Trivia, Terminology and Tough Question Tuesday - 9-27-2011

Trivia:

Who was Luke, who wrote the Gospel of Luke?

Luke was a Greek and the only Gentile author in the New Testament. He was a physician [Colossians 4:14] who paid great attention to detail and the humanity of CHRIST. He was also a disciple and friend of Paul and wrote the Book of Acts by the SPIRIT as a follow up to the Gospel of Luke

Terminology: Tetragrammaton

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tetragrammaton

The Tetragrammaton literally means ‘the four letters of the word or name’. The four letters are the quadriliteral Hebrew word for the proper name for ADONAI, GOD or LORD, spelled YHWH. The Hebrew letters are Yod He Waw He. It is transliterated and pronounced YAHWEH and later JEHOVAH. It is used 7000 times in the Old Testament and 1000 time in the New Testament. This was used as to honor GOD and the Third Commandment, HIS true name was not to be announced by 2^nd and 3^rd Century Jews and is used by many today…

Tough Question: Can a Christian struggling with sin lose their salvation?

Answer: No

Once saved, eternally saved. Some rewards in Heaven can be lost though. However, one can question whether someone who will not repent, who honors a sin by defending it, habitually and stridently practicing it truly believes or was saved in the first place. The power of the Cross is forgiveness and access. Wheat and tare will grow together and GOD will do the sifting and separating in HIS time. No matter what we have done, it is forgivable, except blaspheming the HOLY SPIRIT (We will touch on what this is later). Confession and repentance is key…

1 John 1:5-9  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.  (6)  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:  (7)  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.  (8)  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  (9)  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.