Annie Laura Smith, Author at Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg Annie Laura Smith, Author at Bible Advocate 32 32 Leaving a Legacy https://baonline.org/leaving-a-legacy/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:48 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27570

Serene garden path with vibrant pink and purple flowers, lush greenery, and stone borders in spring.

The second epistle of Paul to Timothy is a letter from a man facing execution. In it he gives a personal testimony as a valedictory — a leave-taking, a farewell — that exults life. At the time of writing, Paul was awaiting execution for a crime he was innocent of. His friends had forsaken him, […]

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]]> The Glory of God https://baonline.org/the-glory-of-god-2/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 09:48:07 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=3354

Silhouetted hikers at sunrise on a mountain trail, surrounded by glowing golden light.The term “the kingdom, the power, and the glory” in biblical Scriptures is best remembered from the prayer Jesus gave in His Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer focused on God’s kingdom and repeated these words in the last sentence: “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. […]

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