“Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?” Genesis 18:25 NASB Judge – The word translated “judge” is from the root shapat. It means, “to act out the functions of government.” The Hebrew concept of governing is not like the idea of justice in the Western world. It is not the application of…
“I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy My people; they did not repent of their ways. Jeremiah 15:7 NASB Winnow – How much chaos do you find in your life? Do you think that it might be chaos on purpose? Do…
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB The/man – Now that we’ve taken a longer look at the addition of the definite article, we need to pay attention to the addition of the word…
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB The/man – The NASB adds just a few small words to the Greek translation. Perhaps these two tiny additions don’t make any difference. Perhaps. But we should…
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB Revealed – The Greek verb translated “is revealed” is apokaluptetai. This is present tense – an on-going process. Notice that “is revealed” implies something new. This is…
And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner? 1 Peter 4:18 NASB Godless man – Peter calls these people “godless” and “sinners.” “Godless man” is the Greek word asebes. It literally means, “without worship,” but the general sense of the word is…
Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the command of the Lord my God. Numbers 22:18 NASB Contrary to – How far are you willing to go? Where are the boundaries,…
“but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29 NASB Never – Yeshua seems to employ a rabbinic idea in this warning. As we discovered, it could be translated, “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness but is guilty of sin…
“but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29 NASB Never – What a lot of grief this verse has caused! Scary. Condemning. Hopelessness. Just some of the reactions to Yeshua’s warning. But maybe we are reading these words through our own cultural glasses. Maybe…
