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Sanballat hoped that Nehemiah would follow the logical action against the rumors of threats, the way he and his allies would do, that is, 'given to ambition, opportunistic maneuvering, and dedicated to self-preservation', but Nehemiah 'refused to become distracted by the ploy of politics' and kept his devotion to God.
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The Mu'tazilite Ibn Abil-Hadid was nevertheless confident that Nahj al-balagha is the work of Ali, [4] but suspected that its controversial Shaqshaqiya sermon was authored by al-Radi. [13] Alternatively, the Sunni historian Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 1071) rejected only the eschatological sermons found in the book. [12]
Building the Wall of Jerusalem. The Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, largely takes the form of a first-person memoir by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, concerning the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and the dedication of the city and its people to God's laws ().
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem. In the 20th year of Artaxerxes I (445 or 444 BC), [7] Nehemiah was cup-bearer to the king. [8] Learning that the remnant of Jews in Judah were in distress and that the walls of Jerusalem were broken down, he asked the king for permission to return and rebuild the city, [9] around 13 years after Ezra's arrival in Jerusalem in ca. 458 BC. [10]
He preached his first sermon as the pastor of a small, community Baptist church in Roland, Texas. [7] In 1937, he became an Assemblies of God minister. [ 7 ] During the next twelve years he pastored five Assemblies of God churches in Texas: in the cities of Tom Bean , Farmersville (twice), Talco , Greggton , and Van . [ 8 ]
As stated earlier, the tension between Old Schoolers and moderates revealed itself in debates about the proposed Church Union of 1920; Machen's anti-liberal preaching which resulted in the public fall-out with Harry van Dyke; the controversy about Erdman's approach to the League of Evangelical Students; and splits about how to deal with the ...
Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like The World (3rd Edition [2010]), Crossway ISBN 1-4335-0929-6; Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ (2010), Thomas Nelson ISBN 1-4002-0207-8; Truth Endures: Landmark Sermons From Forty Years of Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time (2011), Crossway ISBN 1-4335-2450-3