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Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40).According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus ...
A child dedication or baby presentation is an act of consecration of children to God practiced in evangelical churches, such as those of the Baptist tradition. [1] [2]Child dedication is practiced by organisations, such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in which parents promise to help their child live a life free from alcohol and other drugs.
Parent(s) Boaz and Ruth According to the Biblical Narrative , Obed ( Hebrew : עוֹבֵד , ‘Ōḇēḏ , "worshipper") was a son of Boaz and Ruth . [ 2 ]
Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate is a narrative of the parents of the Virgin Mary, Joachim and Anne meeting at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem, upon learning that she will bear a child. It is not in the New Testament , but is in the Protoevangelium of James and other apocryphal accounts; the narrative was tolerated by the church.
The Sunday School Teacher of 1881 suggests that a valuable lesson may be learned in reflecting on "how, at the bidding of His parents, [Jesus] immediately accompanied them home, setting in His obedience a lovely example to all children". [10] Pope John Paul II refers to the story as "joy mixed with drama". Jesus "appears in his divine wisdom as ...
(Matthew 15:1–9, Matthew 19:17–19, Mark 10:17–19, Luke 18:18–21) Paul quotes the commandment in his letter to the church in Ephesus: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honour your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the ...
These were addicts who wanted to stop using, or at least heard the message. They went to abstinence-based, military-themed rehabs and out-of-state Bible-themed rehabs. Some had led meetings or proselytized to addicts in church groups on the power of 12-step. They participated in 12-step study nights. One lived with his NA sponsor.
Christian obedience is a free choice to surrender one's will to God, [6] and an act of homage. [3]Amongst the moral virtues obedience enjoys a primacy of honour. The reason is that the greater or lesser excellence of a moral virtue is determined by the greater or lesser value of the object which it qualifies one to put aside in order to give oneself to God.