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 Peaceable – James writes in Greek, but he isn’t thinking in Greek. The Greek word he uses is eirenikos. The root is eirene, and in the Greek world this is a…
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 First – As you may know, the Greek word for “first” is proton. Not too hard to remember in this age of science and atoms. As we discovered, James made a…
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 Pure – James, Paul and John agree. They each use this rather rare Greek word for the same thing – moral purity. Paul uses it in 1 Timothy 5:22. John uses…
If you happen to be in Puerto Vallarta in the first week of February, please join hosts John and Judi Baldwin for my session on Greek and Hebrew thinking.
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 From above – First let’s straighten out John 3:3. James uses the same word here (anothen) that we find in John 3:3. But the Christian evangelical world chooses to translate anothen…
I just received this photo of Irene when she got all the birthday cards you sent. The man in the picture is Lourens, the one who helped me find this camp and who regularly visits and provides food to people living there. He was once in a homeless camp himself.
At last the work is done. Now you can order Lessons from Israel, Series 2; all the material shot in Israel in April-May of 2012. This series includes teachings from Bob Gorelik, Donna Keyes, Yoav Bruck and Skip Moen. CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO PREVIEWS AND ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS. All videos are in High Definition. They…
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:13 ESV Blood – Pretend you are a Jewish reader of John’s gospel living at the end of the first century. You would find striking parallels between John’s opening verses and the…
And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’” Genesis 3:1 NASB Has God said – It’s time to re-read the serpent’s statement. In Hebrew it begins with af ki-amar Elohim. As David Fohrman points out, this is not a question, in spite of…
Of old I have known from Your testimonies that You have founded them forever. Psalm 119:152 NASB Founded – Why don’t you pick up your Bible and read this verse? KJV, ESV, RSV and NKJV retain “testimonies.” NLT uses “laws.” NIV translates “statutes.” Since the psalmist claims that these are established forever, it would be…
