Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Why?
Does the Bible state a reason anywhere?
What are some of your favorite works of Orthodox theology available for Kindle?
(At the risk of being self-promotional, my own works of Orthodox theology are at http://Stornge.com/kindle)
I have seen a few questions discussion science, such as this one:
What is the archaeological evidence for a global flood?
Others do it in the answers, but not in the question. I think that is bad, because many users get it wrong. And that is a problem. The Stack Exchange Network's formula con...
This is the Eschewmenical blog so in the spirit of Eschewmenism, I won’t be mincing any words. What I seek to present is an authentic Catholic stance on what said church teaches on the role of contraception in the family. I am a lay Catholic and not even remotely a theologian, so what I write is my opinion. But it is the opinion of one who both seeks to learn what his faith teaches and be obedient to it.
No.
In practice, many priests will instruct people to follow their consciences, but a well formed conscience, a well formed Catholic conscience, a properly catechized and well formed Ca …
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. - John 3:16
John 3:16 tells us that God loved us, so He sent Jesus to save us.
So why didn't He do this during Noah's time?
Who knows one hundred forty?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
Upvote all interesting answers.
Accept the best answer.
Go on to the next number.
They seem to have come about at the same time per OED:
inkhorn
late 14c., "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from > ink (n.) + horn (n.).
Used attributively as an
adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by
scribbler...
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