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Woman Meaning Biblically - Dean Toba Olatunji

WOMAN - MEANINGS IN SINGULAR AND PLURAL BIBLICALLY.  (MOTHERING SUNDAY 'S TEACHING By Emeritus Dean Toba Olatunji) Studying biblical languages give you more deeper meanings of the Scriptures and the meanings analytically . Example is , " Woman" and " Women , which they connote different meanings biblical ! Woman Meaning Biblically  In the singular form the word for woman is the same as the word for a man, man and woman comes from the same root word, " ish" The singular word for woman ‘isah is also the word for wife. It is explained this way, in the singular a woman’s relationship to man is that of a wife to a husband. Since man and woman comes from the same root word, she is not given over into his power, rather she complements him and stands at his side as an equal. Until she yielded to the temptation from the serpent then God removed the equality and the " ruling " power went to the man. Women Meaning Biblically. The root word for ishah is ‘ish ...

Managing Church Funds in Times of Scarce Resources - Dr C. Akpoki

SPEAKING YESTERDAY AT THE ANNUAL RETREAT OF THE SAPELE DIOCESE, CHURCH OF NIGERIA, ANGLICAN COMMUNION, AT CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCH, OKPE ROAD SAPELE. 13/8/2021 The retreat was for clergymen, their wives, church workers and other church officials. His Lordship Bishop Blessing Erifeta was presiding. I spoke on: MANAGING CHURCH FUNDS IN TIMES OF SCARCE RESOURCES. WHY SCARCITY OF FUNDS TO DO GOD'S WORK? 1) ECONOMIC CYCLES AND COVID 19 The lockdown in Nigeria affected the finances of Churches like several other organisations.  In economics there is something called economic cycles.  It's an occurrence every 6-10 years of economic boom followed by economic depression and later a boom. It's what I call the period of FAT COWS AND LEAN COWS.  Even though God owns everything and can supply all our needs, we need to apply JOSEPHIC WISDOM in economic matters by saving for the years of lean cows. We need to apply this as a nation, organisations and as individuals. It also involves li...