The end of the year approaches. As usual, after December 31 I will take a look at the email list and remove the names of those who didn’t make a contribution in 2019. If you did, THANK YOU. Read no further. But if you haven’t made a contribution this year, now is the time. In…
thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” Mark 7:13 NASB By your tradition – How much of what you do every day is the product of what has been given to you rather than what you originated? The school motto you learned. …
These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe. Nehemiah 12:26 NASB Jeshua – You will immediately recognize that the Hebrew spelling of this man’s mane is not Jeshua. It is Yeshua. He is not the only Israelite to…
Consider the lilies of the field Matthew 6:28a NASB Consider – Of course, Yeshua didn’t speak these words in Greek, but even in Greek they demand further investigation. Why? Because even in Greek the verb has an added prefix (kata) to give it emphasis. The root verb is manthánō, “to direct one’s mind toward something.” …
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; Genesis1:26a NASB Image/likeness – We’ve spent enough time investigating the two Hebrew words used to describe God’s design for human beings. There are at least a dozen Today’s Word editions on this topic. But it is one of those verses that can be…
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“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 NASB Treat – There’s a footnote attached to the translation of the Greek poiéō in this NASB version. It reads, “Lit[erally] you, too, do so for them.” That’s the way most of us learned this verse. …
“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;” Job 37:23a NASB Cannot – “Only those who have gone through days on which words were of no avail, on which the most brilliant theories jarred the ear like mere slang; only those who have experienced ultimate not-knowing, the voicelessness of a soul struck by wonder, total muteness, are able…
Well, I’m back in Parma after a quick trip to the USA. Fortunately, on both Atlantic segments I was able to get empty seats next to me so I could keep my foot elevated during the 10 hours each way. That was nice and important. I saw my surgeon today and he said things are…
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NASB In – Yes, God’s gift of life is free, but it comes packaged in a particular way. We are often so intent on getting the gift that we ignore the wrapping. …
