For God so loved the world that He gave . . . John 3:16 NASB World – Nearly sixty years of theological reflection on the meaning of the events in the life of Yeshua had passed by the time John wrote his gospel account. Perhaps that’s why John begins his account with a deliberate allusion…
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD has said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” 2 Kings 21:4 NASB Put – In the conversation with Nicodemus, Yeshua says that He must be “lifted up” just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness. This appears to be…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Without hypocrisy – Who is a hypocrite? Someone who says one thing but does another? Someone who acts in one way under some circumstances but in another way when the circumstances…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Unwavering – Write up your list of excuses. Go ahead. Make sure you get them all. I’ll wait. The root behind the Greek word adiakritos is krino, a verb that means…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Good fruits – What is “good fruit?” Don’t spiritualize. Don’t start telling me about love, joy and peace. Just tell me what you look for when you buy good fruit. You’re…
My son Michael wants to finish his Masters in Divinity and join the military to serve as a chaplain among those in need. He has been trying to contact someone in the military to discuss the requirements, the expectations and basically – how to get this done. But he has run into one roadblock after…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Full of mercy – The Greek word mestos means “completely full, replete.” It is not a term that allows qualification. All or not all. Those are the choices. When James says…
I received this email from Bessy. You will remember that we as a group helped her after the sudden death of her husband in Honduras. “When I saw the “stuff” I saw that most of it were things of little monetary value, but I know that if I had been the one sorting things I…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Reasonable – Is faith reasonable? In the post-Kiekegaardian era, this question might be answered, “No, faith goes beyond reason.” But Kierkegaard’s distinction between faith and reason never crossed James’ mind. Kierkegaard’s…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB Gentle – When I arrived at Trinity College, Oxford as a graduate student, I was invited to dinner with the president of the college. I assumed that this was a formal…
