Bruising is defined as "an injury from a sudden blow causing discoloration, tenderness, and pain." Bruising can have spiritual applications as well. The blueness of the wound indicates that the healing process has commenced. The …
In Galatians 6:16, the apostle Paul refers to the church as "the Israel of God." Why? Why not "the Judah of God," or "the Ephraim of God" or "the Galilee of God?" Why did God not inspire Paul to call the church by Israel's original name, …
In a letter to subscribers, WND.com's David Kupelian writes: Half way through 2014, it's incredible to behold what has happened to America. Just 25 years ago, Ronald Reagan was president, the Berlin Wall was being torn down, our nation …
(7) Then He said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out and killed in the city. (8) So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?"
Effective sighing and crying before God does not imply an "I told you so," self-righteous attitude . Lot, Peter writes, was oppressed by what he witnessed around him; he wrestled with it. There is no indication at all that he …
A trip to the local Christian bookstore or a visit to an online seller to buy a new Bible often turns into a dizzying experience. Dozens of different translations confront the shopper. From the venerable King James Version and its successor, the New King James Version, to the near-literal New American Standard Bible, the expansive Amplified Bible, and relative newcomers like the English Standard Version and the Christian Standard Bible, it can make for a difficult choice. Beyond these, the shelves contain many more modern-language Bibles that are far less literal than these, such as The …
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