These prophetic messages were then gathered together, under God’s leading, in the book we call the Bible. Who wrote the Bible: God or man? The Scripture says in 2 Peter 1:20-21, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never ...
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.Berean Literal BibleBut thanks be to God, the One always leading us in triumph in Christ, and through us in every place making manifest the...
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?Berean Standard BibleListen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in ...
Now we can debate whether or not the god envisioned in the bible is in fact as loving as his followers claim him to be, but that is beside the point here. The point is to give the reader a conceptual reference point for thinking about the varieties of love on a scale, or as types...
As recently as yesterday, December 1st, Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and the future ambassador to Israel wrote in the conservative Washington Examiner: “Modern Israel has given us the mobile phone, the drip irrigation system, the USB thumb drive, many of the most effective cancer...
The Spirit dwells inside every true Christian. The body of faithful Christians becomes His temple (1 Corinthians 3:16). He is described as a 'Counsellor' or 'Helper' (paraclete in Greek, guiding them in the way of the truth.) The 'Fruit of the Spirit' (the result of His work) is ...
—1 and 2 Corinthians: Two Letters written in A.D. 56, during Paul’s time in Ephesus. They contain rather spirited interventions occasioned by disorders and divisions in the community. —Philippians: A Letter that is especially cordial in tone. It is the first Letter that Paul wrote from ...
“worshipped the sun toward the east.” Ezekiel 8:16. At the same time, God declared that they “hid their eyes from My Sabbaths.” Ezekiel 22:26. Thus ancient Israel shifted from Sabbath keeping to sun worship. In 1 Corinthians 10:1-11, Paul warned the Church against repeating the ...
“Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!” 1 Corinthians 9:24 NLT Greek word for training. Agony. Strain every nerve towards the goal. You are fighting for something that matters. Tryin...
A soft place to fall, some poetry, some stories some random thoughts but most of all a place that I hope blesses those who stop by.