Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that we have probably known since childhood. I can remember the picture Bible that I had. In it was a page about Cain and Abel, arguing in a field before the murder occurred. My Sunday school instruction was focused on that…
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God. 1 Corinthians 7:19 What Matters Is – Those who claim that the writing of Paul set aside the Law and proclaim the age of grace tend to read only the first half of this verse. Since circumcision…
Written many years ago, sometimes it’s good to reflect on past experiences. These days I am having to learn lessons about acceptance. It is February in New Jersey. We are having the worst winter anyone around here can remember. My car is stuck in the ice (and had been for some days now). Schools are…
And it shall come to pass, if you carefully listen to my commandments which I command you today, . . . Deuteronomy 11:13 Carefully Listen To – We have discovered that even Jewish rabbis recognized the priority of grace. The false dichotomy between law and grace was an invention of Augustine. His influence spread through…
Attentive reader John McNear informed me that Disc 3 and Disc 4 of Galatians were switched. I fixed the audio files and re-uploaded them to the Galatians page. Thanks John.
And it shall come to pass, if you carefully listen to my commandments which I command you today, . . . Deuteronomy 11:13 Carefully Listen To – Rabbi Joshua ben Karha said, “Why does the section, Hear, O Israel (Deut 6:4-9) precede the [section] and it shall come to pass if ye shall harken [diligently…
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I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; . . Psalm 139:14 Wonderfully – Believers love this verse. It’s so majestic. It lifts the human being to such elevated heights. We are almost like angels. We are special. God made us. But there’s a little problem. The words ki nora’ot…
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away. Psalm 31:11 Fails – Sin contains its own consequences. There is no separation between the act and the result. Unlike our system of justice, the Hebrew view does not think of…
