Reasonable (The End of the Empire 4)

“Come now, and let us debate your case,” says the Lord, “though your sins are as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18  NASB Debate – You are probably most familiar with the King James version, “Come, let us reason together.”  The Hebrew verb…

The End of Conversation

And these three men left off answering Job because he was right in his own eyes.  Job 32:1  Robert Alter Right in his own eyes – The book of Job is a disturbing story.  It’s hard to imagine that God would allow such terrible suffering for a man who served Him with all his heart. …

Arguing for the Faith?

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. Acts 18:28 NASB Refuted – The Greek term here is a real combination. It brings together a preposition, a particle and a verb to produce diakatĕlĕgchŏmai. The three parts are important. First, dia is the preposition for “through,”…

Necessary Controversy

They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is in their midst; so why do exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”  Numbers 16:3  NASB Against – The story of Korah and his…

A House Divided

Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling in which you were called, with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1 Being Eager – “Yeah, I know…

Una Casa Dividida

Yo, pues, prisionero del Señor, os ruego que viváis de una manera digna de la vocación con que habéis sido llamados, con toda humildad y mansedumbre, con paciencia, soportándoos unos a otros en amor, esforzándoos por preservar la unidad del Espíritu en el vínculo de la paz. Efesios 4:1-3 Esforzándoos – “Si, se que son…