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Mar 15, 2006 · The Birth Of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25) The Book of Matthew begins with a genealogy tracing the line from Abraham (to whom the promises were made), through David (who became the first king in the line of the covenant promises), to Jesus Christ. This genealogy shows that the family of Joseph was in the line of the kings--that Jesus was the “son ...
The Bible says a lot about the power (dunamis) of God. Hebrews 1:3 says that God “upholds the universe by the word of His power.”. This dunamis is available to His followers. Acts 1:8 says, “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.”. Paul says that this dunamis of God “is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20-21 ...
John 11:16. Thomas (תְּאֹם = תֹּאמָא ), after the Greek translation of his name (twin), was called among the Gentile Christians Didymus. That Jesus gave him this name for the purpose of signifying that his nature was one which halted, and was divided between the old and the new man, is an invention of Hengstenberg’s, which he ...
a. For as the heavens are high above the earth: This is a description of the abounding mercy of God mentioned in Psalm 103:8. The distance from the earth to the heavens measures the greatness of His mercy toward those who fear Him. By instinct, we often think of God’s mercy as less than it really is. i.
Jan 30, 2023 · Answer. One of the Bible’s most informative images of Jesus is as the Good Shepherd. Part of that image involves His leadership or lordship of the flock. Jesus expresses that role by saying, “My sheep hear My voice.”. Only the Lord’s true sheep follow and obey Him because they know and recognize His voice. Jesus said, “My sheep listen ...
Matthew 23:9. And call no man your father upon the earth. Not but that children may, and should call their natural parents, fathers; and such who have been instrumental in the conversion of souls, may be rightly called by them their spiritual fathers; as servants and scholars also, may call those that are over them, and instruct them, their ...
The name eventually ceased to be pronounced because later Jews thought it too holy to be uttered and feared violating Exodus 20:7, “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” And in Leviticus 24:16, “anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death ...
