He is the One toward whom the whole story, history, and the Scriptures are supremely about. Even Jesus said it, “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These
It does not manifest itself either by miracles, or by rewards and promises, or by “scriptures”: it is itself, first and last, its own miracle, its own reward, its own promise, its own “kingdom of God.” This faith does not formulate itself—it simply lives, and so guards itself ...
question of evidence for any particular miracle, which must be judged of from its connection with the person of the worker, and the character of the apostolic witnesses. The well-meant effort to explain all miracles through the action of unknown natural laws--which is what Dr. Sanday calls "...
Innocent, a miracle-worker, a preacher, who never hurt anyone, dies in great pain. God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. It is the great paradox of Christianity that we proclaim both a God who willingly ascends the cross for the most ...
Thus Jesus has begun to take on the attributes of God’s Wisdom as portrayed in the Hebrew Scriptures and other ancient Jewish writings. In Proverbs, for example, as God creates the universe, Wisdom speaks in this way: “When [God] marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was ...
Jesus reveals that the purpose of this sickness will be to glorify God.[171]Similarly, the man born blind was so that "the work of God might be displayed in his life" (9:3). Is all sickness for this purpose? No. The Scriptures show that some sickness is a result of sin (5:14;...
You need to make this time of day an opportunity to connect with the Holy Scriptures. Many people have a Bible, but they rarely read it. By making a special effort to read a page or more each day, you can profit from these many authors.” Jesus said: “My people, I am showing ...
What I write is also recorded in heaven (as the scriptures attest) – so I can write my own “Book of Life” (in my words) Creates bonds of love as people see that you cared enough to write about them – and a special time can be had as you read the journal together Provides rar...
But beyond those incidents, Jesus isn't depicted as a physician resorting to natural medicines, but as a miracle-worker. Certainly, whatever natural medicinal properties that might be thought to be in saliva were not believed by the people of Jesus' day to cure a man born blind! Healing a...
Paraphrased Scriptures. Pray ye escape the end of days tribulation. “Behold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. The trumpet will sound, and the dead in Christ shall be raised imp...