For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him. Ecclesiastes 9:1 NASB In the hand of God – Michael Fox clarifies Koheleth’s comment: “Literally, ‘in God’s hand.’ This means that…
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20 NASB Maybe the sign should read: Abandon YHVH All You Who Enter In But at least it’s pretty.
. . . what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, . . 1 John 1:1 NASB Heard/seen/touched – Occasionally it’s good to peek behind the curtain. What we find helps us realize that all that mysterious and dramatic stuff going on in front of us…
We’ve been thinking-stretching enough. Time to be amazed at the beauty around us.
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, Romans 8:6 NASB Mind – What a useful verse! It seems to unequivocally support the idea that real spiritual life is cognitive. I have to think the right things! It’s my mind that really matters! Oh, my,…
For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NASB According to the flesh – Since January the world has gone into panic mode about the COVID-19 virus. A quick study of the spread…
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Exodus 14:30 NASB Saved – A language without vowels is a language in a state of constant interpretation. Every time it is read, vowels must be inserted. That means every act of reading is a personal…
so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:4 NASB So that – Before we can figure out what the consequences of perí hamartías (“for sin” Hebrew ʾāšam) meant for Paul, we’ll need to determine who the pronoun refers…
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Offering for sin – We must examine some of the theologically-motivated attempts to translate this verse into English. Pay close attention:…
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Likeness of sinful flesh – Translations like this drive me crazy. Actually, in this case, Paul drives me crazy. I just…
