Luther translated twenty of these fables, and was urged by Melancthon to complete the whole; while Gottfried Arnold, the celebrated Lutheran theologian, and librarian to Frederick I, king of Prussia, mentions that the great Reformer valued the Fables of Aesop next after the Holy Scriptures. In...
My hope is that I have made it possible for you to read the scriptures with an open mind and are willing to take in other information that would help to make a concept, such as a day a word that can help to answer your questions instead of creating more. If I can l read Genesis ...
After looking up all the scriptures cited inSilent Singing, I think the word "gene" says it all. You're drawing a thread from extremism in ancient history — like that account in Ezekiel of slaughtering the idolators — to what we're seeing today. ...
The shepherds, being devout Jews, knew the scriptures and understood the significance of what they had witnessed. The Messiah had come, just as the prophets had promised for centuries. Their hearts overflowed with gratitude, and they knew exactly who to thank. “The shepherds returned, glorifying...
“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. ...
If you looked into a clear night sky from a dark location,highup you’d see far-distant stars, at least 4,000 light years away. And if you peered down into thedeepof the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, you’d surely marvel that the bottom is seven miles down. ...
Roman Emperors DiocletianandMaximianpersecuted Christians in the 3rd and 4th centuries, forcing Bishops to hand over copies of the Holy Scriptures to be destroyed. Many Christians denied their faith in order not to be killed. In 313 A.D., whenEmperor Con...
However, the notions underlying some Shi’i assertions concerning the official text of the Qur’an—and the Hadith—can be approved by the historian of religion in general and the historian of the Qur’an in particular: the historical character of the written version of Scriptures, the role ...
"… all the facts and the scriptures bearing upon the matter under consideration show that those who form thegreat multitude constitute a spirit class, born on the spirit plane."Watchtower1927 15 Jan pp.19-20 "The Great Multitude,"
Scriptures for further reflection: Hope–Psalm 145:8-9; Daniel 2:20; John 5:17; Philippians 1:6; Romans 8:28; James 1:2-4 Joy–Psalm 16:11; Psalm 71:5-8 Peace–Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 John 3:20b; Jeremiah 31:3; Philippians 4:19; Deuteronomy 31:8; Isaiah 40:29-31; Philippians ...