The Jewish Messiah

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 NASB No one – The Greek is oudeis. It could hardly be stronger, or clearer. “Not even one, none, nobody, no one.” Or could it? Jonathan Sacks makes an interesting…

The Hebrew Negative

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:1-2 NASB No condemnation – Paul is pretty intense. He opens the sentence with ouden. It means, “not…

Change of Venue

“No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.”  John 3:13  NASB No one – Apparently Yeshua was mistaken.  Everyone knows that good people go to heaven when they die.  Everyone knows that Moses and David and Peter and all the saints of the Church are in heaven…

Active Paradox

For apart from me you can do nothing.  John 15:5  NASB Nothing – The Greek word translated “nothing” is oudeis, from ou (meaning “not”) and heis (meaning “one”).  Literally it means “not one thing.”  Yeshua is speaking to His disciples.  He tells them that He is the vital energy of their lives (the vine).  They…

The Final Days

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.”  Matthew 24:36  NASB No one knows – “Prophecy Expo Presents: The Final Days – An Intelligent Look into Bible Prophecy” coming to a city near you.  That’s the advertisement I received in the…