rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, Acts 26:17 NASB Rescuing – Imagine yourself to be Paul standing before Agrippa. You are giving a defense of your Messianic beliefs. You begin with a description of your past affiliation with the Pharisees, your zealous commitment to the…
Yes, I know. Phoenix in July is hot as _____. But that’s all the more reason to find some spiritual drink in the desert. So there will be a conference in Phoenix in July. July 17 and 18. And some really interesting things to talk about–like what Paleo-Hebrew teaches us about the The Ten Commandments…
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:2 ESV House of Slavery – What is the “house of slavery?” Oh, I know it’s Egypt. Actually, it isn’t really the country, is it? Egypt as a country was once a place…
And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM;” and he said, “Thus shall you say to Israel, I AM has sent me to you.” Exodus 3:14 Hebrew World translation I AM THAT I AM – It is fairly well understood that “God” is not the name of the Hebrew deity. “God” is more or…
Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Come – We know that God’s Kingdom is not a physical place. The Greek word basileia is about reign and rule, not palaces and courtyards. God’s Kingdom is revealed wherever His servants and citizens live according to His government. But what does it mean to pray, “Your Kingdom come?” Hasn’t it already arrived when we…
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV Think about such things – I have often pointed out that Judaism does not have a systematic theology. Christianity certainly does, but…
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 NASB Wishes – “But, I’m not a friend of the world!” you complain. “This scripture isn’t about me. I believe in Jesus.” Well, maybe we need to carefully examine the Greek here. The translation “wishes” doesn’t exactly capture what James…
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NASB In the beginning – We just can’t get away from the opening verse, can we? Genesis 1:1 stands as a clarion call for everything that’s different about the Hebrew worldview. Not only does it soundly deny all of the opening ideas of…
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 NASB Led astray – “Everyone’s human. I just made a mistake!” That might be the conclusion we draw from the translation “led astray.” After…
“It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.” 1 Kings 17:4 NASB I have commanded – Many years ago I worked in an automotive assembly plant here in my hometown of Adelaide. It was originally built by Chrysler (Australia) but in the…
