“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. Matthew 22:11-12 NIV How did you get in here – We often read this parable as if it is…
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – I am sure you are aware that even in the Greek text, this is not a command. There’s a footnote to this in the NASB that reads, “Or Having gone (Gr…
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under [a]the Law but under grace. Romans 6:14 NASB Not under the Law – Martin Luther’s mistake cost all of us centuries of spiritual deprivation. Luther read Paul’s words and concluded that the Law no longer applied to the faithful. He did just what the translators of the…
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will achieve success. Joshua 1:8 NASB Meditate – Pay…
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NASB Repeat them diligently – Islam is…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, . . .” Matthew 5:38-39a NIV Heard/ Tell – Lately we’ve remarked on the curious fact that Yeshua wrote nothing. Westerners are uncomfortable with that. Perhaps that’s why we rely so heavily on the writings of the…
as it is written: “There is no righteous person, not even one;” Romans 3:10 NASB As it is written – How many times do you suppose you read these words in the Bible? “As it is written” becomes the catch phrase for the next prooftext. Paul is particularly fond of this method, but it’s found…
But all things must be done properly and in an orderly way. 1 Corinthians 14:40 NASB Orderly Way – Order. Routine. Standardization. That’s what we need, right? None of the chaotic fervor of spiritual excitement. Oh, no! Even Paul asked for proper taxis (arrangement). When we read his instructions to the Corinthian assembly, we’re likely to…
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 NASB Hearing – Just pause a minute and think about what Paul wrote. He doesn’t say that faith (pístis) is a function of doctrine, or dogma, or creeds, or the Bible. He writes that faith arrives by audible transmission. No poster, no tract, no pocket Psalms…
