What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 1 John 1:1 NASB Heard/ seen/ touched – Don’t you just love John? He’s so down to earth. None of that mystical gibberish that we find in Paul (so confusing). …
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NASB Seek/search – “The modern scholar thinks that he must find religious answers to his critical questions by means of peshat exegesis. In contrast, the sages believed that answers to critical questions should be proposed by means of derash. Like…
For He has satisfied the [a]thirsty soul, and He has filled the hungry soul with what is good. Psalm 107:9 NASB Soul – Did you see that tiny footnote before the word “thirsty”? I hoped that the footnote would explain that the Hebrew word nepeš does not mean “soul,” ah, but not a chance. The footnote merely says…
For when Gentiles who do not have the Law instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having the Law, are a law to themselves, Romans 2:14 NASB A law to themselves – We’ve spent a lot of time looking at Paul’s idea of nómos, or perhaps more accurately, his ideas about all the variations encompassed…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB Fall short – Maybe we’re just not prepared to deal with the implications of homelessness. Maybe we just haven’t seen enough. But I’ve seen a lot. And I’m tired. The more I travel, the more I see men and women…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB Fall short – Just how far do you think you’ll get with modern men and women by telling them that they are sinners? Can I suggest that unless you are speaking to people who have some sort of connection with…
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me [m]coveting of every kind; for apart [n]from the Law sin is dead. Romans 7:8 NASB Is dead – Want the absolutely guaranteed way to stop sinning? Die! Problem solved. Oh, wait. That’s not very convenient. Paul offers another “solution.” Live apart from the Law. Apart from the Law, sin is dead. …
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you also were put to death in regard to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Romans 7:4 NASB Raised from the dead – Just when we thought we’d finally…
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under [a]the Law but under grace? [b]Far from it! Romans 6:15 NASB Not under the Law – When we took a long look at Romans 6:14 (March 12 and 13), we discovered that the English translation reveals serious theological bias. There’s that capital “L,” the treatment of nómos…
In the beginning, God created . . . Genesis 1:1 NASB The – Of course, by now you know that the word here is bere’shiyt. There is no definite article. That means there is no “the” in this text. Try reading the text without the “the” and things change – dramatically. We have already learned…
