–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, administe...
The exact meaning of κεχαριτωμένη is "thou that hast had bestowed upon thee a free gift of grace." The A.V. rendering of "highly favored" is therefore very exact, and much nearer to the original than the "gratia plena" of the Vulgate, on which a huge and wholly ...
143. It's not hearers who are blessed but the doers of God's word. 144. The positive about going thru the storm is for the joy and thankfulness that comes when it's over. 145. A little discomfort today can lead to a better tomorrow. 146. The Bible is the Holy Spirit’s Road ...
There was no explanation of what happened when I came out on the road, except a miracle. I knew it was another angelic moment. Both times I shared my thankfulness with the Lord. I did not take the intervention for granted. I knew this was the hand of God as in so many other experie...
Popularly applied, pessimism might be defined as the doctrine that the evil outweighs the good in the universe at large or in the condition of man. The term is of recent coinage, and has only become current — in its philosophical or popular meaning — within the last twenty years, ...
Gift the rendering of seven Heb. and four Greek terms (with their variations from the same root) in the A.V., besides being the import of others differently rendered. Several of these have a distinct and special meaning, indicative of the relation of giver and receiver, or of the motive...