and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
1. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are, in part and in whole, a verbal revelation from God through the words of men, being infallibly true regarding all that they teach on any subject. See #4 below. Jesus MySavior ...
33 The council was furious and would have killed them; 34 but Gamaliel, a Pharisee in the council respected as a teacher of the Hebrew Scriptures, stood up and ordered the men to be sent out so the council could confer privately. Gamaliel: 35 Fellow Jews, you need to act with great ca...
For God “has set down the Chair of His Vicar on earth, in this city of Rome which, from being the capital of the wonderful Roman Empire, was made by Him the capital of the whole world, because He made it the seat of a sovereignty which, since it extends beyond the confines of nat...
39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. 41 “I do not receive honor from men. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of Go...
What are “the weak and beggarly elements” (KJV)? The NASU translates the phrase like this: “the weak and worthless elemental things”. It is clear in both translations that something in the context is weak and worthless, but what are the elements/elemental things? “Elements” is translat...
These Avadāna texts, which serve as the foundation of the Avadāna scriptures, contain numerous significant Buddhist fables. However, in a broader sense, we should study the narratives of these stories in order to appreciate the intricacy of their storytelling and the message conveyed. This includes...
searching the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.The Bereans appeared to be like modern libertarians, with their bumper-sticker that says "QUESTION AUTHORITY." The Apostles gave them the Gospel of Jesus Christ but the Bereans didn't just take the Apostles' word for it, but checked...
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 ...
To add freshness to my praise, I decided to focus on just one of God’s attributes each day, to avoid a repetitious list-prayer. For each trait I’ve collected scriptures and quotes that help me express adoration for who our God is. That collection is the first section in my notebook...