In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables...
So, Jesus implied that while people had been rejected him as the cornerstone of their faith, as the Messiah, he would be the cornerstone for the church. However, he was also something else. What Does It Mean that the Rejected Stone Became a Capstone? Some translations use the word “capst...
Now, let’s apply this to productivity. “Hating your life” does not mean you don’t seek to grow your business as much as you can, or that you don’t seek to advance in your career. Rather, it means that you do so in line with Jesus’ commands. That will often involve sacrifice...
While “Ask, Seek, Knock” promises us that God hears our prayers, Jesus also underscores seeking the will of the Father (Matthew 6:10). Asking in Jesus’ name (John 14:13-14) implies praying in alignment with His character and purpose.James 4:3addresses the problem of selfish motives, ...
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...
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changing your mind about God or who Jesus is. In fact, it doesn’t really have anything to do with that at all. Instead, repentance is always used in reference to turning away from sin, and turning toward the obedience of God. And this makes sense when we discover what repentance does...
Another famous example of a short-but-complete sentence is “Jesus wept.” Avoiding sentence fragments not only makes your writing easier to read, but it can also make you sound more polished in polite correspondence. We’ve all had emails ending with: Looking forward to seeing you. That ...
Everybody likes Jesus. Well that is something I have not heard. The title of Chapter one made me ponder before even reading it. Does everyone like Jesus? In my life I do not take it as everyone likes Jesus, not everyone knows who Jesus even is. Jesus is in other religions, which the...
And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” Berean Standard Bible Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked. Berean Literal Bible And Jesus having stopped, called them and said, "What do you desire I shou...