Then stand firm in the freedom with which Christ made us free, and do not again be held with a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Freedom – Heinrich Schlier wrote an incredibly insightful article on the Greek word eleutheros. His comments are so good that they are worth contemplating: The NT . . . realizes…
Then stand firm in the freedom with which Christ made us free, and do not again be held with a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Freedom – Are you free? Don’t be too quick to answer. It depends on your concept of freedom. In order to understand what Paul says about freedom in Christ, we…
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. Psalm 22:28 Turn – If there is one verb in Hebrew that summarizes God’s message to human beings, it is shuv. Used more than 1000 times in Hebrew Scripture, shuv has…
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. Psalm 22:28 (Hebrew text) Remember – Do you know the beginning of the 22nd Psalm? “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” That doesn’t sound like a victory song, does…
so then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. Romans 14:19 Pursue – What do you really pursue? Be honest with yourself. Don’t consider the ideals that float around in the culture. Look at your behavior. Assess yourself as though you were an outside observer. Examine…
I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; Romans 14:14 Unclean – Chapter 14 of the letter to the Romans is often used to defend the idea that Torah instructions no longer apply to Christians. In particular, some verses in this chapter are used to set aside the…
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts Romans 13:14 Provision – It’s that last ten pounds. We start diets to lose weight. The first few pounds come off. Then we get invited to a dinner party or we go to the movies or…
telling about the conversion of the Gentiles and they caused great joy to all the brothers. Acts 15:3 Conversion – The word “conversion” is used only once in the New Testament. It is epistrophe. It comes from two Greek words that literally mean “to turn toward or return.” Anyone familiar with Hebrew immediately recognizes the…
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever Hebrews 13:8 Same – How many times have you heard someone mention this verse or something similar as a defense for the unchanging teaching of the Word and the unchanging character of our Lord? Christians are quite fond of telling the world that Jesus never changes. Most…
“And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it shall be also in the days of the Son of Man;” Luke 17:26 Just As It Happened – My friend said to me, “I have cancer. My doctor told me that since my body has been tainted, there’s no use in fighting it. …
