As one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, discernment is a crucial part of following the teachings of the Bible and leading a successful life in this fallen world. Discover the Biblical meaning and importance of the "Gift of Discerning Spirits." ...
People throw around the word “love” in different contexts, yet we encounter confusion when we try to define exactly what love is. The Bible uses separate terms for the four types of love: agape, storge, eros, and phileo. Words have meaning, and constructive conversation requires us to hav...
The Belt of Truth “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,”(Ephesians 6:14). What It Means: Some translations use a phrase like: “having girded your loins with truth” (NASB). The loin is an uncommon term in modern vernacular. It refers to th...
joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love (Ephesians 4:15-16).
When attacked by those sinful thoughts please read the psalms, and the entire book of Ephesians. What is it that we obsess about? Our needs being met? I’ve been homeless for almost a decade, and my needs have always been met, and then some!
The meaning of the words is not that they did not know what was right, but that they did not act upon their knowledge. They were passing an unrighteous judgment on the preachers of repentance, on the Baptist and on the Christ, because they came to tell them of the time of their visit...
And if your people should say to you, Will you not show us what is the meaning of these sticks?Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd when the children of your people have said to you, ‘Show us what these are’ OT TranslationsJPS Tanakh 1917And when the children of thy people shall speak ...
Another example is in the Gospel of John where the Crucifixion occurs on the day before Passover, but in Mark it occurs on the first day of Passover. These differences are important. They illuminate that the authors of the Gospels are making different points about the meaning of Jesus'...
"Thirty percent of the people who responded said they were very happy. It merely shows that perhaps the majority of the people have either failed to recognize the meaning of what is happening, or they have deliberately chosen to ignore it."Awake!1982 Apr 22 p.15 So Much "Happiness"-A Si...
The meaning of Seth’s name is revealed in Genesis 4:25:And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” Seth means given. “Allotted. Appointed.” ...