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"Awesome God" is a contemporary worship song written by Rich Mullins and first recorded on his 1988 album, Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth. It was the first single from the album and rose to the number one spot on Christian AC radio and subsequently became a popular congregational song. [ 1 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: 18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: 18: Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. [a]
Birds of the sky literally translates as "birds in heaven," but this was a common expression for birds in flight through the air and does not imply the birds were with God. There are several debates over this verse. Firstly it can be interpreted as a commandment to idleness, to not farm or work for your food as God will provide for you.
"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled "O Store Gud" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine from 1949.
Proverbs 9:11 (which says “For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life”), is a great Bible verse for a pastor's birthday because it emphasizes the value of ...
Matthew 5:12 is the twelfth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.It is the tenth verse of the Sermon on the Mount.This verse is generally seen as part of an expansion of the eight Beatitude, others see it as the second half of the ninth Beatitude, a small group feel it is the tenth Beatitude and thus brings to a close a second Decalogue.
It is sometimes referred to as "The Great Hallel". [2] The Jerusalem Bible calls it a "Litany of Thanksgiving". [3] It is notable for the refrain which forms the second half of each verse, [4] translated as "For His mercy endures forever" in the New King James Version, [5] or "for his steadfast love endures for ever" in the Revised Standard ...
The formulation of this verse is known as the Imitatio Dei; a similar verse appears in Luke 6:36. The verse might be modeled on Leviticus 19:2, which says in the King James Version: "Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, You shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy." [2]