A Love That Lasts

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.  John 3:16  NASB So loved – Thanks principally to evangelical Protestants, this is probably the most recognized verse from the Bible.  Billboards and placards at football games proclaim God’s love.  The exegetical issue,…

The Creation of the ‘Olam Ha’ba

in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the [c]world. Hebrews 1:2 NASB The world – At least they added a footnote. The footnote indicates that the Greek word here is not “cosmos,” the word we would have expected in a translation such as “world”…

Commentary on “Born Again”

And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.  1 John 2:17  NASB Will – By now we all realize that John did not use the words “born again” in his report of the conversation between Yeshua and Nicodemus (John 3).  He used…

Truly Complicated

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifice and offering Thou hast not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me;’”  Hebrews 10:5  NASB World – So now we know that the word “body” is substituted for “ear” by this author.  Why?  Guthrie provides the following explanation:  “the author appropriates the psalm…

History Repeats Itself

“As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.  That is why the world hates you.” John 15:19 Out Of The World – The words of Yeshua confirm His divinity.  So do His actions.  But if we think that those actions are only the miracles,…