“and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 NASB Have forgiven – Read this carefully. Most of us learned this verse, and the prayer, in some version of the King James. Unfortunately, the King James didn’t make the tense of the verb very clear. “As we forgive” (KJV) could…
“The whole law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:40 (R. T. France) Hang – How do all the Law and the Prophets hang on these two? What exactly is the relationship? If you were reading this in Greek, you would notice something odd. The verb here (kremannumi) is a lengthened form…
“The whole law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:40 (R. T. France) Whole – How much of the Torah hangs on the two weightier commandments “love God” and “love your neighbor”? Holos – all of it! Agreed? Now think about what this means. If Yeshua is correct, then every one of…
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Matthew 22:36 (R. T. France) Which – The question wasn’t a simple inquiry. The lawyer who asked it intended to set a trap. Perhaps you’ve encountered questions like this one. They seem to be about true spiritual concerns, but under the surface they are really designed…
Samuel said, “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry.” 1 Samuel 15:22-23 NASB…
So Moses said to the LORD, “Why have You been so hard on Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all this people on me? Was it I who conceived all this people? Was it I who brought them forth, that You should…
“If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 NASB Therefore – Don’t we love this verse! I hear it all the time. “Jesus set me free.” “I’m free because Jesus died for me.” The great mantra of the Western world is “Freedom!” Of course, none of us bother…
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2 Thessalonians 2:3 NASB Lawlessness – Who is the man of lawlessness? You don’t have to look to much further in the text to realize that…
Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Romans 3:31 NASB Nullify/Establish – What in the world is Paul talking about? Isn’t faith independent of the Law? Doesn’t the Law simply lead us to faith? Don’t all those rules and regulations merely point out…
Mo-deh ani le-fa-ne-ka The Blessing Upon Waking Modeh ani – I know you won’t find this in your Bible so don’t bother to look. But I also know that if you look in your Bible without this, you won’t find anything at all. We explored the meaning of Mo-deh ani le-fa-ne-ka in August. Maybe you…
