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Benson Idahosa (1938–1998) Word of Faith; Enoch Adeboye (1942–present) Redeemed Christian Church of God, Servant of Yahweh; Joyce Meyer (1943–present) Benny Hinn (1952–present) Prosperity theology; David Oyedepo (1954–present) Living Faith Church Worldwide; T.D. Jakes (1957–present) Prosperity theology
John 3:16 is considered to be a popular Bible verse [121] and acknowledged as a summary of the gospel. [122] In the United States, the verse is often used by preachers during sermons [123] and widely memorised among evangelical churches' members. [124] 16th-century German Protestant theologian Martin Luther said the verse is "the gospel in ...
The World English Bible translates the passage as: When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
Gilbert Earl Patterson (September 22, 1939 [1] – March 20, 2007 [2]) was an American Holiness Pentecostal leader and pastor.He served as the founding pastor of the Temple of Deliverance COGIC Cathedral of Bountiful Blessings, one of the largest COGIC churches in the Eastern United States, from 1975 to 2007.
The first discourse (Matthew 5–7) is called the Sermon on the Mount and is one of the best known and most quoted parts of the New Testament. [6] It includes the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer and the Golden Rule. To most believers in Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount contains the central tenets of Christian discipleship. [6]
The word "love" appears 57 times in the Gospel of John, more often than in the other three gospels combined. [21] Additionally, it appears 46 times in the First Epistle of John. [21] In the Gospel of John, love for Christ results in the following of his commandments. In John 14:15, Jesus states, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments."
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
Matthew 5:44, the forty-fourth verse in the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, also found in Luke 6:27–36, [1] is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the second verse of the final antithesis, that on the commandment to "Love thy neighbour as thyself". In the chapter, Jesus refutes the teaching of some that one ...