The Greek word translated "sanctification" (hagiasmos) means "holiness." To sanctify, therefore, means "to make holy." In one sense only God is holy (Isa 6:3). God is separate, distinct, and other. No human being or thing shares the holiness of God's essential nature. There is one...
So, what does it mean that God is holy?God's holinessmeans that He is separated from sin and devoted to seeking His own honor. Holiness is challenging to describe because it means; other, different, separate, transcendent above His creation. God is holy because He is eternal. Why do we ...
Does weary mean hesitant? Wary describes something "marked by keen caution." One can be a "wary driver" for example, or can be "wary of driving." Weary, on the other hand,means "exhausted in strength of emotion." To keep them separate, remember that wary sounds like other caution-relat...
Christians will not find the word “suicide” in Scripture, but the fact of suicide is seen throughout Scripture as an evidence of the struggle some have with the effects of mankind’s fallen nature. The Bible teaches that Satan, the father of lies, come
It is, however, a very common and popular phrase in church doctrinal statements today. Many churches will say like this one does: We believe that the Bible is God’s Word, that it is fully inspired in the original manuscripts. Or this one: The Bible is the Word of God, the sixty-...
Second, there is not a separate bidet but there is a small sprayer on a flexible hose. Be careful not to bump its valve handle by accident! I had a few accidental random sprayings of my bathroom. The toilet flush tank is mounted high on the wall. It is flushed by pushing up on the...
The Bible says that God does not change, that He is the same today as He was yesterday. If God the Father is telling us that homosexuality and anything to do with the occult are abominations in His sight back in the Old Testament, then He is not going to be changing His mind just ...
Our culture has embraced a rather absurd notion that there is just one person who can, in the words immortalized by Tom Cruise inJerry Maguire, “complete us.” The idea of a soulmate is a disastrous mindset with which to approach a lifelong marital decision. But what does the Bible say ...
If I have new fabric coming in or a really hot fabric that I know people are going to be into, I’ll do an ad for that or around Christmastime I’ll do a separate ad that is promoting gift cards, or promoting certain things that I want to push or if I’m having special sale ...
What does the word decrees mean in the Bible? Decrees cause truths from the Word and the heavenly realm to be manifested in our earthly realm. In Hebrew, decree, means “to divide, separate and destroy.” When we decree for example “I am blessed” (based on Psalm 112:1) we establish...