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MAKING AN IDOL

August 24, 2021Uncategorizedancient world, artisans, Assyrian King Esarhaddon, carpenters, cast of soild, Christ, clay, clothing, clothings, dominated, Egypt, elegant, eyes, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gods, goldsmiths, idol, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewelry, King Esarhaddon, Matthew, mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, metal, metlaworkers, mouth washing, new testament, nose, Old Testament, ornaments, priest, real images, rituals, skill, skilled, skills, stonecutters, temple, temples, washingabarkley8

While object representing deities were common in the ancient world, only statues created under carefully prescribed conditions and with proper rituals were regarded as real images that the deity inhabited. Some images were made of stone, cast of solid metal or molded from clay; however, the primary statues of deities that dominated the temples were usually carved of wood and covered with a thin layer of gold or silver and adorned with precious stones and elegant clothing. The Assyrian king Esarhaddon commissioned a major restoration of temples and images.

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SHOULD CHRISTIANS FOLLOW OTHER PEOPLE, OR SHOULD THEY ONLY FOLLOW GOD?

August 20, 2021Uncategorizedability to speak, Christ, compassion, evil, exult, Faith, follow, follower, follower of Christ, follower of God, follower of people, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, grow, help, helped, helper, jesus, leader, Matthew, mature, mentor, new testament, Old Testament, person, persons, Pray, praying, Satan, skill, skilled, skills, steps, teach, teaching, walk, walk in faith, work, youngabarkley8

Surely they should follow God, but following God requires that we observe and follow leaders who are following God. Mature Christian mentors help our faith develop and our understanding of God’s will to grow.

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SHOULD WOMEN TODAY CULTIVATE THE TRADITIONAL KINDS OF BEHAVIORS HONORED IN THE PROVERBS?

May 14, 2021Uncategorizedbarbie doll, beauty, behaviors, body shape, care, courage, cuaght, cultivate, honored, inner qualities, loyalty, message, new testament, Old Testament, price, Proverbs, rubies, second class, skills, strong, theology, traditional, variety, virtures, wisdom, woman, womenabarkley8

The Bible is sometimes accused of supporting a patriarchal culture and a husband-dominated home. Nothing could be further from the spirit and tone of these proverbs. Here, women lead in smart financial that elusive but nonetheless universally celebrated quality of sexual attractiveness. this ideal wife cares about her family, has a variety of specialized skills to put to the service of people around her, and is not captured by false images of beauty her culture puts forward as the norm. Beauty, in fact, goes much deeper than cosmetics and body shape, this proverb notes well.

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