“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 NASB You have heard that it was said – “Interpretive tendencies survive because readers share elements of…
“Stop crying. It doesn’t hurt that bad.” Were you told something like this when you were a child? Unfortunately, parents might mean well, but this sort of reprimand actually underscores an important mistake about our emotional reactions. It suggests that someone else is the true judge of how we feel. If you think about this…
The Deity of Jesus Christ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 NASB The Deity of Jesus Christ – Of course, this little phrase is not in the verse. That doesn’t prevent most Christian translators from adding it, just to make sure the reader understands what…
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables? Mark 4:13 NASB How will you understand – What motivates people to become enthralled with mystical approaches to the Bible? What causes them to start reading the text as if it is code for some hidden secret?…
But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. 2 Peter 1:20-21 NASB Interpretation – Yesterday we noted that Peter assumes the validity of…
But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. 2 Peter 1:20-21 NASB Interpretation – Sometimes we miss important connections in thought patterns simply…
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” Deuteronomy 6:4 ESV Hear – It should come as no surprise that Hebrew thinking about Scripture is radically different from Greek thinking about Scripture. The difference is not in the language of Scripture itself. The Bible is written in Hebrew, Aramaic, a particular kind…
And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Matthew 13:52 NASB Scribe – Does Yeshua take a line from Godfather 2? Is He really suggesting that those…
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; . . Psalm 139:14 Wonderfully – Believers love this verse. It’s so majestic. It lifts the human being to such elevated heights. We are almost like angels. We are special. God made us. But there’s a little problem. The words ki nora’ot…
“But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law, and that is written in the Prophets;” Acts 24:14 Everything – Brevard Childs was a very influential teacher at Harvard. His approach…
