Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. Isaiah 1:17 ESV Learn – God expects you to learn to do good. Does that mean you need to take a course in biblical ethics? Does that mean you need a reference manual on moral choices? Does that…
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 14:26 NASB Teach – In academic circles, a “degree mill” is a company that offers you pieces of paper that claim you have…
but they mingled with the nations and learned their practices, Psalm 106:35 NASB Learned – David described Israel in the 10th Century BC. He might as well have penned this line 3000 years later. Haven’t we mingled with the nations and learned their practices? Aren’t we in the same place as Israel before Babylon? What…
He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying Matthew 5:2 To Teach – The Greek word here is edidasken. It is actually an imperfect, active form of the verb, didasko. Why does this matter? Because the imperfect form tells us that this teaching is an on-going action. It is as if the text…
