And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Matthew 13:52 NASB Scribe – Does Yeshua take a line from Godfather 2? Is He really suggesting that those…
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 NASB One word – Paul says the whole Law (ho pas nomos) is fulfilled (pleroo – to make completely full) in one word (en heni logo). But then Paul adds a whole bunch of…
and the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, . . . Genesis 3:6 ISR Saw – Are you able to see what’s good? Can you look below the skin of something and see its true nature? Maybe…
I will be in Phoenix, April 21st for a ONE-NIGHT only seminar. Here are the details. If you did not get the e-vite, and you want to come, please contact Roderick Logan to let him know. APRIL 21 at 7PM 26056 N. 71st Lane Peoria, AZ 85383 Contact Roderick at 623 826 0938
“Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.” Acts 15:19-20 NASB Contaminated – What’s in your refrigerator? That…
On the next day Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the LORD, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” Exodus 32:30 NASB Make atonement – God is never appeased! Appeasement is demanded by pagan deities, not by YHWH. Why? Because appeasement…
With this ram the priest shall make atonement before Yahweh for the sin which he has committed. Leviticus 19:22 NASB Atonement – Many Hebrew words have cognates (similar words) in other middle-Eastern languages. One of those languages is Arabic. So it isn’t surprising to find that the Hebrew word kaphar has some relationship to the…
You shall take the expiation money from the Israelites and assign it to the service of the Tent of Meeting; it shall serve the Israelites as a reminder before the LORD, as expiation for your persons. Exodus 30:16 JPS Torah Commentary Expiation – God does not like taxes (applause, please). In fact, God doesn’t like…
I recently gave a sermon-lecture on the implications of Genesis 4:1 for family relationships. I thought you might like to hear it. It’s rather long – about an hour and a half – with some discussion at the end, but I think you will have an appreciation for this one verse that you might not…
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. Hebrews 5:11 NASB Hard to explain – Is the good news hard to explain? Is the story of Yeshua difficult to make intelligible? Is your experience with grace exhausting to put into words? I wouldn’t…
