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3 days ago · The 1260, 1290, 1335, and 2300 day-year periods were not interpreted as years until after 1200 simply because the apostolic church could not conceive of a delay of the parousia lasting that long. The day-year hypothesis was applied to the Seven Seventies earlier than these because it was more than twice as short (490 compared to 1260).
2 days ago · The church is described as the fullness of Christ, representing his presence and power on earth. In Colossians 1:18, Paul writes, "And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy." This passage emphasizes the preeminence of Christ and his ...
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1 day ago · The life of a hermit: A glimpse inside the little-known state of life. The word ‘hermit’ might conjure up some strange images, a la John the Baptist living reclusively in the desert, wearing a hair shirt and eating locusts and honey. The word itself comes from the Greek ‘eremos’, meaning wilderness or an isolated place.
3 days ago · Paul declared that "Christ is the end of the law", exalted the Christian church as the body of Christ, and depicted the world outside the Church as under judgment. Paul's writings include the earliest reference to the "Lord's Supper", [356] a rite traditionally identified as the Christian communion or Eucharist .
5 days ago · The phrase “kingdom of God” can also refer to other things, though, including the Church — the outward expression of God’s invisible kingdom. The kingdom is embodied in Christ himself and thus might be “seen” if Christ were to manifest it in an unusual way, even in his own earthly life.
5 days ago · The doctrine of the Virgin Birth of Jesus holds that Jesus' birth was the result of a miraculous conception whereby the Virgin Mary conceived a baby in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit, without a human father. Christ's miraculous birth tells us much about his nature.
3 days ago · Hebrews 5:12 (LSB) These markers are prevalent in our time in large part due to the lack of mature spiritual leadership in our churches. The blame must go to the shepherds of the flocks. They are focusing their efforts on building larger and larger churches and not feeding their sheep the spiritual food they need.
