Surely Mary wanted to ask Simeon, “What do you mean?” Scripture gives us no indication that she did so. For thirty-three years those last words of Simeon must have echoed in Mary’s mind again and again. How does a person live with such long-term foreboding? Perhaps her mind turned ...
Yet the Scripture says: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10). One begins to advance towards wisdom by acknowledging the unrivaled greatness and power of God and by recognizing the vastness of His capabilities by comparison with the human ones. Any human claim ...
8. It leads you to pray: You prayed and/or sought wise biblical counsel to ensure you’re not interpreting things through selfish desires. “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.” 2 Peter 1:20-21 9. You...
Key Scripture: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Revelation 22:13 Photo Credit:Unsplash/Greg Rakozy What Does it Mean that God is Alpha? Revelations 1:8, (NIV) tells us, “I am the Alpha and Omega,” says the Lord God, “who...
a它的毛是白和黑色的 Its wool is white and the black[translate] a“圣经都是神所默示的,于教训,督责,使人归正,教导人学义,都是有益的,叫属神的人得以完全,预备行各样的善事。”(提后3:16,17)。“The Holy Bible all is the god writes down from memory shows, in the lesson, supervises ...
Scripture consists largely of general and specific principles in particular contexts to which they apply. Because of this, decisions cannot be made without taking them to the Lord in prayer. We need to express our needs, our desires, and our hopes. Give Him the glory for all he has done ...
Scripture leaves us in no doubt that the beginning of knowledge and of wisdom comes from the fear of God. (Prov 1.7, Prov 9.10, Psa 111.10). In that true knowledge of God we are delivered from the fear of terror but retain the fear of reverence and obedience. The Psalmist could say:...
Jesus, God’s flesh and blood “Messenger,” came to destroy the devil, who held all mankind in bondage to the fear of death. This reminds us of Simeon’s prophecy of future suffering in store for the Child in his arms. The “woman” and her “seed” were destined to do battle ...
A little further on, following the Scripture, and asking you still to behold the Lamb, in the twenty-ninth chapter of that famous Book of Exodus, at the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth verses, we come across God's command for the lamb for the people. "Now this is that which thou shalt...
Marriage is acovenantrelationship. It is a union between two people (a man and a woman) that forms a new entity. There are other examples in Scripture of individuals (separate beings or entities) becoming part of a larger (not just a group) entity – of becoming “united.” ...