Matthew (gift of Yahweh) Henry (house ruler) Lewis (renowned, famous battle) Famous people with the name Joshua: Joshua Grobin (singer, “You Raise Me Up”) Joshua Reynolds (English painter) Joshua Hutcherson (actor, “The Hunger Games”) Joshua Duhamel (actor, “Transformers”) Joshua Redm...
In Matthew 5:13, Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth." Learn more about the meaning of this Bible verse and why it's important today for Christians.
God works through all things(Psalm 51,2 Samuel 12:24,Romans 8:28). In recognition of Who God is (sovereign, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, holy, etc.), we, as believers in the Lord Jesus, can trust God to care for us (1Peter 5:7) and to glorify Himself. No matter to what...
Out of the civil rights and anti-establishment movements of the 1960s came people such as Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Medgar Evers, and others. Those activists of the 1960s became educators, politicians, and activists of today. They have been allowed to shape the minds of our youth for d...
(Romans5:12–19). Whether or not the story of theAnnunciationin the first chapter of theGospel According to Lukeis intended to suggest a similar parallel between Eve and Mary, this did soon become a theme of Christian reflection. Writing at about the end of the 2nd century, the Church ...
The Romans Road to Salvation is a way of explaining the good news of salvation using Bible verses from the Book of Romans. It is a simple yet powerful method of explaining why we need salvation, how God provided salvation, how we can receive salvation, a
”Luke’s conclusion is perfectly clear(and quite analogous to Matthew 24); Jerusalem will be surrounded by armies (the Romans) that will desolate the once-sacred city.Many Hebrews will fall by the sword; others will be taken captive.The revered city will be trodden down permanently (Lk. ...
who eventually lost out to history when the kingdom was taken over by the Romans and given to king Herod, who was a son of the top Maccabee general. The Phraisees, the sect that won out, looked at their Golden Age as the time when all the male descendants of the family had died ...
“marriage supper of the Lamb” will ensue. We who are called (Romans 8:28) will be in the company of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:6-9). No more will we be separate from Jesus, for we as His servants will be with Him “forever and ever” (Revelation 22:3-...
(Romans 12:2). However, all creation was made “very good” (Genesis 1:31), and we must do all things to God’s glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). So, whatever we are doing (provided it’s not a sinful activity), we serve God well by doing it well. As Dorothy Sayers put it in ...