Body of Lies

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, . . Galatians 5:19 Impurity – The Greek is akatharsia. This word comes from kathairo (we derive the English “catharsis”). Here Paul makes it a negative, so the meaning is “not cleansed”. The background of katharos is ritual cleansing. It is not…

Put To Use

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself;  Romans 14:14 Unclean – Chapter 14 of the letter to the Romans is often used to defend the idea that Torah instructions no longer apply to Christians.  In particular, some verses in this chapter are used to set aside the…