Left Out

1 Thessalonians 4:7-9 The implications of purity If you have ever felt as though your problems and trials just got left out, then katharos is a word for you.  Most of the time the Greek word, katharos, is translated by some English word that implies purity.  Christians talk a lot about purity.  We are exhorted…

Who Counts?

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.  Psalm 16:3 Majestic Ones – Isn’t it nice to know that when we become His servants, God calls us majestic (or excellent).  The way up is down.  Down to the ground in humility and acknowledged…

The Answer

Yet You are holy, O You are enthroned upon the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3 Holy – Perhaps this is the wrong word for our inquiry.  Perhaps we should have looked at the conjunctive “vav” (a single Hebrew letter attached to the word).  It can be translated in a dozen different ways, usually “and,” “but,”…