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4 days ago · It tells us that we are humans who need a Messiah for the hope of heaven. Aging is 100% a result of the fall. It is the physical evidence that all have sinned, and we are in a broken world. 2. Aging Can Be a Sign of Wisdom. Aging is spoken highly of in the Bible. It can be a sign of wisdom. Not everyone who is a senior citizen has wisdom, but ...
4 days ago · In “Apocrypha, Old, and New Testament” it explains that “The Books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are not part of the canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than other human writings.”. Even so, the Apocrypha is often ...
5 days ago · The New Covenant represents God’s promise to be His people’s God, forgiving their sins, and allowing them to choose, through their will, whether to follow Him (Royal Grant). In return, it is up to His people to make the decision to accept God, to take up their new lives in Christ, and to share with others around them the life-changing ...
4 days ago · Best Study Bible for Children and Teens: NRSV Student Bible. Ratings: 4 ½ out of 5 stars on Amazon. This is apparently a study Bible used frequently by church confirmation classes. As such, it’s geared toward young readers and doesn’t assume that they come in with prior knowledge of the backgrounds of biblical texts.
3 days ago · The Psalmist in Psalm 118 is writing at a time in their life where they are facing challenging situations. Such times required them to call out to the Lord in anguish for he was surrounded by the enemy of his soul. Amid all his struggles, the Psalmist starts and ends Psalm 118 with the same verse giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
5 days ago · The word of God in the Bible comes to us through human writers. We find the humanity of the writers in variations of vocabulary, idioms, structure, and style. For example, there is the difference between the exquisite Hebrew poetry and varied vocabulary of Isaiah and the straight-forward narrative of Joshua. Similarly, in the New Testament there is the difference between the complex and ...
5 days ago · Monday: God’s New Family. There are times in Bible study when an examination of the Greek text is very helpful. This is not always so, because most Bible translations convey the meaning of the original languages accurately and a person who does not know Greek can get along very well with the English.
