Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your statutes. Psalm 119:155 NASB Far from – As you know, English translations often rearrange the Hebrew syntax so that the resulting statements are grammatically correct. When this happens, the emphasis and contrasts of Hebrew are typically lost. In a way, it’s inevitable since transitioning from…
then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or acquired by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him, or the lost property which he found, Leviticus 6:4 NASB Becomes guilty – When are you guilty? As soon as you commit a sin? As…
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2 NASB For – Maybe we should look at this verse in the NIV: “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” You’ll notice…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – “ . . . the prophet is not a philosopher of logic, but a philosopher of…
The wicked borrows and does not repay but the righteous is gracious and giving. Psalm 37:21 Wicked – Does this verse mean that those who do not repay are wicked or does it mean that one of the characteristics of the wicked is their intention not to repay? If we knew that a man never…
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 Therefore – With this most important use of the Greek gar (therefore) in the whole letter to the Romans, Paul summarizes the entire argument of the first seven chapters. This little connector brings to conclusion everything that he has been…
