an elder must be without fault; he must have only one wife, and his children must be believers and not have the reputation of being wild or disobedient. International Standard VersionAn elder must be blameless. He must be the husband of one wife and have children who are believers and who...
Compounding the irony, there are many passages of Scripture where the liberal exegete might be more trustworthy than the evangelical exegete. This is because the liberal is at liberty to tell us what the (bigoted) text says (ho, ho, ho), while the evangelical is employed on the fa...
Relations of the kind indicated are terminated by death (not necessarily the death of one party to them more than another). The relation of wife and husband ceases absolutely and entirely on both sides, and not merely so much of it as affects the person who dies. Pulpit CommentaryVerses 2...
As your Chairman has told you, the subject about which I am going to speak to you tonight is ‘Why I am not a Christian’. Perhaps it would be as well, first of all, to try to make out what one means by the word ‘Christian’. It is used these days in a very loose sense by...
“You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
Jesus is the One who proclaimed, I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades (Revelation 1:18). So on this Silent Night, the preacher can’t be quiet about the Good News. It’s too important. Dear ...
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. / For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your ...
“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”1 Samuel 2:20And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would ...
One of Elkanah's wives, Hannah is deeply distressed due to her inability to bear children. Her account is central to the account, highlighting themes of faith, prayer, and divine intervention.3. PeninnahElkanah's other wife, who has children. She often provokes Hannah, exacerbating her ...
Treasury of Scripture But Hannah went not up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. then Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear...