Cultural Progression

Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”  Matthew 14:31  NASB Doubt – As we noted in other studies,[1] there is no Hebrew word for doubt in the Tanakh.  That means that prior to the return from Babylon, Hebrew had…

What Does Not Exist (1)

And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it shall happen.”  Matthew 21:21  NASB Doubt…

Who Cares?

When they saw Him, they worshipped Him, but some were doubtful.  Matthew 28:17  NASB Doubtful – What is the opposite of faith?  If you’re of a Greek mindset, you would say, “Doubt.”  That’s because the Greek idea of faith is tied to cognitive agreement.  If I have Greek faith, I am mentally convinced.  My mind…

Unholy Rollers

“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 Doubt – “There is no word in Biblical Hebrew for doubt; there are many expressions of wonder. Just as in dealing with judgments, our starting point is doubt, wonder is the Biblical starting point in facing reality. The Biblical man’s sense for the mind-surpassing grandeur…

Rodantes Profanos

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