This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. John 3:19 NASB Darkness – So you claim to walk in the light? You know the witness of the Spirit, the testimony of the Word, the truth of the…
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. John 3:19 NASB Evil – When you read this verse in John’s account, what comes to mind? Do you see a great cosmic battle between good and evil? Do…
You and I, this whole community, have some friends in Lima. You’ve probably never met them, but they are there, trying their best to carry out God’s word in a city that is marginally Catholic and mostly Babylonian. I thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures of the churches where I taught. One was a converted…
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— Hebrews 11:32 ESV What more – Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, oh, and you might as well throw in all the rest mentioned here including the prophets. Yes, don’t forget…
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? Job 31:1 ESV Gaze – Maybe this verse is just for men. Maybe. In its simplest rendition, it declares Job’s promise not to determine to know. It isn’t that Job says he will never look at an appealing woman….
When both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Numbers 10:3 NASB Congregation – What connects the elect of the Lord to the feasts, the place of atonement, the marriage of YHVH to Israel, the assembly of the apostolic times and the worshipping community?…
The voice of the Lord will call to the city—And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?” Micah 6:9 NASB Hear – There is a lot of translator liberty in this verse. You have read the NASB. Here’s the NIV: Listen! The Lord is calling to…
