“that whoever believes in Him should not perish . .” John 3:16 NASB Believes – The apostle John uses this word 92 times in his gospel, but not once is it used as a noun. It is always a verb. It always denotes positive action. Believing is living the truths, not just knowing them. The…
“For the day of the LORD draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.” Obadiah 15 NASB Done – Obadiah is a tiny book in the Old Testament. Only 21 verses long, it is the description of a vision…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Likeness – If tselem provides the vital connection between God’s actions and our existence as humans, then why…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Now we know that tselem (image) is associated culturally with the representation of the god in…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Culture determines the meaning of the word. That’s the message in the bottle. We learned that…
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – Typical exegesis of the Genesis account begins with the presuppositions of our empirically based scientific perspective. …
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky . . .” Genesis 1:26 NASB Image – What is the meaning of the word “man”? When I was lecturing in Margate, South Africa,…
“The Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just;” Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB Rock – The Hebrew word sur is used 75 times in the Old Testament. Many of those uses are metaphorical. Here, God is likened to a rock. The attributes of God described by this term are compelling and comforting to…
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Hebrews 10:35 NASB Confidence – In the world of Babylonian entitlement, we often find the claim of free speech at the top of the list. Today we are sensitive to the oppression of the press, to the manipulation of the media and to…
sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 NASB Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that we have probably known since childhood. It is the story of the results of allowing the yetzer ha’ra…
