Third, although Jesus does not say this in Mark 4, this reading also evokes a warning: tobe careful about what kind of seeds we sow. The seeds Jesus refers to are corn and mustard. It is hard to believe Jesus would support the scattering of weed seeds – indeed, he spoke out against ...
They did not consider what they swore to be a binding oath in their hearts, and therefore, would not keep their word, so Jesus told them not to swear such things at all. This does not mean, for example, that someone who takes an oath to a public service position does evil. (e.g...
the Hindu Trinity), where he represents the god that destroys the universe, along with Brahmá (the god who creates the universe) and Vishnu (the god that preserves the universe). Thus, he is referred to as Shiva the “destroyer of evil and the transformer” ...
God, what do you want me to understand and embrace from this passage/verse? How would you desire this insight to impact my attitudes, beliefs, and/or actions going forward? What does this passage teach me about you, as God the Father, Son, and/or Holy Spirit? How might this knowledge...
Do you not know that the wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not misled: neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the corrupt, nor men who lie down with males,Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishOr do you not know that evil men do not inherit The Kingdom of ...
And the said king says of himself that he alone is god of the earth, for which reason if it rains when he does not wish it to do so, or is too hot, he shoots arrows at the sky for not obeying him.” The Mashona of Southern Africa informed their bishop that they had once had ...
Whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him. 13Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!14Today you have driven me away from the soil, and I shall ...
it’s not coincidence, luck, or chance. It is likely his sovereign hand orchestrating circumstances to help lead you to his will. When God speaks, he does so persistently. –Priscilla Shirer,Discerning God’s Voice,76 WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE OUR LISTENING ABILITY?
Jesus does the same in the following healing story. Here he juxtaposes goodness with evil, and saving life with murder – which is lawful on the Sabbath? Perhaps the correct answer was that none of these were lawful, but the Pharisees remain silent. They were not willing to recognise that...
I can not perform a single Miracle on my own. I am totally POWERLESS without Allah Almighty! I can not dare to go outside His Divine Will. Christianity and Trinity are lies from the pit of Hell! GOD Almighty of the OT sent Jesus as a lying spirit to deceive the evil ones. This ...