Common Humanity

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.  Psalm 14:3 NASB Not even one – Psalm 14:3.  The corruption of men.  If you thought that things changed after the Messiah, well, you’d be wrong.  In Paul’s last letter he cites the same Davidic idea.  “as it…

Missed Connection (1)

So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”  1 Kings 3:9  NIV Right and wrong – The translators of the NIV completely ignore the Hebrew connection between Solomon and Adam.  I suspect it is deliberate.  The Hebrew text…

Hidden Treasure

How great is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You, which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, before the sons of men!  Psalm 31:19  NASB Have stored up– Do you like treasure hunts?  Does finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow appeal to you?  Well, according…