say that all philosophy is bad and Christians should not engage in the discipline. It is just two little words in Greek (or, actually, the absence of two little words) that can clear up this misunderstanding. The Greek is a tad difficult, so let’s start with a slightly wooden ...
. By attending to these elements and focusing on communities of practices, he states that his goal is to “weave together the story of various communities of ancient scribes that should serve as a transformative template for the composition of biblical literature” (p. 7). Moreover, in using ...
but they died spiritually. There was nothing that Adam and Eve could do to atone for their sin. They tried to cover up their disobedience with fig leafs, thinking that God would be ok with that. But it
There are three words that strike terror into the hearts of Christians who are interested in government: Pacifism Anarchism Theocracy This website advocates all three. Pacifismis opposition to violence, but not opposition to defense against violence, but only opposition to violent defense. The word ...
Words mean something. It’s very important that we use the right word in the right context. This is especially true when we are talking about things that are or aren’t in the Bible. Specifically, here are the three terms that I think are vitally important: Biblical. These are things th...
The words "going forth" in Hebrew are mowtsa [*H4161], meaning the dawn, the east, a gate, the rising of the sun. 5 Thus it refers to the place or gate of the rising of the sun, that indicates the sun's retrograde precessional movement, because the sun rises in a different "...
2. Correlate item numbers with days.In other words, today is the 11th day of January 2025, so I will get rid of 11 things today. It can be as small as a piece of paper or as large as a piece of furniture, but by the end of today, the goal is to be able to say 11 items ...
("`\"These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: <John 17:1>.\"`") if x==101: await event.edit("`\"As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he s...
“These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” Deuteronomy 6:6-9 “Those who spare the ...
Jesus is the Creator: He would know. Those who have fallen prey to the lure of the modern scientific paradigm may say “That passage is just about marriage”, but this objection ignores the actual words that Jesus said. Would you contend with Him, that the very specific words that He use...