Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, and you would be firmly established and not fear. For you would forget your trouble; like waters that have passed by, you would remember it. Job 11:15-16 NASB Forget your trouble – Zophar may be the ultimate optimist. He’s probably related to Pollyanna too. His view is that once you align yourself, confess…
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 1 John 3:2 NASB Not appeared – Is John right? Is it really true that you and…
for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Hebrews 9:26 ESV The end of the ages – If you read this verse by…
Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Hebrews 9:26 NASB The consummation of the ages – Go back a few verses. Get the context first. Verse…
and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us – 1 John 1:2 NASB Was manifested – The first letter of John doesn’t start like a typical letter of the first century. There is no…
Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.” John 9:3 (my translation) Displayed – How long does it take for God to use us as a display of His work? Apparently longer than we think. Imagine…
