For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." - 2 Cor 4:4-6 " In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circu...
self-image and -worth that you understand what you believe, n¤t just have 'faith' in what you believe, we suggest you take some timings to be readings, initially, these three references, all by Elaine Pagels:The Gnostic Paul, The Origin of Satan, and The Gnostic Gospels.In...
Probably these qualities led to the "fall" of some angels, including Satan, but the Bible contains no description of that event. When angels appeared in human society they resembled normal males ( Genesis 18:2 Genesis 18:16 ; Ezek 9:2 ), and never came dressed as women. In whatever ...
Exodus 7:12 ; 32:33 ; Psalms 91:13 ) In the New Testament it is found only in the Apocalypse, ( Revelation 12:3 Revelation 12:4 Revelation 12:7 Revelation 12:9 Revelation 12:16 Revelation 12:17 ) etc., as applied metaphorically to "the old serpent, called the devil, and Satan."...
Did Monsignor Pruitt bring Satan to his home? Did he not see the Antichrist before him? Not because he did not see him, but that he blinded himself to a truth he did not want to see? And is that why he fall prey to the same temptations Jesus refused in that desert long ago?
"It is necessary man should be converted and changed, as well as God satisfied and Satan overcome. Now who can convert himself or change his own heart? That work would cease for ever unless God did undertake it by his all-conquering Spirit."- Thomas Manton ...
Testament references appear to the world as a planet, although Isaiah 40:22, "the circle of the earth, " is suggestive to some. Many Old Testament uses of world or earth (eres,in poetry sometimestebel[lebeT]) could refer equally to the planet or the ground. When Old Testament writers ...
is responsible to Him, like the other "sons of God" who surround the heavenly throne. He is thus "included in the Divine will and in the circle of Divine providence" (Schultz). After the prologue, the Satan is left out of account, and Job's misfortunes are attributed directly to the...