in vain
pertaining to being totally without purpose
“in vain.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/in-vain
- placeMount Sinai
Mountain in the southern Sinai peninsula where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Torah from God.
- figurePaul
Pharisee from Tarsus who persecuted the early church, then encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus…
- figureHabakkuk
Late seventh-century Judean prophet who questioned the LORD about violence and was told that the just shall li…
- book2 Corinthians
Paul defends his ministry after critics in Corinth question him. The most autobiographical of his letters, wit…
- bookGalatians
Paul's fierce letter against teachers who told Gentile converts they must be circumcised. Opens without his us…
- bookPhilippians
A warm thank-you note from prison. The theme is joy. Contains the great kenotic hymn about Christ "emptying hi…