The Transfigured Text
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And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
We’re already devoted to somebody’s teaching:
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Psychology for the Fighting Man
The enemy must be weary. He must be tired and discouraged.
Psychology for the Fighting Man
There is a formula for victory in psychological warfare.
The enemy must be weary. He must be tired and discouraged.
Turn disillusionment into despair. To convince the weary enemy that victory is impossible.
The third step is promise him something better. Show the enemy a way out. The cornered beast fights to the death unless he sees a way of escape.
After the creation of despair, after the promise of something better, there is left still one further step for the engagement of psychological warfare - the enemy must be lead to fix the blame on his own leaders. The solider who surrenders when he could have fought on must have some excuse and he will find it if his discipline is broken down by his conviction that his own leaders are responsible for his necessary predicament.
The early Christians devoted themselves to the Apostles’ teaching. What does the phrase ‘the Apostle’s teaching’ mean?
The early Christians devoted themselves to the Apostles’ teaching. What does the phrase ‘the Apostle’s teaching’ mean?
What does ‘the Apostle’s teaching’ mean?
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!”
Apostolic teaching is:
the personal adoration of Jesus
the public elevation of Jesus
the practical application of Jesus
“The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love.” - Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man
“The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love.” - Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man