >
        • ROADA DUHULUI SFÂNT
        • ROADA DUHULUI SFÂNT VERSUS LUCRĂRILE FIRII, EVOLUȚII, BENEFICII ȘI COSTURI >
          • ROADA DUHULUI SFÂNT, VERSETE BIBLICE
      • RUGĂCIUNEA CREDINȚEI >
        • RUGĂCIUNEA >
          • RUGĂCIUNEA - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • SLĂBICIUNI ȘI PIEDICI >
        • CAPCANE COMUNE CARE POT CONDUCE LA CĂDEREA CREȘTINILOR
        • ESTE CORECT SĂ JUDECĂM?
        • NEIERTAREA NE COSTĂ SCUMP
        • NEPRIHĂNIREA DE SINE, PUTERNICUL NOSTRU DUȘMAN
        • PERICOLUL FRICII NESĂNĂTOASE
      • TEME DIVERSE >
        • CE ERA ȚEPUȘUL LUI PAVEL?
        • CINE POATE AUZI VOCEA DOMNULUI?
        • INSCRIPȚIA DE PE CRUCEA LUI ISUS
        • OAMENII SUNT BUNI SAU RĂI ÎN ESENȚA LOR?
      • VINDECARE:TRUP, SUFLET ȘI DUH >
        • TOȚI AU FOST VINDECAȚI >
          • TOȚI AU FOST VINDECAȚI - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • VERSETE BIBLICE PERSONALIZATE PENTRU RUGĂCIUNE ȘI ÎNTĂRIREA CREDINȚEI PENTRU VINDECARE
        • VINDECAREA PRIN CREDINȚĂ >
          • VINDECAREA PRIN CREDINȚĂ - VERSETE BIBLICE
    • ARTICOLE DESPRE RĂPIRE ȘI VREMEA SFÂRȘITULUI >
      • RĂPIREA - ARTICOLE DE BAZĂ >
        • CE ESTE RĂPIREA?
        • CUVÂNTUL „RĂPIRE” ÎN BIBLIE
        • OPINII DESPRE RĂPIREA BISERICII
        • MISTERUL CELOR 70 DE SĂPTĂMÂNI
        • NECAZUL ŞI MÂNIA LUI DUMNEZEU
        • NECAZUL ȘI MÂNIA, DEFINIȚII BIBLICE
        • CARE ESTE MENTALITATEA BIBLICĂ PENTRU VREMURILE DIN URMĂ
      • ARTICOLE DESPRE RĂPIREA MID-TRIBULAȚIONISTĂ >
        • RĂPIREA MID-TRIBULAȚIONISTĂ, VĂZUTĂ DE TOȚI
        • RĂPIREA MID-TRIBULAȚIONISTĂ, DE CE 3 ANI ȘI JUMĂTATE?
        • RĂPIREA MID-TRIBULAȚIONISTĂ -- VERSETE BIBLICE
        • GRAFICUL RĂPIRII MID-TRIBULAȚIONISTE
      • ARTICOLE DESPRE RĂPIRE ÎN GENERAL A-M >
        • APOSTAZIA - MAREA LEPĂDARE DE CREDINȚĂ
        • CÂTEVA COMPONENTE CHEIE ALE CĂRȚII APOCALIPSA
        • CONSIDERENTE ÎN VEDEREA UNEI REALE ÎNȚELEGERI A CĂRȚII APOCALIPSA
        • CUM S-A ÎNTÂMPLAT ÎN ZILELE LUI NOE
        • DOI CAI ALBI, DOI CĂLĂREȚI DIFERIȚI LA MOMENTE DIFERITE
        • ÎNTR-O CLIPEALĂ DIN OCHI
        • ISUS VA REVENI CA UN HOȚ NOAPTEA
      • ARTICOLE DESPRE RĂPIRE ÎN GENERAL N-Z >
        • O IMAGINE DE ANSAMBLU
        • OBICEIURILE DE NUNTĂ EVREIASCĂ DIN VECHIME & ISUS CRISTOS ȘI MIREASA LUI, BISERICA
        • ORICE GENUNCHI SE VA PLECA
        • ORICE OCHI ÎL VA VEDEA
        • SE POATE CA RĂPIREA SĂ AIBĂ LOC AZI?
        • ȘANSA MÂNTUIRII - NU VA DURA VEȘNIC
        • ULTIMA TRÂMBIȚĂ
        • ULTIMELE DOUĂ MARI BĂTĂLII
      • ARTICOLE DESPRE ANTICRIST >
        • ANTICRISTUL, IDENTITATE ȘI NUME
        • ANTICRISTUL REVELAT ÎN TREI SECȚIUNI BIBLICE
        • ANTICRISTUL ȘI PROROCUL MINCINOS, VERSETE BIBLICE
        • CE ESTE URÂCIUNEA PUSTIIRII? >
          • URÂCIUNEA PUSTIIRII - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • SATAN NU ESTE ANTICRISTUL
        • SĂ ÎNȚELEGEM CINE ESTE ANTICRISTUL, FIUL PIERZĂRII
        • VA FI MESIA EVREILOR, ANTICRISTUL CREȘTINILOR?
      • CEI DOI MARTORI >
        • CE VOR FACE CEI DOI MARTORI?
        • CEI DOI MARTORI - VERSETE BIBLICE
        • CINE SUNT CEI DOI MARTORI?
        • ESTE POSIBIL CA CEI DOI MARTORI SĂ FIE ÎNGERII, GABRIEL ȘI MIHAIL?
      • ARTICOLE DESPRE GRUPURILE DE ȘAPTE DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSA >
        • CELE ȘAPTE PECEȚI ALE APOCALIPSEI
        • SFÂNTA ÎNTRERUPERE DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSA
        • CELE ȘAPTE TRÂMBIȚE ȘI TREI VAIURI ALE APOCALIPSEI
        • CELE ȘAPTE POTIRE ALE MÂNIEI LUI DUMNEZEU
        • CELE ȘAPTE TRÂMBIȚE & CELE ȘAPTE POTIRE - STUDIU PARALEL
        • ​VERSETE BIBLICE DESPRE TOATE GRUPURILE DE ȘAPTE DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSA
    • ARTICOLE POST-RĂPIRE >
      • CEI 144.000 DE EVREI PECETLUIȚI DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSEI >
        • CEI 144.000 DE EVREI PECETLUIȚI DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSEI - VERSETE BIBLICE
      • SĂRBĂTOAREA NUNȚII MIELULUI​
      • ULTIMELE DOUĂ MARI BĂTĂLII
      • BĂTĂLIA DE LA ARMAGHEDON
      • DOMNUL VA CÂRMUI CU UN TOIAG DE FIER
      • MILENIUL
      • ZIUA JUDECĂȚII
    • ORDINEA ALFABETICĂ A CATEGORIILOR >
      • SUBIECTELE ÎN ORDINEA ALFABETICĂ
    • BLOG >
      • TITLURI BLOG-URI ÎN ORDINE CRONOLOGICĂ
      • TITLURI BLOG-URI GRUPATE PE CATEGORII
    • IMAGINI CREȘTINE >
      • IMAGINI CREȘTINE CU VERSETE BIBLICE ȘI MESAJE DE ÎNCURAJARE
      • GRAFICUL CELOR ȘAPTEZECI DE SĂPTĂMÂNI
      • GRAFICUL CELOR ȘAPTE PECEȚI DIN CARTEA APOCALIPSA
      • GRAFICUL ULTIMILOR ȘAPTE ANI ȘI DOMNIA DE 1000 DE ANI
  • CHRISTIAN IMAGES & GRAPHICS
    • CHRISTIAN IMAGES & GRAPHICS >
      • 7 x 7 CHRISTIAN IMAGES & GRAPHICS
      • 7 X 5.5 CHRISTIAN IMAGES & GRAPHICS
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Scriptural Basis for the Legitimacy of Women in Leadership within the Church

By Eileen Slattery Berglund (10/15/14)
PART 1
Introduction & understanding the mandate of the Lord in Genesis.

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I decided to title this series of posts “Scriptural Basis for the Legitimacy of Women in Leadership Within the Church” because I believe that it is exactly the legitimacy that is being challenged. In the dictionary, legitimacy is defined as, “allowed according to rules or laws, real, accepted, official”.

While there are so many churches out there limiting the role of women in leadership positions in the church (and even sometimes outside of the church), I believe that there is ample Biblical evidence to prove that this practice is harmful and is wrong. In other words, while I certainly believe that men and women are different in many ways and their genders are distinct and preserved, I see no support for limiting the functional roles of women because of their gender. 


I would argue that in many places worldwide, and in many churches here in my home land of the United States of America, there is an illegitimate hierarchical, gender-based structure in place that has been and continues to limit women from functioning in their full God given capacity.

It is my desire to walk you through the Biblical truths that I believe support women in leadership and legitimize their full function and participation in advancing the Kingdom of God.

Before I get started I think it’s worth noting that I am writing this as a Bible believing born-again Christian and I am primarily writing this for an audience of the same description. I am not here to validate the authority of the Bible. If you continue to read, you must accept that I am writing with a full acceptance of the authority of scripture and it is upon which I am basing all my points. Also, clearly I am not the only one speaking and writing on this matter. I so appreciate all of the men and women who have gone before me and have helped to break things open. My only desire is to join efforts with all of them and fully demolish this stronghold of the enemy.

I want to start off laying a basic foundation, so we will begin in the beginning of the Bible, right in the Creation narrative found in Genesis 1:27-28. 


So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(Gen1:27-28)

In these passages we can draw out and see many truths about who God created us to be. And since no one seems to be arguing about anything to do with the male gender, I will focus my discussion on the female. In verse 27, we can see that women were created in the image of God. While it tells us that mankind was created in God’s image, it further specifies both male and female were created by God in His image. So, in the beginning, there was no hierarchical structure that male was better than female. (or that female was better than male). Both were created in the image of God and together they would reflect the image of God on earth.

We also see in verse 28 that God blessed them. He didn't just bless the male, He didn't just bless the female, He blessed both of them. Then God spoke. He didn't just speak to the male, He didn't just speak to the female, He spoke to both of them. What God was about to say equally applied to both male and female. Next, I like to look at the verbs- the action words- of what God said to them. There seem to be 5 of them: Be (fruitful), increase, fill, subdue, and rule. These words will give us some insight into what God wanted of both men and women. It allows us to see His original intent and plan.

So what do these words mean? Let’s take them one at a time. Most of them are straight forward but you never really know for sure until you look them up. I like to be thorough and I want to teach you to do the same.

The first verb: BE. If you use what is called an “Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible”, you can look up the word in the original Hebrew and see that this verb is tied into the next word, fruitful. So what we are really defining here is what it means in the original text to “be fruitful”. It is the Hebrew word “parah” and there isn't much mystery to it, it simply means “bear fruit, cause to bear fruit, make fruitful or show fruitfulness”. Hmmm- let’s look up “fruitful” in our modern day dictionary just to see if it shines any additional light on this command. When I do that using Miriam- Webster’s I see that it says that fruitful means “abundantly productive, or conducive to an abundant yield.”

Using the same study methods, we continue on…

The second verb: INCREASE. Well, I think we all know what that means. It means to multiply or make more. And that’s exactly what it means in the original Hebrew (“rabah”) too.

The third verb: FILL. Again, straight forward, in original Hebrew (“male”) it means “to fill”. When we look up “fill” in dictionary we see some cool stuff: “to occupy the whole of”, “to spread through”, or “to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained.”

The fourth verb: SUBDUE. This is the Hebrew word “kabash” and in the original Hebrew it means “to subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage”. In our current dictionary it means “to get control of by using force” or “to conquer and bring into subjection”.

The fifth verb: RULE. In Hebrew this is the word “radah”. It means “to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down.” In our current dictionary we associate the word rule with “the exercise of authority or control” and “dominion”.

Okay, so perhaps that last part seemed a little detailed for you. Maybe not. Either way, there’s a reason I took the time to go through it all. I want you to see that when God created male and female in His image, to reflect Himself here on earth He also spoke to both of them and told them both to do all of the above.


Did you happen to notice that in the “to do” list for the woman (and man) were words like: “Subject”, “Force”, “Control”, “Dominate”, Rule”, “tread down”, and “exercise authority”?

God’s original plan was for male and female side by side to reflect God’s image here on earth. To take control of the earth, to dominate it, to rule over it.  They were never meant  to rule over each other, or dominate each other, they were meant to be fruitful and multiply with each other and fill the earth. In doing so, and being made in God’s image they were then to sustain the dominion of God throughout the earth. 

Let’s take another look at those verses now and hopefully they come alive in a new way or solidify what you've already known.


So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.(Gen1:27-28)

So that was how it all began. That was and is and always will be God’s plan for women (and men). So as I end today’s teaching here I want you to know that if you are a woman, you are indeed (1) created in the image of God (2) created to reflect God’s image here on Earth and (3) completely and legitimately able to exercise authority here on Earth. 

There is absolutely no difference in the mandate from God to male or female. There is indeed a distinction of gender but there is no distinction of functional roles or purpose. If you believe a man can have authority on earth than you must believe a woman can as well. If you believe a man can rule and lead, then you must believe a woman can as well. We need both men and women to be fully functioning side by side in partnership in order to fully reflect God's image and purpose for us here on Earth. Keep this original creation of God and mandate of God in mind as we continue forth. Today’s teaching was pretty easy/short and sweet. But we know that things didn't stay this way and sin entered the picture and the curse of sin became a factor. But don’t worry- God’s original plan is still in place no matter what you've been taught about scripture limiting the roles of women and I plan to prove it to you.

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Scriptural Basis for the Legitimacy of Women in Leadership within the Church
by Eileen Slattery Berglund

Part 2
Understanding more from Genesis of God's original plan & the fall.
Part 3 
Understanding how the Lord used Deborah of the Old Testament, Judge & Prophetess.
Part 4 
Foundational considerations regarding original text.
Part 5
Understanding 1st century Jewish cultural attitude toward women, Jesus' attitude toward women & initiating the concept that the Cross is the beginning of Redemption for women also.
Part 6
Understanding the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in relationship to women.
Part 7
Understanding the real meaning of 1 Timothy 2:8-15.
Part 8
Understanding the real meaning of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35.

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