17.Even so faith, if it hath not works…] This then is St James’s objection to the faith of which he speaks. It is, while alone (literally,by itself), with no promise or potency of life, and it is, therefore, dead, and being so, as we scarcely call a corpse a man, is unwo...
But this sudden incredulity at something obvious (there are tons of people who talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk) cannot be explained away by a “dead body” analogy. “He doesn’t tell his readers to get a real faith, but rather to give it life ...
Ephesians 2:4: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Ephesians 2:5: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)This theological fact is further explained by the apostle Paul writing to the believ...
You will find among my video blogs a number of lessons on prayer. Theology and prayer unite and the way that I worship as I drive is explained. I think it’s important to share this because I don’t just think while I drive. I pray.Chain Reactions:The above topics summarize pretty ...
having survived a major earthquake or two and a complete interruption of supplies, to succumb to a nasty turn of phrase in a contract that was only meant to deter bad faith abuses. But once this baseline is established, and some of the unique intricacies of Nepalese law explained, the real...
In an earlier blog-essay,When 1+1 Equals 0, I explained how 1 + 1 = 0 makes sense in mod 2 arithmetic; today I’ll tell you how the equation 1 + 1 = 1 makes sense in Boolean arithmetic and became a tool for designing the complex digital circuits that power the Information Age. ...
That the “ought” is distinct from the “Is” as Hume explained it. Yet, no one says morals are “superstitious nonsense.” It is the Definist Fallacy – Maladaptive Stereotype that “All spirituality is unreal” that produces that reaction. What is scary is that these “materialist ...
For instance, the effect of alcohol portrayal in movies can be explained by mere exposure effect: the more we are exposed to an object, the more likely we are to appreciate it and have positive feelings toward it, each exposure, leading to more familiarity and appreciation (11). Evaluative ...
A screw drive, as explained in greater detail herein, may be driven by a 115 VAC, 1.8 amp motor available from Motion Systems, Inc., under the designation 7164-0945 T4P64B1. It is also contemplated to utilize a second remote control unit. Such secondary unit could be configured to ...
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of...