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For anyone to have a deep relationship with God they need more than general revelation; they need special revelation. Supremely He revealed Himself through Jesus Christ. Today He reveals Himself primarily through the Bible, God’s revelation of Himself to us. The Bible is composed of writings called scriptures, God’s truth to us in words. It is made up of 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament, and 27 are in the New Testament. The Old Testament is a record of time from the creation of the…

as human beings misuse and abuse technology, there are Bible stories that appear to verify the role of current technology, and the growth of technology in our society today. Here are some examples of how positive technology can be seen today, “Technological development can sometimes glorify God; Part of the image of God in humans may be the desire to create things; and Technology can be used to make us better stewards and ministers,” (Bible on use of technology, October, 2016). Therefore, when…

Christianity, the bible is the most important book written. It is important to Christians because it is an eye witness account of the stories of Jesus. Without the bible, we would only have stories of the creation of time and Jesus, but through the bible, we can experience these stories almost as we were there. For Christians, this book shapes how they live daily. It is like a moral code set by God that Christians are required to follow so that they may be granted access to heaven. Without the…

To have sovereignty over someone is to is to have supreme power or authority over an individual. The Bible entails multiple works in which God is sovereign over his believers so that a greater good can be accomplished through them. A few that really stand out would be Enoch, Joseph, and Mariam. God’s sovereignty over them can be seen throughout the various ways in which their lives played out. To begin with, Enoch was a very devoted follower, who was willingly open to the will of God. As open…

it interesting that none of them directly spoke to the word “fear”. But instead I found a common theme that they seemed to focus on the testing of Israel. Taking the whole context of the passage and including verse 3 we see that God is testing his people, a “divine test” which showed their true heart. And if they passed the test they would follow Gods covenant. J.A Thompson states this in his commentary “for if they loved Him with all their heart and with all their soul, nothing could…

Israelites break the covenant and they worship other gods. Yahweh then gives them over to the hands of the enemy. Yahweh in turn shows mercy on his people and raises a judge. This judge leads the Israelites out of misfortune. The cycle then starts over. Judges are often associated with a judicial system. It is important to make note that the Hebrew Bible judges are charismatic military leaders and do not make court of law decisions. In the fourth chapter of Judges, there is no direct judge but…

B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), as do scholars today. In reference to the civil calendar, A.D. refers to “the year of our Lord and B.C. to Before Christ. The Biblical calendar also uses the abbreviation A.M. (Anno Mundi) meaning Year of the World (Hebrew Calendar. par 4). The "first month" of the Jewish calendar is the Spring month of Nissan, when Passover occurs. However, the Jewish New Year is Tishri, the seventh month, and that is when the year number is increased. We see the concept of…

WORSHIP is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. Everybody can WORSHIP anything, you can also WORSHIP the lord. WORSHIP focuses on reading the bible, it can help you with all your problems. WORSHIP has different religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and New Age. Some religious people may have a problem with WORSHIPPING God. Many questions has been asked; The Lord we WORSHIP, is he really real? Webster’s Third New International Dictionary defines the…

. .” “Lord” here comes from the Hebrew word, “râʻâh” indicating many encouraging qualities of our shepherd. According to Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, “shepherd” means, “to feed, shepherd, or tend to a flock. As far as the origin of the word, it probably carries a sense of looking upon . . . with pleasure.” David wrote, “My shepherd…

Religion and Gay Relationships Comparison of what the Bible and Qu’ran say about Gay Relationships Many conservative Christians and Muslims believe that their sacred texts, the Bible and Qu’ran, condemn same-sex relationships.The King James Version of the Bible has over 31,000 versus. There are five versus and one passage in the Bible that refers to same sex behavior: 3 in the old testament, 3 in the new. The Qu’ran contains 6,236 versus. There are five versus that are believed to refer to gay…