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Now long before I became interested in theology I had met this kind of theory elsewhere. The tradition of Jowett still dominated the study of ancient philosophy when I was reading Greats. One was brought up to believer that the real meaning of Plato had been misunderstood by Aristotle and ...
The German translation of the Bible by Martin Luther divides the meaning of the Hebrew brk-root into two depending on the direction of the action. One sense covers those uses of the brk-root where the action is directed from God to a human or from a human to a human; the other ...
Every great religion acknowledges revelation in the wide sense that its followers are dependent on the privileged insights of its founder or of the original group or individuals with which the faith began. These profound insights into the ultimate meaning of life and the universe, which have been...
10 Names of God – Bible Meaning and Relevance Today: 1. Elohim - “God” Elohim means “God” – This name refers to God’s incredible power and might. He is the One and only God. He is Supreme, the true God in a world that promotes many false gods and religions. He is t...
When Love Answers the Door By Jimmie Aaron Kepler This morning, I was sitting at my usual table at Starbucks, sipping on a tall blonde roast, watching the sunrise cut through the last of the night. One of those quiet starts where the world feels like it’s holding its breath. ...
For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.” The Greek word here is harpadso, meaning “snatched up” to be with Christ. When Christ comes to set up his earthly kingdom at the end of the tribulation, he will come with power and the holy...
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–Interpretation:Emphasis on grammatical-historical exegesis, focusing on the original meaning of texts based on their historical and literary contexts². –Role of Preaching and Sacraments:Preaching and sacraments are viewed as means of grace, grounded in Scriptural commands and ordinances, administered...
Name to us. Some 6,828 times the one and only God of the Bible is called Yahweh. This number does not include the 49 occurrences of “Yah” (a shortened version, much like Greg is short for Gregory) nor the many expressions of “Hallelujah” (or Hallelu-Yah) meaning ‘praise Yah’....