Labels:text | font | screenshot | black and white | number | newspaper | document OCR: -Author Unknown OXYMORONS intelligence" The religious world has its oxymorons too. They are bantered about every day, but they are contradictory, and have no real meaning when translated into On of the A figure of speech that Biblical obedience. Expressions reasonsitis difficult tolearn anew has been seen alot these days is the such as "denominational Christian" language is because of the many oxymoron. An oxymoron, and "baptism by sprinkling" have figures of speech used in everyday according to the definition, is a developed a meaning to people conversation. If the translator is "combination of incongruous or who cannot speak the language of not aware of the figure, and just contradictory term s". That Biblical authority. However, the translates it word for word, the definition is best defined by an expressions cannot be translated results can be disastrous. One example. Jumbo means "large", into Biblical language. fellow, for instance, opened his and one of the meanings of shrimp We can only pray that address to an audience of Chinese is "small". So, someone who these, or other oxymorons, do not leaders with the common doesn't know that a "jumbo become commonplace within the American expression, "I'm tickled shrimp" is a big crustacean must Lord's church. After all, how could to death to be here with you." The wonder what 1S nearest Chinese literal rendering communicated by the being we explain a "well-meaning was, "This man scratches himself translation of a "large small". literal gossip", an "inactive Christian", a "harmless sin", or a "partial to death because he is with you." Other examples are "thunderous commitment"? Surely, effective communication silence", "sweet sorrow", and, of was hurt on that day. course, the ever-popular "military -The Testimony- The testimony of God conceming humanity is the King of Babylon (Isaiah 14:4ff) may very-well be an pre faced by a view into the heavenly circumstances allegorical lamentation to the fall of Satan (Lucifer) as a surrounding the time of man's entrance into existence. We are cherished angel. The sinful nature characterized by these not given all the details about these events. Rather, God has particular angels brought about swift condemnations from apparently seen fit to concentrate primarily on the God. (2 Peter 2:4) The Bible makes a clear distinction information that humans need to know about these things. between holy angel and these "demors" (evil angels). What He has revealed, however, is very enlightening. God has introduced us to the pre-existence of (Matthew 1224; James 2:19) Somewhere along-sile of this chain of events, God beings called "angel". All of these beings were once hell to embarked upon the creation of an earthly habitation for a new certain boundaries (Jude 3) and performed byal services to set of living creatures. Through the power of God, the earth God in a created station that existed at a level just above that brought forth numerous varieties of life forms, in gradually which was eventually given to humans. (Hebrews 26, 7) elevated levels of existence. (Genesis 1:11-25) Finally, God Though sexless in nature (Matthew 22:29,30 ), these being made ore last creature, upon whom He delivered His personal are described in masculine terms in the OT as "the sons of touch. Man(or Adam) was formed from the dust of the earth God" (Job 1:6) (a term which would later be applied to those and animated by the breath (or spirit) of life, in such a way faithful to God in humanity -- 1 Joh 3:1,2). that he became a living soul, made in the image (or likeness) This angelic group is said to have "shouted for joy" of God Himself. (Genesis 1 26,27)2:7) at the creation of the realm which came to be inhabited by The fmal act of creation was that of giving Adam a humanity. (Job 38:47) companion equally suited to his status on the earth: his wife, Possibly due to pride (Isaiah 14:12-14), a sizable Eve. (2:18-22) Mankind, as a whole, became divided into two minority of the angels freelychose to break God's restrictions sexes (Genesis 127), and were deliberately designed to and defect fiom their voluntary lovalty to God. (Revelation naturally be drawn to one another for a variety of different 12) An angel called Satan (and, the Devil) led in this open reasons. (Genesis 2:23-25) rebellion in heaven. (Matthew 25:41) The condemnation of To be continued next issue-
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