Journal of Biblical Apologetics
... Blind Faith Will Not Do Truth claims should not be accepted by blind faith. The issues are far too important for us to make a “leap into the dark” and just believe something because we were told to believe in it by our parents, some religious leaders or the state or our culture. If we are all suppos ...
... Blind Faith Will Not Do Truth claims should not be accepted by blind faith. The issues are far too important for us to make a “leap into the dark” and just believe something because we were told to believe in it by our parents, some religious leaders or the state or our culture. If we are all suppos ...
Vowing Away the Fifth Commandment
... one's neighbor." V. Philo Philo of Alexandria, who lived from about 20 BCE to 50 CE, provides still another link in the tradition concerning vows.15 He regularly uses eu]xh< and eu@xomai for "vow."16 His most extensive treatment of vows occurs in On the Special Laws. In 1.247-54 he discusses the `gr ...
... one's neighbor." V. Philo Philo of Alexandria, who lived from about 20 BCE to 50 CE, provides still another link in the tradition concerning vows.15 He regularly uses eu]xh< and eu@xomai for "vow."16 His most extensive treatment of vows occurs in On the Special Laws. In 1.247-54 he discusses the `gr ...
the feast of tabernacles - Temple Builders Ministry
... Kadesh-Barnea on the every doorstep of Canaan--but they too failed to enter in because of unbelief. Some saw the vision; the majority did not; and they perished in the wilderness. True, there were a few Calebs and Joshuas who rested in the promises of God and continued to look forward to better thin ...
... Kadesh-Barnea on the every doorstep of Canaan--but they too failed to enter in because of unbelief. Some saw the vision; the majority did not; and they perished in the wilderness. True, there were a few Calebs and Joshuas who rested in the promises of God and continued to look forward to better thin ...
Of Names and Places
... partial description of the menorah. The menorah is “of a solid piece of gold” – a single unity, not a joining of different parts (as Rashi explains). Although it has different parts, it is nevertheless of a solid piece. The menorah itself symbolizes unity and oneness, the opposite of individualism. ...
... partial description of the menorah. The menorah is “of a solid piece of gold” – a single unity, not a joining of different parts (as Rashi explains). Although it has different parts, it is nevertheless of a solid piece. The menorah itself symbolizes unity and oneness, the opposite of individualism. ...
The Great Controversy Theme*the Life-blood of Adventist
... • Thus, to be what He is, Jesus had to, from the get-go, not even consider staying on the level of the Unseen God. To really love, He had to reveal Himself, thus: “being in the form of God, [He] did not consider it robbery [something to be held onto] to be equal with God [from the creation’s viewpoi ...
... • Thus, to be what He is, Jesus had to, from the get-go, not even consider staying on the level of the Unseen God. To really love, He had to reveal Himself, thus: “being in the form of God, [He] did not consider it robbery [something to be held onto] to be equal with God [from the creation’s viewpoi ...
Part One:
... meet with wrong questions based upon equally defective data. All talk about freedom and equality is but one more clear example of such a category of vitiated questions. It is possible ...
... meet with wrong questions based upon equally defective data. All talk about freedom and equality is but one more clear example of such a category of vitiated questions. It is possible ...
Restoration Quarterly 42 (2000) 193
... one's neighbor."14 V. Philo Philo of Alexandria, who lived from about 20 BCE to 50 CE, provides still another link in the tradition concerning vows.15 He regularly uses eu]xh< and eu@xomai for "vow.”16 His most extensive treatment of vows occurs in On the Special Laws. In 1.247-54 he discusses the ' ...
... one's neighbor."14 V. Philo Philo of Alexandria, who lived from about 20 BCE to 50 CE, provides still another link in the tradition concerning vows.15 He regularly uses eu]xh< and eu@xomai for "vow.”16 His most extensive treatment of vows occurs in On the Special Laws. In 1.247-54 he discusses the ' ...
Man`s Ruin—God`s Redemption
... “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; “Because that which may be known of God is m ...
... “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; “Because that which may be known of God is m ...
acts of vileness that kenyan church leaders must
... of godliness, men have yielded themselves more to the forces of darkness than to the force of light. Because there has been such an upheaval, the result has been to bring men to destruction and death, the crime of abortion stands as a blood red blotch crying “guilty” and the resultant punishments sh ...
... of godliness, men have yielded themselves more to the forces of darkness than to the force of light. Because there has been such an upheaval, the result has been to bring men to destruction and death, the crime of abortion stands as a blood red blotch crying “guilty” and the resultant punishments sh ...
RTF
... his devoted subjects. Therefore we need, from time to time, to renew the kingdom, and reverently make Him King before the Lord. Go over the old solemn form of dedication; turn to the yellow leaves of the diary; bring under his sceptre any new provinces of influence that have been acquired; tell Him ...
... his devoted subjects. Therefore we need, from time to time, to renew the kingdom, and reverently make Him King before the Lord. Go over the old solemn form of dedication; turn to the yellow leaves of the diary; bring under his sceptre any new provinces of influence that have been acquired; tell Him ...
The Divine Covenants - Eternal Life Ministries
... covenants clearly understood? Refer unto them to the average preacher, and you at once perceive you are speaking to him in an unknown tongue. Few today discern what the covenants are in themselves, their relations to each other, and their consequent bearings upon the design of God in the Redeemer. S ...
... covenants clearly understood? Refer unto them to the average preacher, and you at once perceive you are speaking to him in an unknown tongue. Few today discern what the covenants are in themselves, their relations to each other, and their consequent bearings upon the design of God in the Redeemer. S ...
The Weapon of Prayer text by EM Bounds
... they fail Him at this point, decline and deadness ensue. It is according to the divine plans that spiritual prosperity comes through the prayer-channel. Praying saints are God's agents for carrying on His saving and providential work on earth. If His agents fail Him, neglecting to pray, then His wor ...
... they fail Him at this point, decline and deadness ensue. It is according to the divine plans that spiritual prosperity comes through the prayer-channel. Praying saints are God's agents for carrying on His saving and providential work on earth. If His agents fail Him, neglecting to pray, then His wor ...
lesson one - Andrews University
... was right after all. Perhaps we even heard Him whisper during our prayers, “I told you so, My child. Why didn’t you heed My advice in the first place?” It’s for our own good that God is the Wise Guy, for His wisdom goes way beyond our own. He has “thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a fut ...
... was right after all. Perhaps we even heard Him whisper during our prayers, “I told you so, My child. Why didn’t you heed My advice in the first place?” It’s for our own good that God is the Wise Guy, for His wisdom goes way beyond our own. He has “thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a fut ...
Judaism— Revelation of Moses Or Religion of Men?
... has caused considerable confusion—especially when studying the apostle Paul’s complex writings concerning law-keeping and grace. In certain key passages dealing with “law” and “works of law,” it is widely assumed that Paul’s intention is to condemn or abolish the laws and commandments of God. Rather ...
... has caused considerable confusion—especially when studying the apostle Paul’s complex writings concerning law-keeping and grace. In certain key passages dealing with “law” and “works of law,” it is widely assumed that Paul’s intention is to condemn or abolish the laws and commandments of God. Rather ...
A Life Changing letter
... journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.” (NKJV) ...
... journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.” (NKJV) ...
(Charles Simeon)
... authority of those who have gone before us. This however will be of no avail. Such examples form no precedent for us. The word of God is our rule: and according to that we must walk, regardless of all that others have done, or may do, to establish any other rule. Attend then to this salutary caution ...
... authority of those who have gone before us. This however will be of no avail. Such examples form no precedent for us. The word of God is our rule: and according to that we must walk, regardless of all that others have done, or may do, to establish any other rule. Attend then to this salutary caution ...
an historical and theological survey of the catholic doctrine of
... as a Catholic doctrine, derived from the sources of revelation and explicated by virtually all of the great theologians of the Church. Instead, it is often seen in some Catholic circles as an anomaly of Reformed theology. Secondly, that there are two underlying theological errors which distort the d ...
... as a Catholic doctrine, derived from the sources of revelation and explicated by virtually all of the great theologians of the Church. Instead, it is often seen in some Catholic circles as an anomaly of Reformed theology. Secondly, that there are two underlying theological errors which distort the d ...
Attentive Patience - Baylor University
... in Deus Caritas Est, his encyclical on God’s love. A distinctive feature of Christian patience is its being grounded in hope and trust in God. And, as Benedict indicates, patience in turn enables us to act on this hope, even in dire circumstances. Patience requires hope, Heather Hughes explains, bec ...
... in Deus Caritas Est, his encyclical on God’s love. A distinctive feature of Christian patience is its being grounded in hope and trust in God. And, as Benedict indicates, patience in turn enables us to act on this hope, even in dire circumstances. Patience requires hope, Heather Hughes explains, bec ...
Suffering in Christianity and Buddhism: The Same
... are good we horribly and falsely believe that we don't need God. Thus like a cancer, we think things are well but they are not. We only see suffering from one angle this way. I can see from a practical standpoint that when everything goes well with us we drift away from God. Suffering, many times, b ...
... are good we horribly and falsely believe that we don't need God. Thus like a cancer, we think things are well but they are not. We only see suffering from one angle this way. I can see from a practical standpoint that when everything goes well with us we drift away from God. Suffering, many times, b ...
The Miracle of Theism
... 2. If a proposition is impossible in at least one possible world, then it is impossible in every possible world. 3. Accordingly, it is impossible in the actual world. 4. If it is impossible then there actually exists a being that is omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect; this being has these q ...
... 2. If a proposition is impossible in at least one possible world, then it is impossible in every possible world. 3. Accordingly, it is impossible in the actual world. 4. If it is impossible then there actually exists a being that is omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect; this being has these q ...
The twelve specific beliefs, practices, and actions that are essential
... care for each other. God has a covenant relationship with His people—it is not a relationship based on equality, but built on blessings in exchange for fidelity. There are also covenant relationships between equals—people committing to protect and bless each other through the context of relationship ...
... care for each other. God has a covenant relationship with His people—it is not a relationship based on equality, but built on blessings in exchange for fidelity. There are also covenant relationships between equals—people committing to protect and bless each other through the context of relationship ...
Thomas Aquinas: Integrating Faith and Reason in the Catholic School
... Various authors have drawn out how the Summa Theologiae is like a cathedral (Gilson, 1956/1994; O’Meara, 1997; Panofsky, 1951). It is an immense and grand structure. It examines the sweep of the Christian story as it brings together the working of God and the working of human beings. The vast and co ...
... Various authors have drawn out how the Summa Theologiae is like a cathedral (Gilson, 1956/1994; O’Meara, 1997; Panofsky, 1951). It is an immense and grand structure. It examines the sweep of the Christian story as it brings together the working of God and the working of human beings. The vast and co ...
The Story Lesson Summary (Have someone in your group read the
... Timeless Truth: God is the ultimate Deliverer. Chapter Summary (Have someone in your group read the summary section.) The Hebrew people knew the stories of Joseph and Jacob and how they’d settled in Egypt four centuries ago on Pharaoh’s dime. But that was then and this is now – and now, they were sl ...
... Timeless Truth: God is the ultimate Deliverer. Chapter Summary (Have someone in your group read the summary section.) The Hebrew people knew the stories of Joseph and Jacob and how they’d settled in Egypt four centuries ago on Pharaoh’s dime. But that was then and this is now – and now, they were sl ...
Daniel 6 - Makarios Bible Church
... 19. It must be emphasized that there is no established fact that contradicts a person by the name of Darius the Mede reigning over Babylon; those that suggest Daniel is in error must do so without proof. 20. Daniel states that Darius was definitely of Median descent, born to one Ahasuerus (Xerxes?) ...
... 19. It must be emphasized that there is no established fact that contradicts a person by the name of Darius the Mede reigning over Babylon; those that suggest Daniel is in error must do so without proof. 20. Daniel states that Darius was definitely of Median descent, born to one Ahasuerus (Xerxes?) ...
1 - The Christian Universalist Association
... form of grace, love, and life, to mention only a few (22). And, of course, man is never deified through his own works or efforts; the human energy must become obedient to the divine energy. Nor are human and divine natures ever confused or fused: The created can never be the same as the Creator (23) ...
... form of grace, love, and life, to mention only a few (22). And, of course, man is never deified through his own works or efforts; the human energy must become obedient to the divine energy. Nor are human and divine natures ever confused or fused: The created can never be the same as the Creator (23) ...