Corinthians (3)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 NOTE:  It is now 2018.  I wrote this in 2010.  Since I…

Corinthians (2)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Sanctified – You’ve got to be kidding!  These people, the Corinthians, have…

Corinthians (1)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Church – We all know about the Corinthians.  They were a mess. …

Reading What It Says

And seeing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4 Seeing – Would you ever say, “I see what you’re thinking”?  Do you mean that you can look inside the mind of another person and observe the neural synapses firing electrons?  Do you mean that you can visibly perceive…

Proximity

“If any one serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall My servant also be; if any one serves Me, the Father will honor him.” John 12:26 There – Where is a servant supposed to be?  With his master, of course.  How can a servant fulfill his duties to the master…

The Greatest Hurdles

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and began saying, “I do believe, help me in my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 NASB Unbelief – What an odd expression?  It’s so odd that even good translations stumble over it.  The NASB adds “help me in my unbelief,” (1963).  The NIV substitutes “help me overcome;” the NLT turns the…

The Genesis Syndrome

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Commit/Trust – David demonstrates that the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our lives depends on two related actions.  The first is voluntarily granting God ownership.  The second is acting with complete confidence of God.  David…

Melanchthon’s Mistake

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Bring It To Pass – Philipp Melanchthon was born Philipp Schwarzerd, but changed his name to the Greek Melanchthon in 1531.  He was an exceptional scholar in astronomy, law and particularly Aristotle.  He earned his…

Whole Life

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Trust – First I must accept the seal of ownership.  God rolls over my path.  Now it belongs to Him.  Then I must act according to the directions of the new owner.  Batach is the…

Rolling Right Along

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Commit – The Hebrew language is wonderfully tactile.  It’s a language formed from the land, full of nice, clean dirt under the fingernails, streams of water, sun on your back and wind in your hair. …