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...
And in God’s word, the apostle Paul tells us,“Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law”(Romans 13:10). Paul's interpretation of Jesus' command that love fulfills the law further displays that love and obedience are deeply intertwined. Being lo...
Blessing is perhaps the most commonly used word in the Bible.The words Blessing(s), Blessed, and Bless are mentioned over 200 times in the Bible. So what does blessing mean? What does it mean to “bless” and be “blessed? There are varied definitions of the word blessing as its occurr...
So what does Israel mean in the Bible? It really depends on the context. It could refer to an individual; Abraham’s grandson. It could mean the descendants of Israel; the children of Israel. Frequently it refers to the nation of Israel; either the united kingdom or the northern kingdom...
How does a boy become “bar mitzvahed” and a girl “bat mitzvahed?” What ceremony is needed? What does the term mean? What is the history of it? What’s the purpose of it? The right and wrong ways to do it. The Jewish Wedding ...
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the ?bad guys?? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Dragon
BibleProjectWhat Does Jesus Mean by Ask, Seek, and Knock? EPISODE 427Sermon on the Mount E32 ? In his fourth teaching on relationships and conflict in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus encourages his listeners to ask God for what they need. Because the three previous teachings don't directly...
with a foundation of why masturbation is, in most cases, sin, let's talk about a woman's struggle with it. Whether it be to fulfill arousal from an emotional and passionate daydream or simply because of physical desire, it's happening to more than just a few women, even Christian wome...
focuses on Jesus and emphasizes that his coming and mission fulfill what God promised in the past. These books say something about Jesus’ origin, his teaching and preaching, his miracles, and his interactions with very diverse people — and always the story moves inexorably to Jesus’ death an...
Options contracts can be found dating back to the Bible. In Genesis 29, Laban offers Jacob the option to marry his daughter in exchange for seven years of labor. However, this example demonstrates the difficulty of preserving obligations, as Laban reneged on the agreement after Jacob's labor w...