If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. 1 Corinthians 15:32 NASB Raised– You hope it happens. You hope that the dead are raised, that there is something after the grave, that what you do now will matter later. But you don’t know, do you? You don’t really know,…
concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, Romans 1:3-4 NASB The resurrection from– Magic often depends on sleight of hand. The magician makes you look at one thing while he does…
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. Psalm 31:12 NASB Forgotten– The screenwriters of the movieTroy brilliantly captured the great Greek question mark of life. In a conversation between Achilles and his mother, she describes Greek angst perfectly. Listen: What is the worst thing that can befall a…
and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.” Jonah 2:2 NASB Depth of Sheol – I’ve been there. Jonah and I apparently took the same escape plan. We ended up in Sheol – the…
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not failed in His kindness to the living or to the dead!” Ruth 2:20 JPS Has not failed – What does Ruth have to do with Rebekah? If you read the two stories in Hebrew, you would be struck by the repeated…
Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Matthew 8:21 ESV First – Someone called me with a personal dilemma. “I feel as if my wife and I need to move [to another city]. But I have so much family here and they are in such need. …
But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.” Ruth 1:8 JPS The dead – Why should God express hesed toward Ruth and Orpah? Naomi’s answer demonstrates that she isn’t an…
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? James 2:20 NASB Useless – According to this translation, James doesn’t say, “faith without works is false belief.” He doesn’t say, “faith without works is carnal.” He doesn’t say, “faith without works is hypocrisy.” According to this translation, he says…
