when Jacob asks his adversary to identify himself, the angel admonishes him not to ask. Afterwards, Jacob names the place P’niel — literally “face of God.”In explaining this choice, the Torah makes plain that the
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And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?GOD'S WORD® TranslationJames and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them ...
18Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. 19But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of ...
Praise him because he crushes all human wisdom, knowledge, Power, and the inventions of men into the sea and delivers his people to walk on dry ground to inherit their blessing. The arms of flesh will fail you, your own flesh can destroy you, but your God will never fail. Praise him ...
I am the LORD, and I command you to love others as much as you love yourself. English Revised VersionThou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.GOD'S WORD® TranslationNever get ...
5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ...
“My emotions are all over the place,” she continued. “I see an update about a fallen soldier, and my heart clenches. I read about the dramatic rise in antisemitism, and I feel sick to my stomach. Fear for my extended family and the Jewish people who don’t yet live in Israel co...
Some preachers reduce this to meaning little more than God has equipped people in a local church with all the individual skills necessary to help run the church. They preach this scripture right before they hand out “spiritual gifts tests” to discover whether God has given them a gift for ...