The Gospel of Mark specifies that two mites (Greek lepta) are together wortha quadrans, the smallest Roman coin. A lepton was the smallest and least valuable coin in circulation in Judea, worth about six minutes of an average daily wage. What does the word Beelzebub mean? 1 :devil. 2 :...
What do you call a self-righteous person? synonyms: self-righteous,holier-than-thou, pious, pietistic, churchy, moralizing, preachy, smug, superior, priggish, hypocritical, insincere; informal goody-goody; "no one wants to hear your sanctimonious hot air" Whats the difference between moral an...
What Does it Mean to Love Our Enemies? In the two portions of scripture where Jesus elaborates on what He means by loving our enemies, He draws it to a conclusion. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and...
Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue. Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. Reason To ...
Only Jesus could accomplish that by choosing to die as the perfect righteous Son of God in a human body to defeat the power of death over humanity. This is a finished work Christ invites us into through faith and grace. If we will believe, we can then make the choice. God will not ...
“Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield” (Psalm 5:12) “...he will never let the righteous be shaken” (Psalm 55:22). “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not giv...
What does that mean to you? We all have an innate sense that there is more than what the eye can see. However, since we do not see it, we often fail to believe in it. If we do not believe in it, then we cannot be aware of all that is going on, for and...
Does this mean we are to judge every good and examine ourselves to see if, moment by moment, we are walking in the Flesh or walking in the Spirit? Certainly not! We do not strive and strain to walk in the Spirit. We confidently walk in our identity in Christ: clean, p...
The Greek word for "unjust" is "adikos," which means unrighteous or unjust. This question addresses a potential misunderstanding of God's character. The "wrath" of God is a theme that Paul explores extensively, referring to God's righteous judgment against sin. In the historical context, ...
Similarly, there are those in 1 Corinthians 11 whom Paul says have died because they took the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner. Blatant sin against God is a serious offense. It does not mean that we lose our salvation, but we might lose our physical life. To preserve our life, rep...