For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 NASB Stand at the threshold – How about you? Do you think that a day in God’s courts is better than…
They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion. Psalm 84:7 NASB Every one of them – I hope that this phrase, “every one of them,” is in italics in your Bible. Why? Because it does not appear in the Hebrew text. The text simply reads, “They go from…
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Psalm 84:5 NASB Highways to Zion – Would you prefer glossy or matte? Why do I ask? Because this verse is the “glossy” version. It adds “to Zion.” In other words, it glosses the word mesillot to…
For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; 2 Corinthians 1:8 NASB Despaired – If you read Paul’s statement in English, you think that there was a moment in…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Haters of good – What is the good news? Oh, did you think it was, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life?” Or perhaps you thought it was, “Jesus died to forgive my sins.” Think again. The…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Brutal – The way of life in the wild is kill or be killed. If you want to witness this fact, take a trip to Botswana. From the bottom of the food chain to the top, life depends on death. We…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Without self-control – “Hello. My name is Skip and I’m an addict. I admit that I am powerless over _________.” Such is the typical introduction in a Twelve Step group. Paul would approve, but with one caveat. The word Paul chooses…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Malicious gossips – Paul chooses a very interesting word, a word we probably couldn’t imagine would be translated as “malicious gossips.” The word is diaboloi. It is the plural, nominative adjective of diabolos, the word that obviously is often translated “devil.”…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Irreconcilable – What do you think about the translation “irreconcilable”? Does it makes you think of someone who clashes, who is antagonistic, who is incompatible with the community? Would you describe the irreconcilable person as one who cannot be appeased, is…
unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Unloving – If you read this in an English translation, you might think Paul is speaking about those who lack sacrificial love. You might think he uses the Greek agape. Then you would conclude that these people have missed the mark…
