Almost all all compelling romance stories have a rival, either a second love interest to make the protagonist's choice more complicated, or someone also pursuing the love interest, increasing the obstacles. The presence of the rival creates a love triangle, one of the central elements of love ...
扫罗成为耶稣的门徒 - 与此同时,扫罗还在威胁着要杀主的门徒。他到大祭司那里, 请求他写些信给大马士革的会堂,如果他发现了信主之道的门徒时,不论男女,可以逮捕他们,并押回耶路撒冷。 当他快走到大马士革的时候,突然从天上降下一束光,把他围在中间,
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.Berean Standard BibleIf you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!King James BibleIf thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.New King James VersionIf you faint in the day of adversity, ...
Saul/Paul in the New Testament: Before his conversion on the road to Damascus, Saul is a persecutor of early Christians. His radical transformation and later dedication to spreading Christianity demonstrate his journey from a villainous character to an antihero. As you can see, antiheroes dominate...
I’ve heard it said that if hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock. Others describe work as the annoyance they have to endure between coffee breaks. Of course, some people really do like work. It fascinates them. They can sit and look at it for hours...
As a lead up to the next lesson, “How to Recognize a New Testament Church,” one more matter needs to be understood. A “church of the living God” is to be the “pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15). The church is to support the truth, as does a pillar a buildi...
To educate the whole of humanity, one has to utilize the different terms which have been used to describe God; that is, one has to refer to God in ways that everyone can relate too. Though God has been referred to as the Father and so thought of as a male gender, the Father is ...
Eponymous titles:Eponymous means a person gives their name to something. Book titles such asDavid Copperfield,Harry PotterorJane Eyreare eponymous titles because the book is named after a central character (usually the protagonist). Action-based titles:These describe actions, e.g.The Spy who Came...
The problem that John the Baptist had with King Herod was that he never brought gifts unto the King, but only the unadultered Word of God! As much as John grated against the King, the King admired John, for he knew that John would always tell him the truth, while his loyal counselor...
Modern philosophers Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselmandescribethe tactic used against Rufus like this: Accuse the honest man of precisely the opposite of what they’re doing, of the sin you yourself are doing. Use their reputation against them. Muddy the waters. Stain them with lies. [Hat Tip...