But is that what the Bible means by faith? The answer is a resounding no! So, when the Bible uses the word faith, what does it mean? The Bible's closest to offering an exact definition is Hebrews 11:1:“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things ...
So, what do angels really look like? What is a biblically accurate description of an angel? Will we know when we see one? The answer to this actually entirely depends on what form they take. Angels, being spiritual beings, can take on different forms. As we see in Scripture, angels ...
maybe that’s yeast). Basically, it’s all the stuff that we don’t eat on Pesach (Passover). Bread, bagels, crackers, anything wheat that’s risen. Basically, anything flour and water that’s been allowed to ferment. Obviously this does not include matzah. ...
in their nostrils. The oxygen is transferred by the gills in a fish and through various means in insects. This shows that an unborn child can be alive and fully human without breathing air through his nostrils. The oxygen is in the blood, if there is any validity to the "air" business ...
Although the NRSV guards the potential misunderstanding of “brother” as “male Christian,” it misses the family nuance, as does the NLT’s “another believer.” The TNIV maintains the more intimate sense by using “brother or sister.” This matters because Jesus is assuming that the person...
What does it mean to be of the world? First I think it means being non-biblical. When anyone or any group is of the world they are led by the world and the things of the world that are not of God. John makes clear what the world is about, “Do not love the world or the ...
6.3 The Bible does speak of cooperation ("be of one mind," "that they may all be one," "labourers together," "keep the unity of the Spirit," "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord," also1 Cor 12:25). However, biblical cooperation is ...
Medical treatment is supposed to have a favourable risk/benefit analysis, and it absolutely does not in this case. The medical field is about to lose staff who are capable of thinking for themselves and standing up for themselves, and healthcare ...
I have spent the last several years in Biblically expounding in a 32 page document that I have put together on the truth of there being no eternal suffering in a Lake of Fire for anyone. I have just explained the real LOVE of God that today’s Church just simply does not seem to gras...
What Does the Bible Say About Violence? Mel Lawrenz Minister at large for Elmbrook Church, and director of The Brook Network Mel Lawrenz, the author of Spiritual Leadership Today and Minister at Large of Elmbrook Church, shares several ways to biblically approach and r...