for their condemnation but is forgiven by his grace and mercy— not to put them to sleep (alternate translation

says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same This renewal process looks different in every person; some are quite obviously gifted while others have You've been enabled to serve in ways different than your friends and family; they have their own Spirit

enjoy and live in this confidence, you must first "hold firmly to the faith you profess" - literally translated

But the author’s purpose seems to go beyond merely marking humankind as different from the rest of the holy - Holy in every sense of the word; Man was not just flawless and without sin, but separate and different on restoring what sin ruined: Once regenerated, people are called to repent - to think, feel and act differently

The NET Bible captures this idea well, translating the opening line as Since, I, the LORD, do not go

Literally translated, you are the best thing that God has made!

Catholics & Protestants agree there's no salvation apart from the Church, but for very different reasons You can see the slight difference in the Greek words. that Simon Peter is the rock that the church is built on, or is 'this rock' that Jesus refers to a different But the two groups take very different paths in arriving at this conclusion.

In this parable, Jesus uses four types of soil to describe four different responses to the preaching Dig Deeper   This parable speaks of these four different responses to the Word of God using the example The practice described in this parable may seem off or different than farming practices today.

Vain isn't a word we use very often, and its definition has different senses. times we might refer to a pompous, arrogant person as being vain, but here the word is being used in a different We have a dualistic tendency in us as well, in which we tend to think of our physical needs as being different

of this paragraph: " sheer unbelief has led to the practice of dishonoring the saints... " (another translation