and he said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 I Was Naked – Adam doesn’t say, “I was naked.” Oh, I know. That’s the way the text is translated because in order to make the verbs agree within the sentence,…
and he said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 Afraid – We know this word. We just don’t know it in this context. It is yare, the verb that means “to fear, to respect, to reverence and to be afraid.” …
Over the next few weeks I will be posting articles that were once in the file library of the old At God’s Table website. There may be several a day, so don’t think I wrote all these the day before. I want to get them into the new website so that you can search them…
and he said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 Heard – “Sh’ma, O Israel” is the center of the faith. Every day Israel is called to listen and obey. The word shema means both – listen and obey. But the…
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them, otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 Righteousness – Yeshua proclaims Kingdom principles. He announces how the citizens of His Father’s Kingdom act in ways that compete with the kingdoms of this world. He is not talking about…
This is just another attempt to get in touch with everyone who has signed up or is in the process of signing up for the trip to Israel in October. PLEASE check your emails. A very important announcement was sent to each of you yesterday. You MUST respond ASAP. We are closing the group on…
and when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate Genesis 3:6 With Her – “Why, oh,…
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ Philippians 1:27 Conduct Yourselves – What is the Kingdom of God on earth? If you listen to most teaching and preaching, you soon discover that the Kingdom is “within you,” that is, it is an internal religious attitude that should, but doesn’t always,…
A Declaration of Dependence I believe that God is the sovereign ruler of all creation. I believe that God is a God of order, not confusion or chaos. I believe that God is compassionate beyond measure, faithful to a fault, merciful and forgiving. I believe that I am lost and hopelessly ruined without His…
1 Thessalonians 4:7-9 The implications of purity If you have ever felt as though your problems and trials just got left out, then katharos is a word for you. Most of the time the Greek word, katharos, is translated by some English word that implies purity. Christians talk a lot about purity. We are exhorted…
