1. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20…This verse comes from the story of Joseph who was sold into slavery by his brothers because they were jealous of him and his close relationship...
Watchtower regularly quotes scholar Jason BeDuhn as a supporter of their position onJohn1:1. BeDuhn, on the other hand, is critical of the Watchtower stance regardingnaos, identifyingnaosas referring to the inner chamber, andenwpionbeing "face to face with someone." This is explained in the ...
Its hold on life to-day can be explained only by the fact that it was thus born out of life, and has its chief significance for the experiences of actual life. Even the most superficial perusal of the Scriptures shows that they came of practical contact with men and things. There is ...
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and rules for conducting extremely complex rituals are explained to the minutest detail. And every ritual is performed for a specific purpose for which a specific effect or benefit is expected. It can be inferred that, in Vedic society there was nothing that could not be achieved by sacrifices...
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. Read Chapter All Versions Luke...
the natural tendency of humankind to sin is explained by our pre-existing weakness before coming to earth. When we leave the presence of God to face the experience of life on our own we find that we have not yet developed the strength of character necessary to remain righteous in the face...
Mark 4:11.Unto you is given to know the mystery.—Significant; and to be explained in accordance with Matthew and Luke. The mystery is given through the knowledge of it.—But unto them that are without,οἱ ἔξω: in later phraseology, all non-Christians (1 Cor. 5:12); with th...
There’s no guarantee that any given verse in the Buddhist scriptures was actually spoken by the Buddha. There was inevitably some editing of the teachings as they were passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation, and there’s also evidence of tampering by monks who were pushing...
How can it be explained that the Quran miraculously mentions some information that could not be known at the period when it was sent down and that the same information is mentioned in the ancient Egyptian scriptures? It can be explained only as follows: The Quran was sent down by Allah, wh...