The Labor Leader (Sept. 1919) called Ethel a “live wire” and “one of the strongest workers for the cause in the country.” As a gifted writer, Ethel personally replied to complaints to the San Diego Postal Office: “She probably met more people…than any other person in the city. S...
Led by the Spirit into Temptation (Luke 4:1-2)The work, however, begins with a time of intensive preparation. Notice the role of the Holy Spirit in this preparation. Jesus is described as "full of the Holy Spirit." The event at the Jordan was profoundly significant. Now Jesus is "led...
43–51, who was called with Philip by Jesus. His full name would then be Nathanael bar Tolmai. This identification seeks to explain how the otherwise unknown Bartholomew could be mentioned in theApostlelists, while Nathanael, whose call is explicitly described by John, does not figure in them...
They also pointed out that in keeping with Jewish tradition, he was bearded as well. It was the Bible, however, that resolved the question of the length of Jesus’s hair. While most religious artists have put long hair on Christ, most biblical scholars believe that it was probably short ...
For He was from the native soil of Bethlehem, and from the house of David; as, among the Romans, Mary is described in the census, of whom is born Christ. (Tertullian. An Answer to the Jews, Chapter 9. Translated by S. Thelwall. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. Edited by ...
of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah (the Christ), prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. ...
the full, make complete, to perform, bring into being, bring to pass …“to fulfill – i.e. to cause God’s will, as made known in the law, to be obeyed as it should be…” from the Blue Letter Bible online). For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the ...
in the village of Bethany, just two miles outside of Jerusalem, either with or close by their brother, who is a special friend of Jesus and his disciples. He is described in verse 3 as "the one you love," using the verbphileō, "to have a special interest in someone or something, ...
Perhaps there are so many people whose disgust with the Christian support of this vile man has resulted in enough people leaving evangelicalism that those who remain simply account for a bigger percentage. One can hope… In the Bible, there is a story of a Faustian bargain of sorts—before ...
“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.”– Daniel 7:9