Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, Titus 1:1 NASB Bond-servant/apostle – No doubt by now you know that the translation “bond-servant” is softened to make it more palatable to our ears. The word is doulos, the…
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead) Galatians 1:1 Apostle – Who are the Apostles? Well, if you translate the word, the question reads a little differently. Now it becomes, “Who are those sent as emissaries of Yeshua the…
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 1 Peter 1:1 Apostle – God is a verb. He is all action. Even His Name, blessed be He, is a form of the verb “to be”. He is the great I…
