Did Ayn Rand believe in God?Ayn Rand:Ayn Rand was a writer and philosopher in the 20th century whose work influenced libertarian and conservative thought. Rand's influence was profound on figures as powerful as Ronald Reagan, who embraced the moral value of free markets and wrote that he was...
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;New Living TranslationMany people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders....
Jesus spent three years as an itinerant Jewish teacher before being executed in Jerusalem at age 33. He preached in synagogues and in the open air. He trained his disciples, and performed amazing deeds. He lived out the values he preached, pursued a lifestyle of simplicity, and associated w...
Which god did Akhenaten worship? What religion was in Seleucia after the Hellenistic period? Were Hellenistic religions open for anyone? What was someone who believed in Hellenism called? What did people in Ancient Greece believe the Olympian gods were like? Which Hellenistic Jewish city did Jesus...
With the Temple being destroyed and the Jewish people be scattered across the world, it’s no wonder that these Jewish rabbis didn’t have time to record historical accounts of Jesus of Nazareth. Van Voorst explains, “They were occupied with a much more pressing matter—preserving the Jewish...
While discussing God’s relationship to people and their circumstances, a friend quoted a phrase many people assume is in the Bible: “God helps those who help themselves.” He isn’t alone: one in 8 Americans believe the Bible not only teaches this, but that it says thi...
Alongside the continuing hardness in part, all true Israelites will believe. Romans 11:26 Paul may be referring to the first coming, or to the second. Romans 11:28 That is, the as yet unsaved Jews; or, the Jewish nation as a whole. Romans 11:28 That is, God’s choosing them as ...
While the Jews were under the yoke of the law, there were, and are, other yokes that people struggled under. Many of the world’s religions impose requirements for becoming acceptable to their god(s) or escaping from the endless cycle of life. Striving for worldly success is a burden for...
And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;GOD'S WORD® TranslationGod, who knows everyone's thoughts, showed that he approved of people who aren't Jewish by giving them the Holy Spirit as he gave the Holy Spirit to us...
The real meaning of travel, like that of a conversation by the fireside, is the discovery of oneself through contact with other people, and its condition is self-commitment in the dialogue. — Paul Tournier 0 Human Inventions Quotes [A]ll churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, are...