By Lewis Willis Several Greek words are translated“compassion.”Note the words and their definitions: Oikteiro — “to have pity, a feeling of distress through the ills of others”; splanchnizomai — “to be moved with compassion;” sumpatheo — “to suffer with another . . . to be affected similarly (sym- pathy) . . . be touched with;” …
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“Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?”
By David McKee I submit this article in hopes that it will encourage discussion as well as stir some thoughts concerning this statement made by our Lord moments before his death on the cross. Perhaps we have all heard men stand before a group and, taking the statement at face-value, declare that the Son was …
Short Shots
By Bill Reeves The “St. John Bible” According to the NBC news on television, October 12, 1999, the first hand-written Bible since the days of early manuscripts will make its debut in the year 2000. It is called the St. John’s Bible. Mr. Matt Lauer, interviewing the author of the new work, commented that it …
Gideon and the Need for Assurance
By Marc W. Gibson Gideon was one of the great men of the Old Testament. His story (Judges 6-8) is remembered largely for the thrill- ing account of his leadership of the valiant 300 men and their destruction of the Midianite army, which brought 40 years of peace and relief from harsh Midianite oppression. What …