http://www.bible-center.ru/en/notes Notes Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/main This is what is remarkable about life after Pentecost, this is what is remarkable about the book of Acts: all events take place not simply by human understanding and decision, but because the Holy Spirit has revealed His will. We can only sigh over the fact that... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/main http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/orth We all went to school, and some of us even work there. We all know the logical sequence: give the right answer, get a top mark from the teacher and have your mother replace a visit to the dentist with a trip to the zoo. So after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/orth http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/cath Standing by the tomb, Mary does not analyze how the enormous stone could have been rolled away; even the sight of angels neither terrifies nor surprises her. All the miraculous and unusual phenomena recede into the background for her: they... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/cath http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp1 These words seem deliberately to contradict ordinary human ideas. Why are the poor and hungry, the weeping and rejected, suddenly blessed, while woe is pronounced upon the rich, the full, and those who laugh? One might think that... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp1 http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp3 Peter and the other apostles were naturally embarrassed. No wonder: the King of Israel was washing their feet, doing a slave's work! Many of us would surely dislike it if... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp3 http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp5 The Lord gives His people commandments that will help them remain faithful to the Covenant and not lapse into paganism. Chief among these are the commandment concerning one sanctuary and... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bible-center.ru/en/note/20260722/odp5