Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Romans 1:1 NASB Apostle – One time at a gathering of believers I was presented with a business card that gave the man’s name followed by “prophet.” I am sure he had that card printed in good faith, but I shuddered when…
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB Face to face – “You don’t know me.” Have you heard that expression? Maybe you were the one saying…
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 NIV Neither – The Italian study tours are finished. Everyone has gone home. Back to the usual way of living. Back to the comfortable world of what has always been. But…
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. Genesis 25:27 NASB Was– Hebrew often communicates deep meaning through what is absent from the text. Such is the case with this verse. In the English translation, the copula is added in the…
And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:4 NASB Separated– Great thinkers struggle with great problems. Not surprisingly, great thinkers often struggle with the same great problems because the really great problems have been the same for Man in all the ages. So when you read astute, insightful thoughts…
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you;” Genesis 12:1 NASB From your father’s house – “ . . . the mandatory separation of Abraham from his kindred is unprecedented.”[1] But we don’t give it a second thought,…
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB Face to face – “You don’t know me.” Have you heard that expression? Maybe you were the one saying…
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:2 NASB Brought you out – It’s all about the evidence, right? Two important authors have some insights worth reading. First, Seth Godin. Then, Jonathan Sacks. Facts are not the antidote for doubt Drink enough water and…
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in unchanging love. Micah 7:18 NASB Who – Yesterday I read a very disturbing verse in Micah. “They will lick the dust like a…
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 NASB Naked – The Hebrew word of “naked” is ‘arom. While it often describes nudity, in the Genesis account it has a much deeper meaning. The word itself is derived from the verb, ‘ur, “to be exposed.” In this verse,…
