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This he does who comes to prayer doing alms; for good works stir up the faith of the heart, and give the soul confidence in prayer to God. Alms then are a preparation for prayer, and therefore the Lord after speaking of alms proceeds accordingly to instruct us concerning prayer." [7]
The focus should always be on God’s grace, and in obedience rooting out the sin in our lives rather than concerning ourselves with the sins of others. [ 2 ] The implication is that it is impossible for one to ever completely clear away their own flaws, and thus the opportunity to begin judging others will never arise.
Lewis notes that the expression is almost identical to the English phrase "paid in full," and this verse is stating that those who are overly boastful will not be "paid in full" by God. [9] Hendriksen states that if one is expecting praise and adulation from one's fellows for being pious, then this is the only reward you will receive.
"Son of God" draws attention to his humanity, whereas "God the Son" refers more generally to his divinity, including his pre-incarnate existence. So, in Christian theology, Jesus was always God the Son, [59] though not revealed as such until he also became the Son of God through incarnation. The exact phrase "God the Son" is not in the New ...
The description of the Ancient of Days, identified with God by most commentators, [17] in the Book of Daniel is the nearest approach to a physical description of God in the Hebrew Bible: [18] . ...the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and ...
Fideism – The doctrine that faith is irrational, that God's existence transcends logic, and that all knowledge of God is on the basis of faith (contrasts with Deism). Latitudinarianism: Broad church theology of Anglicanism. Liberalism – Belief in interpreting the Bible to allow for the maximum amount of individual freedom.
[52] [53] The Bible usually uses the name of God in the singular (e.g., Exodus 20:7 [54] or Psalms 8:1), [55] generally using the terms in a very general sense rather than referring to any special designation of God. [56] However, general references to the name of God may branch to other special forms which express his multifaceted attributes. [56]
But as the world or God predominate in a man's heart, he must be drawn contrary ways; for God draws him who serves Him to things above; the earth draws to things beneath; therefore He concludes, Ye cannot serve God and mammon. [6] Jerome: Mammon—riches are so termed in Syriac. Let the covetous man who is called by the Christian name, hear ...