Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB Pure – The Greek word hagnos is an uncommon word in the…
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB Right – What is “right”? You will probably ask for clarification before…
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB Honorable – What does Mark 7:7 have to do with Isaiah 29:13…
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB True – Mind control? Is that what Paul is preaching? Are we…
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what law? The law of works? No, but by the law of faith. Romans 3:27 ESV Law – It is so unfortunate that Paul uses a word (nomos) that has become so stripped of its original complexity that we now think of its meaning basically…
And for this reason hath he been chosen and hidden before Him, before the creation of the world and for evermore. 1 Enoch 48:6 Before the creation – Most Christians have never heard of the Book of Enoch. Written about 300 BCE, it is a part of Jewish apocalyptic literature. Some of it is actually…
Moses built an alter and named it The LORD is My banner. Exodus 17:15 Banner – Moses called it YHWH nissi. Actually, he names this altar with a compound divine name. “The LORD is my banner” is not a declarative statement applied to the alter. It is God’s name memorialized by the altar. Why should…
pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray – “But have you really prayed about it?” That’s what the woman said when the discussion turned toward prayer about possible choices ahead. “I’ve prayed about this, but I just don’t know what God wants me to do.” Answer: “But have you really, really prayed about it?” Implication: …
So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. Numbers 21:9 ESV Pole – I recently received an email that provided more insight into the remez Yeshua employs when He points Nicodemus to this verse (John 3). …
You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you. James 5:6 Resist – Is James a pacifist? Does he really intend us to offer no opposition to those who seek to harm us? He’s quite clear about the immoral behavior of the wicked. They murder the righteous. But does…
