So, when the Bible uses the wordfaith, what does it mean? The Bible's closest to offering an exact definition isHebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” From this particular passage, we see that the central feature of fa...
The donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand. Thus the donkey turned off the road, and went into the field and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn it back onto the road (Numbers 22:23). In this passage, we see that Balaam didn't see ...
What does August mean in Hebrew? Summer (Northern Hemisphere) Gregorian equivalent: August–September. Repentance in JudaismTeshuva."Return" Where is the number 8 in the Bible? The first time the number 8 appears in the Bible isin the Book of Genesis. In the story of Noah's Ark, there ar...
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My hope for us in the new year Every now and then, when driving, I realize that I’ve traveled a distance without being consciously aware of surrounding sights and sounds. (Does this ever happen to anyone else?) The radio is playing as usual, and my car traverses the intended course,...
Further, a program within the Health and Human Services Department should "maintain a biblically based, social science-reinforced definition of marriage and family." During his first four years in office, Trumpbanned transgender peoplefrom serving in the military. Mr. Bidenreversed that policy, ...
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 ...
for instance, proposed circumstances in which it was not economically feasible to have female slaves breed.”12Does sexual use, however, inevitably mean breeding of new slaves, or does it more generally take the form of “concubinage” to the master or other “ee” male in the household...
spiritually. This shows that the breathing of air on someone does not mean that physical life is given to them necessarily. It is true that if you are deprived of air for a certain length of time, you will die. But a f ish can live, as well as insects without having the "breath ...
1) When speaking of God's Calendar, exactly what is being postponed? Do the postponements delay God's Holy Days, or simply postpone the starting point from which they are reckoned? In other words, does the Hebrew calendar merely postpone the beginning of the first day of Tishri?