“What is important to understand is that Calvinism and Arminianism are two systems of theology that cannot be harmonized. Either God made the choice as to who will be saved and then grants man the ability to believe, or the choice is made by man. Either the elect are being saved, or G...
He also writes that these psalms are all short enough to be memorized and several contain references to everyday life, implying that these psalms reflect the experiences of everyday people traveling or arriving at Jerusalem (1). Jerusalem, the city which God designated as his dwelling place (I...
I began to think about the Psalms a few years back. And a very obvious idea suddenly struck me. Why it didn’t come earlier I don’t know, but the fact is that the Psalms are songs. Every one of the 150 Psalms is meant to be sung; and was sung by the Jews....
The Hebrew word primarily means "to be fat," or "fleshy," and in Isaiah 38:16 is rendered "recover"--a meaning that would give a good sense here, and which is adopted by the Chaldean paraphrases: "We were like unto such men who have recovered." On the other hand, the usual ...
To this day Tyndale House carries on the passion andLivinglegacy of Kenneth N. Taylor (1917-2005), ministering to “the spiritual needs of people, primarily through literature consistent with biblical principles”[7]. [1] A time of Bible reading and prayer ...
What you describe seems more like a philosophic model of divine omniscience. When I think of practical Open Theism, I see “how do we live with Open Theism in our daily lives.” For that, the Psalms are a good roadmap. When God is not responsive, call out, plead, and even accuse Go...
The Psalms are inspired by God. They are not merely the word of man, but they are also the word of God. What that means is that God guided what was written and arranged so that the Psalms teach the truth and, when properly understood, they give the right direction to the emotions.”...
lyric poetry 抒情诗v- taking its name from songs sung by individuals or a chorus accompanied by the lyrev- possibly the oldest: the song of solomon and the psalmsv- francesco petrarch italian sonne 5、tv- love as the most important subject matterv- different from narrative poems: narrative ...
2). Many recent academic studies of Christianity and Chinese literature have been produced, focused primarily on the following questions. First, does the literature embody Christian thoughts, such as the consciousness of love, suffering, and atonement? Second, what are the writer’s own beliefs?
As mentioned, the Qur’an frequently claims that its revelation is no different than previous scripture (e.g., Qur’an 3:3), particularly the Torah (Pentateuch), the Gospel, the Psalms, and others. Within the Qur’anic milieu, the Jews that the Qur’an mostly addresses were likely Jews...