May it never be! How shall we who have died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:2 NASB Died – Let’s talk about death. Not a pleasant topic, but an inevitable one. In Greek thought, death (thanatos) is a natural process that happens to all living entities. While there is a certain type of…
November 12 What say we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may increase? Romans 6:1 NASB Sin – YHWH is a God of order. The Genesis account of creation is a bugle blast sounding order in the cosmos. Everything that YHWH does demonstrates ordered purpose. And the patterns that YHWH puts…
For everyone who is following the story about Irene, please read. 1. I will be back in South Africa in about 10 days. I am planning to see Irene and her family and do more interviews and video 2. IF YOU MADE ANY CONTRIBUTION toward Irene’s needs, PLEASE SEND ME A SMALL PICTURE OF YOURSELF…
What say we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may increase? Romans 6:1 NASB Sin – Having investigated this word for the last two days, we should have come to the conclusion that sin is defined by the culture that uses the word, not by some dictionary definition from another historical…
For all of you who have expressed interest in going to Israel with Matt Woodward and me in June of 2013, the DEADLINE is here. If you are actually going, you need to contact Linda Moore at Journeys Unlimited NO LATER THAN 5PM EST on NOVEMBER 30, the last business day of November. Only the…
What say we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may increase? Romans 6:1 NASB Sin – “The wisdom writings usually have a more intellectual than religious view of sin. By instruction we come to know what is fitting in relation to God and how to apply it to life (as distinct…
What say we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may increase? Romans 6:1 NASB Sin – The Hebrew word manna literally means “What is it?” This food that fell from heaven completely bewildered the Israelites. Their language expresses this surprise. But today we don’t give a second thought to the actual…
In Hebrew there are really only two verb tenses; complete actions and incomplete actions. That’s because Hebrew “sees” the world with a completely different framework than Indo-European languages. It sees the world in terms of actions rather than time. Our Indo-European languages offer many more shades of meaning in verbs. We have past, present and…
What say we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may increase? Romans 6:1 NASB To continue – Who is Paul writing to in this letter? You must answer this question before you can interpret his words. There are several possibilities. Is he writing to Jews in the Roman synagogue? Unlikely. They…
