He spoke of "gods" as if they existed, simply because many people of his day had that opinion. But Paul knew "there is no God but one." As Allen observed: "The gods (i.e., the so-called divine beings contemplated by the pagans) represented by the images did not exist.…[T]hey...
as well as the sponsoring book. They also get their book cover in the sidebar for the full month. Both bio page and sidebar images link to online stores where blog readers can purchase the book. They also have a link to the author’s website or personal blog. The message to the reade...
I studied each photograph and painting for some time. All of them were truly beautiful. A stillness rises out of these images that is perfectly juxtaposed to the turmoil of their upturned lives. Every face reflects a degree of light and an air of dignity. When I paused to examine their f...
They are crying, “Rise up, O men of God!”[iv] You don’t have to wait long for a chance to rise up and protect women. You are surrounded by images and examples of women who need our respect, honor, and protection. Turn over the magazine covers at the grocery store, change ...
Origen explains this important grammatical distinction by pointing out that The True God...is "the God" (HO THEOS, with the article), and those who are formed after him are "gods" (THEOI, without the article), "images," as it were, of him, the Prototype (Commentary on John, 7.2)....
Thus, we don't prefer to wear the cross and you'll never find crosses as ornaments on our buildings. I appreciate the significance of the symbol in Catholic and Protestant worship and respect its use. As an example of how we prefer to picture him, see the images atOfficial LDS Web ...