For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. Hebrews 10:36 NASB Endurance – What does endurance mean? Does it mean gritting your teeth and pushing forward? Does it mean steeling yourself to circumstances? (Did you notice the two English idioms in those questions?) Does it…
You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. Matthew 10:22 NASB To the end – You made it! The end of the Roman year. You endured. There were lots of difficulties along the way. Crisis. Collapse. Catastrophes you…
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NASB Not crushed – Paul’s list of benefits reads like a colossal blunder. Do we really think that the opposite of afflicted is “not crushed,” or the opposite of perplexed…
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. Hebrews 10:36 NASB What was promised – The Greek text actually doesn’t say, “what was promised.” It says, “the promise.” It’s not obvious to me why the translators decided to change a perfectly…
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet in a very little while, he who is coming will come, and will not delay. Hebrews 10:36-37 NASB Endurance – The marathon. Some enter to win. Most enter to finish. That’s…
