A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Proverbs 22:1 NIV To be esteemed – For ten days we have examined the emotional climate of our rebellion. We discovered that YHVH accepts our self-serving criticism and casts it aside in an act of pure favor…
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 NASB Grace – Day 10. We have taken time to examine ourselves. We put aside some of our theological constrictions in order to feel the heart of…
“For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.” Luke 7:47 NASB Much – All or just a lot? That’s the question with the Greek adjective polli. Is the use of this word in the gospel inclusive…
“I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25 NASB Your – “Centuries of Christian usage have accustomed readers of the New Testament to think of ‘forgiveness’ as primarily a gift to the individual person, which can be made at any…
“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed, and they did not know how to blush;” Jeremiah 8:12 NASB Blush – Why don’t we know how to blush? Actually, I’m afraid we do know the feeling. We just suppress it in order to pursue the yetzer ha’ra. But…
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be none to deliver. Hosea 5:14 NASB Tear to pieces – Day 6. Did you think God didn’t care?…
and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Ephesians 4:19 NASB Greediness – Day 5. More is never enough. How many millions does it take to make a millionaire satisfied? Just one more. How many lovers do I need to make sure…
and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Ephesians 4:19 NASB Callous – Day 4. We’re working on feelings. In particular, we’re working on what it means to feel our sins. As good Greek citizens, we have command of the theology of…
Also some of the Asiarchs who were friends of his sent to him and repeatedly urged him not to venture into the theater. Acts 19:31 NASB Not to venture – Day 3. I don’t worry too much about sacred cows. Cows are really pretty docile animals. They usually just go wherever they are led. I…
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, 1 Peter 1:14 Lusts – OK, so let’s tone this down a bit. The Greek word is epithymia. Yes, it can mean “lust” but if we read it like this, we are likely to dismiss Peter’s comment as…
