Johnson, James R
For several years, The Barna Group has been tracking how many people possess a “biblical worldview.” The organization defines such a life perspective on the basis of several questions about religious beliefs. The definition requires someone to believe that absolute moral truth exists; that the ...
Now, in order to be as generous as possible, I am going to give you the definition of “conversion therapy” provided by GLAAD, the organization founded in 1985 as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Their definition is, “Conversion therapy is any attempt to change a person’s ...
What does it mean to repent. A comprehensive repentance Bible study and Christian teaching on the definition and meaning of repentance is just one of many biblical teachings and Bible studies which can be found at Christ-Centered Mall.
Knowing God requires a relationship. Knowing about God requires little knowledge and sometimes a tremendous amount of effort. People often have a cursory knowledge of God. They learn about Him from disparate sources and try to collate what they glean into a cohesive comprehension of Him. But just...
In Greek for the Rest of Us, I give the definition of ἐν as “in, by, with.” The preposition is flexible in meaning, and often translation requires significant interpretation. I have often thought it strange that prepositions were introduced into the Greek language to bring clarity to ...
⇒Definition of know(3.) It frequently signifies to have ascertained by experiment (Ge 22:12). (4.) It implies discovery, detection; by the law is the knowledge of sin (Ro 3:20). Natural knowledge is acquired by the senses, by sight, hearing, feeling, etc.; by reflection; by the...
Paul’s point here is not merely the intimacy of being God’s child; it’s that, but it’s also embedded in an impetus—should I say an imperative—to obey, to “put to death the misdeeds of the body.” Notably, the context of Abba in Romans 8 is aboutobedience in suffering, just...
is to be understood in the proper sense (Sess. XIII, cap. i); the Vatican Council gives a direct definition of the texts, Matt., xvi, 16 sqq. and John, xxi, 15 sqq. Many more Scripture texts are indirectly defined by the definition of certain doctrines and the condemnation of ...
They were Mystics, according to Montesquieu's definition, "Les devots qui out le coeur tendre." The mediaeval mysticism, in its gradual progress from a mere poetical sentiment to a speculative system, and thence to a living, practical power, led men steadily forward towards the Reformation. ...