You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Galatians 3:1 NASB Bewitched – Have we been fooled? Would Paul say the same thing to us if he showed up at our doorsteps? “You undisciplined Christians, who has cast an evil eye upon you?” Perhaps that…
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, immorality, impurity, sensuality, . . Galatians 5:19 Adultery – Yesterday we looked at this same verse. Only yesterday the verse did not contain the word “adultery.” That’s because the current best scholarly edition of the Greek text from the oldest manuscripts does not have…
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, . . Galatians 5:19 Impurity – The Greek is akatharsia. This word comes from kathairo (we derive the English “catharsis”). Here Paul makes it a negative, so the meaning is “not cleansed”. The background of katharos is ritual cleansing. It is not…
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death. Proverbs 10:2 Nothing – How’s your portfolio doing? Of course, for most of us that’s a pointless question. We don’t have a “portfolio.” We don’t have treasures stored up here on earth. We live paycheck to paycheck. In these times, there are a few more…
“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,” Galatians 5:19 Impurity – Yesterday we talked about the “poison apple” list. Here is part of that list. But this word might surprise you. It’s not what you think. The Greek is akatharsia. This word comes from kathairo (we derive the English…
