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HAL'LOWED, participle passive Consecrated to a sacred use, or to religious exercises; treated as sacred; reverenced. Hallowed has nothing to do with Halloween "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name." - Matthew 6:9 Most translations use the term "hallowed"

Actually, they claim that the cross is pagan. To that I respond, of course it's pagan, the people who killed him were pagan, so anything they used would have been connected to paganism. Did Jesus die on a cross?

How do you hallow a name you can't pronounce?

And I didn't? My group is congregational in nature. After reading the scriptures that deal with the qualifications of those who would lead the church (e.g. elders, overseers, etc.) the assembly as a whole nominates and votes for the officers in the church. What rule is that? We're told "all...

I used to wear a suit and tie, but the church I'm with now is pretty laid back. We dress casually, but no jeans or shorts. The only time I wear a suit is when I'm invited to serve a conference/convention.

God promised Abraham that his seed would be multiplied greatly. To illustrate this God likened Abraham's seed to the stars of heaven, the dust of the earth, and the sand of the seashore - each multitudinous. But Bible Students have long seen that these terms convey a deeper meaning than just of...

As have you my friend. Oh, then I too must be a gift, since I pastor a small group in my area. See above! I didn't know Cooper was inspired like the Bible writers. Anyone with an open mind should be able to investigate and find out for themselves. I don't profess to have all the answers...

Many have been plagued by the fruitless arguments of a well-known organization whose adherents make much of the question of what it was upon which Jesus was crucified (or "impaled"). One brother was accosted with the question at a fair booth: "Why do you have Jesus hanging on a pagan symbol?"...

I don't know Cooper, so his words hold no weight with me. What is hidden in the Old, is revealed in the New. I do not put my trust in man. And yet here you are, telling me that I'm wrong.

So you take a book of symbols and take them literally? Then I guess this is a real beast! Can you show me where? The Psalmist, just as Daniel and others, simply wrote down what was either told them or what they saw in visions. Do you think Daniel and the Apostle John actually understood what...

Ah yes, Lazarus and the rich man. You know the challenge of a parable such as the Rich Man and Lazarus is that (a) it is more tempting than most parables to be lulled into reading it literally, and (b) without the proper interpretation, there is the possibility of misapplying the metaphors in an...

It's best to look at these verses in context and not isolate them Verse 42 is part of Jesus' parable of the Wheat and the tares. Remember, parables are hidden gems of truth that were not meant for everyone to understand, that's why when asked in Matthew 13:10 “Why do You speak to them in...

Ok, let's examine these verses one by one. Verse 13 - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Now this is a complicated and difficult verse in the context. The first...

Hmmm, keep in mind that the Book of Revelation is a book of symbols and not everything is to be taken literally. Verse 10: "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and...

I thought this was beautifully said ... HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YHWH?

I'm NOT one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Can you provide your scriptural support for this view? Thanks

Knowledge? History? Religions? As Vinnie Barbarino would say "what? Where?"

So when a Truth is due, it's Truth. Nothing should change that. So why, since your Lord supposedly returned in 1914, has the Truth changed over, and over and over again??? If it was Truth in 1914, or 1918, why isn't it Truth today?

Then he acts like a kid