He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 1:21 NASB Blessed be – The standard of righteousness is not exhibited in peace and prosperity. The standard of righteousness is displayed in…
and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us – 1 John 1:2 NASB Was manifested – The first letter of John doesn’t start like a typical letter of the first century. There is no…
“Therefore, I have cut them up through the prophets, killed them with words of my mouth; my judgments have gone forth like light.” Hosea 6:5 (translation J. Dearman) Killed – The killing word. That’s how God describes the words of the prophet. Did you think the Bible was only “words of life”? If you bought…
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit of the fig tree in its season. But they came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame, and they became as detestable as that which they loved.” Hosea 9:10 NASB Devoted – The tragedy of unemployment is not financial…
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, Romans 16:25 NASB Mystery – Did you know that there are technically no mysteries in the Hebrew Scriptures? “Wait a…
TIm sent me this: Skip, I am requesting prayer for a young 14 year old boy that I use to mentor. I mentored him for over 5 years and in December his grandparents felt that he needed to be back with his mom in Cincinnati. He was just starting to do better. After 5 years…
And John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to hinder him because he does not follow along with us.” Luke 9:49 NASB With us – Who is with us? That is the first question of denominational Christianity. Who will conform to our dogmas, our doctrines? …
I have never forwarded any news links or video until now, but tonight I received this link and it struck me so powerfully that I had to send it on to the community. This is a European documentary of a historian in Senegal discussing his findings about his own people who suffered at the hands…
About a dozen times each year I get this question: “What Bible is the best translation of the Hebrew and Greek text?” Inquiring minds want to know. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t as easy as a National Enquirer article might suggest. The truth is that there simply is no English translation that captures all the nuances…
What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits toward me? Psalm 116:12 NASB Render – Well, not exactly. The NASB renders this word (shuv) as “render” but that’s a bit anemic. Shuv is used hundreds of times in Scripture for “return,” (e.g. “Return to Me”). “Render” makes David’s words sound like providing…
