Old Testament Studies Lesson 4
... Thus, we are more powerful than He is.” But God proved by the writing on the wall (and their ultimate demise) that they were not. Think about how disrespectful and irreverent they were toward God. We must make sure that we do not become disrespectful and irreverent toward God. We need to remember (j ...
... Thus, we are more powerful than He is.” But God proved by the writing on the wall (and their ultimate demise) that they were not. Think about how disrespectful and irreverent they were toward God. We must make sure that we do not become disrespectful and irreverent toward God. We need to remember (j ...
Acts Part 9 How To Live In Athens SERMON
... But instead to resolve to speak of nothing except “Christ and him crucified.” So today as we explore what Paul DID say in Athens, I’m not going to take this as an example of how you should talk about God. This might actually have been one of his less successful attempts! But instead, I want to notic ...
... But instead to resolve to speak of nothing except “Christ and him crucified.” So today as we explore what Paul DID say in Athens, I’m not going to take this as an example of how you should talk about God. This might actually have been one of his less successful attempts! But instead, I want to notic ...
As American Jewish identity has become, less ethnic, the repair of
... need to bring our "real selves." If true community is to take place in the synagogue, then we need lo bring our true natures. Only then can our yearning for a sense of wholeness and for integration be achieved as Jews. This means that both the joys of b'nai mitzvah and the pains of divorce and addic ...
... need to bring our "real selves." If true community is to take place in the synagogue, then we need lo bring our true natures. Only then can our yearning for a sense of wholeness and for integration be achieved as Jews. This means that both the joys of b'nai mitzvah and the pains of divorce and addic ...
yesterday, today, forever
... Yet the stakes are high. Any student who struggles through Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics will come to this realisation; it is an eloquent fact that the perspicacious Barth critic Klaas Runia wrote his doctoral dissertation in 1955 (under Berkouwer’s supervision) on ‘Theological Time in Karl Barth’.5 ...
... Yet the stakes are high. Any student who struggles through Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics will come to this realisation; it is an eloquent fact that the perspicacious Barth critic Klaas Runia wrote his doctoral dissertation in 1955 (under Berkouwer’s supervision) on ‘Theological Time in Karl Barth’.5 ...
The Jasper Stone - JEHOVAH SHAMMAH IS THERE
... more finite in what I see about the Jasper Stone in the Ephod as well as in the facial features of God upon the Throne. My finite definition of God in this depiction must be as relates to “Overcomers”. For I firmly believe that even though man was created in the image of God, and each man in due ord ...
... more finite in what I see about the Jasper Stone in the Ephod as well as in the facial features of God upon the Throne. My finite definition of God in this depiction must be as relates to “Overcomers”. For I firmly believe that even though man was created in the image of God, and each man in due ord ...
Comments on Bill Maher`s “Religulous” Dr. Dave Yount March 12
... people believe in God, but “you’re smart people”. Maher implies that smart people cannot believe in God. You’re either stupid or desperate if you believe in God. (This also implies that he’s also committing the Black or White Fallacy.) Weak Analogy: Maher compares the belief in Santa Claus to God’s ...
... people believe in God, but “you’re smart people”. Maher implies that smart people cannot believe in God. You’re either stupid or desperate if you believe in God. (This also implies that he’s also committing the Black or White Fallacy.) Weak Analogy: Maher compares the belief in Santa Claus to God’s ...
Incarnation in Christian and Hinduism Arts Manifestation in Islamic
... iconography, architecture and sculpture are sacred in these religions but in Islam and according to the verses of holy Quran, “You can never see me” is what God reply once Moses asks Him the same request of Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita. In this paper, incarnation means appearance of God in a human form. ...
... iconography, architecture and sculpture are sacred in these religions but in Islam and according to the verses of holy Quran, “You can never see me” is what God reply once Moses asks Him the same request of Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita. In this paper, incarnation means appearance of God in a human form. ...
“Prayerless people cut themselves off from God`s prevailing power
... the Garden. In John 17 we see where Jesus prays over what was about to take place and that the Father would be glorified. He prayed for His disciples and then He prayed for us, those who would come to know Him. We often use the excuse of being too busy, guess what, Jesus was an extremely busy indivi ...
... the Garden. In John 17 we see where Jesus prays over what was about to take place and that the Father would be glorified. He prayed for His disciples and then He prayed for us, those who would come to know Him. We often use the excuse of being too busy, guess what, Jesus was an extremely busy indivi ...
Vocation as the Meaning of Life in the Letters of St. Paul
... must at least potentially contribute to the answer of that question. Generalizing even further, it could also be said that anything experienced in life is ultimately meaningful only to the extent that it relates to one’s vocation. Let us consider a concrete example here. As seminary scripture teache ...
... must at least potentially contribute to the answer of that question. Generalizing even further, it could also be said that anything experienced in life is ultimately meaningful only to the extent that it relates to one’s vocation. Let us consider a concrete example here. As seminary scripture teache ...
How does this apply to me?
... HIS OWN WILL BE REVERED How does this apply to me? Do I profane God, His name or the things of God? Am I being brought to sin by worldly pleasures? Has God been putting any “writing on the wall” for me to read? Psalm 38:4, 51:3 ...
... HIS OWN WILL BE REVERED How does this apply to me? Do I profane God, His name or the things of God? Am I being brought to sin by worldly pleasures? Has God been putting any “writing on the wall” for me to read? Psalm 38:4, 51:3 ...
talks back
... Boyer argues that my observations about American charismatic Evangelicals are generalizable: that everywhere in the world, the intuition that gods or spirits are present takes work. In this sense, they are conjectures. Anthropologists, he writes, tend not to recognize this because their subjects pre ...
... Boyer argues that my observations about American charismatic Evangelicals are generalizable: that everywhere in the world, the intuition that gods or spirits are present takes work. In this sense, they are conjectures. Anthropologists, he writes, tend not to recognize this because their subjects pre ...
Examining Objections to the Problem of Divine Hiddenness
... God wants, more than anything else, trust and obedience from us, whereas Van Inwagen believes that God desires us to develop morally good qualities as a result of our relationship with him. (Although he does not diminish the importance of a relationship of trust and obedience with God) (Van Inwagen ...
... God wants, more than anything else, trust and obedience from us, whereas Van Inwagen believes that God desires us to develop morally good qualities as a result of our relationship with him. (Although he does not diminish the importance of a relationship of trust and obedience with God) (Van Inwagen ...
Sunday March 19, 2017 Lessons from Jonah: You Can`t Escape
... hope is Jesus who suffered our pain and died our death and paid for our sins every single one of them then we have a certain hope. If our salvation depends upon Jesus then our salvation is sure. As the book of Hebrews tells us (Heb. 9:27-28) Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to fac ...
... hope is Jesus who suffered our pain and died our death and paid for our sins every single one of them then we have a certain hope. If our salvation depends upon Jesus then our salvation is sure. As the book of Hebrews tells us (Heb. 9:27-28) Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to fac ...
Vanity of Vanities
... v.2 Vanity of Vanities...= Empty v.3 Under the Sun= Leaving God out v.4- Six pictures of Vanity v.4 - Unending cycle of Generations v.5 - Unending circuit of the Sun v.6 - Unending whirling of the Wind v.7 - Unending flow of the rivers labor...unsatisfied...unfulfilled v.9 - Nothing new man is unim ...
... v.2 Vanity of Vanities...= Empty v.3 Under the Sun= Leaving God out v.4- Six pictures of Vanity v.4 - Unending cycle of Generations v.5 - Unending circuit of the Sun v.6 - Unending whirling of the Wind v.7 - Unending flow of the rivers labor...unsatisfied...unfulfilled v.9 - Nothing new man is unim ...
Session 1 Lecture
... more than just a normal human. There is also some indication that they were anticipating a suffering servant and that the expectation of the Messiah coming to Bethlehem was widespread among the rabbis. (See references from “The One Who Is to Come”) A form of non-canonical Jewish literature developed ...
... more than just a normal human. There is also some indication that they were anticipating a suffering servant and that the expectation of the Messiah coming to Bethlehem was widespread among the rabbis. (See references from “The One Who Is to Come”) A form of non-canonical Jewish literature developed ...
above sermon in Rich Text Format
... that we will be rejected. In such cases our pride covers our fear of inadequacy. Ask the Lord to help you love your spouse in a way that demonstrates the complete love of Christ in you. To develop this supernatural love for one another we must depend upon God’s Spirit to give us strength in our inne ...
... that we will be rejected. In such cases our pride covers our fear of inadequacy. Ask the Lord to help you love your spouse in a way that demonstrates the complete love of Christ in you. To develop this supernatural love for one another we must depend upon God’s Spirit to give us strength in our inne ...
In Defense of Theocracy
... on its horizon. It is oriented toward a future in which the Lord comes to judge (e.g., Ps 96: 13), to establish his universal reign beyond ambiguity a nd challenge and corruption. Finally, Jesus of Na zareth comes announcing that that future is imminent, that the kingdom of God is at hand and a lrea ...
... on its horizon. It is oriented toward a future in which the Lord comes to judge (e.g., Ps 96: 13), to establish his universal reign beyond ambiguity a nd challenge and corruption. Finally, Jesus of Na zareth comes announcing that that future is imminent, that the kingdom of God is at hand and a lrea ...
The Messiah - the Gloriavale Christian Community
... population believe in some sort of higher deity. The rest are atheistic in their approach to life. One of the answers to our question is this: people no longer understand sin, nor fear its consequences. Despite what humanism may teach, the nature of mankind is not to do good, but to do evil. All peo ...
... population believe in some sort of higher deity. The rest are atheistic in their approach to life. One of the answers to our question is this: people no longer understand sin, nor fear its consequences. Despite what humanism may teach, the nature of mankind is not to do good, but to do evil. All peo ...
The Patience of God - Knollwood Church Of Christ
... things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everl ...
... things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everl ...
Sermon #1-A Small Act of Faith with Profound
... the LORD our God. Judges 5:4 . . . the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. (V.5) The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. Josephus, the historian tells about it: There came a blinding rainstorm, and it was movi ...
... the LORD our God. Judges 5:4 . . . the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. (V.5) The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. Josephus, the historian tells about it: There came a blinding rainstorm, and it was movi ...
Ash Wednesday – February 25, 2009
... First of all, where the holy Scriptures come from. All the 66 books of the Bible and all the words and thoughts in the Bible come from God. The Bible is no mere great piece of human literature. Yes, men wrote down the words and thoughts in the Bible. The apostle Paul is the man who wrote down the wo ...
... First of all, where the holy Scriptures come from. All the 66 books of the Bible and all the words and thoughts in the Bible come from God. The Bible is no mere great piece of human literature. Yes, men wrote down the words and thoughts in the Bible. The apostle Paul is the man who wrote down the wo ...
john calvin on `before all ages`
... Blocher cites to support his view that Calvin disapproves of Augustinian eternalism. First, for expository convenience, Titus 1:2, which refers to faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time. The phrase πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίω ...
... Blocher cites to support his view that Calvin disapproves of Augustinian eternalism. First, for expository convenience, Titus 1:2, which refers to faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time. The phrase πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίω ...
Supernatural Reflection: Recognizing and Understanding
... - Releases you to be who you were created to be, with joy - Allows you to release others to be who they were created to be, and enjoy them - Provides a more accurate picture of the person of God, so you can enjoy Him o Confronts idolatrous images of God in our own hearts 2. The gifts illustrate capa ...
... - Releases you to be who you were created to be, with joy - Allows you to release others to be who they were created to be, and enjoy them - Provides a more accurate picture of the person of God, so you can enjoy Him o Confronts idolatrous images of God in our own hearts 2. The gifts illustrate capa ...
Do Babies Really Go To Heaven?
... have to compare scripture with scripture; we have to tie one theological truth to another in order to arrive at an answer. But this I can assure you – I have no doubt in my mind that God wants us to deal with this subject – if for no other reason than the fact that we’re dealing with the subject of ...
... have to compare scripture with scripture; we have to tie one theological truth to another in order to arrive at an answer. But this I can assure you – I have no doubt in my mind that God wants us to deal with this subject – if for no other reason than the fact that we’re dealing with the subject of ...
International Sunday School Lesson Study Notes July 24, 2016
... justified us, that is, He declared us righteous and began to treat us as righteous.” That point in time was when we as a sinner confessed our sin to the Lord Jesus Christ and asked Him to save us. Every person is born with a sinful nature, so that puts him or her at war with God. Most people live an ...
... justified us, that is, He declared us righteous and began to treat us as righteous.” That point in time was when we as a sinner confessed our sin to the Lord Jesus Christ and asked Him to save us. Every person is born with a sinful nature, so that puts him or her at war with God. Most people live an ...