Scriptures, Holy, the term generally applied in the Christian Church, since the 2d century, to denote the collective writings of the Old mid New Testaments. SEE BIBLE. The names Scripture, or "writing" ἡ γραφή, 2Pe 1:20), Scriptures (αἱ γραφαί, Mt 22:29; Ac ...
single leader appointed by God, confirmed by Moses to lead all Israel; made a quick conquering of the land Judges History enemies in the land, move gradual taking, infiltration vs. conquer, cities under joshua were taken upon completion and by actors of tribes "Afterward the people of Judah ...
William. Jackson
We intend to make our case on the basis of a philosophically informed interpretation of the Christian Scriptures. So, first, we need to think about the conditions that need to be met for it to be rational to believe on the basis of the propositions asserted or implied in the Scriptures tha...
"I knowof no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding,practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture...No other singleexercise pays greater spiritual dividends! Your prayer life will bestrengthened. Your witnessing will be sharper and much moreeffective. Your attitudes and outlook ...
The point is — Jesus grounded his argument on a single word, “Lord,” within the Old Testament text.When certain Jews were offended by the fact that Jesus claimed to be the “Son of God,” the Lord constructed an ad hominem argument designed to highlight their inconsistency. If Christ...
On the one hand, literalism is strongly but not completely rooted in Christian fundamentalism. On the other, to lay this completely on them seems motivated more by rhetorical convenience than anything else. Religious believers and Christians in particular have always struggled with how they could (...
30 December 2023: How Christian cults develop This paper analyses how Christian cults develop and why they are wrong. There are many examples to illustrate the issues. 26 December 2023: The great dumbing down This paper explains the general dumbing down process that has been going on for decade...
“easy monthly payments” every single day. As a licensed CPA for nearly 2 decades, I have seen first-hand the devastation that poor money decisions can have on virtually all areas of a person”s life. Mounting debt and decreased financial cushion are both cited as key contributors to ...
Jesus gathered up in a single sentence the process by which the scriptural revelation can be apprehended by man when he said, “He that doeth the will shall know of the truth.” The entire scriptural unfolding is one vast commentary on this utterance of Jesus. It is impossible for us in ...