Some Oxford Insights

Here at Oxford University I visited the New College chapel.  New College was founded about 1350AD.  The original chapel is much younger.  It was demolished by Henry VIII over a fight with the Catholics.  The wall with the saints was rebuilt in 1787. First, a picture of the entire chapel.  Most people find it beautiful…

Tackling a Tough One (part 2)

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,  Hebrew 6:1  ESV Dead works – Are you ready to move on toward maturity?  If you are, then you will have to come to terms with…

Not Quite Enough

“But the LORD was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; and the LORD said to me, ‘Enough! Speak to Me no more of the matter.’” Deuteronomy 3:26  NASB Enough! – Was God fair to Moses?  Before you put on your theological-correctness hat, does this declaration from God seem consistent…

Rebels’ Reward

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” Numbers 20:12 NASB Not believed Me – It seems like such a trifling…

Justice as Antidote

Who understands the power of Your anger and Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? Psalm 90:11  NASB Power – Read the first verse of this psalm.  No, not the first English verse.  Read the first verse in the Hebrew text.  Let me help you:  tefillah le-Moshe ish ha-Elohim (A prayer of…

Pseudo-gramma

“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me.  But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My word?” John 5:46-47 His Writings – What is the plain sense of Yeshua’s statement?  If you believe what Moses wrote, you would believe what I am saying, but…