for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB Fall short – Just how far do you think you’ll get with modern men and women by telling them that they are sinners? Can I suggest that unless you are speaking to people who have some sort of connection with…
For God so loved the world . . . John 3:16 NASB World – What a shame that we have strayed so far from the rich spectrum of meanings associated with the Greek word cosmos. Our English translation, “world,” limits our appreciation of John’s vocabulary by truncating nearly all of the nuances that would have…
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth Genesis 1:1 NASB Created – Why do we love sunsets? Or being at the ocean? Or viewing majestic mountain ranges? Do you have the same feelings when you see city streets, tall buildings or sports stadiums? Why are we so thrilled with natural beauty? Even…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB Fall short – Just how far do you think you’ll get with modern men and women by telling them that they are sinners? Can I suggest that unless you are speaking to people who have some sort of connection with…
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NASB World – “God is the God of the entire cosmos; God has to do with every creature, and every creature has to do with God, whether they…
All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, and Your godly ones shall bless You. Psalm 145:10 NASB All – How big is the universe? If you want to have some appreciation for the size of our environment, take a look at this. Then reflect on your significance in the vast expanse of…
For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through Him. John 3:17 NASB Should be saved – Why did Yeshua come? Most believers will say something like, “To save us from our sins,” or “To forgive us so we can go to…
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 ESV Saved – What does John mean when he uses the Greek verb sozo (to save)? Well, if John is thinking about the Hebrew equivalents, he would be…
For God so loved the world that He gave . . . John 3:16 NASB World – Nearly sixty years of theological reflection on the meaning of the events in the life of Yeshua had passed by the time John wrote his gospel account. Perhaps that’s why John begins his account with a deliberate allusion…
