and He rested(*) on the seventh day from all his work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”
The word “worthy” is the Hebrew wordáxios. According toMounce’s dictionary,it meansworthy of or deserving, either good or evil.Initially,God declared Abraham and his descendantsáxios, or worthy of good (or evil, which we see in Deuteronomy 28 – the blessings and cursings if you do n...
As stated previously, our salvation was extremely costly to God, as He sent His Son into the world to live the righteous life we cannot live, and to offer Himself as a perfect sacrifice on the cross where He was judged in our place (Rom 5:8; 1 Pet 3:18), and where the payment f...
His righteousness is imputed to us “And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. James 2:23 3. Sin will get so bad that God’s wrath will send Jesus to destroy the earth. N...
“Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” John 4:20 Jesus response to her revealed the character of God. He does not limit the value of a person related to sex, race, or culture. What matters are those wh...
where it was addressed to “the chosen branch,” he placed the seventh seal. The seven seals are thus on the outside part of this scroll, the Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Baha’, which was found after his passing with the Kitab-i-Ahd, the Book of the Covenant of Baha’u’llah,...
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Math, the language of science, can symbolize the things made by UspaceVspace=Q(the thing ...
and that conceding that point makes you no less a Catholic. I am Orthodox and become so more every day by the Grace of God… this is who I am, this is where I have been called to be. So I will tell you right now that I honestly am not going to give in on this. It’s impor...
(Matt 23:23). Jesus affirmed that while the lesser matters of the law, such as tithing, were not to be ignored, they were secondary to more important virtues like justice, mercy, and faithfulness. This clearly illustrates a hierarchy within God’s law, where certain commands hold more ...
His reputation had been established for the nation in this deliverance. His name had become renown, and His identity was that of a saving God. From that point on, (though He is always a saving God) the Israelites had a miracle that was a basis for His reputation. ...