but He never coerced anyone. The story of the rich young ruler in Matthew 19:16-22 exemplifies this. Jesus invited the young man to sell his possessions and follow Him, but when the young man chose not to,
Naomi was once a primarily Jewish name from the Old Testament that referenced the mother-in-law of Ruth. Because of this, it is a symbolic name given to girls on Shavuot when the story of Ruth is read in the synagogue. Origin:
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That they are not of a prominently spiritual nature is clear from the story of the Prophet and the old woman. The latter solicited Mohammed to intercede with God that she might be admitted into paradise, whereupon he replied that old women were not allowed in paradise; which dictum — ...
When I was a teenager, my mother told me the story of the book of Revelation in the New Testament in the Bible. For those of you who haven’t read it, many believe that it describes the final 7, horrific years of this age [based on Scripture, I no longer believe this to be true...
(Who were the three kings in the Christmas story?) Other sarcophagiNear the king’s sarcophagus, two others were found, one of which is depicted. These may belong to Malthace, one of Herod’s wives, and to Glaphyra, a daughter-in-law. Archaeologists believe this could be the ...
"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen... That no flesh should glory in his ...
Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God to make them happy. - CS Lewis Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. - CS Lewis A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has gotten it's pants...
It is much more probable (what also occurred in the case of Abu-Bekr, the later caliph) that such a story was concocted to have him die a martyr's death; for the Arabs regard as martyrs those who perish in a holy war, i.e., in a war carried on against infidels. ...
From the story of Tobias little could be gathered, even if we accepted it as true, while the history of Arphaxad (which seems to be rierely a distorted account of the struggle between the rebel Phraortes and Darius Hystaspis) adds nothing to our knowledge of that contest. The mention ...