From verse 17, we see that "killing" was a crime requiring capital punishment. "Killing" here is defined above. But note that notallkilling is wrong. In the immediately preceding verse 16, there were times (such as in civil judgments) in which "killing" was commanded and sanctioned. Blasp...
The “we” that John is addressing in this verse about Jesus’ return and the resurrection is obviously all Christians because he calls them “beloved” and “children of God” (John 1:12). There is no distinction made between the living children of God and the children of God who have ...
Now, as inmy previous post concerning angels, I’ll caution that most of Revelation – including the verse above – is apocalyptic literature and is to be treated with caution and not taken too literally. But that said, it’s pretty clear that whatever the Biblical devil/Satan does or does...
I was just drinking to have a good time. Many people believe that drinking is relaxing and brings about a better attitude. I used to think the same way. Somehow I thought
(4)The tragic poets indulged in still greater liberties. AEschylus and Sophocles, being religious believers, still respected the myths; while Euripides, an unbeliever, cared little for them except as materials for his verse. (5)In a still later age they were mere materials for works of poetry...
the trendy tactics today is to stretch the word beginning far beyond all recognition. Hebrew grammar and narrative structure of Genesis 1 doesn’t permit a time gap between verses 1 and 2. The waw consecutive (“and”) at the beginning of verse 2 in Hebrew implies a direct sequence of ...