Cultural Grammar – Rewind

At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.  Genesis 4:26  ESV Name – Explain the grammatical connections and implications of calling someone’s name.  Let’s see.  In English (and also in Greek and most Indo-European languages), a name is a phonetic marker that represents some entity.  More importantly, it is an…

Call Upon The Name

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 NASB I wrote the original investigation of 1 Corinthians 1:2 on August…

Happily Ever After

To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord. Genesis 4:26 NASB To call upon – Everyone wants a fairytale, but we end up with stories.   What’s the difference? In a fairytale, true love wins, evil spells are…

Cultural Grammar

At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.  Genesis 4:26  ESV Name – Explain the grammatical connections and implications of calling someone’s name.  Let’s see.  In English (and also in Greek and most Indo-European languages), a name is a phonetic marker that represents some entity.  More importantly, it is an…

Corinthians (3)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 NOTE:  It is now 2018.  I wrote this in 2010.  Since I…

El Escape Perfecto

“Y sucederá que quién quiera llame en el nombre de YHWH será salvo; Joel 2:32 Salvo – ¿alguna vez has escuchado este versículo en una cruzada evangelística? Si supieses que el verbo hebreo no significa “salvo” de la maldición eterna, ¿te sorprendería? ¿Te llevaría al contexto para examinar exactamente lo que dijo el profeta Joel?…

The Perfect Getaway

“And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name YHWH shall be saved; . . “ Joel 2:32 Saved – Have you ever heard this verse in an evangelistic crusade?If you knew that the Hebrew verb didn’t mean “saved” from eternal damnation, would you be surprised?Would it drive you back to…