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The Holy Bible Feminine Translation Version II — Bias Free Scriptures

The Holy Bible Feminine Translation Version II — Bias Free Scriptures

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Transform your Bible experience with a guided tour through both Old and New Testaments with 77 Jesus’ Witness Ciphers. A new version Nov 2024 Expanded Edition II completes 77 Jesus’ Witness Ciphers with detail commentaries. Transform your Bible experience with a guided tour through both Old and New Testaments with 77 Jesus’ Witness Ciphers.    The FTV Bible is classified as a study Bible that reveals a timeless phenomenon for deciphering Bible text. It teaches one how to See and visually perceive Scripture through the Cross, which this FTV Bible requires 1,410 times with the word behold. This new vision generates a new and more complete understanding of Scripture with some unique results—the feminine attributes of God, and the consistency of salvation through the Discipline of the Cross. The Feminine Translation Bible has a study section containing “Jesus’ Witness Cipher” that deciphers and translates Bible text. After reading 77 ciphers it proves to me that man did not write the Bible. Only God could have orchestrated this timeless phenomenon, even with 40 different human writers over …

Federal judge rules that Louisiana shalt not require public schools to post the Ten Commandments

Federal judge rules that Louisiana shalt not require public schools to post the Ten Commandments

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(The Conversation) — Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12, 2024, a federal judge said “no.” U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles blocked the state’s controversial House Bill 71, which Gov. Jeff Landry had signed into law on June 19, 2024. The measure would have required all schools that receive public funding to post a specific version of the commandments, similar to the King James translation of the Bible used in many, but not all, Protestant churches. It is not the same version used by Catholics or Jews. Officials were also supposed to post a context statement highlighting the role of the Ten Commandments in American history and could display the Pilgrims’ Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a federal enactment to settle the frontier – and the earliest congressional document encouraging the creation of schools. The law’s defenders argued that its purpose was not only religious, but historical. Judge deGravelles, though, …

What Role Did the Samaritans Play in the Bible?

What Role Did the Samaritans Play in the Bible?

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  Perhaps the most famous Samaritan is one who never existed—the “Good Samaritan” from a fictional story Jesus tells in the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke. But the Samaritans were and are a real ethno-religious group whose history spans millennia. Like Jews, Samaritans claim to be the descendants of the ancient Israelites.   Where Do Samaritans Get Their Name? Relief depicting Assyrians forcing captives from Astartu (biblical Ashtaroth, located in the southeast of Syria today) into exile, 730–727 BCE. Source: The British Museum.   The Bible presents David and Solomon’s reigns as a golden age in Israel’s history due to David’s military might and Solomon’s political acumen. Solomon’s heir, Rehoboam, however, lacked his father’s abilities and, upon taking the throne, failed to negotiate an agreement with disgruntled workers in Israel’s northern half. This precipitated a divide between the northern kingdom, which came to be called simply (if confusingly) “Israel,” and the southern Kingdom of Judah. This divide never healed.   Jeroboam, the first king of the newly-separated Kingdom of Israel, established Shechem as …

Holman Bibles partners with Our Daily Bread Publishing to launch The CSB Oswald Chambers Bible

Holman Bibles partners with Our Daily Bread Publishing to launch The CSB Oswald Chambers Bible

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Featuring the full text of My Utmost for His Highest devotional, study helps, and complete text of the Christian Standard Bible NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Holman Bible Publishers is partnering with Our Daily Bread Publishing (ODBP), the authorized publishing partner for The Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd., to create a new Bible resource, The CSB Oswald Chambers Bible, which arrives October 2024. This new volume features the full text of Oswald Chambers’ devotional My Utmost for His Highest (published in the easy-to-understand Modern Classic Edition) along with a reading plan, study helps, and the full text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). “Oswald Chambers’ beloved devotional My Utmost for His Highest has inspired millions of readers since it was first published in 1924,” says Andy McLean, Publisher, Holman Bible and Reference. “Featuring Chambers’ timeless reflections on Scripture found throughout his collected works, alongside the highly reliable and readable CSB translation, the Oswald Chambers Bible is sure to point readers to Jesus – the One who deserves our very utmost!” Chriscynethia Floyd, Vice President and ODBP Publisher, echoes that …

7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible

7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible

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  According to the Bible, God never intended for Israel to be a monarchy. God warned the people of Israel through his prophet Samuel not to be like other nations and desire a king, but they would not take heed. The nation of Israel opted for a monarchy, and their choice set in motion a series of events that would not only see the Kingdom of Israel split in two but also war against one another.   The northern Kingdom of Israel consisted of ten of the original tribes of Israel which were sent into exile by the Assyrians. Later, the Southern Kingdom, made up of Judah and Benjamin, also went into exile when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, sacked it, and destroyed the Temple. Among the kings of Israel and Judah, some were good, and others were bad. So, who were the key kings of Israel and Judah?   1. Saul Death of King Saul, by Elie Marcuse, 1848. Source: Wikimedia Common   After the nation of Israel rejected the warnings of God against establishing …

Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism

Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism

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  There are two main views on hell in the Bible in Christianity. One is that hell is a place where the wicked will be tortured in flames for all eternity. The other is that people will be annihilated in hell, thus their pain and suffering will be of limited duration. Those cast into hell will be destroyed, never to resurrect to live again. These two views are mutually exclusive, yet both are supported by passages from scripture quoted by their respective proponents. So, which is it? Eternal damnation in hell fire, or annihilation?   The Two Views The Last Judgement, by John Martin, 1853. Source: The Tate, London   The view of Eternal damnation is vested in the idea that every person’s soul is inherently immortal. Since the soul cannot be destroyed, it stands to reason that those who end up in hell will experience the punishment it offers forever. Annihilationism, in contrast, teaches the principle of conditional immortality. Only those who believe and are saved receive eternal life. The wicked, therefore, do not …

Reading the Jerusalem Bible and Overcoming Loss – OpentheWord.org

Reading the Jerusalem Bible and Overcoming Loss – OpentheWord.org

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Actor Tim Allen on the set of ABC’s “Last Man Standing” in 2012.Credit: MingleMediaTVNetwork – Tim Allen, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 Actor Tim Allen recently shared on X about his reaction to the Bible after making the decision to read it from cover to cover, Faithwire reports. “Never took the time in all my years to ever read and really read the Bible,” Allen wrote. “Currently almost through the Jerusalem Bible Old Testament and almost done with the Prophets. Next up to New Testament. So far amazing and not at all what I was expecting.” Never took the time in all my years to ever read and really read the Bible. Currently almost through the Jerusalem Bible Old Testament and almost done with the Prophets. Next up to New Testament. So far amazing and not at all what I was expecting. — Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) August 20, 2024 Allen, 71, is best known for his roles in the TV series Home Improvement for which he won a Golden Globe Award and in Last Man Standing, …

Do You Go to a ‘Bible’ Church? – OpentheWord.org

Do You Go to a ‘Bible’ Church? – OpentheWord.org

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Credit: Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov, unsplash.com By Dr. Michael Brown No denomination has it all. No Christian movement has an exclusive corner on the truth. No single group can claim to be “it” — to the exclusion of everyone else who has been born into God’s family through faith in Jesus. All of us together make up the Body of Christ, and only together are we complete (cf. Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; John 10:14-16; 17:20-23). Any view to the contrary smacks of sectarianism and pride. The problem is that we tend to divide over our distinctives, becoming totally closed to anyone who would have anything to teach us in those important — yet touchy! — areas. Thus, a Pentecostal may be open to input from a Baptist about church administration, but he would never let that Baptist talk to him about tongues. Conversely, a Baptist might be willing to learn from a Pentecostal about praise and worship, but he wouldn’t let that Pentecostal talk to him about salvation. Yet it is very possible that we can …

3,800-year-old fragment of valuable scarlet-dyed cloth mentioned 25 times in the Bible discovered in Cave of the Skulls – OpentheWord.org

3,800-year-old fragment of valuable scarlet-dyed cloth mentioned 25 times in the Bible discovered in Cave of the Skulls – OpentheWord.org

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3,800-year-old scarlet cloth discovered in Cave of the Skulls located in the Judean desertCredit: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists announced that they found a once very valuable fragment of scarlet-colored textile in an Israeli cave, the Daily Mail reports. It is estimated that the two-centimeter piece of cloth discovered in the Cave of the Skulls located in the Judean desert in 2016 was 3,800 years old. The Scarlet or Crimson color, which is referenced 25 times in the Bible, was made from a worm-type bug found in oak trees, often referred to as the ‘Tola‛at Hashani’ or the Crimson worm. The female worms and their eggs were collected, dried, and then ground down and used as the base for the dye. The carminic acid contained within the female bugs and their eggs produced a scarlet color. According to the Jerusalem Post, the worms could only be collected for a brief period when their scarlet color peaked. This along with the intensive labor needed to create the dye made it extremely …

Can Donald Trump swear on the Bible to tell the truth?

Can Donald Trump swear on the Bible to tell the truth?

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(RNS) — The swearing-in of witnesses in court with an oath to tell the truth is usually a perfunctory ritual. No one really pays attention. But if Donald Trump testifies in the case accusing him of hiding a hush payment to a porn star to protect his political campaign, all eyes should focus on Trump’s hand on that Bible. As Maggie Haberman and Jonah E. Bromwich asked in a recent New York Times story, will the former president and presumptive GOP presidential candidate finally face consequences for his steady stream of lies over a whole life? Will the truth be protected in relation to Trump? On the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem, Jesus had a debate about truth with Pontius Pilate. The ruler and the prisoner were discussing the meaning of the truth, and Pilate was losing the debate. That’s when he said to Jesus, “What is truth?” Sound familiar? When strong men succeed, people give up on ever finding the truth. They are told to believe whatever the strong man says the truth …