“The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.” Ezekiel 18:20 NASB Person who sins – It’s…
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.” Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – What is your idea of sin? Where did you learn that definition? I suspect that most of us inherit our theology of sin in the symbols, rituals and vocabulary of our…
“Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” 1 Kings 1:21 NASB Offenders – The NASB translation of hattaim tries to avoid the implication of the root word hata. That’s because the root is usually translated “sin,”…
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 NASB Purify me – The key to correctly translating this word is hyssop. If we understand the history of hyssop, then we can comprehend David’s request. Otherwise we are left with a very odd verb,…
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. Psalm 103:10 NASB Has not dealt – The first thing to notice is that the subject/verb is not in the primary position in the text. What comes first is “not” (lo). This is crucial. There are two words…
My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 1 John 2:1 NASB May not sin – Seriously now, does anyone out there really think it is possible not to sin? My guess…
“If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be its desire, and yet you may rule over it.” Genesis 4:7 Sin – The first time we read the Hebrew word hatat (sin) is here in the story of Cain. …
17 de junio Si haces bien, ¿no serás aceptado? Y si no haces bien, el pecado yace a la puerta y te codicia, pero tú debes dominarlo. Génesis 4:7 Pecado – la primera vez que leemos la palabra hebrea hatat (pecado) es aquí en la historia de Caín. ¿Te sorprende esto? Debería. ¿Y que de…
14 de junio Y él respondió: “Te oí en el huerto, tuve miedo porque estaba desnudo, y me escondí.” Génesis 3:10 Oí – “Oye, O Israel” es el centro de la fe. Todos los días Israel recibe el llamado a oír y obedecer. La palabra shema significa las dos cosas – escuchar y obedecer. Pero…
and he said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10 Heard – “Sh’ma, O Israel” is the center of the faith. Every day Israel is called to listen and obey. The word shema means both – listen and obey. But the…
