protos

  • The Inside-Out Problem

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. Matthew 23:26 NASB First – Since we are going to explore the word protos (Greek for “first”), it’s probably useful to first note that Yeshua’s scathing remark is not aimed at…

  • Sinners Classified

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    May 24  The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.   1 Timothy 1:15 ESV Foremost – Where are you in the rank order of sinners?  Paul says that he is at the top of the list (so that…