In Matthew 7:23, Jesus’ statement “I never knew you” is a judicial declaration that He never had a genuine, saving relationship with those who claim to be His followers but live in unrepentant lawlessness. The Greek word used, ginōskō, denotes intimate, relational knowledge rather than mere intellectual awareness or omniscience, indicating that these individuals were …
Doing the will of the Father primarily means believing in Jesus Christ and obeying His commands as revealed in Scripture, rather than relying on religious titles or works for salvation. What Does The KJV Bible Say? To understand what it means to “do the will of the Father,” one must look directly to the King …
Seven year ago, I had a simple idea and no idea if anyone would care. Today, in one year over 2.2 million readers have found their way to my work. I don’t take this lightly. A few things made it possible: None of this happened alone. Every reader who subscribed, shared, or simply hit “read” …
The Philistines were a seafaring people from the Aegean region (likely Crete) who settled the southern coastal plain of Canaan around 1200 BC, forming a confederation of five city-states: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, and Gath. They were known for their superior iron weaponry, advanced metallurgy, and warlike culture, making them the primary military adversary of …
The video “Made in God’s Image — The Deeper You Look, the Stranger it Gets | Genesis 1:26 Deep Dive” by Discernment Made Clear examines the plural pronouns (“Let Us make man in Our image”) in Genesis 1:26 within the context of the Ancient Near East. The study explores why God uses plural language to …
The Hebrew word raqia (or rāqîaʿ) literally means “expanse” or “something stretched out,” derived from the root raqa, which refers to hammering or beating metal into thin sheets. In the context of Genesis 1, it describes the structure God created to separate the waters below from the waters above, with ancient translations like the Latin …
Aiming higher than winning means orienting yourself toward mastery, growth, and purpose rather than a single outcome. Several reasons converge: What Does The KJV Bible Say? Aiming purely to win traps you in a finite mindset where your worth is defined by circumstances outside your control. According to Jordan Peterson and various psychological and theological …
The closest match to that title is “The Bible Doesn’t Say What You Think it Does,” a 2014 talk by Joel Baden, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Yale University, presented at the Nantucket Project and covered by Time. In it, Baden argues that “we have, as a culture, invested the words of this …
Local newsrooms are facing a severe traffic decline as AI search tools and Google’s AI Overviews provide direct answers, reducing click-through rates by up to 58% for informational queries and causing global news search traffic to drop by 33-40% year-over-year. To survive, publishers must shift from chasing broad SEO to generative engine optimization (GEO) and …
“Survival and Success: Lessons in Jewish History” is a YouTube video/session that covers the most pressing issues facing Jews today — from identity and assimilation to mental health and morality — drawing on timeless wisdom from Jewish history. What Does The KJV Bible Say? The survival and success of the Jewish people across millennia stands …
