However, Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua [a]spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Joshua 6:25 NASB Has lived – The Hebrew verb yāšab means “to sit, to remain, to dwell.” The NASB translation…
Then they burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. Joshua 6:24 NASB Only – After a hiatus, the Rabbi of Parma and I are back to our joint study of…
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Make disciples – You hand out “Four Spiritual Laws” tracts at the beach. You give a Gospel stories in comic book fashion to some kids at day camp. You volunteer for…
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – Mount up! Take off! Sail away! Just make sure that you get the message out to everyone. God doesn’t want anyone to be lost. He has a wonderful plan…
And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; so that He may teach us about His ways, and that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isaiah…
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah 1:1 NASB Vision – Today you’ll read this short analysis. You will see it with your eyes. But if I were to have a vision, you wouldn’t see it at all unless…
Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Romans 13:1 NASB Governing authorities – The divine right of kings. That’s what this verse seems to support. And for centuries some parts of the Christian Church read it that way,…
Article “Pannenberg on the Past” previously published Part 2 (continued from July 28) The first thing to see is that Pannenberg asks us to abandon completely the defective Cartesian model of existence—the clock model. God is not the clock maker, putting the thing called creation together; winding up the springs, and letting it run. Every…
THIS IS LONG. Take your time. Article “Pannenberg on the Past” previously published Part 1 God of the Past More than 50 years ago, Wolfhart Pannenberg wrote the book that was translated into English as Jesus – God and Man. On page 230 of that work, Pannenberg makes a suggestion about the relationship between Jesus’…
Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; and all the nations will stream to it. Isaiah 2:2 NASB In the last days – Oh how the “end times” people love verses like…
