Let’s take a break. We’ve been thinking very hard. Here is one of the ceilings of Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo. Built hundreds of years ago, you have to wonder, first, how in the world they did this, and second, why is there no one who can do this today? Times change, not always…
“For from ancient generations Moses has those who preach him in every city, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” Acts 15:21 NASB Moses – Typical Christian exegesis of the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 concentrates on the requirements (or lack thereof) for Gentile believers. But this fixation on what Gentiles must believe and…
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you. Matthew 6:33 NASB Kingdom – What does it mean to seek the Kingdom of God? The answer might surprise you because it depends on a shift in paradigms that occurred more than two millennia ago. In the early days of Hellenism,…
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I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 NASB Faith – When I was a child my family attended a local Protestant church. At age twelve, I was enrolled in a membership class where twelve-year-olds learned…
As we travel Europe, we see the visible signs of cultural deterioration, none more obvious than the “art” of indifference. Bucharest, a city that produced splendor like these: is collapsing under a generation that produces this:
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel…
Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20 NIV Poor – Don’t read it in Matthew—yet. Matthew doesn’t report Yeshua’s statement quite the same way, and for good reason, as we will see. No, read it in Luke. It’s much more comforting. …
This is the book of the generations of Adam. On the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. Genesis 5:1 NASB Book – Hopefully you realize that a “book” in the Bible is not what we imagine as a book. The difference isn’t just between a scroll and bound pages…
