“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Matthew 6:24 NIV Serve – The world is preoccupied with freedom these days. It is current political coinage. In the…
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” Matthew 6:24 NASB Cannot serve– It’s not possible to “opt out” in the Hebrew worldview. Choosing not to participate is still a choice. …
and lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, for You recompense a man according to his work. Psalm 62:12 NASB Recompense – At what hour of the day were you hired? Ah, you’re immediately transported to that parable about the graciousness of God. You know; the one where the master hires workers at all hours of the…
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 NASB Not under law – How often we hear this verse as a proof text that the Torah has been set aside and no longer applies to Christian believers! Many scholars make the claim. “[Believers] must…
For Adam and for his wife the Lord God made coats of skins, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21 Hebrew World Translation Clothed – Marvel Comics reflects the true aspirations of our declining culture. Secretly, we all want to be superheroes. We want the power! We want to be in control of our destinies. We want…
“If any one serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall My servant also be; if any one serves Me, the Father will honor him.” John 12:26 There – Where is a servant supposed to be? With his master, of course. How can a servant fulfill his duties to the master…
“No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other.” Matthew 6:24 Serve – Yeshua is pretty clear about divided loyalty. No one, man or woman, can serve two masters. The Greek word used here is douleuo, a…
