No, for some rich people are righteous and saintly. The Lord made this statement as a comment on the conduct of the rich young man whose riches hindered him from following the Lord. He went away grieved for he had great possessions. The Lord did not say that the entrance of the rich into the …
Kedar is the second son of Ishmael, the son of Hagar (Gen. 25:13). The area where he lived was called after his name also (Jer. 49:28). The children of Kedar lived in tents that were black in colour or looked black because of the smoke of the fire that warmed them at night. Perhaps this …
“Anathema” is a Greek word that means “curse”, and it also means the “cutting off” or the excommunication from the church. As in the Anathemas that were written by St. Kyrollos (Cyril) the pillar of faith during the heresy of Nestor upon every one who would violate the canons of faith. St. Paul used it …
The word “Mar”, in Syrian and Aramaic means Master or Lord. The word ‘a’tha” means come. The whole word means “the Lord comes” or “the Lord will come”. It was an expression that Christians used to greet each other with during the apostolic age, comforting each other with the coming of the Lord. In other …
“Selah” is a word that is repeated in the Psalms 71 times. It means a musical stop to change the tune to another, for the psalms were sung associated with music at the time of David, Asaph and others. At a certain place of the song, a sign was given to stop to give a chance …
