Tag: virgin
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Hail Mary, humble wife of GOD
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Gospel of Luke 2:16 King James Version Mary an Introduction Christians, Jews and unbelievers know parts of the iconic scene unfolding in Bethlehem through a virgin Jewish mother. Today I honor Mary most appropriately by retelling her story…
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Matthew 25 – Parable of the Ten Virgins
Awake, the voice is calling us! “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern”. It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals in translations such as “Wake,…
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The Parable of Degenerate Sisters
A Parable from the Pre-incarnate Son of Man to the Prophet Ezekiel 23:4 Marriage is commonly used in the Bible as a symbol for the covenant relationship between God and his people (e.g. Isa 54:1-8; Eph 5:22-23). Ezekiel 23 English Standard Version (ESV) (excerpted with literal & brief paraphrase) 2 “Son of man, there were two women, the…
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