creating anallusion, or reference, that connects Elijah inMoby Dickto theBook of Kings. In the Bible, Elijah accuses King Ahab of disobeying God and acting immorally. The allusion to Elijah helps to portray Ahab as greedy and immoral, by paralleling his journey with that of a fallen king....
Using many examples, the authors show that the inventor(s) of the original Chinese characters knew and believed the account of creation as well as the promise of the Saviour to come. Shangdi, worshipped at the Border Sacrifice, was the Triune God more fully revealed in the Bible....
(MacArthur Bible Commentary) "man of the dust"/Adam [Ăd'ăm] ("ruddy," "earth," or "one made or produced") "ADAM. Error; a falsity; the belief in 'original sin,' sickness, and death; evil; the opposite of good, — of God and His creation; a curse; a belief in ...
the so-called skin of god, then it'll reconstruct the inside of the body such as bones, organs and nerve systems according to the pre-inserted blueprint, mimicking the structure of a living organism, it metabolizes just like a living organism, and when it sustains critical damage, its sys...
in 2:28—3:3. The believer's hope is strengthened by the fact that God's love initiated His salvation (Eph 1: 3-6)." (MacArthur Bible Commentary) "children of God" Children of God is "a term used by early Christian to mark their special relationship as 'adopted' heirs of the ...
Remember, Abraham didn’t have even one page of the Bible. He only had what the Lord God told him. Still, the idea of sacrificing Isaac was the ultimate test. The apostle Paul explains what this test proved: it proved that Abraham believed God would raise Isaac fr...
The Bible is a fence full of knotholes through which we can peek but not see the whole picture. It’s a scrapbook of snapshots capturing people in encounters with God, but not always recording the result. A cast of characters in a drama of cosmic importance, but without a denouement. ...
“Thomas preferred a quiet life. He didn’t want a following, he wanted to help people find God and care for those in need, not to point to himself. He didn’t like the large crowds and publicity.”Furthermore,“Jay Ward Thomas was a scholar. There’s real spiritual and intellectual ...
A woman in love is a very poor judge of character. —J. G. Holland 26 Christianity is not a political theory. It is not even a cultural theory. It is, at its root, all about changing the heart of each man and woman, boy and girl, so that we begin to think God's thoughts and...
” People found inspiration and hope. Never a disparaging word about Joe. “If you don’t have a satisfied customer, you’re compromising your future.” He was the original automobile mega dealer, angel investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. “God put me on this earth to produce, not ...