but rendered also eternal. For to whomsoever the Lord shall say, ‘Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,’ these shall be damned for ever; and to whomsoever He shall say, “Come, ye blessed
As a matter of fact, in my experience, to give a gentle, “soft” answer requires much conviction. To deliver a word of wisdom in a tender way tells me that the communicator has convictions, that the giver is strong enough in the truth, that he or she understands a peaceful tender del...
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. 1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for his ...
You would be correct if your initial assumption were that Isaiah was talking about Jesus, the Son. But note that it says, “his name shall be called…, The mighty God, The everlasting Father.” If we grasp that John is writing to a Jewish community of believers and trying to make a ...
Honest words that won’t depart, Deep desires to live in His will. His Spirit will always lead me on, My life I give to Him alone, My one desire is to live His will. Words of praise, words to sing— Valued expressions of love, ...
Luke says the story unfolded “In those days.” I’ve asked myself what was different or special about those days? Nothing, it appears. Absolutely nothing. In those days, for instance, the ‘High’ (Augustus) Caesar issued an order that all those under his rule were to be taxed. So...
In Acts 1 Luke repeats the promise: "He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."...
When Barth says, “Word of God” we do well to keep in mind that he refers to both the Living and the Written Word in their mutual relation. Of interest to me was the last sentence in the above citation, which provides a hermeneutical and methodological principle: The work of God is ...
' "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal ...
Prophecy is not at first of man, nor does it ever so far depart from itself as to begin to be the word of private, that is, of human interpretation (ἐπιλύσεως), but it is altogether of Divine unfolding or revelation, and is known to be so in its results and issue...