Pastor John McArthur speaks of 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. Biblically, however, the object of faith is not the divine off...
Aramaic was Jesus’s native language — the one he used to deliver his teachings to his disciples. It is still spoken by a few scattered communities in the Middle East today.
to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know biblically.’ 2 Understand To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward Hoped that they would understand my complaint. 1 Know Have sexual intercourse with; This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm Adam knew Eve Were you ever ...
What does faith mean biblically? The Bible teaches that “faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”(Hebrews 11:1). So faith is being certain about realities we believe are true but we cannot see with our physical eyes. God's Word also says that “...
Paul David Tripp suggests that if isolation from the culture (rejection) is on one end of the spectrum, and immersion in the culture (assimilation) is on the other end, then Christians can find a biblically-appropriate place between the two. He calls this place, “redemption interaction.” ...
Let’s explain God’s design for the human body biblically. The Bible tells us that our bodies are not our own (1 Corinthians 6:19). They belong to the person who made them, God. OutsideScripture, various thinkers have affirmed this point from their secular perspectives. For example, one...
does run the risk of stunting sexual development and especially of downplaying a biblically mandated fundamental human connection, namely, the fundamental anthropological dogma contained in the story of God creating our first parents and his pronouncement thatit is not good (and dangerous) to be ...
Does this mean that biblically-oriented Christians shouldn’t observe Advent? For some, the answer is “Yes.” If it’s not explicitly taught in Scripture, then Christians shouldn’t do it. You’ll find that kind of argument among non-instrumental Church of Christ believers, for example. Sin...
On the other hand, when believers are promoting sinful things, we are to handle it Biblically by followingGalatians 6:1-3, which says, "Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also ...
Another word used in English to translatepsuchesometimes is “mind.” But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned theirmindsagainst the brothers. (Acts 14:2) In some verses, psuche is translated into the English word “heart.” ...