When preaching in Ephesus, he said, “I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me” (Acts 20:33-34). Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) ...
Likewise, if we read about loving our neighbor, we might take them a plate of cookies or shovel snow from their sidewalk and think, “There! I’ve loved my neighbor today.” But then we forget about the need to love our neighbor when he forgets to return a tool or plays loud music ...
16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerin...
this is the 1984 NIV translation w authority,men, work and an extra “obey”, alladded beyond the Greek forgood/bad measure:Obeyyourleadersand submit to theirauthority. They keep watch over you asmenwhomustgive an account.Obeythem so that theirworkwill be a joy, not abu...
Even teens and younger kids as well as some men that my husband knew that never even pick up a bible. Everyone I could ask got “tested”! I sincerely felt like the Lord was leading me to produce this book and make it available because many people don’t read their bibles much, but...
” Many believers are confused by the terror on this earth, but I am not sure embracing their philosophy would make the world a better place and stop war. To them, the concept of God is a crutch for the weak-minded. It is about men controlling other men and wealth. It appears to ...
their adversaries, literarily not even a singleiota,which in the Greek language differentiateshomoiousion,“of similar essence,” fromhomoousion,“coessential.”[2]“Those who call these men [i.e., Arians] Christians are in great and grievous error,” writes St. Athanasius the Great.[3]...
Col. 2:15 –“despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them away in triumph by it.” 4. Powers The word “power” comes from the Greek exousia, which literally means power that is “out of” (ex) the “substantial being” (ousia). Th...
Think about the gravity of the moment. Likely, your family will be around you. They will remember your last words probably more than anything you ever said to them. Your last words will be famous to them, locked in their hearts and minds. Your last words can have a profound impact on ...
Let’s think for a while about the personalities and the forces driving the events leading to the trial and crucifixion. From the very beginning, it was the “Establishment” which drove the events. The well-established RELIGIOUS establishment which first viewed Jesus as a nuisance, then a thre...