The article presents persons dealing with issues of "peace and justice" in the Bible. It examines the importance of social justice in the Old Testament particularly for the poor, immigrants and orphans and widows. It discusses the role of prophets in ensuring that justice becomes the standard ...
What's Biblical about…Bishops? 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 26 作者:Reid,Barbara,E.摘要: The article discusses on what the Bible says about bishops. It notes that the Greek word for bishop is episkopos which means overseer. In Isaiah 60:17, it is written that God will appoint Peace as...
it is nowhere presented as a condition for receiving eternal life. Instead, repentance is always a condition for temporal deliverance from death, sickness and enemies and is a condition for ongoing fellowship with God. When people repent of their sin, it withholds God’s judgment upon them...
What is the Biblical meaning of faith? PastorJohn McArthur speaksof the Biblical meaning of faith: "Some say faith is merely believing certain facts. One popular Bible teacher says saving faith is nothing more than confidence in the divine offer of eternal life. ...
Many false ideas of justice simply isolate elements of biblical justice and reject others, cherry-picking the parts that sound pleasing instead of taking them altogether. They may ignore legitimate needs for punishment, reject the idea of true moral guilt, and deny personal responsibility ...
What is the difference between ephod and breastplate? is that breastplate isa piece of armor that covers the chestwhile ephod is (biblical|judaism) a priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the bible in [http://enwikisourceorg/wiki/bible_%28world_english%29/exodus#chapter_28 exodus 28:...
Ephesians 4:3 … Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace… { Biblical Leadership Part 2. Pastors / Elders / Shepherds / Overseers / Guardians / Etc. Every Healthy Church Must Have Biblical Leaders. ...
The Bible is the most popular book of all time, yet it’s often misunderstood. 2 The stories of the Bible are ones of progress and change. 3 The Bible reflects humanity while pointing to the divine. 4 Biblical violence illustrates progress toward peace. 5 The Bible is rife wi...
Read 10 Beautiful Biblical Descriptions of What Heaven Looks Like by Jennifer Waddle. Christian women faith articles, encouragement, growth.
In other words, is what the Bible is the same as what the Bible’s many scrolls (orbiblia, “books”) were or meant to pre-biblical communities? What if we were hypothetically to ask a community of Hellenistic Jews living circa the dawn of the common era what were the scrolls that the...