Like the fellow who thought he’d be crossing visible longitude lines on his ocean voyage to Europe, some may think that the chapter and verse divisions were on the sheet when apostles such as John (or psalmists such as David) wrote down Scripture. But no, they wrote letters and poetry and Gospels and other history […]
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(Note: This is a portion of an article on The Trinity that is presented within The Biblical Story Course under ERA 6: Jesus, lesson 27). Statement of Doctrine The Bible affirms that God is one but that He is not alone. Instead, the one God exists as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, three persons in an eternal
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Any seasoned attendee of Bible studies knows the scene all too well. The group reads a Scripture passage. Then the leader asks, “What does this passage mean to you?” only to receive a collection of answers that are varied, whacky, and even contradictory. Finally, the leader brings discussion to a polite conclusion by saying something
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The inaugural conference of the Irish Women’s Convention was held on 20 October 2012 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Recordings of the conference are now available free to download from the conference website: www.irishwomensconvention.com IWC shares the basis of faith of Christian Conventions (which work closely with organizations such as Proclamation Trust and Gospel
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22 Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You
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When we think of biblical locations associated with gospel outreach to the Gentiles, we may well think first to Jerusalem, where Peter’s preaching at Pentecost was heard by people of many nations in their own languages (Acts 2), and where the Jerusalem Council determined that non-Jewish converts would not need to be circumcised to be
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