“How sick is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute,Berean Standard BibleHow weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!King James BibleHow weak is ...
That’s where Mary and Joseph, the parents for the Son of God, were likely born and raised. We mustn’t think anyone too weak, untrained, or undistinguished to fulfill God’s plans. An Unknowing Participant The Roman emperor Caesar Augustus—not a believer in God—unknowingly carried ...
Berean Literal BibleBut now, having known God, but rather having been known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and destitute principles, to which you desire to be enslaved again anew?King James BibleBut now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn...
Second, God uses other nations to discipline Israel through the First Testament. The people Israel turn away from God towards other gods; God sends enemy forces to disrupt Israel; Israel repents and turns back to God; peace between God and Israel is restored. This is a pattern repeated over...
We know that God is not limited by anything and in giving gifts to people he also gives the Holy Spirit to help fully live out those gifts. My Pastor Jason frequently uses the analogy of ditches in his sermons, pointing out that staying far away from one side is not the same as travel...
Did Church of God leaders uses the term “catholic church” to ever describe the church they were part of? Here are links to related sermons: Original Catholic Church of God?, Original Catholic Doctrine: Creed, Liturgy, Baptism, Passover, What Type of Catholic was Polycarp of Smyrna?, ...
They “let the word of Christ dwell in [them] richly” (Colossians 3:16, ESV), and the Spirit uses the Word of God “for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). Their whole way of life is lived according to the rule of the gospel, as the ...
The message gives us the name of the scripted destroyer/devastator, the target to be devastated, and the means of the target’s destruction (by the Kabbalists)… In the Bible, Yahweh is depicted as astormgod who useslightningand thunder as weapons against his enemies.Lightning is also used...
Jesus spent many days and nights in the Garden of Gethsemane, a grove of olive trees. Olives are delicious to eat, but when they are crushed, they make life sustaining oil. The Bible often uses the word “oil” to describe the Holy Spirit, which gives a depth of meaning to Isiah 53:...
God uses this contradiction to reveal His power and wisdom: Jesus has offered Himself to death and has been raised to life to bring liberation to others. Those who truly follow this crucified king do not seek power and authority through the normal patterns of the world; they offer themselves...