The story in Maccabees of the mother and her seven sons who were burned to death for resisting a pagan emperor is a familiar one to Christians (II Maccabees 7). St. Charles Lwanga & his Ugandan companions: martyrs in the face of homosexuality Thus, one chapter deals with historical fiction...
Define II Kings. II Kings synonyms, II Kings pronunciation, II Kings translation, English dictionary definition of II Kings. Noun 1. II Kings - the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel 2 Kings Old Testa
2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ Since God has made reconciliation by Christ, and the ministry of it is committed to us, we are ambassadors for him; we come with full powers from him, not to propose terms of peace, to treat with men about it, to offer it ...
The Corinthians would be able to grasp Paul’s preaching as wisdom and enter into a wisdom-conversation with him if they were more open to the Spirit and receptive to the new insight and language that the Spirit teaches. 2:7–10a God’s wisdom: his plan for our salvation. This was his...
1 Corinthians 15: 20–26, 53–end Thanks be to God. All remain seated. The choir sings THE PSALM LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God : when shall I come to appear before ...
35 1 Corinthians 10:13 40 Scene One "Bonjour, Kommandant. There is a message for you on the radio." Klink lifted a brow. "For me?" "Oui, Kommandant. From Snowman — uh, Major Teppel." LeBeau got out of the tunnel. "If you would, sir. The tunnel complex is empty except for ...
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:19, “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” He continues this line of thought in v. 32, “What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, ‘Let...
[5]Acts7:60; 13:36;I Corinthians11:30; 15:6; 18, 20;I Thessalonians4:14, 15; 5:6, 10;The Epistle of Barnabas, Chapter IV; Clement,Epistle to the Corinthians, XLIV; Ignatius,Epistle to the Romans, IV; [6]Matthew9:9; Jerome,Lives of Illustrious Men, III...
The other passages can be par- alleled from 2 Corinthians, which is allowed to be genuine; and could not fail if 2 Peter be a second letter of the Apostle Peter's. How then can this be urged against this authorship? The items adduced under the fifth head are equally unsatisfactory, ...