send me” carries the implicit claim “that the speaker is in the right path, ready to do the Lord’s bidding.”[xv]However, the fact that Satan’s intent was to directly oppose God’s plan undermined his claim of moral readiness and substantiated the scriptural statement that...
What Is the Significance of the Promised Land? Depending on how the term is used, the Promised Land represents either a physical location in Israel or “a place or situation where someone expects to find great happiness. When you examine the true meaning and origin of the Promised Land, you...
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Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.Psalm 22:18They divide my garments among them and cast lots ...
But if there is a God, then there may be some higher purpose, some ultimate destiny, some true meaning for your life. Maybe your actions do matter. If there is a God, then perhaps God has left a record for us to understand what is expected. We in theContinuingChurch of GodBible: Su...
The word for Spirit in Hebrew isruach, also meaning wind. “Ruach Elohim” refers to the Spirit of God, and it is mentioned inGenesis 1:2as there, in the beginning, hovering over the waters as God created the heavens and the earth from the empty, formless darkness (Genesis 1:1-...
InPsalm 130:6the psalmist says, during a time of great anguish,“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His Word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning.”As nineteenth century theologian Albert Barnes states, “The idea is that of watchers—night ...
Under these circumstances it is obvious that the term “peace” is extraordinarily full of meaning. What is this peace Jesus gives us? In order to understand Jesus’ words, we must reflect on the many facets of the crucial Hebrew term shalom, which lies behind the English word “peace.” ...
In your word you say,“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me (Psalm 23:4).” I lift up my friend to you, asking you to meet them in their grief. I pray that You would bring comfort and peace to my friend as...
Is Heaven A Real Place? “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”– Psalm 19:1 (NIV) Lift your eyes to the glorious expanse of the sky – the billowing clouds, the sun, the moon, the stars. Theheavenly viewtugs on a person’s soul and ...