“You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews.” John 4:22 NASB From – I recently received an email newsletter from a religious group. Part of it struck me. It read: Centuries earlier, Martin Luther, still one of the most revered religious leaders of all time, had urged…
For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. Psalm 71:5 NASB 1995 Hope – How can we hope? Does that seem like a strange question? Maybe not in a world that seems to be falling apart. Yes, we could espouse the theological assertion that “God is our hope,”…
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 1 Corinthians 2:14-15 NASB 1995 Natural man – The…
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 1 Corinthians 2:14-15 NASB 1995 Natural man – Who…
Fear of the Lord will add days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened. Proverbs 10:27 Chabad Fear – The fundamental insight of biblical wisdom is fear of the Lord. That might sound harsh. We’re used to the Western Christian idea of the love of God. Fear seems like something ominous, foreboding,…
Reprove your son while there is hope, and to his moaning pay no heed. A very hotheaded man bears punishment, try to save him—you will make things worse. Proverbs 19:18-19 Robert Alter Hope – What does “hope” mean and how is it connected to discipline? Unfortunately, it’s not possible to run to some biblical text…
Reprove your son while there is hope, and to his moaning pay no heed. A very hotheaded man bears punishment, try to save him—you will make things worse. Proverbs 19:18-19 Robert Alter You will make things worse – What do translators and scholars do with biblical Hebrew words or phrases that don’t make any sense? …
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NIV Word of God – I’ve just read again the excellent introduction to the Hebrew Bible found as the…
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To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you will bring forth children; yet your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you” Genesis 3:16 NASB (1995) Pain in childbirth – Yesterday we discovered (again) that the addition of the diacritical mark indicating syllables…
