Come, Follow Me: Ether 12-15 (November 25-December 1, 2024) [bonus image] And Coriantumr gave Shared battle again in the valley of Gilgal, in which he beat Shared and slew him. And Shared wounded Coriantumr in his thigh, that he did not go to battle again for the space of two ...
The first use of Mary’s word in the Bible is spoken by the One True God to Abraham, during a time when humans worshiped more “created” gods than at any other time in human history. I’m thinking Abraham was the only person in his native Sumer who doubted this panoply of gods. A...
ought everywhere and always to be detested and punished. If all nations were to do such things, they would be held guilty of the same crime by the law of God, which has not made men so that they should use one another in this way.” Augustine, Confessions 3:8:15 (A.D. 400). ...
Strength. “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed” (Psalm 28:7-8). We’re weak and powerless o...
and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the...
We’ve been made new. And now we’re sitting around doing nothing about it. Oh, we might be in the temple day in and day out. We might be meeting in fellowship and even praying together. But we’re not reaching out to the world. I wonder what happens when the Spirit comes down ...
Come to the aid of men, whom God created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, ...
Genesis 1:27 - “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Psalm 139:14 - “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Luke...
His description of the practice of manumission in Annisa indicates that he believes it benefits not just the slave but the owner as well. To understand Saint Gregory's attacks on slavery, one needs to explore his understanding of the image of God in detail....
At many locations in the New Testament it is made clear that the 'sons of Abraham' are not his physical descendants but rather 'those who are of faith' (Galatians 3:7) and that the many descendants of Abraham are in fact not many, but one: Christ (Galatians 3:16). Step III Then,...