Psalm 1
What does it mean to be blessed? The Hebrew word (lemma form) is אֶשׁר, 'esher; it means happiness or blessedness. The English signifies such things as happy, fortunate, satisfied, prosperous, preserved, protected, guarded, favored, provided for, cared for, loved, and . . .
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The Promises of God
In this study, we will attempt to examine every promise of God in the Bible. Nevertheless, our study may not be all-encompassing due to the sheer magnitude of those promises. We may miss a few of them. But let us attempt to be as comprehensive as possible. . . (Picture courtesy of Free Nature Pictures)
The Word of God
Today we think of a word as a string of characters written or printed on paper or some other medium. The ancient Greeks, however, understood their expression for word much differently than we do now. Their understanding was much fuller than. . .(Picture is enlarged MS Mincho font character U+2627: Chi-Rho)
Examples of Christ in the Old Testament
There are many examples of Jesus the Christ in the Old Testament. Several are listed here. The Bible tells us in the New Testament that there are many things recorded in the Old Testament that were to be examples for us. For example, the Israelites displeased God in the Wilderness. . .(Picture used by permission from CC-Art.com)
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Taking Thoughts Captive
There are times when we think about things that are unseemly. Such thoughts include things that are not Godly such as hating people in our hearts, fornication, idolatry, nor adultery, theft, murder, covetous thoughts, etc. Sometimes lustful, hateful, or ungodly thoughts seem... (Picture used by permission from CC-Art.com)
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The Memra
In his Gospel, the Apostle John tells us that, in the beginning, the Word was with God and the Word was God. Christians understand that John was speaking about Jesus. A new convert may be taught that this is correct, but would he understand why? Do you understand why the Word is Christ?... (Picture used by permission from CC-Art.com)
Will Jesus Return at Any Moment?
It always amazes me that Bible believing Christians, who are almost 100% doctrinally correct, have a blind spot when it comes to this passage of scripture. I was reading some material published by a well-known church that has a worldwide television outreach... (Picture used by permission from Free-Stock-Photos.com)
Lucifer
The word, 'proverb', is rendered from the Hebrew root word, משׁל, mashal (the actual word used here is המשׁל, hamashal, "this proverb"). משׁל can be rendered parable, by-word, lamentation, allegory, taunt, similitude,... (Picture used by permission from NASA/JPL)
Ancient Corinth
Corinth (Κορινθος, Korinthos), a city located on the isthmus (known as the Isthmus of Corinth) between mainland Greece and Peloponnese, was well situated for land and sea trade. This made it a very important ancient city. Today, it is ... (Picture used by permission from CC-Art.com)
I Suffer Not a Woman to Teach
Is Jesus the Only Begotten or the One and Only?
Some translations of the Bible use the phrases, "one and only" or "only", instead of "only begotten", when referring to Christ in John 1:14, 1:18, 3:16, 3:18, Hebrews 11:17, and 1 John 4:9. What is the difference you may ask? It is simply... (Picture used by permission from CC-Art.com)
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Did Paul Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?
There are many who say that he did. One of them was Eusebius who lived at Caesarea Maritima in the fourth century, where there was a great library containing many volumes no longer available to us... (Picture-permission for reuse granted under Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike v2.5. Owner: hoyasmeg )
שאלו שלום ירושלים
—Psalm 122:6a (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem) *
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6-7
★ This work is undertaken in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. * Or, as the Masoretic text spells it, ירושלם (Yerushalam)
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★ Numbers following Greek or Hebrew words are
Strong’s Numbers.
Hebrew numbers are in normal type style (1234) and Greek numbers are in Italic style (1234).
(Instead of ירושלים, Yerushalayim, which is the plural form)
* שאלו שלום ירושלים is transliterated "shaalu shalom yerushalaim".