Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Drago
God is the light that shines within and through His church as the light of the world. The same word the Bible uses for light inMatthew 5to describe Christ’s Church also describes Christ Himself inJohn 8:12: “Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the worl...
What is considered a verse in the Bible? Bible verse numbers area way to reference a specific passage in the Bible. The basic pattern is the name of the Book, the chapter number followed by a colon, and the verse number. For example “Genesis 1:3” refers to the book of Genesis, the...
For contextual purposes, Bible readers must consider what is written in the prior verse, “But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears?” Malachi 3:2. Every waking day of a Christ-follower’s life is a day for Christ to spiritually refine us. Spiritual...
The general prologue is considered the best part of the whole work. The work was left unfinished upon the death of the poet in 1400. 第三阶段:1386-1400,《坎特伯雷故事集》最为著名。全书有一个总序和24则寓言。总序被认为是全书最精彩的地方。但这本著作尚未完成,乔叟就去世了。 (2) The ...
they repented of their sin at the preaching of Jonah. They stopped doing the evil they had been doing, and repented in sack cloth and ashes and God relented and did not pour out on them the judgment He had threatened. So you see, repentance is a turning away from sin and turning tow...
“When Tacitus wrote history, if he considered the information not entirely reliable, he normally wrote some indication of that for his readers,” Mykytiuk says in vouching for the historical value of the passage. “There is no such indication of potential error in the passage that mentions Ch...
Understanding Consent: Does Democracy Make Good What the Bible Calls Evil? Acommon defenseof the State and its authority or ability to tax comes in the form of using democracy as a sort of “cure-all” that re-frames aspects of the State that are notconsensualor that are backe...
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. Psalm 10:1-18 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. Fo...
learn to distinguish good from evil. This means that while not everyone will possess the supernatural gift of discerning spirits, every believer can grow in wisdom by deepening their relationship with God through prayer, Bible study, and listening to the Holy Spirit.James 1:5reminds us that God...