Robert Herrick was also an ordained minister, and the vicar of Dean Prior in Devonshire. Sappho may have been a priestess of the love goddess Aphrodite. And while we may never know the real identity of the writer of the "Song of Solomon," that sizzling bit of erotica did end up in ...
God has ordained the family, church, and government as essential institutions, each with a unique societal role. Believers are called to protect these institutions from the enemy's influence by standing united in faith, prayer, and humility, trusting in God’s ultimate sovereignty and peace...se...
The lack of support from the government. Everyone is pitted against each other and people don’t realize the ways in which it’s done. For example, during COVID we were told to limit our contacts with the public, even if people were committing violations. The divide is created by the me...
God’s word is truth for individuals, families, nations, and churches.. The instructions for individuals and families begins in Genesis 1. Instructions for nations and civil government begins at the end of Genesis 8. God ordained the nations and gave them their marching orders. He picked out ...
We must therefore consider that there are many teachers who can tell us what the words of the Bible say, and offer their own interpretations; but there are very few teachers who can tell us what the words of the Bible really mean as God ordained and reveals. Remember what Jesus said abou...
What sort of Democracy is that? Even a Labour Government--supposing that in spite of the Press it did win through--what would be its fate? Separated from its base, imprisoned within those tradition-haunted walls, it would lose touch with the people, would become in its turn a mere ...
Yet all of this was foreseen by God and fulfilled His pre-ordained plan. Once again: All of History is His story. There is never any need for us to worry about turmoil—political or otherwise—because God is in sovereign control… always! (By the way, this is not an isolated incident...
of Nauvoo, and Brigham Young was governor of Utah. Isaiah was deeply involved in giving counsel on political matters and of his words the Lord Himself said, “Great are the words of Isaiah” (3 Nephi 23:1). Those who would remove prophets from politics would take God out ...
The Last Emperor tells the life story of China's final imperial ruler, Puyi. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, the film chronicles Puyi's tumultuous reign, from his childhood ascent to the throne to his eventual imprisonment by the Communist government. With its lush cinematography, grandiose scale...
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” Thus spoke out the tender...