Because believers have been set free from their slavery to sin, "the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life" (Rom 6:22). In sanctification, both God and the Christian have specific responsibilities. Paul commands believers to “work out your own salvation with fear ...
So, when the Bible uses the wordfaith, what does it mean? 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 fa...
Although working for a compromise between different religious factions, she defended the fruit of the Reformation in essence. Under her reign the Church of England (also called the Anglican Church) was consolidated. 半个世纪以来,整个岛屿经历了亨利八世统治下的宗教改革,以及由他的女儿和继承人玛丽一世...
There is nothing into which the heart of man so easily falls as PRIDE, and yet there is no vice which is more frequently, more emphatically, and more eloquently condemned in Scripture. Pride is a groundless thing. It standeth on the sands; or worse than that, it puts its foot on the...
They represent the whole range of 14th century society except the very top and the very bottom. 它描绘了乔叟时期的全景图。朝圣人员囊括了那个时期英国的一系列阶层,从贵族到农民。他们代表了整个14世纪英国的社会,除了最上层和最底层的人民。②Stories are cleverly woven together by links between the ...
What is Sion in the Bible? also Sion. n. 1.a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built: used to symbolize the city itself, esp. as a religious or spiritual center. What does Mount Zion represent? In biblical usage, however, “Mount Zion” often means the city rather than the...
11 The tree grew large and strong.Its top reached far into the sky;it could be seen[eb] from the borders of all the land.[ec]12 Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful;on it there was food enough for all.Under it the wild animals[ed] used to seek shade,and in its ...
I point this out because you’ll note that several of the most common (and aggressive) cancers have to do with your gastrointestinal system. The function of your body that processes the food you eat, distributes it around your body as needed, and does its best to dump the leftover toxins...
In the Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is a common symbol for marriage because the colours represent the union of yin and yang. Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popular ...
(Para 7) The mother has always had a full-time job (presumably the father is also working full-time), so she does not have relevant personal experience. For her, it is tricky to give advice (difficult to do). 7 Carry on life as normal and don’t allow them to abuse your bank ...