But we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose Romans 8:28 For Good – Paul writes Greek, but he thinks Hebrew. Here he has yatav in mind. God wants yatav to manifest itself in His children. There is no higher…
“Oh, that there were a heart like this in them, to fear Me, and to keep all My commandments all the days, that it might be well with them, and with their sons forever.” Deuteronomy 5:29 Be Well – “All things work together for good.” Paul said that. He believed it. Do we? I’m pretty…
Before we begin a study of Paul’s famous passage on Love, we need to understand something about the background of Paul’s message. Paul was a Jew. Although he was a Roman citizen and fluent in Greek, Paul’s thought patterns were in Hebrew. He was educated in the Rabbinic tradition. He was a man of the…
Proverbs is a very practical book. If it were part of the New Testament, it would probably have been written by James. It is about action in the world. Of course, its content has plenty of spiritual and eternal consequences, but the focus of Proverbs is the here and now. Do what your required to…
“Oh, that there were a heart like this in them, to fear Me, and to keep all My commandments all the days, that it might be well with them, and with their sons forever.” Deuteronomy 5:29 Oh – God feels! Yes, I know that the Greek philosophers and theologians among us will tell you that…
“and sends rain on the just and the unjust” Matthew 5:45 I have a hard time understanding God’s battle plan. If I were running the cosmic war, I would make it as difficult as possible on my enemies and as wonderful as I could for my allies. I’d be sure that my troops got the…
Usually I don’t hear much from the Today’s Word audience. But in the last few days, as we examined several passages dealing with the idea of a redeemed relationship between a man and a woman, I am suddenly getting a lot of replies. We looked at several powerful and interesting verses in the Bible that…
QUESTIONS ABOUT SUFFERING 1 Peter 1:13-14 says that we need to set out minds to action, be fully committed to Christ and be obedient – not being conformed to the former lusts of the body. What do you think Peter means when he says that we must set out minds to action? girding up the…
“you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.” Exodus 18:21 Leaders – “He’s a prince among men.” That’s the use of the Hebrew word…
“you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.” Exodus 18:21 Dishonest Gain – Watch out! Don’t get ripped off! The last thing we want…
