On cognitive governance, Van Leeuwen shows how religious credence beliefs at Vineyard have limited cognitive governance, meaning they cannot be factual beliefs. In particular, Van Leeuwen highlights that prayers are based on factual beliefs (e.g., nobody prays for a carburetor to work the way it...
Anarchismcomes from two Greek words meaning "not" an "archist." An "archist" is someone who believes he has the right to impose his own will on other people by force or threats of violence. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, isthe only legitimate Archistin the universe. That claim, of course...
meaning “in the wilderness/desert.” If you like, you canlisten to this songcalled “Bamidbar” by the Messianic Israeli group we met earlier. See how much of the Hebrew you can figure out, and enjoy the cool drone footage of Israel!
Create a personalized playlist of songs that have special meaning to you and your relationship. Make a homemade meal or baked goods for the recipient. Create a custom piece of art or craft for the recipient. Plan a fun outing or activity to do together, such as a hike or a trip to a...
The principal scriptural authority for the papacy relied upon by the Roman Catholic Church isMt 16:18-19. Without entering into a discussion of the meaning of this famous passage, we may here quote from Abbott'sCommentaryon the New Testament a statement of the Roman Catholic interpretation, and...
men eagerly trusted to those splendid ventures with which Plato taught them to be content till they could gain a surer knowledge(Phoed.p. 85). To the Jew this surer knowledge seemed to be already given, and the belief in the existence of a spiritual meaning underlying the letter of Scrip...
James Holmes was a moral relativist who targeted a movie theater in order to stress no motivations for his killings. He was killing to kill. His notebook describing his motivations is filled with questions on the meaning of good and evil and the value of life. Holmes has no social media ...
The context and trajectory of a passage, along with linguistic factors and allusions, is often vital in correctly interpreting the intended meaning of a passage. For example, during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously delivered a speech in West Berlin expressi...
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The strict meaning of these terms is in general to be gathered from the earlier superscriptions. Once made familiar to the psalmists, they were afterwards employed by them more loosely. (See § 4 below.) II. Numeration of the Psalms. — The Christian Church obviously received the Psalter ...