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In the New Testament the word is used to refer to Christians generally, but Robert S. Rayburn notes that "the name survived as a general title for Christians only through the second century." Rayburn suggests that the "juxtaposition of sainthood and martyrdom" in Revelation 17:6 may have resulted in the word becoming an "honorific title for ...
At 2 Tim 3:16 (NRSV), it is written: "All scripture is inspired by God [theopneustos] and is useful for teaching". [3]When Jerome translated the Greek text of the Bible into the language of the Vulgate, he translated the Greek theopneustos (θεόπνευστος [4]) of 2 Timothy 3:16 as divinitus inspirata ("divinely breathed into").
In Western Christianity, Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is a traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word. [1] In the view of one commentator, it does not treat Scripture as texts to be studied, but as the living word. [2]
Whilst Spiers was the engaging children's speaker, Bishop had the organising ability and became the honorary secretary. [5] The working partnership of Bond and Spiers was to last for more than 40 years and be the foundation of the modern Scripture Union. In 1879, CSSM started the Children's Scripture Union, a system of daily Bible reading. [6]
The theme of the song is the life, death and resurrection of Christ, [3] and that he is God whom even death cannot hold. The song is commonly known as "In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)" and "In Christ Alone (I Stand)" taking verses from the song.
Homoousion (/ ˌ h ɒ m oʊ ˈ uː s i ɒ n, ˌ h oʊ m-/ HO(H)M-oh-OO-see-on; Ancient Greek: ὁμοούσιον, lit. 'same in being, same in essence', from ὁμός, homós, "same" and οὐσία, ousía, "being" or "essence") [1] [2] is a Christian theological term, most notably used in the Nicene Creed for describing Jesus (God the Son) as "same in being" or "same in essence" with God ...
The origin of Bible study groups has its origin in early Christianity, when Church Fathers such as Origen and Jerome taught the Bible extensively to disciple Christians. [1] In Christianity, Bible study has the purpose of "be[ing] taught and nourished by the Word of God" and "being formed and animated by the inspirational power conveyed by ...
2 And he will atone for all the children of his generation, and he will be sent to all the children of 3 his [people]. His word is like the word of the heavens, and his teaching, according to the will of God. His eternal sun will shine 4 and its fire will burn in all the ends of the earth; above the darkness it will shine. Then, darkness will ...