This statement by Jesus highlights the enduring nature of poverty, reminding believers of their ongoing responsibility to care for those in need. It serves as a call to action, urging Christians to embody compassion and generosity as a reflection of God's love. but you will not always have ...
ii. Alford on propitiation:“The word implies that Christ has, as our sin-offering, reconciled God and us by nothing else but by His voluntary death as a sacrifice: has by this averted God’s wrath from us.” e. And not for ours only but also for the whole world: Though Jesus made...
The Gospel of John brings to us the most sustained and compelling portrait of the exalted Christ we will ever find. Andreas Köstenberger has written that “John’s Gospel, together with the Book of Romans, may well be considered the enduring ‘twin towers’ of [our] theology.” The Gosp...
Peter's life and death serve as a powerful testimony to the enduring impact of a life fully committed to Christ. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (18)Verily, verily, I say unto thee.--This phrase is peculiar to St. John. (Comp. Note onJohn 1:51.) The remainder of the vers...
Before the snow came, I burned rotten, misshapen wood. Dirty wood, not even worth cutting up for the woodstove. Wood filled with unremovable, wayward screws. Such fires are my last resort. Enduring the scorn of my carpenters, I save every scrap of wood—wood that was once a seed that ...
What makes “The Cold Equations” special, what makes it an enduring classic, is that it’s about failure. Given the grossly negligent environment in which Marilyn was able to stow away in the first place (per Richard Harter, “there is a word for pilots who short cut their preflight che...
The Colombian artist’s work incorporates a long artistic and religious tradition and speaks of enduring themes, such as sex, violence, eroticism, and pain. Simultaneously, it is a dynamic, contemporary, and ephemeral art (Davis 2024).3 Caballero not only worked the nude incited by hedonism ...
This encouragement gave her the strength to compose herself after enduring the mental tortures of the Gravemind. John holds great personal respect for his trainer and mentor Chief Petty Officer Mendez, as well as Dr. Halsey, who he considers a mother-like figure. He appears to deny Halsey's ...
Then, a third movie materialized which cemented John McClane as an enduring on-screen hero.As "Die Hard" movies go, 1995's "Die Hard with a Vengeance" is actually one of the better ones. That's mostly due to the two legacy sequels that were churned out in 2007 and 2013 being ...
Andrew Stanton seemed like he could make the foray to directing live action, but he doesn't seem to notice that there is an enduring tone of seriousness throughout that takes the fun away from the picture. This is what can be said for most studio releases these days, so compared to the...