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My personal twist – Add prayer to your affirmation. I like to pray while I’m doing my affirmations. What does this look like? For me, I will speak out the verse and say the statement. Then right after that I asked the Lord to help me have His truth transform me. If it’s an area of struggle I might spend a little time praying into it. a b c d e These five writings attributed to the Apostolic Fathers are not currently considered canonical in any Biblical tradition, though they are more highly regarded by some more than others. Nonetheless, their early authorship and inclusion in ancient Biblical codices, as well as their acceptance to varying degrees by various early authorities, requires them to be treated as foundational literature for Christianity as a whole.

Other New Testament works that are generally considered apocryphal nonetheless appear in some Bibles and manuscripts. For instance, the Epistle to the Laodiceans was included in numerous Latin Vulgate manuscripts, in the eighteen German Bibles prior to Luther's translation, and also a number of early English Bibles, such as Gundulf's Bible and John Wycliffe's English translation—even as recently as 1728, William Whiston considered this epistle to be genuinely Pauline. Likewise, the Third Epistle to the Corinthians [note 3] was once considered to be part of the Armenian Orthodox Bible, [97] but is no longer printed in modern editions. Within the Syriac Orthodox tradition, the Third Epistle to the Corinthians also has a history of significance. Both Aphrahat and Ephraem of Syria held it in high regard and treated it as if it were canonical. [98] Saifullah, M. S. M. "Canons & Recensions of the Armenian Bible". Islamic Awareness . Retrieved 25 January 2012. Whether you are seeking to know more about God or have been a follower of Jesus for years, the collection of inspirational Bible verses below can help you trust God's promises no matter what storms you face. He wants to "prosper you and not to harm you, to give hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11) You can also send these Bible verses to friends and family over social media or text to share an encouraging Scripture quote. Rest assured and rely on God - He can work miracles when we choose to believe His promises. Use these Scripture quotes and verses for motivation to keep believing and having faith! Top Inspirational Bible Verses Pentiuc, Eugen J., ed. (2022). The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-094868-9.Freedman, David Noel, ed. (1992). Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. III. New York: Doubleday. pp.634–637. Samuel Fallows; etal., eds. (1910) [1901]. The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopædia and Scriptural Dictionary, Fully Defining and Explaining All Religious Terms, Including Biographical, Geographical, Historical, Archæological and Doctrinal Themes. The Howard-Severance company. p.521. One problem is deciding whether what modern-day Christians mean by the gift of tongues matches what the Bible says. Today, speaking in tongues can also be described as glossolalia: the speaker makes utterances that form words, but the words can’t be recognised as belonging to a known language such as French orLatin. This happens frequently in Pentecostal andcharismatic traditions, where these words are believed to be spoken under the direction of the Holy Spirit, meaning they have spiritual significance. In 1 Corinthians 13.1, Paul mentions the tongue ’of angels’ in the context of speaking in tongues. In light of this, many charismatics interpret the language to be a heavenly or spiritual language. Ware, Timothy (1993). The Orthodox Church: New Edition. Penguin Books. p.368. ISBN 978-0-14-014656-1.

a b In many eastern Bibles, the Apocalypse of Ezra is not an exact match to the longer Latin Esdras–2 Esdras in KJV or 4 Esdras in the Vulgate—which includes a Latin prologue (5 Ezra) and epilogue (6 Ezra). However, a degree of uncertainty continues to exist here, and it is certainly possible that the full text—including the prologue and epilogue—appears in Bibles and Biblical manuscripts used by some of these eastern traditions. Also of note is the fact that many Latin versions are missing verses 7:36–7:106. (A more complete explanation of the various divisions of books associated with the scribe Ezra may be found in the Wikipedia article entitled " Esdras".) There is no set day for Harvest Festivals. In Britain they are almost always held one day in September or October, depending on when the local harvests are all completed. In rural areas the Harvest Festival came to be one of the great occasions, along with Christmas and Easter, when people who did not normally attend church might come along. In some villages where there might be more than one church of different denominations, it was common for the churches to deliberately hold their Harvest Festivals on different Sundays so that people could attend more than one. In rural areas where one vicar might have more than one parish church to look after they will normally ensure that each of the Harvest Festivals are on a different Sunday. Typically the food on display was given to a local hospital, children’s home, or auctioned for charity, or these days given to a local food bank. Rabbinic Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות רבנית) recognizes the twenty-four books of the Masoretic Text, commonly called the Tanakh (Hebrew: תַּנַ"ךְ) or Hebrew Bible. [2] Evidence suggests that the process of canonization occurred between 200 BC and 200 AD, and a popular position is that the Torah was canonized c. 400 BC, the Prophets c. 200 BC, and the Writings c. 100 AD [3] perhaps at a hypothetical Council of Jamnia—however, this position is increasingly criticised by modern scholars. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] According to Marc Zvi Brettler, the Jewish scriptures outside the Torah and the Prophets were fluid, with different groups seeing authority in different books. [10] A scroll of the Book of Esther, one of the five megillot of the Tanakh

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Everyone has their own style and way of doing affirmations. But I want to share how I do it. It’s super simple, but I find doing these 4 steps to work very well. Through September and October churches of most denominations have a Harvest Festival. The modern harvest festival developed over time, drawing on biblical themes and local traditions.

The canon followed by the Masoretic Text is adhered to by modern Jews and is known as the Protocanon among Christians, but "it is now recognized that only 2 Maccabees, and additions to Esther (13,1) were written in Greek. And the notion of Greek: diaspora/Hebrew: Palestine in matters of canon has been controverted by clear evidence of the circulation of the Septuagint in Palestine..." see: Sundberg Jr, Albert C. "The" Old Testament": A Christian Canon." The Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1968): 143-155, p.145. Brettler, Marc Zvi (2005). How To Read The Bible. Jewish Publication Society. pp.274–275. ISBN 978-0-8276-1001-9. a b Ethiopic Clement and the Ethiopic Didascalia are distinct from and should not be confused with other ecclesiastical documents known in the west by similar names. Many verses throughout the Word of God are conditional. Saying a Biblical affirmation and calling it done is not going to bring transformation in your life. An example would be:By the early 3rd century, Christian theologians like Origen of Alexandria may have been using—or at least were familiar with—the same 27 books found in modern New Testament editions, though there were still disputes over the canonicity of some of the writings (see also Antilegomena). [27] Likewise by 200, the Muratorian fragment shows that there existed a set of Christian writings somewhat similar to what is now the New Testament, which included four gospels and argued against objections to them. [28] Thus, while there was a good measure of debate in the Early Church over the New Testament canon, the major writings were accepted by almost all Christians by the middle of the 3rd century. [29] Eastern Church [ edit ] Alexandrian Fathers [ edit ] Marcion of Sinope was the first Christian leader in recorded history (though later considered heretical) to propose and delineate a uniquely Christian canon [24] (c. 140). This included 10 epistles from Paul, as well as an edited version of the Gospel of Luke, which today is known as the Gospel of Marcion. By doing this, he established a particular way of looking at religious texts that persists in Christian thought today. [25] deSilva, David A. (2018). Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance. Baker Books. ISBN 978-1-4934-1307-2. Van Liere, Frans (2014). An Introduction to the Medieval Bible. Cambridge University Press. pp.68–69. ISBN 978-0521865784.

The "Letter to the Captives" found within Säqoqawä Eremyas—and also known as the sixth chapter of Ethiopic Lamentations— may contain different content from the Letter of Jeremiah (to those same captives) found in other traditions. All Biblical affirmations are spiritual affirmations, but not all spiritual affirmations. The term spiritual can relate to Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and many more. But it can even go beyond main world religions and into spiritual/religious belief systems like new age. The Church of the East "persisted in using the shorter canon" and the Syriac Deuterocanonicals were not included in Lamsa's translation, though he admitted that "Apocryphal books are [usually] included in the text, they are looked upon as a sacred literature, even though they are not as_coramonly used as the others." See: Ron Grove, Canon and community: authority in the history of religions University of California, Santa Barbara, 1983, p.160. It should also be noted that "...conversion to Christianity started after most books were translated, but before the translation of Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles... When later converts brought the last books, "there were those in the church who considered that the limits of the Old Testament in Syriac had already been defined" (Weitzman, 1999, p.261). These last books never attained the same status in the Church of the East as the earlier books of the Old Testament." See: Henk Prenger, "The History of the Church of the East." Biola ISCL 742 (2010), p,54 Ekonomou, Andrew J. (2007). Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes. Lexington Books. p.222. ISBN 978-0-73911977-8. The "Martyrdom of Isaiah" is prescribed reading to honor the prophet Isaiah within the Armenian Apostolic liturgy. While this likely refers to the account of Isaiah's death within the Lives of the Prophets, it may be a reference to the account of his death found within the first five chapters of the Ascension of Isaiah, which is widely known by this name. The two narratives have similarities and may share a common source.Cessationistsargue that the phenomenon seen in charismatic circles doesn’t match the depiction of speaking in tongues in the Bible. They point to Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the believers and they began praising God in different languages, and those around on the streets began to hear and recognise the languages that they grew up with.They argue that in Acts, the early Christians were clearly speaking in discernible languages of other nations rather than incomprehensibly. However, an alternate reading of this passage is that it was a miracle of hearing rather than the gift of tongues – that those around the believers heard what was being spoken in their language, not that the languages were themselves being spoken. Sometimes national Thanksgiving Days were called for special occasions. Thanksgiving Days were called in 1588 after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in 1815 after the Battle of Waterloo, and on April 14, 1833 to mark the end of a cholera epidemic. Therefore, depending on our interpretation of this passage and of 1 Corinthians 13.1, there may be a scriptural basis for charismatic utterances – although again we can’t know for sure what the context of tongues in the Corinthian church was. Skeireins, a commentary on the Gospel of John in the Gothic language, was included in the Wulfila Bible. It exists today only in fragments. He also included the Shepherd of Hermas which was later rejected. The religious scholar Bruce Metzger described Origen's efforts, saying "The process of canonization represented by Origen proceeded by way of selection, moving from many candidates for inclusion to fewer." [31]