is that certain texts have so seeped into human life - in a rich, complex and powerful way - as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world's major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at times appalling ...
"Scripture" is no longer an absolute. In the last two centuries, as Westerners have become more keenly conscious of the historical character of their own biblical documents, they have also realized the normative function of scripture in other traditions. W.C. Smith's vastly erudite work asks ...
What Saith the Scripture? A Way of Life What is a Famine? Why I Use the King James Version How Evolution Undermines Savior Sin Can Be Prevented The Da Vinci Code Effect "Keeping Covenant" / Tom Stewart The Promise of the Spirit A Covenant of Peace God of the Rear Guard Thou Maintaines...
Paradise is mentioned three times in Scripture, first in Luke 23:43. These few references tell us something vital about what God has in store for us...
8This is what the Scripture says: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart.” That is the teaching of faith that we are telling.9If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you ...
Words of Wisdom for Daily LifeDuration: 365 days1. What Is Pride? There is nothing into which the heart of man so easily falls as PRIDE, and yet there is no vice which is more frequently, more emphatically, and more eloquently condemned in Scripture. Pride is a groundless thing. It ...
Mary does not say much in Scripture. There is a lot of her life that remains unknown. However, there are nods to Mary from the very beginning of the Bible all the way to the end. Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle share and explain some of the typology of Mary that can be found thr...
Used the criteria of "everywhere, always, and by all" to determine if a book should be added to Scripture The New Testament The Bible is ___ and as such it uses literary devices Literature The study of how the New Testament is foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Typology When something ...
Use these Advent Bible verses to find scripture readings for your Advent calendar. Advent of the Second Coming Advent usually refers to the first coming of Christ to earth: His birth to the Virgin Mary. God became flesh. This is known as the Incarnation. “The Word became flesh and made...