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. 4.(l.c.) any collection of writings considered sacred. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latinscrīptūrawriting. Seescript,-ure] ...
and maybe he needs one last push, a promise that he isn’t leaving it all for nothing maybe that’s when God provides the final nudge with words recorded in the Greek of the Septuagint (with pronunciation below, and a literal translation) (and the Greek version of Mary’s “magnificat”...
Gen. 2:18 – throughout the creation story, God says “it is good” seven times. But when God pointed out that man was alone, God says “it is not good.” God then created woman. Man and woman therefore belong together by God’s design, according to His natural and supernatural law...
beginning with Ezra and extending through a part or even the whole (Ne 12:11,22) of the Persian period (B.C. 458-332), when the cessation of the prophetic gift pointed out the necessity and defined the limits of the collection, it is of the utmost importance to notice that the collec...
I couldn’t understand why my friends wouldn’t believe there was a God who created all things. The beauty of nature has always left me breathless and I suppose that’s why so many of my poems reflect my love for creation. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at me when I told th...
However, since we are all subject to error, we believe it is a mistake to strictly follow after any one man's teaching or denomination at the exclusion of the teachings of the universal body of Christ. Whether Baptist, Presbyterian, Luthren, etc., none have exclusivity when it comes to ...
When the people of Khaybar asked the focal center of the Muḥammadan Revelation concerning the penalty of adultery committed between a married man and a married woman, Muḥammad answered and said: “The law of God is death by stoning.” Whereupon they protested saying: “No such law ...
and put it into my pocket, and was just leaving the house, when Mr. Anthon called me back, and asked me how the young man found out that there were gold plates in the place where he found them. I answered that an angel of God had revealed it unto him (Joseph Smith-History 1:64...
When He came to earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and died on a Roman cross for all mankind. By His blood, Jesus atoned (paid) for our sins. Thereafter, He rose from the dead three days later, ascended ...
“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’” From this Bible verse about relationships, we can see clearly that God created man and woman to be together for companionship, love and friendship. Desiring a companion and partne...