In a speech delivered on July 4, 1854, Sojourner Truth declared "the blood of one man, Abel, did not call from the ground in vain [Genesis 4:10]. The promises of Scripture were all for the black people." Some recent biographers of Truth interpret this as a reference to the curse of...
Death was everywhere, blood flowing, bodies strewn, even in the sanctuary. A horrible tragedy, second only to the Roman invasion of Jerusalem. Surely those who were marked must have felt they were scarcely saved from this total destruction of Jerusalem. The marked were saved. The ungodly ...
We don’t know for sure, but we have to wonder if, as she participated in the wedding festivities with her Son in attendance, she recalled that His work, being God’s Son, too, was to be the flesh-and-blood presence of the Bridegroom to God’s people. During the long history of ...
(Isaiah 40:12). Scripture puts the light first because it has advantages over darkness, even though darkness came before the light. Similarly, in the verse “His sons Isaac and Ishmael” (Genesis 25:9).* Isaac is mentioned first, even though he was the younger son.Also, “There th...
This would be contrary even to the spirit of the Quran, according to which the great prophets of the past had their successors chosen from among the closest members of their families, privileged by blood ties and initiated into the secrets of their religion. It is true that the Quran ...
Of Abraham the Scripture says: For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Genesis 18:19 And I will make...
They had the blood of many on their hands, yet they managed, in the public eye, to keep them clean. Their education meant that they believed that only they could interpret Holy Scripture correctly. My Word was treated as Heresy. The same is true of today. So few of My sacred servants...
So, these last few minutes of this Burst will be employed in the use of the random piece of Scripture given to me today. I believe that God wanted me to read that section about Jesus being Joseph’s son yesterday and would have led me to a deeper understanding then. God knows that I...
Scripture presents a number of principles that contribute to our fullness of joy, including: POSITIVITY(Philippians 4:4) GRATITUDE(Psalm 126:3) It’s not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy. –Brother David Steindl-Rast ...
We know from Scripture (the Old Testament included) that this enemy of Jesus is Lucifer, who became Satan, the devil. Historically, we can see thisspiritin Biblical characters. Satan is working behind the scenes, deceiving and lying, to set up his plan to deface the image of God and to...