God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ At one time the believer was without God and without hope in the world.  He was dead in trespasses and sins, and a dead man cannot do much for himself.  However, God, in His great mercy and grace "butted" into the believers'...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ The number eight denotes a new beginning.  The eighth use of "but God" deals with the new beginning of the believer in the next administration. I Corinthians 15:35-44: But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ The seventh usage of "but God" is found in I Corinthians 12:24.  Seven denotes spiritual perfection.  This occurrence speaks of the spiritually perfect body of Christ that God has tempered together.  This is the third usage of...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ I Corinthians 10:13 is the sixth use of “but God.”  Biblically six is the human number.  It is one short of seven, which denotes spiritual perfection, and is typically used to signify shortcomings and man’s sinful natural...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ The number five denotes divine grace in the Bible.  In the fifth use of "but God" one can see God's unmerited favor in the lives of men. I Corinthians 7:15: But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ I Corinthians 6:13 Contains the fourth usage of "but God."  Four refers to the material creation and pertains to the earth and things terrestrial.  This occurrence deals with meats and the belly which are mundane....

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ The number three signifies completeness and perfection.  This third use is uniquely significant.  Though it appears twice in the text, once in verse six and once in verse seven; it is considered as one use for it regards one...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ who is in the bosom of the Father and hath declared and made Him known (John 1:18). The number two signifies difference.  If two different things agree then it is conclusive; it is established.  Otherwise, the number two...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ who has been made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption (I Corinthians 1:30) The number one is used in the scriptures to denote unity and commencement.  The first occurrence of “but God” in...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God (I Corinthians 1:24). The phrase “but God” is found eight times in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.  “But” always implies antithesis, and it shows how two ideas differ from one...