Created by the cow Audmula licking him from ice. Bragi – The Norse God of poetry and eloquence.Bor – Son of Buri and father of Odin, Vili and Ve.Bolverk – The alias Odin adopted when disguised as a giant to win the mead of poetry.Aesir – A group of warrior gods led by Odin who inhabit Asgard.Married to Ran and lives under the waves near the island of Hlesey. Norse mythology not only has it’s gods, goddesses and immortals but also a myriad of other characters and creatures that populate the stories including giants, dwarfs, monsters, magical animals and objects. The Myths on this site are largely based on the translations of Snorri Sturluson’s work by Kevin Crossley-Holland an English translator, children’s author and poet. Sturluson’s works have been translated many times over and in many languages. They are “said” to be the least biased writings of the lot. The myths presented on this website were derived from the works of Snorri Sturluson an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1179 – 1241). Many of these sources however are said to be tainted by the Christian bias of the writers. Norse mythology comprises the pre-Christian beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. These stories were passed down in the form of poetry until the 11th – 18th centuries when the Eddas and other texts were written. 1:10).The Norse Gods are the mythological characters that, as far as we know, came from the Northern Germanic tribes of the 9th century AD. The ground of doing whatever it takes to please others is sinking sand (1 Thess. The ground of enjoying the pleasures of sin is sinking sand (Heb. The ground of trusting in the riches of this world is sinking sand (Matt. The ground of “everybody else is doing it” is sinking sand (Rom. The ground of justifying decisions with “I think, I feel, I believe” instead of “The Bible says” is sinking sand (Col.
The ground of self-prescribed, will worship is sinking sand (Col. The ground of man-made doctrine is sinking sand (Matt. However, the ground of the Lord is unique and there is no other that is “close enough.” “Their rock is not like our Rock,” for there is no “rock like our God” (Deut. 7:24-25).Īll other ground is sinking sand! There is other ground upon which we may stand, even ground that may appear to have insignificant differences to standing on Christ. 86:11 119:16, 115)? He is the Solid Rock upon which the wise man builds his home (Matt. Can each of us affirm these things, “I am not ashamed…For I know whom I have believed…I will walk in Your truth…I will not forget Your word…I will keep the commandments of my God” (Rom. The emphasis is on the confidence that we need to have to stand on Him and Him alone. 16:18).Ĭhrist is the Solid Rock…upon whom I stand. When Peter confessed the deity of Christ, the Lord said, “On this rock (His deity) I will build My church” (Matt. 2:6), for “no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. No human can take His place as the “chief cornerstone” of the church (Eph. 62:7).Ĭhrist is the Solid Rock…upon which the church has been founded. 18:2) “The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God” (Psa.
“My rock and my fortress and my deliverer My God, my strength, in whom I will trust My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psa. The song writer affirmed, “On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” Consider carefully the Biblical basis and rich meaning of these words.Ĭhrist is the Solid Rock…of the Old Testament.
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