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  • The Government of God

    All who accept the yoke of the Torah are relieved of the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs.  All who cast off the yoke of Torah, the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs is put upon them.  Pirke Avot 3:6 Yoke – No, you won’t find this…

  • Chain of Command

    So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him.  Exodus 19:7  NASB Set before them – Until the revolution of the “new,” no one wanted to embrace a way of life that did not have a long legacy of success.  In…

  • God’s Authority

    According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they declare to you, to the right or the left.  Deuteronomy 17:11 NASB Turn aside – It all comes down to choosing whom…

  • Head Trips Reminder

    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  NASB Head – Gilbert Bilezikian settled this issue.  In his book, Beyond Sex Roles, he makes the compelling argument from both Scripture…

  • Worship in Corinth

    That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.  1 Corinthians 11:10 ESV Because of the angels – Sometimes when you have half a conversation in a letter from another culture and another time, you can barely figure out what the argument was all about. …

  • Accusative Assignment

    Also, he has put all things under his feet and made him head over everything for the Messianic community, which is his body, the full expression of him who fills all creation.   Ephesians 1:22-23  Complete Jewish Bible Head – The Greek word kephalen in this verse is a singular, feminine noun in the accusative.  This…

  • An Oxford Education

    But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.  James 3:17  NASB Gentle – When I arrived at Trinity College, Oxford as a graduate student, I was invited to dinner with the president of the college.  I assumed that this was a formal…

  • Top of the Pyramid

    But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.  1 Corinthians 11:3  ESV Head – Gilbert Bilezikian’s research into the Hebrew and Greek words translated “head” clearly and convincingly shows that “head” is to be…

  • The Believer’s Bill of Rights

    But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God  John 1:12  NASB Right – Here is the Greek word exousian.  This word means “permission” or “authority.”  The root behind this word carries the meaning of having the power to do something.  But in this verse we need…

  • A Responsible Hierarchy

    “Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass unless the Lord has commanded it?”  Lamentations 3:37 NASB Command – This Hebrew word (tsiva) has an important place in our thinking about God.  Here it is found in a book that most of us don’t know very well.  Lamentations is made up of five…