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5 days ago · In this context, it seems that verse 15 speaks in some way about the nature of time. The Latin translation of the Bible (the Vulgate) offers an insightful interpretation: “God restores that which is past.” I think this is the sense of Ecclesiastes 3:15. Not only does God ordain the passing of time, but He keeps bringing the same seasons ...
1 day ago · Most people dream of living a long and meaningful life. According to the Bible, acquiring wisdom from God is the path to fulfilling that desire. The book of Proverbs personifies wisdom as a woman who offers longevity: “Length of days is in her right hand” (Proverbs 3:16, KJV). The phrase length of days refers to a person living for many ...
5 days ago · That brings Father Witherup to the Bible’s lessons on aging that treat growing old and gray as the normal course of life and generally equate age with the gray hairs of wisdom. “Aging is part of a seamless path that human beings usually follow, a continuum that extends from birth to death,” he notes. Most important is the goal of living a ...
1 day ago · The Bible has much to say about the end of time, also known as the end times or the last days. One of the key passages on this topic is found in the book of Revelation, which is often considered to be a prophetic book that describes the events leading up to the end of the world.
3 days ago · A Bible (1569)—written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin—that was subsidized by Philip II of Spain. Bible, the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament, with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old Testament being slightly larger because of ...
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- Why is the Bible important?The Bible contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity and has long been the most available, familiar, and dependable source and arbi...
- What language was the Bible originally written in?The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Its Greek translation, the Septuagint, made it accessible in the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BCE–c. 300 CE)...
- How is the Bible organized?The Hebrew Bible has three divisions: Torah (Instruction, or Law; also called the Pentateuch), Neviʾim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). These bo...
- When was the Bible written?Parts of the Hebrew Bible were written in perhaps the 10th century BCE. The final redaction and canonization of the Torah (the first five books of...
- What does the Bible say?The Bible centres on the one and only God, the Creator of all that exists. God’s will and purpose are viewed as just, loving, and ultimately prevai...
5 days ago · What Does the Bible Say About Worry and Anxiety? It might be easy to sort of take for granted that Christians have the worry and anxiety thing all under control. After all, the Bible teaches us not to worry. Right? But we know that despite what the Bible says about it, Christians are not exempt from anxiety.
5 days ago · And like we were talking earlier, we need it all. I heard one person say that the Bible is like a prescription the doctor gives you and on it, it will say, "take all of it. Not just the parts you like." Not just the easy parts, but read it for what it is. I had a gentleman tell me years ago, "Pastor Gary, I read the Bible from cover to cover once."
