. . . remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:12 Having No Hope – From the biblical perspective, there is no man without a country. If I am…
. . . remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:12 Covenants Of Promise – “Come back to Me,” says the Lord. The Hebrew verb, shuv, is used more…
. . . remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, Excluded From – Paul likes to use opposites to capture important ideas. We do the same thing, contrasting opposites in order to make our ideas clear. But Paul’s use of opposites isn’t quite the same as…
Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Psalm 26:1 In My Integrity – Would you be able to make this request of the Lord?Can you honestly say you have walked with integrity and trusted God without wavering?That scares me.I know myself too…
For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 To live – Sometimes the whole thing is just too much to capture in comfortable words. That’s when you need to shout it out! You need a spiritual explosion; a mood-altering impact word that grabs the emotion, not just the idea. But…
And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with this hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying, Acts 21:40 Hebrew Dialect – The single greatest impediment to understanding the words of the New Testament authors is our…
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Head – Oh my, what difficulties this verse can cause! So much confusion, misapplication and down-right persecution can be traced to a…
Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Therefore – “Therefore” means that as a result of something previously explained, the following happens. Therefore, “therefore” is a very important word. Without it we will not know why a man (iysh)…
“and if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” Genesis 4:7 At The Door – “The exact moment when the human being becomes endowed with the evil impulse was discussed by Antonius and R. Judah the Prince, and the decision…
For it is written in the Law of Moses, “YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING.” God is not concerned about oxen, is He? 1 Corinthians 9:9 Is He? – Does God care about oxen? Of course He does! Doesn’t the general principle (remember #5) apply here? God loves His creation, therefore…
