Resources Encyclopedia of The Bible R Righteousness RighteousnessRIGHTEOUSNESS I. The meaning of the term linguistically. The technical term as it appears in the OT is צֶ֫דֶק, H7406, fem. צְדָקָה, H7407. It is universally tr. righteousness, with the ...
Back to the story itself, the Fall indeed is a tale dealing with origins, an account meant to help human beings learn about “the nature and meaning of their existence” [7] (p. 66). It is the “first narrative rendition of human experience” in the Bible, particularly “revelatory” ...
The true meaning of love, as defined in the Bible, has been corrupted in the common usage of our language and society. Most often, love is confused with infatuation - that elated, "high" feeling we get when we "fall in love." This kind of "love" is something that lasts typically ...
1. We abide in Jesus, who has the Spirit of the Father, and he abides in us. When we abide in Him, we receive everything He has, as a baby receives from its mother. When He abides in us, He gives us the spirit of the Father. – 2. Over time, the presence of God grows in...
The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
God wrote the 10 Commandments in the Bible on stone tablets and gave them Moses to share with all the Israelites soon after they left captivity in Egypt (Exodus 20:1-26). Moses reiterated them 40 years later in Deuteronomy 5:1-22 as the Israelites neared
when the advocates of instrumental music betake themselves to the original text of Scripture, and profess to find an unanswerable argument for the organ in the meaning of this and that Hebrew and Greek word, it becomes absolutely necessary to follow them there, and to shew that their philologica...
Jesus tells us if we simply abide in Him and His Word, we can bear fruit to feed a starving world. You may study this week’s Sabbath School Lesson here. January 7, 2015 Proverbs in Light of the Cross; The Blessing of Work Proverbs in Light of the Cross bible study, our high ...
The Meaning of Lent (1) The Offense of Jesus (1) The Old Adam and Old Eve (2) The parable of Lazarus and the rich guy with no name (1) The Parable of the Virgins and the Bride Groom (1) The Parables of Jesus (1) The point of it all (3) The power and authority...
Vision of the New Temple - In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year