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The context of the verse is the passage in John 1:1-18, Hymn to the Word dealing with the divinity, incarnation and authority of Jesus. Most Christian scholars agree that these words teach us, that all created things, visible, or invisible, were made by this eternal word, that is the Son of God. [1]
Omnia mutantur, nihil interit ("everything changes, nothing perishes"), by Ovid in his Metamorphoses, and Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis ("all things change, and we change with them"), a traditional saying, found in various forms, notably Tempora mutantur nos et mutamur in illis .
Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person who has dabbled in many skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on only one. The original version, " a jack of all trades ", is often used as a compliment for a person who is good at fixing things and has a good level of broad knowledge.
Objection: Holy Scripture speaks of real things such as mountains, cities, and human bodies. Holy Writ also describes miracles, such as the marriage feast at Cana, in which things are changed into other things. Are these nothing but appearances or ideas? [50] Answer: Real things are strong, distinct, vivid ideas.
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 the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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
The occult is a category of supernatural beliefs and practices, encompassing such phenomena as those involving mysticism, spirituality, and magic in terms of any otherworldly agency.
The traditional guru–disciple relationship. Watercolour, Punjab Hills, India, 1740. Guru (/ ˈ ɡ uː r uː / Sanskrit: गुरु; IAST: gurū) is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. [1]