What Should Christians Know about the Meaning of “Beauty for Ashes”? The consequences of sin in the world can’t simply be wiped away. Much of the book of Isaiah grounds its listeners in the facts of the extent of their sin, and the consequences it brings to our relationships with ...
At the heart of all deception is something deeper—a spiritual battle. The Bible reminds us that “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light:” (2 Corinthians 11:14). Not all that sounds good is true, and not all that is popular is wise. But when we seek truth with humility, w...
I believe that the reason the Bible compares life to a race, not a walk, mainly concerns the passion which we should have in everything that our hand finds to do. The Bible says in Colossians: “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” God put us on thi...
In our second year we pledged for a Native Church and for a Bible school in Jamaica. God blessed us again. This time we found ourselves encouraged to begin our own sign business. The sign business was portable and would create an abundant income to support our family for the next 20 year...
For I deserve to be consumed But God is bigger, stronger still He alone can save me From being reduced to ashes What I deserve…His Justice! Because of Him I can pass through the fires of judgment And not be burned…His Mercy!
17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Ezekiel 28:16 NEXT Ezekiel 28:18 Ezekiel 28:17 Meaning and ...
While this verse speaks of judgment, the broader message of Isaiah includes hope and restoration for those who turn back to God. We can find comfort in God's promise of redemption. Lists and QuestionsTop 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3What do sackcloth and ashes symbolize?What does the Bible say ...
(security, hospitality). By agitating for the loss of the suit, the Men’s Dress Reform Party wanted to revert to the days of male self-ornamentation as a display of cultural capital. The suit remains, albeit changed—and changed in a way that has shifted its meaning to be about a ...