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an ESV Article from the "10 Things You Should Know" series 1. God’s love is incomprehensible No human mind can comprehend God. We cannot define God. We cannot provide a comprehensive account of who he is. He "dwells in unapproachable light" (1 Tim. 6:16). If God is incomprehensible, then so is his love. While we may and must speak truthfully about his love, we can never fathom it, because it is divine love, as different from our love as his being is different from our being. 2. God’s love can be known We cannot define God in the sense of delimiting exhaustively who he is, but we can nonetheless describe him truthfully. We can do so because he has made himself known to us in his Word and he opens our eyes to that Word by his Spirit. How is that possible, given the divine difference? It is possible because God makes himself known to us in creaturely reality. He takes up the things he has made and uses them to describe himself to us. Thus he is a lio...

Script References Jon: In the story of the Bible, there are two realms, the Earth where we live, and the Heavens where God lives Mt 6:9-10 Tim: And we've been talking about the spiritual beings-the Elohim, the divine council, angels and cherubim, the Satan and demons. And the last character we want to focus on is humanity. Jon: Now, humans aren't spiritual beings. In Genesis 1 and 2, they're made of the dirt like the animals. Gen 2:6-7 Tim: But notice that God calls humans to become something more. He elevates them to live and rule in Eden, the place where Heaven and Earth are one, and they're invited to eat from the tree of life. Gen 2:7-9; 2:15-17; 3:2-3 → all the tree but the central Jon: Yeah. What does that mean, to eat of the tree of life? Tim: Well, it's an image of receiving God's own eternal life into yourself. let's about a whole new kind of existence. Jon: So wait. Physical beings living forever? How could t...

3. The New Testament   {Summary} Roman-Spatha-sword-ring {seal-ring} Question and challenges The reliability of the New Testament documents faces several challenges. First, is the Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels (recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke) a real, historical character, or are these accounts more of a fictional narrative? Second, does the Gospel according to John contradict the Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels? Third, is the early church history as recorded in the Book of Acts historically accurate and coherent? Fourth, are the New Testament Epistles written by the individuals purported to be their authors? Br Fifth, do other writings exist that should be added to the New Testament canon? Sixth, how can we be sure that the original documents have been faithfully copied and made available to us today? Finally, can we trust the reliability of books that record supernatural events like the resurrection of Jesus? For the casual reading ...

La doble forma de la Palabra La Palabra escrita La Palabra escrita es, por un lado, revelación registrada de nuestros antepasados. Cualquier nueva revelación debe estar en armonía con las revelaciones escritas del Antiguo y del Nuevo Testament. Por otra parte, la Palabra escrita es una promesa del Mesías venidero, y un registro del Mesías que ha venido. La Palabra encarnada Jesús es la Palabra encarnada. {Jn 1:14-15} La voz de Dios en forma corporal. Toda promesa de Gd se hizo visible y tangible en Él. Así que conocer la Palabra es una sabiduría multifacética que exige un aprendizaje complejo y no depende de mi preferencia personal. Él es accesible desde todos los lados y culturas. Hay que acercarse a él de estas múltiples maneras. La palabra cumplida Por último, debemos recordarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás que la Palabra será finalmente una Palabra completada o cumplida en el último día. Será entonces cuando termine la era terrenal de la Iglesia. En s...

por Anne Kerhoulas La bondad parece estar en todas partes hoy en día. Está en carteles de jardín y barras de granola, camisetas y carteles para tu casa. Aunque la amabilidad no es nueva, "¡Sé amable!" se ha convertido en un eslogan no oficial, la moneda con la que funciona una cultura impregnada de tolerancia, afirmación y aceptación. Pero a pesar de todo lo que se habla sobre la amabilidad, nuestro mundo se está volviendo cada vez menos amable, dividido y despectivo. Si la amabilidad es tan popular, ¿por qué nuestra cultura es tan dura? Tal vez falte esta marca de amabilidad, que pretende hacer y ser buena pero es incapaz de producir cambios reales. En un mundo que está hambriento de bondad pero que a menudo sólo encuentra vacío, debemos mirar a las Escrituras y al autor de la bondad para que nos enseñe lo que es realmente la bondad. Enraizados en el amor La amabilidad cultural tiene más que ver con la tolerancia, ser agradable y soportar las diferencias sin quej...

The parallel verses about the Lord of Hosts Isa 8:12 Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the LORD of hosts, Him you shall honor, sanctify as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary... 1Pt 3:13 who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor, sanctify Christ the Lord as holy. ♜

by Anne Kerhoulas Kindness seems to be everywhere these days. It’s posted on yard signs and granola bars, T-shirts, and posters for your home. Though kindness is not new, “Be kind!” has become an unofficial slogan, the currency on which a culture steeped in tolerance, affirmation, and acceptance runs. But for all the talk about kindness, our world is growing increasingly unkind, divided, and contemptuous. If kindness is so popular, why is our culture so harsh? Perhaps this brand of kindness is lacking, pretending to do and be good while unable to produce any real changes. In a world that’s hungry for kindness but often finds only emptiness, we must look to Scripture and the author of kindness to teach us what kindness truly is. Rooted in Love Cultural kindness is more about tolerance, being nice, and enduring differences without complaining than it is about love. It asks us only to be pleasant to those who are different from us —it doesn’t call us to love them. When k...

az Ige két {plusz egy} alakja Az írott Ige Az írott Ige egyrészt rögzített kijelentés elődeinktől. Bármilyen friss kijelentés összhangban {harmóniában} kell álljon az Ó- és Újszövetség írott kijelentéseivel. Másrészt az írott Ige az eljövendő Messiás ígérete, és a megérkezett Messiásról készült feljegyzés. A testet öltött Ige Jézus pedig ember lett, aki a testté lett Ige, Isten Hangja testi formában. {Jn 1:14-15} Minden Istentől jövő ígéret látható és érinthető lett benne. Az Ige megismerése tehát több oldalú bölcsesség, ezért komplex tanulmányozást igényel és ez nem függhet a személyes preferenciámtól. Minden oldalról és kultúrából megközelíthető. Így is kell hozzá­állnunk. + A beteljesült Ige Végül emlekeztetnünk kell magunkat és egymást arra is, hogy az Ige végül elvégzett vagy betöltött Ige lesz, az utolsó napon. Ekkor fejeződik be az Egyház földi korszaka. A te véleményed szerint milyen korszakai vannak az Igének a történelemben? EN

The two form of the Word The Written Word The written Word is, on the one hand, recorded revelation from our ancestors. Any fresh revelation must be in harmony with the written revelations of the Old and New Testament. On the other hand, the written Word is a promise of the coming Messiah, and a record of the Messiah who has come. The embodied Word Jesus is the incarnate Word. {John 1:14-15} God's voice in bodily form. Every promise from Gd became visible and tangible in Him. So knowing the Word is a multi-faceted wisdom which demands complex learning and does not depend on my personal preference. It /He is accessible from all sides and cultures. It /He must be approached in these multiple ways. + The fulfilled Word Finally, we must remind ourselves and each other that the Word will finally be a completed or fulfilled Word on the last day. This is when the Church's earthly era will end. In your opinion, what are the periods of the Word in hi...

David Guzik {audio átirat} ... talán beszélhetnénk néhány olyan dologról, amivel kapcsolatban megoszthatnám egy kicsit a tapasztalataimat vagy a tudásomat. Ha még nem ismernénk egymást: Néhányan egy online bibliakommentárból ismernek, amit én vezetek. Úgy hívjuk, hogy a "Végső Szó" {Enduring Word} Bibliakommentár . Elérhető az enduringword.com oldalon. Néhányan hasznosnak találják, és sok nyelvre lefordítottuk. Munkánk jelentős része ennek a fordítási feladatnak a folytatása. Itt, { a YouTube-on } ezeken a csütörtöki délutánokon meghívjuk Önöket, hogy jöjjenek el, és tegyék fel kérdéseiket, én pedig a lehető legjobban válaszolok rájuk. ... {Itt van} ...egy egyszerű kérdés: A keresztényeknek meg kell-e tartaniuk az ószövetségi Törvényt? Amiből kiindulunk Maria {beküldött} kérdése. Nos, ez egy kicsit hosszabb lesz, úgyhogy maradjatok velem, ahogy végigolvasom a kérdését, idéz is néhány bibliai részt. Fel fogom tenni őket a képernyőre nektek. Ez ...

by David Guzik {audio transcript} ... maybe we can talk about some of the things that I can share a little bit of my experience or my knowledge on. If you haven't been introduced or if we haven't been introduced before: Some people know me from an online Bible commentary that I have. We call it the Enduring Word Bible commentary. It's available at the enduringword.com , some people find it helpful, and we have it translated into many languages. And a significant part of our work is continuing that translation work. On these Thursday afternoons { on the YouTube } we invite you to come and offer your questions and I'll respond to them the best I can. ... {Here’s} ... a simple question: Are Christians required to keep the Old Testament Law? And here's what we're starting from Maria{'s question}. Now, it's a little bit of a longer question for Maria, so stick with me as I read my way through her question and where she quot...

From the article: '7 Reasons Why the Gospel of John is So Special' by Michael Krueger “One of these things is not like the others.” That was a classic segment on Sesame Street, as well as the title of a popular children’s book. It proves again that everything you need to know in life you probably learned in Kindergarten. After all, when it comes to the four gospels, it has been long recognized that “one of these things is not like the others.” There are three Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—with very similar content, tone, and pacing. And then there’s the gospel of John. From the very beginning, the church fathers even recognized that John was notably different than the others. In fact, Clement of Alexandria famously referred to John as the “spiritual gospel,” as opposed to the more “earthy” Synoptics. Ok, but what exactly makes John so different? Given that John loves the number seven—as one example among many, his gospel is structured around seven...