Judge and Jailer?

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.  We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your…

The Case Law God

. . . that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.  Romans 3:26  ESV Just – In our thinking, justice means following the rule of law.  But in the ancient Near East, justice is conformity to prior paradigm cases and traditions.  In our world, a legal structure…

Praise and Worship Music (2)

“The Rock!  His work is perfect, for all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is He.”  Deuteronomy 32:4  NASB Just – Why are God’s accomplishments blameless?  Why are the results of His performance perfect examples of virtue and sacrifice? ki kol-d’ra-kav mishpat (“because all His paths justice”). …

Undercover Adam

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her way secretly. Matthew 1:19 To Disgrace – We don’t have much trouble identifying the Hebraic pattern in the gospel of John.  “In the beginning was the Word” is deliberately arranged to parallel “In the beginning God” from…