I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one. John 17:15 NASB Take them out – I don’t know about you, but I would just as soon have had Yeshua skip this request. In fact, in my earlier years I would think to…
I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. John 17:15 NASB Out of the world – Why do you suppose God doesn’t rescue us? The world is a terrible place. Evil is everywhere. It would be so much better to leave it all and arrive on…
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. I John 2:15 NASB The world – Every idea has a history. Ideas about biblical truths are not self-generated from the text. Biblical truths are products of interpretation, and…
I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. John 17:15 NASB From the evil one – The footnote in the NASB indicates that this verse might also be read, “ . . . to keep them out of the power of evil.” The…
“I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.” John 17:15 NASB Take them out – “Judaism is God’s perennial question-mark against the condition of the world.”[1] God has invited us to be His partners in redeeming the world. That means we must question…
“I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.” John 17:15 NASB Take them out – Hedonism, cynicism and stoicism: the lethal combination of worldviews that defines our culture. Hedonism—the pursuit of personal pleasure coupled with the belief that happiness is the…
“I do not ask Thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.” John 17:15 Take Them Out – Jesus wants us to stay. Believe me, there are plenty of days when I would like to leave. I need a permanent vacation from this world. I get tired…
