For congregants who believe the world is evil, scripture reading amplifies the association between life events and distress. Whether scriptural coping is beneficial for mental health could be contingent on a believer's broader assumptions about the nature of the world we live in....
What we find in the Genesis narrative is an attempt to name what the ancient Hebrews viewed in their world, with any literal interpretation of that account leading to wholesale despair in placing God in untenable positions. The biblical material does not support a systematic understanding of evil....
Jacobs Scripture References: Exodus 20-23 Numbers 14-15 Show Music: Defender Instrumental by Rosasharn Music Blue Skies by Unwritten Stories Flooded Meadows by Unwritten Stories Episode 3 Understanding The Law Part 2: The Prophets In this episode, the guys continue their discussion of the la...
Naturally, that took my mind to Scripture: Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that ...
Introduction The Scripture tells us the following about money:- "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts,which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: whichwhile some coveted after...
"And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and ofevil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight." --Luke 7:21 What Are Evil Spirits? The many accounts of evil spirits in Scripture affirm the reality of powerful spiritual forces of wickedness.Evil...
Treasury of Scripture And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. he departed 2 Kings 13:2,6 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and...
Scripture tells us “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritualforcesof wickedness in the heavenlyplaces” (Eph 6:12). The battlefront is more than what is seen with the human ...
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Treasury of Scripture Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Depart Psalm 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Prove...