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2. Parable of the drowning man - Wikipedia

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   Two boats and a helicopter, the instruments of rescue most frequently cited in the parable, during a coastguard rescue demonstration. The parable of the drowning man, also known as Two Boats and a Helicopter, is a short story, often told as a joke, most often about a devoutly Christian man, frequently a minister, who refuses several rescue attempts in the face of approaching floodwaters, each ...

3. Matthew 6:30 - Wikipedia

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   The vocative "O ye of little faith", ολιγοπιστοι (oligopistoi), appears several times in the Gospels. Matthew uses the same phrase in verses 8:26 and 16:8, and it also appears in Luke 12:28. It is one of Jesus' strongest admonitions of his disciples. [citation needed]

4. Matthew 8:26 - Wikipedia

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   In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. The New International Version translates the passage as: He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"

5. Faith in Christianity - Wikipedia

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   This passage concerning the function of faith in relation to the covenant of God is often used as a definition of faith. Υποστασις (hy-po'sta-sis), translated "assurance" here, commonly appears in ancient papyrus business documents, conveying the idea that a covenant is an exchange of assurances which guarantees the future transfer of possessions described in the contract.

6. Theological virtues - Wikipedia

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   [3] In 1 Thessalonians 5:8, he refers to this triad of virtues again, "But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet that is hope for salvation." [4] In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul places the greater emphasis on Charity (Love). "So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of ...

7. Bible - Wikipedia

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   The Bible [1] is a collection of religious texts and scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, and partly in Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. The texts ...

8. Biblical inspiration - Wikipedia

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   Emil Brunner (1889–1966) was one of the primary advocates of Neo-orthodoxy. He wrote: "[T]he Christian Church believes the Bible to be the Word of God", and that "Christian faith is Bible faith". [32] He also wrote: "Yes, God has made known the secret of His will through the Prophets and Apostles in the Holy Scriptures". [33]

9. Seven virtues - Wikipedia

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   The theological virtues are those named by Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love." [ 5 ] The third virtue is also commonly referred to as "charity", as this is how the influential King James Bible translated the Greek word agape .