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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (CIRCUMCISE)

05/19/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, acts, bible signs and symbols, circumcise, circumcised, circumcision, circumcision of the heart, council, Faith, Galatians, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, jews, John, John the Baptist, judaism, King Antiochus IV, language, liberty, Luke, Mark, new testament, Old Testament, pagan order, paul, philippians, practice, Romans, savior, seleucid, the New Testament Church, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, uncircumcisedabarkley8

The matter of circumcision became a contested issue as the early Christian church was finding its feet. To appreciate why, we first need to understand that this had grown to be a most important element within Judaism. Between the time of the Old and New Testament, Seleucid King Antiochus IV attempted to stamp out Judaism, in part by forbidding the practice of circumcision among the Jews. This rite had become so vital to the identity of God’s people that they chose to die rather than yield to this pagan order.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (TRINITY PT 1)

05/14/2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 john, 2 Corinthians, acts, biblical, Colossians, Deuteronomy, doctrine, exists, Father, fully God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hebrews, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, James, language, Mark, Matthew, nature, philippians, Scripture, Son, summarize, teach, teachings, the trinity, theologians, theological, theologically, theologyabarkley8

A theological term used to summarize the Christian belief in the tree-in-one identity of God. The doctrine of the Trinity may be succinctly defined as follows: There is only one true and living God who simultaneously and eternally exists as three distinct persons: the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Father, and the Holy Spirit is neither the Father nor the Son. The three distinct person possess equally the fullness of the

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SON OF GOD)

05/13/2021God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son1 samuel, 2 Samuel, acts, affirms, author', bible definition, David, David's throne, definition, definition of the day, definitions, deity, Exodus, Ezra, fourth gospel, Genesis, HCSB, Hebrews, His birth, I AM, Israel, John the Baptist, Luke's writings, Matthew, My Father, Nazareth, office, OT, paul, priesthood, relationship, Romans, royal, salvation, son of god, theology, transfigurationabarkley8

Term used to express the deity of Jesus of Nazareth as the one, unique Son of God. In the OT certain men and angels (Gen 6:1-4; Psa 29:1; 82:6; 89:6) are called “sons of God” (note text notes in modern translations). The people of Israel were corporately considered the son of God (Exod 4:22; Jer 31:20; Hos 11:1). The concept also is employed in the OT with reference to the king as God’s son (Psa 2:7). The promises found in the David covenant (2 Sam 7:14) are the source for this special filial relationship. The title can be found occasionally in intertestamental literature (Ezra 7:28-29; 13:32,37,52; 14:9).

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MEN OF THE BIBLE (JOHN MARK “THE COMEBACK KID”)

05/11/2021Uncategorized1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, acts, arrest, Barnabas, Disciples, garden of gethsemane, God's Son, Gospel, Heart, John Mark, linen cloth, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Men of the Bible, mother, naked, peter, rome, scarce, Thessalonicaabarkley8

The Gospel of Mark describes a curious incident that look place on the night of Jesus’ arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. As the mob of Jewish religious leaders and Roman soldiers started to drag Jesus away, they noticed a young man sneaking around in a linen garment. “They caught hold of him, but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked” (Mark 14:51-52).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (ANGEL 1 OF 3)

04/27/2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, death, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, prayer, praying, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, study, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized, work1 Chronicles, 1 samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Samuel, action, acts, Angel, angelic appearance, angelos, bible definition, biblical, Celestial, cherubim, children, classification of angels, Colossians, definition, definition of the day, definitions, directs, Exodus, Ezekiel, Galatians, Genesis, heavenly host, holy ones, human messengers, John, Judges, language, Luke, mal'ak, Mark, Men, messenger, Numbers, people, physical appearance, Psalm, revelation, seraphim, sons of God, varies, wings, women, worshipabarkley8

Created beings whose primary function is to serve and worship God. Though some interpret the “us” in Gen 1:26 as inclusive of God and His angelic court, the Bible does not comment as to when they were created. Unlike God they are not eternal or omniscient. The Hebrew word in the OT is mal’ak, and the NT Greek word is angelos. They both mean “messenger” and occasionally refer to human messengers.

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MEN OF THE BIBLE (PAUL “THE UNLIKELIEST DISCIPLE”)

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Paul (or Saul, as he was also known) was a zealot, a staunch defender of the Jewish faith. He was especially zealous about exposing and punishing offshoots of Judaism that threatened to obscure its message.

He targeted the disciple of a rabbi named Jesus of Nazareth who were attempting to keep his message alive even after the rabbi himself had been crucified. They spread stories about seeing him risen form the dead. They claimed he was the Son of God and the way to everlasting life.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (THEATER)

04/22/2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greco-roman, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, Paul, prophet, Proverbs, skill, study, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized, work25000, 400 bc, 4000, acts, area, bible definition, bible dictionary, definition, definition of the day, definitions, drama, Ephesus, facade, greco-roman, greeks, high seats, Jewish, jews, large central, local governor, OT, Palestine, paul, ruler, stage, symbol, theater, town, towns, wealthier, wroshipabarkley8

Public drama was apparently unknown in OT Israel except for possible worship activities and only arrived with the Greeks after 400 B.C. As a symbol of Greco-Roman culture, the presence of theaters in Palestine was a constant reminder of Greek and Roman control of the Jewish state.

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IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD?

04/19/2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, Paul, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedacts, arrogant, Bible, christians, dignity, Equal, forgives, friendship, genuine, God, Heaven, Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, Man, Men, name, only, only way, people, pluralistic era, Pray, prayer, praying, respect, saved, space, teach, teaches, traditions, Way, witness, women, worshipabarkley8

In our eclectic, pluralistic era, it may sound arrogant to claim that God forgives sins by one way only, and that one person only-Jesus-speaks the truth about God. How can Christians be so exclusive?

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (FLOG,WHIP,SCOURAGE PT2)

04/15/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, idolatry, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedacts, beat, beating, bits, bloody strips, bone, citizenship, condemned, crime, crucifixion, Disciples, flog, flogging, fragments, goal, handle, Jerusalem, John, knots, Luke, Mark, Matthew, merit, metal, metal bits, parchment leather, paul, punish, punishment, roman, scourage, scutica, serverely, sharp, struck, thong, thongs, virga, whip, whippingabarkley8

The Romans appear to have at least two types of whips for flogging. The more serious of the two, the flagellum, consisted of a handle with leather straps attached to it. Knots were tied into the straps with bone or sharp metal bits tied onto them. This was the device used prior to crucifixion to brutalize those condemned so severely that they would be incapable of effective resistance. There was no limit to the number of blows that could be struck, and the beating often continued until the flesh hung down in bloody strips.

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN A DISCIPLE AN A CHRISTIAN?

04/12/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rise, rock, rocks, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Peter, 2 peter, acts, Antioch, apostle, believers, Christian, christians, disciple, Disciples, epistles, KIng Agrippa, learner, master, Mount, mount Olives, new testament, obedience, Old Testament, Olives, peter, physical presence, predominan, theologicallyabarkley8

In the New Testament, a disciple is simply a learner, someone who subscribes to the teachings of another. A disciple of Christ, then, was one who followed Christ to learn His ways in word and deed. Outside of the Gospels, only a handful of verses in the New Testament use the word.

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