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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (DARKNESS)

July 20, 2022Uncategorized1 Thessalonians, 2 John, 2 peter, 2 Thessalonians, Angels, Christ, crucifixion, Daniel, dark, definition of the day, definitions, Deuteronomy, disobedient, Ephesians, Ezekiel, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, human, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Job, Jude, light, lighting, Lord, Luke, new testament, Old Testament, OT, Proverbs, Psalm, Romansabarkley8

Absence of lights is used in both physical and figurative senses in both the OT and NT. The darkness that covered the deep before God’s creation of light symbolizes chaos in opposition to God’s orderly creations (Gen 1:2-3). Elsewhere darkness, as well as light, is recognized as the creation of God (Isa 45:7). Darkness is a place where “workers of iniquity may hide” (Job 34:22 NASB); however, darkness does not hide one from God (Psa 139:11-12; Dan 2:22).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SLAVE/SERVANT PART3)

February 16, 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, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Peter, 1 samuel, 1 Timothy, 2 peter, 2 Samuel, 2 Timothy, apostles, blessed, bloodshed, Christian, christian slaves, Colossians, definition, definition of the day, definitions, Deuteronomy, early church, Ephesians, Exodus, Galatians, Isaiah, Israel, James, Jesus Christ, John, Jude, Luke, Mark, master, metaphorical, new testament, obedient, paradoxically, paul, righteousness, Romans, slave trading, slavery, societies, violenceabarkley8

NEW TESTAMENT – Paul and Peter insisted that Christian salves be obedient to their masters (Eph 6:5-8; Col. 3:22-25; 1 Tim 6:1-2; 1 Pet 2:18-21) and not seek freedom just because of conversion (1 Cor 7:20-22). Masters were urged to be kind (Eph 6:9; Col 4:1). Slave trading was condemned (1 Tim 1:10). Paul claimed that in Christ human status was unimportant (Gal 3:28). But neither Jesus nor the apostles condemned slavery. Slavery was so much a part of their society that to call for abolition would have resulted in violence and bloodshed. Rather, Jesus and the apostles set forth principles of human dignity and equality that eventually led to abolition.

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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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HOW CAN A PERSON IDENTIFY A FALSE TEACHER?

February 16, 2019UncategorizedAtlantis, Bible, christians, dead, deadly, devil, evil, false, false hope, false teachers, falsehood, Friend, friends, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, hurtful, Jesus Christ, Jude, manipulate, money, power, scheme, selfish, sex, Sin, sinners, study, teachers, true, trustworthyabarkley8

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False teachers add or subtract from the Bible. They often have a “revelation” that allegedly supplies new data about divine matters-data that the Bible fails to reveal, so to speak. False teachers devalue the work of Jesus Christ by making Him less than God incarnate.They twist the trust the meaning of His death or reject the truth of His resurrection. Continue reading HOW CAN A PERSON IDENTIFY A FALSE TEACHER? →

MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (SPORTS)

September 13, 2016Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Timothy, Athletic sports, entertainment, games, Genesis, greek, Greek gods, Hasidim, Hebrews, jeremiah, Jude, Judges, new testament, Olympian, Olympics, philippians, Romans, Sadducees, Sports, Zeusabarkley8

Athletic Sports

Entertainment and spectator/participatory sports did not develop until Greek and Roman times. Races had been run in Israel (Jeremiah 12:5), but they were not for entertainment. It was the promotion of sports in the Greek fashion in 170 BC that led to the division among Jews between Sadducees and Hasidim.

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