Before referencing his article, let me give a definition of “restoration.” This is the word used in your New Testament in Acts 3:21. The Greek word is apokathistami, and it means “to restore to its former state;…to be in its former state….” (Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of...
For me, it started with a childhood amidst alcoholism and violence that built a faulty definition of normal, and led to a lifetime of misconceptions about life in general and my worth in particular. Jesus whispered my name and I fell at His feet in my 20s, but I went on to spend dec...
⇒Definition of log(1.) John uses the term Logos without explanation, assuming that his readers know it to bear this sense. Accordingly, we find this conception of it not new with him, but a chief element in the development of the Old- Testament theology. In the Mosaic account, God's...
However, this approach also raises red flags: To what extent does Stackert use Harshav’s definition and understanding of literature because that method and framework match a source-critical approach? Although the book’s flow suggests otherwise, is Harshav merely a convenient theoretical framework ...
Lev. 18:23b yields the parade example of "unnatural" female sexuality---a woman with a beast. Both "codes" treat male homosexuality as a particular species under the genus of incest and do not otherwise address homosexual behaviors. H nuances its definition of adultery by parsing it along ...
Sanctification, by definition, means to set something apart for a holy purpose: I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy (Leviticus 11:44). God makes us holy because of His holiness. Humans cannot make themselves holy due to their sin nature; only ...
⇒Definition of marriage (5) the subordination of the wife to the husband, consequent upon her subsequent formation (1Co 11:8-9; 1Ti 2:13); and (6) the respective duties of man and wife, as implied in the words "help meet for him." ⇒See also the International Standard Bible...
There is no definition of sin; in fact, in most religions there is rarely a mention of sin. There is no hero. There is no fall of man. There is no salvation. There is no warning to repent. There is no hell, so there is no salvation. There is no urgency, no eternal rest, no ...
is precisely what has happened. Those who deny the present validity of the law apart from the Ten Commandments have as a consequence a very limited definition of theft. Their definition usually follows the civil law of their country, is humanistic, and is not radically different from the defin...
God’s representatives who rule the world by his definition of good and evil. Tim: And this identity, it’s the bedrock of the Bible’s view of justice: all humans are equal before God and have the right to be treated with dignity and fairness, no matter who you are.1 Jon: And ...