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Kerygma (from Ancient Greek: κήρυγμα, kḗrygma) is a Greek word used in the New Testament for "proclamation" (see Luke 4:18-19, Romans 10:14, Gospel of Matthew 3:1). It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω ( kērússō ), literally meaning "to cry or proclaim as a herald" and being used in the sense of "to proclaim, announce ...
Biblical literalism or biblicism is a term used differently by different authors concerning biblical interpretation.It can equate to the dictionary definition of literalism: "adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense", [1] where literal means "in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical".
The Greek text used by the KJV translators is 166 words long, using a vocabulary of (very approximately) 140 words. [117] Yet, out of that small number, 16 words do not appear elsewhere in the Gospel of Mark, 5 words are used here in a different way than used elsewhere in Mark, and 4 phrases do not appear elsewhere in Mark. [ 118 ]
The idea of the word of God is more that God is encountered in scripture, than that every line of scripture is a statement made by God. [99] While the phrase "the Word of God" is never applied to the modern Bible within the Bible itself, supporters of total inerrancy argue that this is because the Biblical canon was not closed.
Unlike the New King James Version, the 21st Century King James Version does not alter the language significantly from the King James Version. [3] The author has eliminated "obsolete words". [3] The changes in words are based on the second edition of the Webster's New International Dictionary. [3] There were no changes related to gender or theology.
But that faith cannot be passive; it must express itself by feeding, clothing, visiting and otherwise caring for the “least” of Jesus’ brethren (Mt 25)." [ 9 ] In Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant theology, anyone who has been justified will produce good works as a product of faith, as a result of God's grace in sanctification.
Augustine: These words Mark and Luke give in the same way; in the words of the voice that came from Heaven, their expression varies though the sense is the same. For both the words as Matthew gives them, This is my beloved Son, and as the other two, Thou art my beloved Son, express the same sense in the speaker; (and the heavenly voice, no ...
Because humans are literally God's children, they can also be heirs of his glory, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:16–17). [77] Latter-day Saints believe that the "glory of God is intelligence, in other words, light and truth" . Therefore the process of inheriting his glory is a process of learning.