4He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. 5As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that...
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also (James 2:26). According to James, in his letter to the scattered believers in Jerusalem, a man is justified by works and faith (James 2:24). He concluded that faith without works is dead (James 2:...
On the New Earth, “the nations will walk by [Christ’s] light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into [the New Jerusalem]. On no day will its gates ever be shut. . . . The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it” (Revelation 21:24-26, NIV...
Then in Jeremiah 31, where God is getting ready to take, to destroy Jerusalem. Because they disobeyed. And he's told them over and over and over again, and they have not listened. So when Jeremiah before he does this, he says, "I'm going to make a new covenant with you. Not like...
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Until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 the mother church there may have held a certain primacy. With the shift in emphasis to gentile Christianity, Rome quickly became the preeminent see—the church of Peter and Paul, the only apostolic see in the Latin West, the capital of the empire. ...
as personal poems and individual expressions of joy, grief, or thanksgiving. Solomon wrote an entire book of intimate love poetry to his wife (Song of Solomon). Jeremiah wrote five heartbreaking laments following the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of his people into Babylon (Lamentations...
with the end of the world at hand, God had to be running on a tight schedule. The Muslims controlled the overland routes to the East, and the trip around Africa was long and perilous. There had to be a short cut—and a way of ending the Muslim control of Jerusalem. So Columbus ...
in the Scriptures 1) Striving to develop Christ-like behavior - 2 Pe 1:5-8 2) Seeking to determine and develop our function in the body of Christ - Ro 12:3-5 d. Create good habits that slowly but surely help us reach those goals 1) Habits that change our behavior (Bible reading,...
God Psalm 66:5-6a Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men. He turned the sea into dry land… Psalm 77:12, 20 I will meditate on all Your work And muse on Your deeds… You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and ...