fig leaves

  • Nothing to Wear

    Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  Ephesians 6:11  NIV Full armor – Body armor.  Every civilization has some form of personal physical protection.  Paul uses a term that was quite familiar to his audience.  After all, they observed the Roman legionnaire’s equipment daily.  The…

  • Can We Be Saved?

    He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Ezekiel 37:3 NASB You know – yadaetta. “You know.” Implication? I don’t know! In fact, no one except You, Lord, knows. No point in speculating. No guessimating. No wishful thinking. No theological pontificating either. “Only You…

  • Privacy Issues

    And they sewed leaves of the fig tree and made loin coverings for themselves. Genesis 3:7 Loin Coverings – As Adam discovered, fig leaves don’t really do the job. Rembrandt might have used them to cover certain parts of the body, but I don’t think that is the point of this text. The Hebrew word…