The Greek word “Parakletos” in this passage is translated as “Helper” in the ESV, “Advocate” in the NIV, and “Counselor” in the KJV. The meaning of this word relates to “legal counsel.” The Holy Spirit provides wise counsel to Christ’s followers. Jesus knew he would be goin...
A search for the phrase, “third day” in the Old Testament reveals more than thirty references each in the KJV and NKJV. New Testament references are listed in Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of this essay. OT examples of this include: Genesis 42:18 Joseph releases his brothers from prison on...
attention to a fruitful vine and then provides two primary applications for us to learn from -- pruning the branches and abiding in the vine. These 17 verses aren't long, but contain some of the most important and beloved passages in the Bible about the disciple's love relationship with ...
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6KJV) Offendis the Gk wordskandalizō. This is the root of our wordto sca...
Repeat verses, chapters or set timers and make LISTENING to the Bible a daily habit ANYWHERE! Download Biblically Accurate Angels There are a lot of different types of angels in the Bible. Here’s a look at each of them, and where they appear. ...
t matter which day is sacred or what happens when you die. If Satan can make you feel unloved then all other Bible facts are meaningless. Life has no purpose without love. Think about it, God is kove. Without love God has no purpose. If Satan can convince you that God does not love...
Interestingly,theKJVtranslates it this way:“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”And in theESV, we find:“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” Whichever version we follow, we can have no doubt that Paul felt as if Jesus Christ and His saving grace were just too wonde...
Hermes, theGod of Wisdom, known inEgypt, Syria, and CanaanasTHOTH. The commonest symbolic forms ofThoth’sattendant, the dog-headed(hominid) APE. In the Judgment Scene of theBook of the Deadthe dog-headedAPE (Āān)is seated on the top of the beam of the Balance in which the heart...
Proverbs 1:23 KJV <--- This we need to do on a repetitive basis for our entire lives. THAT is how we "grow in grace". Reading God's Word, comparing ourselves to what we read and hopefully we will often be cut to to the heart because we fall short. We then seek God in repentan...
We have been discussing suffering and God’s will, we have touched on trusting our faithful creator and today we get to also talk about doing good. What does it mean to be doing good? The KJV definition says the the word good means Valid; legally firm; not weak or defective; having st...