The Power of the Past

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written: “He is the one who catches the wise by their craftiness”;  1 Corinthians 3:19 NASB Foolishness – Pay attention to Richard Lim’s insight: “Christians, in particular, bore the brunt of such polemical assaults because they lacked the protective armor of…

Stereotypes

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” Titus 1:12  NASB Cretans – Crete has an ancient history.  Home to the Minoans, significant to the Mycenaeans, and a major port island in the Roman Empire, Crete plays a role in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. …

Fuller Fear

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.  Proverbs 1:7  NASB Fear – Last year (October 2, 2011) we examined Moses Luzzatto’s insight into the meaning of yirat adonai (YHWH).  Ira Stone commented on Luzzatto’s examination.  It’s worth reading again: “It should by now be clear that the term yirat Ha-Shem [yirat adonai] cannot simply…