All posts under Tag : The Bible
Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Mon, Sep 08 2008, 13:23
Whenever we look into the Bible for glimpses of the future, we always come up against metaphors, poetry and visions. For example, there is no clear or specific description of the world to come, except for some tantalizingly brief sketches and a numbe...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=42
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Mon, Sep 08 2008, 13:19
There is a distinct and clear circular line drawn around every Christian. This line is described in God’s Word, but not all Christians can see it, or stay within its boundaries. The line divides the world into two parts: the Christian world and the S...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=40
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Sun, Aug 17 2008, 19:00
This little essay proposes to take a brief glance at the following questions :
1. Why did God create "male and female"?
2. What is the function of the "male"?
3. What is the function of the "female"?
4. What are the differences between "male" and...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=20
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gender
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Thu, Aug 14 2008, 12:47
The Hebrew form of the word "John" is "Johannan" which signifies "the gift of Jehovah". The Greek is loannes, which means "God (Jehovah) is gracious".
The announcement of John's birth was similar to that of Abraham and Sarah (Gen.l7:15) and to Man...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=18
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:55
This book, written by James Redford and published by Bantam Books, is one of several others by the same author. Their titles include ‘The Celestine prophecy: An Adventure’, ‘The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision’, ‘The secret of Shambhala: In Search ...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=3
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:54
Because the Bible tells us nothing about Jesus during his early years, before he began his public ministry (except the brief moment when he was 12 in the Temple) the exact nature of his life before then is a matter of conjecture. We do not know exact...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=4
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:54
A metaphor is a figure of speech. As soon as you know what it is you can spot it easily, yet the use of metaphors in ordinary English is so deep-rooted that it is difficult to avoid them. Deep-rooted is a metaphor. The metaphor I used was based on th...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=6
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:51
Introduction.
Before I begin, please let me explain that I am just a normal, average Christian, with a Bible, a history book or two, some other reference books, and a desire to understand what God is saying. I do not claim to have found the final, p...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=9
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Daniel
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:50
Before I go any further, I would like to first say that I am approaching this chapter from the Historicist point of view. There is another view, called the Futurist, which interprets this chapter in quite another way. If you are a Futurist, please be...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=10
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Posted in : essays.mightymag.org Wed, Aug 13 2008, 14:48
Some study notes which may be of use to other Bible students.
The Hebrew word is 'Koheleth" = Assembler (or Convener, from 'kahal' = to call, assemble, or gather together). This is what Solomon did - 1 kings 8:1,2,5. The book is therefore named afte...
http://essays.mightymag.org/?p=11
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Ecclesiastes
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