Tacitus had access to a heck-load of official documents and almost always noted when he was using hearsay. Since everyone but the most-insane of scholars accept this passage as genuine, it establishes the crucifixion as a historical event—one widely known even by A.D. ...
so as to avoid evil and embrace the good. And a king is a shepherd, one who governs and uses his authority so that others may be brought to the fullness of their potential. The gift of authority, in the Church, is only properly ...
You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” Bishop Peter is a watchman on the wall who is never silent sharing the good news and challenging people to turn from darkness. Our extended tim...
There was not yet an answer to the question why “the secular foundation detaches itself from itself and establishes itself in the clouds as an independent realm” (K. Marx, in K. Marx and F. Engels, ibid., vol. 3, p. 2). Marxism, which is based on a materialist understanding of...
a theme that resonates throughout the epistle. The phrase "of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" establishes the dual authority under which James writes. The conjunction "and" (Greek: "kai") links God and Jesus Christ, affirming the divinity of Christ and the unity of the Father and the...
He also becomes their teacher, a role in Acts so far that is associated with the apostles as leaders of the church. Barnabas establishes this church plant into a healthy and outward-looking body. He moves them in the right direction; he leads them to catch God’s vision for the world. ...
The following prophecy from Isaiah also supports that the Sabbath will/might become earth's Holy Day after Allah Almighty establishes his Messiah's Kingdom here on earth and upon all of the nations of the earth:Isaiah 66:22-23Revised Standard Version22 “For as the new heavens and the new...
Live and pray and serve in His seal. Love as we have first been loved. Seek this Lent His forgiveness and mercy with fervency.”21And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us,22and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts...
In reference to my new God-given name, Zion, in reference to Psalms 87:5, whom God 'establishes', as according to the word of my testimony, in reference to I Thessalonian 1:4-10, specifically verse 5, and Romans 16:25-27, whom God 'establishes', please note the definition 'establi...
Spiritually, this represents God's protection over Israel, setting them apart as a holy nation. The wall can also symbolize the Law given to Israel, which was meant to protect and guide them. This imagery underscores God's provision and the boundaries He establishes for the well-being of ...