What Does the Bible Say about Respecting Authority? The Bible speaks pretty clearly about respecting the authorities that are put in place. One of the more common passages on this topic comes from the first part of Romans 13. It states: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,...
What does the Bible say about life's disappointments? Isaiah 57:1-2: How can the claim that righteous people are taken away to be spared from evil be reconciled with the historical suffering of the faithful throughout Israel's history?
What does the Bible say about Christianity and politics? Should Christians consider taking out a mortgage? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (7)Tribute.--Rather,taxes--i.e.,taxes upon person or property as opposed to the customs levied upon goods. These were collected by different offic...
What does the Bible say about tattoos? The verse in the Bible that most Christians make reference to is Leviticus 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? What...
The clearest pre-rabbinic example of the principle that the deeds of the ancestors are a sign for their descendants, however, appears not in the Jewish Bible but rather in the Christian New Testament: Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. Paul’s retelling of the Sarah and Hagar story in this...
Think about what it feels like to be outside a community that once held you. Since faith isn’t a “just think harder or read more” kind of enterprise, suggesting Bible verses is not as helpful as patient, kind-hearted listening. Faith is an experience of the heart and of the soul...
High German is the language of Amish worship. This dual-language Bible is common in Amish homes An anecdote of Amish language use An Amish “taxi” driver observed the following on the use of English and Pennsylvania Dutch by her Amish customers. This anecdote nicely captures much of the dyna...
So let’s ask a helpful question at this point: What does it say about me (perhaps about you too) that I squirm with the way the Bible speaks about me as one of God’s children? As I already said: “The Gospel uses wildly favourable language to speak about God’s children.” It’...
WhatTheyThink filmed exclusive video at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, so our members can experience this amazing replica. Read More Digital Print from Heidelberg Is Growing David Zwang talks to Dan Maurer, VP Product Management, Digital Print at Heidelberg US. Heidelberg has been ...
Lessons were learned, the hard way. Good news, my over 100 film cameras were “off the ground” by over 3 inches to a foot. But I could not help but hear the old Bible passage in my mind: ”“…where moth and rust destroy…” ...