Everyone has a bad conscience whenever he thinks about God, for we know quite well what God wants of us, and our own failure to do what He demands. We know that we are disobedient. But because weknow… we flee from God, we hide from Him like Adam and Eve after the Fall. The Law...
“All honor to that king of the Scythians, whoever Anacharsis was, who shot with an arrow one of his subjects who imitated among the Scythians the mystery of the mother of the gods . . . condemning him as having become effeminate among the Greeks, and a teacher of the disease of effe...
a few religions have leaders who do not claim to be gods but instead promote a particular philosophy about living and life. Philosophies are highly subjective. Many are nice-sounding words, but examining and testing for truth would be challenging. ...
what was significant about God's choice of the plagues? they corresponded to the Egyptian gods What was served at the Passover meal? Unleavened bread, bitter herbs, and quail What was contained in the Ark of the Covenant? Manna, the 10 commandments, and Aaron's staff ...
Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?Amplified BibleGod has not rejected His [chosen] people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?Christian ...
2How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods 3Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him. 4Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts ...
And only about 19% of the Early Neolithic remains from Central Europe belonged to this genetic clan. But, from the Middle Neolithic onwards, DNA patterns more closely resembled those of people living in the area today, pointing to a major - and previously unrecognised - population upheaval aroun...
J Vernon McGee tells us about this. “I am a Hebrew“—that meant a lot. The Hebrews were known to be monotheistic; that is, they worshiped one God, never an idol. They had no other gods before them but worshiped the God, who is the Creator. Jonah says, “I fear the LORD, ...
[that sentence] could be about either machine learning systems or Eldritch gods. There is something alien and disturbing about having neural networks make increasingly important choices that parallels religion in some ways, I think. While these systems can be shockingly dumb, they can also exhibit ...
First, almost all the responses above are about what God has done for us, or will do for us. There is very little about what the cross demands. For example, Matthew, Mark and Luke all talk about cross-bearing. Then he [Jesus] said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple mu...