So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. Genesis 3:23 NIV Banished – Most of us develop our theology from visual imagery. We think of the Garden as an idyllic place and the expulsion from the Garden as something utterly tragic. Notice…
For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 1 Corinthians 11:7 NASB Glory – What an exegetical disaster we have made of Paul’s off-hand remark! What nonsense, what heresy we have perpetrated upon women as a…
I said, “You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High, nevertheless you will die like men, and fall like any one of the princes.” Psalm 82:6-7 NASB Fall – Why do we fall? Unless we know the conditions of our demise, we may never recognize the traps that corrupt God’s…
And Elohim said, “Let them swarm the waters a swarm of life . . .” Genesis 1:20 (my translation) Swarm – Genesis 1:20 describes God’s formation of the life of the sea and the air and everything that creeps on the earth. We take it for granted that these creatures are distinctively different from human…
And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. Revelation 21:21 NASB Gold – You’ve heard the advertisements, I’m sure. “In a volatile economy, gold is your only real safety net.” “Gold! It has never been worth nothing. Experts say it may even double in the next years.” “Gold is security in…
but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. Acts 26:20 ESV Performing deeds – It takes more than simply changing your mind. That’s the Greek word…
And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 ESV Have not – How we agonize over this verse! Paraded before the cringing audience in the pews, preachers hammer believers for…
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 ESV Philosophy – Paul warns us about the enticement of philosophy, but we seem to have completely ignored his alarm. I don’t…
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them, . . .” Leviticus 4:1-2 NASB Unintentionally – The book of Leviticus provides atonement for unintentional sins. …
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2 NASB Repent – Repentance is the first step to becoming human again (see yesterday’s Today’s Word). Since it is now a vital issue for every homo sapien, we need to explore the concept and process of repentance a bit more. It’s no longer just…
