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But if he asks that which God both promises and commands, his prayer shall be granted, for love shall receive what truth provides. [10] Augustine: But the Lord is good, who often gives us not what we would, that He may give us what we should rather prefer. [10] Augustine: There is need moreover of perseverance, that we may receive what we ask for.
In the Bible, the offering is an act of gratitude to God. [6] At the time of Moses, God gave certain prescriptions to the people of Israel.In particular, they were to bring God some of their wealth by way of gratitude for the land that God had given for inheritance. [7]
Glossa Ordinaria: For from God we receive only such things as are good, of what kind soever they may seem to us when we receive them; for all things work together for good to His beloved. [7] Saint Remigius: And be it known that where Matthew says, He shall give good things, Luke has, shall give his Holy Spirit. (Luke 11:13.)
Chrysostom: "A further reward also He promises, saying, He who receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet’s reward.He said not merely, Whoso receiveth a prophet, or a righteous man, but in the name of a prophet, and in the name of a righteous man; that is, not for any greatness in this life, or other temporal account, but because he is a prophet, or a righteous man."
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges notes that this was "the very least the slave could have done, [as] to make money in this way required no personal exertion or intelligence", [16] and Johann Bengel commented that the labour of digging a hole and burying the talent was greater than the labour involved in going to the bankers. [17]
The origin of Bible study groups has its origin in early Christianity, when Church Fathers such as Origen and Jerome taught the Bible extensively to disciple Christians. [1] In Christianity, Bible study has the purpose of "be[ing] taught and nourished by the Word of God" and "being formed and animated by the inspirational power conveyed by ...
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