Many of our common idioms are found in part or whole in the Bible. There are a number of them from the Old Testament.Eat, drink and be merry The original line from Ecclesiastes 8: 15 is: “a man has no better thing under the sun that to eat and to drink and be merry.” Escaped ...
There’s a lot of news about the arguments between fundamentalist Christianity and the scientific community. The debate on evidence of evolution is a hotly argued field which has lead to spoofs like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (a hipper, more modern incarnation of jokes like the Church of the Subgenius) being created and ...
In the grand tradition of the American narrative, I begin this paper with a personal narrative of my own, which will lay the foundation for my argument. Making allegorical connections is something that anyone who has been raised in a strict Christian, Bible-based environment could easily make. As a matter of fact, it is a ...
Job: The book Of Job opens with a conversation between God and Satan as Satan insists that Job only follows God because he protects him and strangely enough Satan ask for God’s permission to test Job. Job was a true example of success financially and blessed with a large family which he believed was through ...
Are you looking to have more wisdom and discernment in your life? I know I am. Check out these 15 popular Bible Verses about wisdom. 15 Popular Bible Verses About Wisdom Popular Bible Verses on Wisdom- From the book of Job Job 28:28 “And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that ...
In the book named for him, Job is in a pitiful state. He lost his whole family, with the exception of his wife. She passed on some wonderful words of wisdom. She told him to curse God and die. He lost all of his wealth and his health. His friends mocked him. Much of the ...
