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It stated: "Faith is the beginning of human salvation, the foundation and root of all justification, without which it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) and to come to the fellowship of His sons; and we are therefore said to be justified gratuitously, because none of those things that precede justification, whether faith or works, merit ...
KJV: "Let us not fight against God." Modern versions (RV): (omitted without a note) Reason: This phrase, which also appears in Acts 5:39, does not appear in the earliest and best resources – p 74, א,A,B,C (original hand) ,E,Ψ, Latin, Syriac, and others – and does not appear until H,L, and P (all 9th century). As the original verse ended ...
At the same time, it adds: "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men". [35]
Faith Comes By Hearing is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that records and freely provides the Bible in the languages of the world. [1] It provides audio Bibles in 1,996 languages. [2] The organization is a member of the Forum of Bible Agencies International and the Wycliffe Global Alliance. The chairman of the board for the ...
The New King James Version (NKJV) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published by Thomas Nelson, the complete NKJV was released in 1982.With regard to its textual basis, the NKJV relies on a modern critical edition (the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia) for the Old Testament, [1] while opting to use the Textus Receptus for the New Testament.
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 ...
This passage concerning the function of faith in relation to the covenant of God is often used as a definition of faith. Υποστασις (hy-po'sta-sis), translated "assurance" here, commonly appears in ancient papyrus business documents, conveying the idea that a covenant is an exchange of assurances which guarantees the future transfer of possessions described in the contract.
This is the second prediction of the Passion in Mark's Gospel, although in the first prediction there is no reference to betrayal. [13] Theologian Marvin Vincent notes that the Greek reads "ἐδίδασκεν" (edidasken), and that the Revised Version would have done better to give the force of the imperfect here: He was teaching. He sought ...