Constantine’sadherenceto Christianity was closely associated with his rise to power. He fought the Battle of theMilvian Bridgein the name of the Christian God, having received instructions in a dream to paint the Christian monogram () on his troops’ shields. This is the account given by the...
and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus. English Revised VersionTherefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus ...
The Hebrew word "chaser" means to lack or be in need. In this context, it conveys the assurance that with the LORD as our shepherd, we will not lack anything essential. This is not a promise of material wealth but a guarantee of God's provision for our spiritual, emotional, and ...
2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: 3 “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the fore...
There is no god besides me.I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.40 I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,41 when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in j...
"Love God and do whatever you please, for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."[634] If we love someone, we don't have difficulty doing the things we know they want. Keeping Jesus' teachings can be one clear evidence of our love....
“The Creator God, or Infinite Intelligence, brought into expression ‘Seven Spirits of Creation’ who were referred to in Hebrew as ‘Elohim’; they are sometimes in English referred to as ‘The Builders of Form’. These Great Beings, using the Power and Attributes of the Creator, caused va...
保罗承认,在转变皈依基督教前,他曾“无可估量地”迫害过“上帝的教会(Church of God)”,更具体地说,是迫害那些返回耶路撒冷地区的原散居在外的希腊化犹太人。 根据神学家詹姆斯·邓恩(James Dunn)的说法,耶路撒冷社区(Jerusalem community)包括“希伯来人(Hebrews)”——说亚拉底语(Aramic)和希腊语(Greek)的犹太人...
Lord. Because of him, I have lost all those things, and now I know they are worthless trash. This allows me to have Christ9and to belong to him. Now I am right with God, not because I followed the law, but because I believed in Christ. God uses my faith to make me right with...
This is the blog of a Jew by choice who was raised Catholic and tried several other faiths before finding the right one. In addition to being a Jew, I am also a queer man, a husband, a father, and a college teacher. If you need some help with the Hebrew