Mar 17, 2013 · I would say that the biggest problem with using this as an analogy is when one moves from the analogy and starts discussing what these works are in the main topic of a Christian relationship with the Lord and , more importantly , what prompts the Christian to do them . …

May 14, 2007 · I had a hard time understanding how "body, soul and spirit" thing work, but then I heard this analogy and found it very helpful to me. Body, is our physical body. Soul is the essence of who we are: it's our feelings, acts and memories. Spirit is the lifeforce (aka Spirit of God aka breath of God) that gives life to any human body and sustains it.

Jul 11, 2023 · Logging truck analogy If I was to say that on my way here, I stood on the road was hit by a logging truck doing 100 miles an hour, you would say, “That’s absolutely absurd. It is impossible to have an encounter with something as large as a logging truck and not be changed."

Mar 24, 2014 · It already occurred in history In the year 540 BCE, Cyrus captured Elam and its capital, Susa. Cyrus moved into Babylonia and fought the Battle of Opis in or near the strategic riverside city of Opis on the Tigris, north of Babylon. The Babylonian army was routed, and Cyrus conquered Babylon...

Feb 26, 2021 · QUESTION: "Are there any ancient or modern-day laws that can be used as illustrative analogies to the substitutionary atonement?" Looking only for direct analogies. Please, no brainstorming or spitballing.

Feb 10, 2025 · Let me try another analogy (please remember that this is only an analogy, and you could pick holes in any analogy. They provide a way to make principles more relatable by comparing them to something familiar.) "If you were given a million dollars, it would completely change your life.

Jun 22, 2015 · The hymn suggests that personal stability can only come from the right foundations. It employs a sea faring analogy in making its point. Will Your Anchor Hold In The Storms of Life? (hymn) Below are the lyrics of this Christian hymn classic:-Will your anchor hold in the storms of life, When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?

May 15, 2010 · For us, saddled with Western cultural concepts, the use of "beget" to describe the relationship of Father and Son seems somehow taclky, steeped in the language of sexual reproduction. But for the Jews and Greeks, it was the perfect analogy.

May 1, 2009 · I do not wish to start a debate. I am simply trying to gain an understanding of LCMS's belief on how the Bible is to be interpreted. I am currently an ELCA Lutheran and I have read that the LCMS believes that the Bible should be interpreted literally and it is inerrant. I also understand that...

Dec 21, 2024 · They see this as a Spirit-driven move, a new chapter in an “ongoing story,” where “God repeatedly changes his mind” to “widen” or “expand” “the scope of his mercy” to once-excluded “fixed classes of human beings.” “There is a powerful analogy, a metaphorical correspondence, between the embrace of LGBTQ people and God ...