Righteousness, by human standards, is defined as “the quality of being morally true or justifiable.” The justification is made according to the conformity of behavior with the regulation (or constitution, in the context of a nation). In its deeper spiritual meaning, righteousness is the quality...
Each article contains as many as five sections: a discussion of the divine name or title, its meaning, and etymology; a study of the deity outside the Bible, be it in Ancient Near Eastern or classical literature ; the deity in the Hebrew Bible; the deity in Christian Scripture; ...
Professor of the History of Religions; Director, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University. Author ofIcanchu's Drum: South American Religions, an Orientation to Meaning. Lawrence E. Sullivan•All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
attainment of certain knowledge, and the Bible there fore appeals to our Reason. From this point of view we may speak of the Science of the Bible, and as we advance in our study we shall find that this is not a misuse of terms, for the Bible is eminently scientific, only its science...
There are differences of opinion, however, over the meaning of “inspired,” and it is essential therefore to embark on a brief clarification of terms. Inspiration can consist of no more than a sudden flash of insight, or it can refer to that state of mind which lifts an author or ...
The familiar Greek word θεος (theos), meaning God, belongs to a family of words that also contains words like theory and theatre (and theme and thesaurus). Biblical theology has never had anything to do with religion but has always been the mother of all sciences, the umbrella under...
preached by Matthew Verschuur on the 10th of March, 2009 at Victory Faith Centre. This explains that the language of the King James Bible is current, meaning that it is not “archaic”. However, the King James Bible words are particular, and some are hard. But every word is exactly ...
TRUE PURPOSE: To alter your genes to turn you into the seed of the serpent of Genesis 3:15, the seed of Satan. They make you Cainian rather than adamic, a son of Cain (who killed his brother Abel) rather than of Adam. Jesus ransomed Adam not Cain. Cain means spike/needle/spear ...
What version of the Bible is used? I have mainly used the “New Living Translation” (NLT). It’s a contemporary English version which uses plain “explanatory” language to make the original meaning clearer [see OV1]. Sometimes I also refer to the “New International Version” (NIV).2 ...
Discover the biblical meaning and stories of divination as scripture warns about the consequences of seeking wisdom from spiritual sources other than God.