Biblia

Outcome

Quote •      I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose. – Woodrow Wilson (attributed), Speaker’s Idea File, p. 3.

Originality

The Manuscript Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. Samuel Johnson, The Book of Insults, Nancy McPhee

Origins

Roadside Sign •      “Eggs/Produce/Chicken.” Charles Mathis in Catholic Digest, quoted in Reader’s Digest, February, 1982

Original Sin

Children of Wrath This is a term used to describe the effect of Adam’s sin on his descendants (Rom. 5:12–21). Specifically, it is our inheritance of a sinful nature from Adam. The sinful nature originated with Adam and is passed down from parent to child. We are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 3:2). Source … Continue reading “Original Sin”

Organization

Ultimate Librarian Historians have related the heartwarming story of Abdul Kassem Ismael, the scholarly grand-vizier of Persia in the tenth century, and his library of 117,000 volumes. On his many travels as a warrior and statesman, he never parted with his beloved books. There were carried about by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical … Continue reading “Organization”

Ordination

Ordination of Women •      Perspectives on Evangelical Theology, K. Kantzer, S. Gundry, Baker, 1979, “The Positive Case for the Ordination of Women,” E. M. Howe, p. 267 •      Perspectives on Evangelical Theology, K. Kantzer, S. Gundry, Baker, 1979, “The Negative Case Against the Ordination of Women,” R. L. Saucy, p. 277

Ordinary

Chinese Legend A group of elderly, cultured gentlemen met often to exchange wisdom and drink tea. Each host tried to find the finest and most costly varieties, to create exotic blends that would arouse the admiration of his guests. When the most venerable and respected of the group entertained, he served his tea with unprecedented … Continue reading “Ordinary”

Ordinance

Vaid Ordinances of the Church An English born preacher (Edwin Fesche, now of Baltimore) taught this writer years ago that to be a valid ordinance of the Christian church, an observance had to be three things: 1. Instituted by Christ Himself, 2. Practiced in the Acts of the Apostles, 3. Explained in the Epistles of … Continue reading “Ordinance”