Hebrews 1:3. Beforeκαθαρισμόν, Elz. Wetst. Griesb. Matth. Scholz, Bloomf. Tisch. 7, Reiche (Commentarius Criticus in N. T., t. III. p. 6 sq.), with D***, almost all min. Syr. utr. (Aeth.?) Ath. p. 362, Chrys. in text, et comm. dis., Oec. Theop...
The Greek word for "understand" is "νοοῦμεν" (nooumen), which means to perceive with the mind or to comprehend. This suggests that faith is not opposed to understanding but rather enhances it. Through faith, believers gain insight into the truths of God's creation and His ...
his words lack insight.’36 Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!37 To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.” Footnotes Job 33:13 Or that he does not a...
Mount Zion = Heavenly Jerusalem = the City of the Living God The Residents of the City of God (12:22-24) But it is residents of the city that are more glorious even than the city itself: "22But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God....
Perhaps we could say that glory crowned his meekness when he then stood in the gap to intercede with Jehovah for those who deserved to be blotted out of the book of the living. Moses offered himself, his own life, in the stead of his brethren, whom he had only recently, in the moral...
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!" (Hebrews 9:14) "For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, ...
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.New Living TranslationFaith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.English Standard VersionNow faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of ...
separates us from the presence of the Most High. Very awful, and yet most blessed and sweet, is this assurance. God is very near to each one of us. Though we see Him not, yet is He nearer to us than the very air we breathe; for our very being, and living, and moving are in ...
Living our lives based on the premise that God is pleased and will reward those who earnestly seek him (11:6). Considering God trustworthy who makes promises to us (11:11). Walking in the present world in conformity with a firm conviction of how things will be in the world to come. ...
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare...