25 I lie defeated in the dust; revive me, as you have promised. Read Psalms (GNTA) GOD'S WORD Translation 25 I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised. Read Psalms (GW) Hebrew Names Version 25 My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your...
The entire Bible is the story of ideals that come into being through a process of enlightenment. One idea leads to another and this brings about a lineage of many truths that stack up upon each other. All these ideas are seen in the stories as people, but hidden in their names and in ...
Acts 2:14THIS verse contains the opening words of St. Peter’s address to the multitude who were roused to wonder arid inquiry by the miraculous manifestations of Pentecost: That address is full of interest when viewed aright, freed from all the haze which the long familiarity of ages has ...
Perhaps the answer lies in the verse where Jesus tells us that we are to become as little children.“And (Jesus)said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”(Matthew 18:3). A little child has g...
Moreover, the next verse refers to “all Israel” being saved. Much has been written about what these two verses mean. Two Traditional Interpretations of “All Israel” Traditionally there have been two views concerning what “all Israel” means. The first interpretation says, with variations,...
Let me misquote a verse to make a point. See if you can catch where I got it wrong. “Listening to the truth we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” Ephesians 4.15 (Deliberate misquote.)
But no, that is not what this verse is saying! I was a partner in a company that had done over a million dollars worth of business in its first full year of operation. One day I came to the office and everything had been cleared out by the other two partners. Over the next two ...
This verse highlights both David’s faithfulness and his failure. REFLECT & PRAY So often, I have chosen a path of self-destruction. I have unthinkingly hurt those whom I care about most. Father, I want the slate of my sinful heart wiped clean. Encourage me to begin anew. Help me to...
You’ll start being wise.Verse 5 states that “you will understand the fear of the Lord.” This concept ought to be familiar fromProv 1:7: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”Rememberthat the fear of the Lord is the very first step on the path of wisdom. Solomon...
was in the flush of victory. It assumes that the legalists had no sooner been defeated than they opened a new attack on the same ground, and presented themselves as "from James" when James only the other day had repudiated their agitation (Ac 15:19,24). All this is very unlikely. We...