The Truth Project
Biblical exegesis is the careful interpretation of a biblical text to understand its original meaning in its historical, cultural, and literary context.
Before you open the scrolls you must have a preconceived conviction that God is good and only good. If you come upon a Scripture that is not worthy of representing the nature of God you MUST read it as an allegory and search to discover...
Father is absolutely Christlike. If you read a text about God that does not portray Him in a Christlike fashion and you take it literally you create an idol and commit a monstrous blasphemy.
“Let me say to Bible students that we must be very careful how we use the word ‘eternity’. We have fallen into great error in our constant use of that word. There is no word in the whole Book of God corresponding with our ‘eternal’, which...
Matthew 25:46
When most people want to know the meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word in the Bible, they look it up in a Concordance. Concordances are a great tool to begin to dig deeper into Scripture, but they are not the ultimate source. While...
1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:26; Galatians 1:4; Matthew 12:32; Mark 10:30; Luke 16:8; Luke 20:34
In the last blog we saw how various Biblical Authorities interpret the words that have traditionally been translated as “Forever” and “Eternal.” We saw how they do not necessarily mean endless and could be interpreted (probably more...
Ps. 61:8; Luke 1:10; John 4:14; Ecclesiastes 1:4
In the last blog we looked at how aion and aionios were used in the New Testament in ways that do not mean endless. This blog will introduce how these 2 Greek words were used in the Septuagint. The Septuagint is the Greek translation of...
Genesis 6:4; Isaiah 58:12; Jeremiah 18:15; Exodus 12:17; Numbers 10:8; Jeremiah 28:8; Jonah 2:6; Psalm 73:12
In the last blog we saw how the Septuagint is critically important in understanding how the people to whom the New Testament was written understood its teachings. For it was the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament (Greek being...
Luke 1:33; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 20:36; Matthew 24:46; Matthew 16:12; Romans 1:20; 1 Timothy 1:4; Hebrews 7:15
In this blog I hope to show Greek words that actually DO mean endless. Furthermore, these words almost without fail are only ever used in connection with Christ and HIS Kingdom, and never (with only one exception) concerning Hell or...
MATTHEW 25:46; Luke 1:70; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 2:6; Jude 1:7; Ezekiel 16:53; Matthew 11:24; Matthew 24:3
🔍 PART 3: The Great Mistranslation — When "Eternal" Didn’t Mean Eternal📖 INTRODUCTION: How a Single Word Distorted the GospelFor centuries, the Church has built its doctrine of hell, judgment, and salvation on a handful of English words —...
Deut 30:18; Isa 57:1; Mark 2:22; Rom 14:15; John 3:16; 1 Cor 8:11; Mark 8:35; Luke 19:10
“The idea is not extinction but ruin – loss, not of being, but of well being…” Verses where Apollumi is used... You [Israel] shall surely perish [apollumi–Septuagint] (Deut 30:18). The righteous perishes [apollumi–Septuagint], and no man...
2 Thes 1:9
These will pay the penalty of eternal [aionios] destruction [olethros], away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power… (2 Thes 1:9). The word 'away' has been added by translators and is not in the original text...
Video 1 hr 58 minAnd if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into HELL, into the FIRE that shall never be quenched.ORIf your hand causes you to sin, cut...
2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Peter 1:17; Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:16; Luke 12:47; 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; Exodus 2:1-11; Acts 7:20-23
“To hell with it,” lets see what the Bible has to say regarding…hell! 😉 Judgment in the After LifeThe first issue that needs to be addressed concerns the Old Testament’s complete silence about there being a very serious and horrifying...
The matter has been well distilled by Robert K. Johnson, professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary: “How can I formulate a biblically informed perspective on hell ‘that is morally consistent with the character of God...
Ps. 30:5; 2 Chron. 5:13; Matt. 5:45; Luke 6:35
His anger is for a moment, His mercy is forever vs His mercy is for a moment, His anger is forever.The Bible repeatedly emphasizes that God’s anger endures only for a moment, but His love endures forever (Ps. 30: 5; e.g., 2 Chron. 5: 13...
Traditional doctrines teach us to interpret the “victorious” scriptures in the light of the “judgment” scriptures. But what if God wants us to see it the other way around? . . . Is not Christ’s victory the greatest revelation in the Bible?...
Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18; Psalms 22:27; Psalms 65:2; Psalms 86:9; Psalms 103:8-9; Psalms 145:9-10; Psalms 145:13
Notice a theme? Genesis 12:3 --- All peoples on earth will be blessed through Abraham. Genesis 22:18 --- All nations on earth will be blessed through Abraham’s offspring. Psalms 22:27 --- All the ends of the earth and all the families of...
John 12:32
John 12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. The word 'draw' is the Greek word Helko, which means to drag.
1 Tim. 2:4; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9; Isaiah 45:22; 2 Peter 3:15; Psalm 103:19; 1 Timothy 6:15; Ephesians 1:11
When presenting a Scriptural case for the ultimate reconciliation of all mankind…where is the best place to start? There are a lot of verses to be sure, but which one (or ones) should usher the rest of them in? This is a difficult choice...
Mark 10:26; Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17; Job 42:2; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Psalm 149:2; Romans 5:1; Romans 5:6-8
All Made AliveIn the last blog we saw how clear it is that God’s will and plan is to save all men. It is not just wishful thinking, He actually intends to accomplish this seemingly impossible feat. Just like us, even Christ’s disciples...
I protest against teaching that “all” means in scriptural phrase absolutely “all” when some evil is foretold, but that “all” means only “some” when spoken of final salvation. So rooted is this most inequitable mode of interpretation, that...
It is a striking fact that the weight of opposition to universalism in primitive times is found in the Latin church, is found most vigorous where, as in Augustine’s case, the Greek language was never really mastered.
What does the traditional creed require? It practically requires a mutilated Bible. More than this, it bids us to expunge precisely that which is noblest and divinest in Holy Scripture. I have no desire to ignore “the terrors of the Lord”...
Matthew 25:46; John 15:2; Hab. 3:6
So far we have looked at 4 terms used in Scripture to convey judgment in the afterlife. In this blog we will look at the term that is found in the most notorious reference to supposed “eternal damnation.” This reference is by far the most...
Matt 25:46
“The Greek word for punishment here [Matt 25:46] is kolasis, which was not originally an ethical word at all. It originally meant the pruning of trees to make them grow better. I think it is true to say that in all Greek secular literature...
“There is a difference between revenge and punishment; the latter (kolasis) is inflicted in the interest of the sufferer, the former (timoria) in the interest of him who inflicts it, that he may obtain satisfaction.” “And these will go...
John 10:10
Video/Audio Viewing Jesus in all Scripture, and viewing Old Testament Scripture in the light of Jesus. 11:33 Old Testament violence When reading the Old Testament, Is this about Jesus, or is this about us? 14:12 Scripture is not the Word...
Good souls many will one day be horrified at the things they now believe of God.”