1.Often,Scriptures.Also calledHoly Scripture(orScriptures).the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together. 2.(often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature. 3.(sometimes l.c.) a particular passage from the Bible. ...
(1) Three years of famine in the land, (2) Three months of losing to enemies, or (3) Three days of plague. Considering whether or not God feels emotions, these drastic punishments make God seem extremely cold and unfeeling. How should we understand God in light of these devastating ...
Jesus called him a“wicked and lazy servant.”Verse 26 To be stagnant in the spiritual sense is to be like the church that was neither hot nor cold. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,I willvomit you out of My mouth. Revelation 3:16 ___ The word vomit ap...
This is not a matter for systematic debate, the scoring of points, or even the cold application of reason. This is a matter of honest, gutwrenching truth. I am a sinner. You are a sinner. We are sinners. I don’t deserve anything that I have. The possessions that I own and the g...
with the Cold War quietly raging behind the scenes. However, I was rebellious and immature. I didn’t respect authority or want anyone merely a decade older than me to tell me what to do. I waved off, and even mocked constructive criticism, and led others to cynical, uncooperative attitud...
Rev. 3:15 – Jesus says, “I know your works, you are neither cold nor hot. Because you are lukewarm, I will spew you out of my mouth.” Jesus is condemning indifferentism, which is often based on our works. Rev. 14:13 – we are judged by the Lord by our works –“for their...
Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot. Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone's coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound...As surely as a north wind ...
In the light of the cool early morning, Jesus comes to visit them for the third time. He has been busy building a fire and getting the wood hot enough to turn them to coals. A perfect fire for cooking and warming cold hands and bodies. From the boat, Jesus is small in the distance...
But his words fell on cold hearts. The ancient spirit was dead. All the ancient privileges of La Rochelle were annulled, and the Roman Catholic religion was re-established in that city. The first mass was sung by Cardinal Richelieu himself. One cannot but admire the versatility of his ...
And if they are cold, or light and trifling, they inevitably destroy all deep feeling, even in awakened sinners. I knew a case once of an individual who was very anxious, but one day I was grieved to find that her convictions seemed to be all gone. I asked her what she had been ...