“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Has Been Trained – Do you want to know Jesus’ replacement theology? It has absolutely nothing to do with “grace” replacing “law”. That is church mythology. Jesus’ replacement theology is about taking over His…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Pupil – What is your model for education? For almost all of us, it’s the classroom setting. An expert presents information to students. The students listen, take notes and remember the information. Then they…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Gracious – If there were ever a Hebrew phrase worth remembering, this is it: hannun ve.rahum (gracious and compassionate). Don’t forget the guttural h. While the words don’t have the same…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Relenting – What exactly does this mean? Does God relax His hatred for evil? Does He yield to it? That’s what “relent” would imply, that somehow God lessens His stance toward…
But I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Should Be Led Astray – Diphtheria used to be one of the leading causes of death in children. Thanks to vaccines, that is no…
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind Ephesians 2:3 Flesh/ Mind – It’s no surprise. When we were without the guidance of the Spirit, when we were resistant to submission to the Father and when we existed without a…
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind Ephesians 2:3 Desires – Desires are not neutral. They have specific direction. In other words, David can ask God to put God’s desires in his heart (one direction) and Paul can warn…
according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience Ephesians 2:2 Working – We are quite familiar with this Greek word. It is energeo, our root for energy. Please notice that the focus is on activity, not cognition. The expressions of the ruler of…
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind Ephesians 2:3 Lived – Of course we all formerly lived according to the authority of this age. The whole idea behind conversion is a change in life, not simply a new vocabulary. …
according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience Ephesians 2:2 Authority of the Air – In spite of this very odd phrase, you don’t have to worry that you will encounter Satan’s minions when your airplane leaves the ground. It’s not about the atmosphere. …
