Pharisees

an actual place of punishment, but it is clear that it is only used (even in reference to the righteous) when they are faced with some unhappy situation, which they interpret as divine judgment. Furthermore, a slight change occurred in how Sheol is presented in the prophets. There, it is often associated with prophetic judgments, punishment and suffering for the wicked. As the OT closes and we move to the NT, the term Sheol disappears, and a new term “Hell” is introduced. What had happened to…

to center our decisions and actions on – the Bible. For example, even though the Ten Commandments specifically states, “Though shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14), yet Jesus forgave an adulterous woman for her sins upon meeting her at the Pharisees home (Luke 7:36-48). Another example of biblical moral flexibility is the forgiveness between Esau and Jacob (Genesis 33) despite Esau knowing that lying and deception are immoral. It is important to realize the correlation between Badaracco…

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a well-known archaeological finding of manuscripts that recorded biblical documents and religious history, copied in the second century. The scrolls were discovered in the years 1947-1956, at Khirbet Qumran, a large area of the Dead Sea’s northwestern shore. These scrolls were retrieved from eleven different caves and are classified in three categories: Jewish literature (400 manuscripts), biblical books (200, manuscripts) and Sectarian compositions (200 manuscripts).…

“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” - James 2:10 I used to live in Mesa, Arizona. It is a warm, suburban desert that sits right outside of Phoenix. Fun fact: it was once home to Jodi Arias and it is also home to a large Mormon population. Mormons are nice people, moral people. In fact, I even have a relative who is Mormon. For a long time I did not know a lot about Mormonism. I only knew information based off of rumors I had heard.…

society, and yet, when they were told they did not lethargically wait or make excuses. They instead went and adored and worshipped their newborn Messiah. The shepherds represent the future believers later in Jesus’s ministry. For it was not the Pharisees and religious officials that received the gospel, but it was the tax collectors, the poor, the fisherman, and the like that received God’s word and…

could happen in Matthew chapter 10 starting in verse 16. He says that we should not be anxious because it is the Spirit who speaks through us. In chapter 12 (22-32) Jesus casts out the demons from a blind and mute man. When they heard about it, the Pharisees said that that the only way he did that was because he was the prince of demon. Jesus refutes this claim and goes on to speak about how those who speak against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. The Holy Spirit is there to live in us and…

Discussion Board Thread Re: Transformational Leader Definition: Transformational Leadership “refers to the ability to work through team members to inspire change within a system” according to the article Practicing Transformational Leadership. (74) Diggins, K. (2016, April/June). Practicing Transformational Leadership. Journal of Christian Nursing, 33(2). Summary: Kristene Diggins, DNP, MBA, FAANP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She also teaches as an adjunct faculty member for University…

Now government and religion don't normally mix well together. The government either acts in a tyrannical way towards certain religions or, the government works with the corrupt religious leaders to control the people. Now the former normally happens to Christians and has happened many times throughout history, such as the puritans in England or most obviously when Jesus was crucified. The latter doesn't really happen with Christianity because if the government officials or religious leaders are…

Jesus then tells John to write down everything he sees and hears and to give it to the Seven Churches of Asia. Each church would get a special gift if they follow what John tells them. What John then describes afterwards is extremely confusing. Most likely it is a depiction of the end of the world. It could also be the depiction of events that took place before or after the time of this books publication. To continue with the description of the book, John opens seven seals. The first four seals…

The Orthodox trust that it comes straightforwardly from God thus can 't be changed. Whatever we can do is "comprehend" (they wouldn 't even say decipher) it, and the privilege to do as such has declined upon rabbis, relatives of the Pharisees who presumably started educating amid the Babylonian Exile. The "valid" comprehension of the Torah is typified in the "halachah," the law (actually, "way"). God is along these lines the law-supplier whose exacting words must be complied. From this…