06:5-8 - Accepted prayer
Text:5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to appear to people. The truth […]
05:14-19 - The light of the world and the fulfillment of the law
Text:14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but
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04:18_23 - Hunters of people
Text:18 As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net in the
04:12-17 - Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near
Text:12 And when Jesus heard that John was betrayed, he departed for Galilee. 13 And he left Nazareth and came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea.
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02:13_23 – Escape to Egypt and return to Nazareth
Text:13 And after they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there.”
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02:11 - Gifts of the Magi - gold, frankincense and myrrh
Text:11 And they came to the house and saw the child with Mary his mother. So they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold and frankincense.
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01: 1_25 The lineage of Jesus Christ and his virgin birth
Text: 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah,
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Jesus and miracles
The Lord Jesus was traveling around the cities, villages, and towns to call people to repentance through various means and paths. He was teaching, preaching, and performing miracles and deeds.
The Old Testament: Church Book or Hebrew Legends?
The discovery of the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, which had been forgotten for centuries, is considered one of the most important achievements of the century.
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The Bible: a verbal icon
We have previously addressed the issue of the relationship between event (fact) and truth (truth) in the biblical stories about Jesus. I have tried to show that
Why do we read the Old Testament?
There are many objections to the books of the Old Testament, to its immorality, as is claimed, to its backwardness and racism, and to the fact that most of its texts were plagiarized by Israel.
Shepherd of Hermas
Church tradition includes the book “The Shepherd” by Hermas among the books of the Apostolic Fathers, and it is one of the apocalyptic books. This is indicated by what