Investing in Eternity: What the Bible Really Teaches about RewardsDePriest, RogerJournal of Ministry & Theology
Evil Birds In The Bible have always intrigued readers and scholars alike with their fascinating presence in biblical narratives. These Evil Birds In The Bible, mentioned explicitly and symbolically, play pivotal roles in various stories, illustrating both their malevolent and symbolic significance. ...
The Bible frequently emphasizes God’s agape love for humanity, portraying it as unmerited, steadfast, and enduring. John 3:16, perhaps the most famous verse on love, says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have...
— For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. (Romans 10:10, NIV) — Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; a...
The Bible's closest to offering an exact definition isHebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” From this particular passage, we see that the central feature of faith—is confidence or trust. In the Bible, the object of fai...
subject matter by giving you all of the main verses from the Bible on faith so you can fully understand what faith is all about, and what a very important part it will play in your own personal relationship with the Lord. I cannot emphasize enough the extreme power that are on these ...
It has only two verses and in the ESV, it has 28 words. What does the shortest verse in the Bible, John 11:35, mean? It’s hard to imagine, God, who is in Heaven, weeping. Heaven is supposed to be a happy place. The Bible says there are no tears in Heaven, but that’s ...
We think of heaven as the location of the throne of God and the angels of God, and the eternal dwelling place of the righteous dead in the afterlife. Of course, all our thoughts, our ideas, and concepts of heaven are given to us by Scripture: ...
Are not even the tax collectors doing that?New Living TranslationIf you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.English Standard VersionFor if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax ...
The “sons of the kingdom” are those who are members and citizens of the kingdom.But the fact that the “sons of the kingdom” are in the outer darkness does not mean that they lose eternal life and spend eternity in hell, but that they miss out on the initial celebration at the ...