Moreover, when Jesus arose from the grave he scolded a particular disciple for not believing the fact that Jesus was physically alive. In the book of John chapter 20 it is recorded, “27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it ...
24A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest. 25So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. 26But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among...
For example, by fundamentalist do we mean someone who holds to a literal, unbending interpretation of scripture, or someone who holds to a literal, unbending dogma, which arose from tradition and not scripture, as per Catholicism? You raised the issue of authoritarianism, saying fundamentalists ar...
The following comes as the end of the parable of the workers in the vineyard: The workers who were hired about an hour from the end of the day came and got a standard day's pay. So when those came who were hired at the beginning of the day, they expected to get more. But each ...
There arose a king who knew not Joseph [Exodus 1:8]. Ahmose drove the Hyksos out of Egypt, & began putting Hebrews to work on public work projects, set taskmasters over them. [Exodus 2:1-3]. Pharaoh orders male children thrown in Nile. Moses placed in a basket in Nile, was found...
I saw Joseph Smith the Prophet when he first came to Kirtland, and was with him in the first conference held in that place, which was in a small schoolhouse. When he arose in our midst he said that before the conference closed there were those present who should see the heavens open an...
Because heresy after heresy and schism after schism arose in those first five centuries. The early church dealt with them and told us how to deal with them. St. Vincent of Lerins referred to the tradition as, “That which has been taught always, everywhere, and by all.” In our era man...
Our approach will begin, in section 1., by looking to see if there are any signs of a trial in the FG. We will examine Harvey's case in 1.1., and in 1.2. we will examine the support he gets from other scholars. 1.3. considers the evidence against the trial motif. The second ...
1 And Joseph arose and said unto Annas and Caiaphas: Truly and of right do ye marvel because ye have heard that Jesus hath been seen alive after death, and that he hath ascended into heaven. Nevertheless it is more marvelous that he rose not alone from the dead, but did raise up aliv...
Suddenly a crisis arose. The poor couple had no wine. Knowing Jesus’ power I presented the problem to him, “Woman”, he said, “My hour has not yet come”. The public ministry had not yet begun. The miracles had not yet come forth. Truly, this hour o...