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"This is a struggle which all men must go through, and which I bear not only with patience, but with willingness." [5]: 186 — Thomas Woolston, English theologian (27 January 1733), dying while imprisoned for blasphemy "O God—if there be a God—I desire Thee to have mercy on me." [5]: 169
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. The World English Bible translates the passage as: “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and ...
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 .
St. Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California, was known for his love for mortification, self-denial and absolute trust in God. A notable saint in the nineteenth century was St. Jean Vianney who converted hundreds of people in laicist France.
As an abbreviation (simply "D.V.") it is often found in personal letters (in English) of the early 1900s, employed to generally and piously qualify a given statement about a future planned action, that it will be carried out, so long as God wills it (see James 4:13–15, which encourages this way of speaking); cf. inshallah.
The author made a comparison between Moses and Jesus in 3:1–6, and now he makes a parallel between (1) the response of unbelief and disobedience by the people of God of old (Israel) who experienced redemption out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses (3:7–11), and (2) the possibility of the identical response by the people of God ...
Kierkegaard explores two simple verses from the Old Testament, "Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, and worshiped, saying: Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord took away; blessed be the name of the Lord.", [6] and delivers a message to his "reader" about gratitude.
God, I have told you of my life you have placed my tears in your sight (Ps 55:8b-9). All my enemies were planning evil things against me (Ps 40:8a) and they have taken counsel together (cf. Ps 70:10c). They repaid me evil for you and hatred for my love (cf. Ps 108:5). In return for my love they slandered me but I kept praying (Ps 108:4).