to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 1:25 NIV Only – Jude wrote this letter toward the end of the first century CE. By then Messianic assemblies were established in many cities of the Mediterranean world. Jude’s language shows…
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 NIV Keep yourselves in God’s love – The literal text places “yourselves in the love…
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 NIV Building yourselves up – Someone wrote to me: “To [sic] much hassle opening daily…
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 NASB Perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish – What is the by-product of suffering a little while? Notice that I did not write “the product of.” Why? Because it is not God’s purpose…
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 NASB For a little while – Pie in the sky, by and by. That’s what I really want, right? Oh, sure, I’ll have to put up with some bad things before…
See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 NASB For this reason – Does this statement seem odd to you? It does to me. First, I find…
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Wisdom, intellect and knowledge – The Sephardic version of the Amidah reads as follows: You favor man with knowledge and teach mankind understanding. Grant us wisdom, intellect and…
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Knowledge, understand and intellect – Let’s be consistent. That’s one of the fundamental requirements of good translation. The same word needs to be rendered as the same word. …
Just thought you might like to see at bit of the town where we are having the next conference – Waxahachie, Texas
