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The parable is a comparison or similitude, a short, simple, usually fictitious, story from which a moral or spiritual truth is drawn. The parable as a teaching tool is effective in at least five ways: ...
Discover the fascinating journey of how the Old Testament was formed and preserved through history.
The fate of the unlearned, also known as the destiny of the unevangelized, is an eschatological question about the ultimate destiny of people who have not been exposed to a particular theology or doctrine and thus have no opportunity to embrace it.
Which makes for the best and most accurate Bible translation: the literal word-for-word (form) or the dynamic equivalent interpretive (meaning)?
Speaking to someone without the need for preparation is the most effective way to keep them interested in what you are saying, while also moving them to accept or act on what is being said. Bear in mind, speaking without rehearsing does not mean speaking without being prepared.
Colossians 4:6 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 6Â Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
I have been the senior translator for the NASB (and Scholar in Residence) at the Lockman Foundation for about two decades, and Edward Andrews and I are good friends who share a passion for literal Bible translation.
Praying has caused some difficulty in many churches because they are treated like absolutes or guarantees; if we do A we will get B. Proverbs are not to be applied in this sense in an imperfect world, with imperfect people.
Prayer is essential for believers, providing peace, comfort, wisdom, and a closer relationship with God amid life's challenges and decisions.
If we are to run with patience the race that is set before us, we must always keep looking unto Jesus (Heb. 12:1–3). One of the simplest and yet one of the mightiest secrets of abiding joy and victory is to never lose sight of Jesus. First of all, we must keep looking at Jesus... Continue Reading →
