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IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD?

April 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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WHAT IS THE POINT OF FEELING GUILT?

April 16, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, 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, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, stones, sunday, the church, theology, UncategorizedAdmit, Admit hope, Admit imperfection, Admit need, amenable, Bible, complex, dismissed, drained, Feast, feel guilt, forgives, guilt, guilty, Holy Bible, hunger, learn, moment, Psalm, psychological, restores, self-centeredness, therapeutic, therapyabarkley8

Guilt is bad, many counselors and therapists tell us. Guilt is therapeutic, we learn from the counsel of the Bible. Which is right? to feel guilt is to:

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

April 14, 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, death, 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, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Bible, clothing, Deuteronomy, employed, english, flesh, flog, flogged, flogging, greek, grisly, Hebrew, Hebrews, Jewish, Luke, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, Proverbs, punish, punishment, scourging, victim, violation, whip, whippingabarkley8

Flogging was a form of punishment that employed a variety of devices to lash the exposed flesh of the victim. The biblical authors describe this grisly business with a variety of Greek and Hebrew terms, each of which has been translated in our English versions in more than one way. That makes this phenomenon a bit more difficult to trace through the pages of our Bible. But we will get the basics by tracing the terms flogging, whipping, and scourging.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (CLAP HANDS PT1)

March 18, 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, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedanger, angry, approval, Bible, celebration, clap hands, clues, communication, CSB, culture, everyday life in bible times, gestrue, grief, hand clapping, Holy Bible, joy, magical, message, misfortune, mock, Near Eastern, NIV, play, scholars, scoff, single clap, Studies, surprise, westernabarkley8

When we communicate with each other, we do not just with our words but also with the gestures we make, such as clapping our hands. Within the culture of the Western world of our day, this single gesture of clapping our hands together can send many and even contrasting messages. For example, we clap our hands to show our approval and appreciation of what has been said or done. But we also can clap our hands together in a mock show of approval and

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE BIBLE TIMES (RUN PT1)

March 5, 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, 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, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rise, risen, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, 5, Adonijah, Bible, bible times, chariot, common, couriers, daily basis, electronic communication, everyday life in bible times, games, olympic, olympic games, regular runners, roman, royal, run, runner, running, walk, walkingabarkley8

Walking was the most common way for people living in Bible times to get from one place to another on a daily basis. Given the fatigue that discourages sustained running, those who ran were either special people with unique vocations or ordinary people who were responding to unique situations. Those expected to run included athletes, couriers, and royal guards. The Greeks introduced the world to athletic contests that were the precursor to our Olympic games. The ancient games included running events of various distances in which athletes could

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (THE NUMBER SEVEN)

February 2, 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, 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, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized7, beast, beast with seven heads, Bible, bowls, Daniel, devil, evil, full, fullness, Genesis, John, Judgement, plagues, revelation, Satan, seven, seven angels, seven churches, seven kings, seven lamps, seven seals, seven stars, seven thunders, seven trumpets, seven vials, the number seven, victoryabarkley8

The Jewish people thought of seven as a sacred number. It is used often in the Bible to show fullness, completion, and perfection (Gen 2:2-3; Dan 9:25).

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (VINE SYMBOLISM)

January 19, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, prophet, Proverbs, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Deuteronomy, ecclesiastes, Exodus, Genesis, Holy Bible, Isaiah, Israel, John, John the Baptist, manners and customs, Matthew, nazirite, Numbers, Psalm, Romans, symbolism, thanksgiving, true vine, vine, wicked, wineabarkley8

The vine was of great importance in the religion of Israel. It was used as a symbol of the religious life of Israel itself, and a carving of a bunch of grapes often adorned the front exterior of the synagogue. The symbolism was based upon passages such as Psalm 80 and Isaiah 5:1-5 where Israel is God’s vine. The importance of the vine is why the Pharisees took the point so angrily when Jesus told the story of the wicked tenants in the vineyard (Matthew 21:33-41, 45-46). As the fulfilment of all that Israel should be to God, Jesus was the true vine (John 15:5-7).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (ARCHANGEL)

October 29, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, 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, preach, preaching, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1000, Apocrypha, archangel, Bible, Daniel, definition, definition of the day, definitions, dragon, earth, Enoch, gabriel, Jude, Michael, new testament, postexilic, Raguel, Raphael, Remiel, Satan, scholars, tobit, Urielabarkley8

Chief or first angel. The English term “archangel” is a derivative of the Greek word archangelos, which occurs only twice in the NT.

Only one archangel is named in the Bible, though it is possible that there are others. In jude’s letter the archangel Michael is depicted as disputing with Satan over the body of Moses (Jude 9). In the tenth chapter of the book of Daniel, this same Michael is described as one of the chief princes. This may imply that other chief princes (archangels) exist. Jewish apocalyptic literature of the postexilic period describes seven archangels who stand in the presence of God: Suruel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Gabriel, Remiel, and Uriel (Tobit 12:15; 1 Enoch 20:1-7; 9:1; 40:9 “These are scriptures from the apocrypha and it’s mentioned for your educational purpose ONLY! To know more about this book type in apocrypha in the search bar) Some scholars

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THE TIME BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS

September 29, 20201 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, 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, the church, theology, Uncategorized60 titles, Anglican Churches, antiquity, Apocrypha, apocrypha pseudepigrapha, Aramaic, Bible, books, catholic, catholic traditions, Dead Sea Scrolls, Enoch, Esther, Ezra, false, false inscription, false titles, group, groups, inscription, Jewish, judaism, judgment, life, Moses, name, names, new testament, Noah, notable person, Old Testament, organization, orthodox, pseudepigrapha, rabbinic, Religion, Roman Catholic, school, schools, temple, time, traditions, world, worship, writersabarkley8

Most of the writers of the NT grew up in the world of “second Temple Judaism,” the time between the temple’s reconstruction (516 B.C.) and its final destruction (A.D. 70). This period introduced changes into the political structure, culture, and religion of the OT world.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (ELECTION)

September 14, 2020bible 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, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Peter, 2 peter, Bible, blessing, Church, definition, definition of the day, definitons, distinct, election, eternal life, free, God, Israel, kingdom, love, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

Voting hands and ballot box

The gracious and free act of God by which He calls those who become part of His kingdom and special beneficiaries of His love and blessings (2 Pet 1:10). The Bible describes the concept of election in three distinct ways. Election sometimes refers to the choice of Israel and the

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