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Parable of the drowning man. The parable of the drowning man, also known as Two Boats and a Helicopter, is a short story, often told as a joke, most often about a devoutly Christian man, frequently a minister, who refuses several rescue attempts in the face of approaching floodwaters, each time telling the would-be rescuers that God will save him.
The Trijicon biblical verses controversy refers to the stamping of Bible verse references (e.g. " Rev 21 :23") onto optical sights for rifles manufactured by Trijicon. Users and purchasers of the equipment—which included the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and other military units around the world—were unaware of the ...
Voiced by Phil Vischer (1993–2022) and Joe Zieja (2022–present); Bob the Tomato is a friendly but slightly high-strung tomato and host of VeggieTales.As the creator and original voice of the character, Phil Vischer often cites Bob as being "my inner Mr. Rogers...though a frustrated Mr. Rogers, because he couldn’t get things to go as smoothly."
Matthew 7:5. Daniel Hopfer 's "the Parable of the Mote and the Beam" (c. 1530). Interior of the Church of Saint Katherine's. Matthew 7:5 is the fifth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion of judgmentalism .
Matthew 7:13. Der breite und der schmale Weg ("the broad and the narrow road"), from 1866. Matthew 7:13 is the thirteenth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Luke 13:24 has similar wording in relation to the narrow door or gate.
The phrase " God helps those who help themselves " is a motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and agency. The phrase originated in ancient Greece as " the gods help those who help themselves " and may originally have been proverbial. It is illustrated by two of Aesop's Fables and a similar sentiment is found in ancient Greek ...
t. e. 1 Timothy 2:12 is the twelfth verse of the second chapter of the First Epistle to Timothy. It is often quoted using the King James Version translation: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. — 1 Timothy 2:12, KJV[ 1] The verse is widely used to oppose ordination of women as clergy ...
John Calvin believed that Scripture is necessary for human understanding of God's revelation, that it is the equivalent of direct revelation, and that it is both "majestic" and "simple." Calvin's general, explicit exposition of his view of Scripture is found mainly in his Institutes of the Christian Religion. [1] Authentic Geneva Bible from 1578.