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16. "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." — Proverbs 16:3. 17. "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
The theological virtues are those named by Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love." [ 5 ] The third virtue is also commonly referred to as "charity", as this is how the influential King James Bible translated the Greek word agape .
This word is often used in the Greek scriptures in reference to God and God's attitude to humans. [16] Exodus 34:6 describes the Lord as "slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity." Patience, which in some translations is "longsuffering" or "endurance", is defined in Strong's by the Greek words makrothumia and hupomone.
The story is sometimes thought of as a loose adaptation of one in the Gospel of Mark, of the healing of a blind man called Bartimaeus, but in fact is a different story, The healing of Bartimaeus takes place near Jericho, involves two men who call out from the roadside as Jesus passes by, and comes later in Matthew 20:29-34.
Where Matthew and Mark have Jesus quote Psalm 22:1, John records that "in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, Jesus said, 'I am thirsty'." Jesus' final words as recorded in Luke are simplified in John into "It is finished."
"Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" I fondly ask. But Patience to prevent' That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait."
The picture part is the mustard seed that grows into a large plant, the reality part is the kingdom of God, and the point of comparison is the growth of the kingdom from small beginnings. [6] The nesting birds may refer to Old Testament texts which emphasize the universal reach of God's empire, [7] such as Daniel 4:12.
Quran (for Zahiris it is the main Scripture but for Batinis it is a very minor Scripture) Kitab al Hidayah al Kubra (for Zahiri Alawites) Kitab al Majmu (for Batini Alawites). Batini Scriptures (Only for Makhusi Sheikhs it is forbidden for Murid or women or non Alawites to read or hear it) Kitab al Sirat; Kitab al Haft; Kitab al Maratib wal Duraj