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 Drago
Episode 10 Image of God Part 1: Humans as Middle Managment What does it mean that humans are created in the image of God? In this episode, the guys discuss the biblical theme of the image of God and its implications for Jesus followers. As humans, we bear the image of God, but what...
Some have used Leviticus 19:26b-32 to justify the veneration of ancestor spirits. It reads: ""Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God.I am the LORD"." (NIV). What does divination mean in the Bible? Divination (from Latin divinare, 'to for...
What does the the Bible say about tattoos? The verse in the Bible that most Christians make reference to isLeviticus 19:28, which says,"You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord." So, why is this verse in the Bible?
“ Work out” means “live out”—not working for salvation, but showing the works of salvation. God has a plan for each of our lives as He had for Jesus. We must live out that plan. It is an entirely personal matter. Read More 01...
Christ’s statement is also similar toLeviticus 19:2: “Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy,” or, translated slightly differently, “I would that ye should be holy as I, the Lord your God am holy.”21Based on the similarities in wording between these scriptures, it ...
Perhaps instead of concentrating on what religions tell usnotto do, we should rely on what they tell ustodo. Jesus said, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” The same words appear in Judaism, Leviticus 19:18, and are sometimes called the central commandment of the Torah. I’m no expert on...
“You shall not make ANY CUTTINGS IN YOUR FLESH for the dead, nor TATTOO ANY MARKS on you: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:28) “Do NOT think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did NOT come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and...
In the Old Testament, Aaron and his sons, the priests, were strictly forbidden to drink either wine or strong drink when they went into the tabernacle to minister before the Lord (see Leviticus 10:9). Nazarites were likewise forbidden to use wine while under their vow (see Numbers 6:1-...
Leviticus 19:30 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD to me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all ...