kalos

  • The Relative Right

    Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.  James 4:17  NASB Right thing – What is the right thing to do?  Ah, doesn’t that depend entirely on your particular view, your culture, your environment?  Is there such a thing as universal “right,” an ethical demand…

  • Satisfaction

    “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, . . .” Luke 6:27 NASB Do good – If you read this passage only in its Greek translation, you might conclude that doing good is essentially about benefiting the other. The Greek kalos is about what is…

  • Pay Attention

    I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate;  1 Timothy 6:13  NASB Good confession – Paul gives orders to Timothy.  Those orders still govern us because we are volunteers committed to the same way of life Paul…

  • Sin’s Opposite

    Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin.  James 4:17 NASB Right thing – Two factors are immediately apparent from James’ statement.  First, sin attaches to what I know, not what I don’t know.  And second, if I know what is the right…