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There is such a need for this grace-awakened, big-hearted approach in mission work. There are so many areas where a lack of grace causes…
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Codex: The "book" form (as opposed to a scroll) of an ancient manuscript of either papyrus or vellum. The codex was first used by the…
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Hezekiah, king of Judah, fortified Jerusalem at the end of the 8th century BC, just before the invasion of Sennacherib. As part of his…
Read Resource"Thus, Paul recommends that instead of clinging to human wisdom, we are to become fools. Paul is not simply singing the praise of folly…
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Iconoclasm: Literally, "destruction of images." Historically, iconoclasm arose in the eighth century as the practice of destroying images (icons) of Jesus Christ often found…
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King Herod the Great began renovations on the Temple in approximately 20–19 BC. The entire temple expansion, including the massive Temple Mount, was not…
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Today's excerpt is related to the resurrection of Jesus. When you refute the resurrection of Jesus Christ, you also have a burden to explain…
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Eucharist: From the Greek word eucharista (I give thanks), the term has been used in the Christian tradition to refer to one of the…
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Updated: Cultural and Grammatical-Literary Background: We should carefully assess the historical narrative of the institution of the Lord’s Supper (Matthew 26:26-29) from a Jewish…
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Liberalism (theological): Movement in Protestant *theology since the nineteenth century that is dominated by the goal of modifying Christianity so as to make it…
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In his Epistle to the church in Ephesus, Apostle Paul exhorts the church to be fully armored with spiritual weapons to fight spiritual battle…
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"At its simplest Christ's call was "Follow me." He asked men and women for their personal allegiance. He invited them to learn from him,…
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