Have I sinned? What have I done to You, Watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to myself? Job 7:20 NASB Watcher of mankind – Does God watch over us? That might seem a ridiculous question. Of course He does. Who could imagine otherwise? He’s the…
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NASB Integrity – Does the Bible portray the righteous as sinless? Were Adam and the woman created perfect? Are we considered sinless after repentance? Perhaps we can look at Job to find some answers. In Hebrew,…
I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You. Psalm 119:11 NASB Treasured – Do you have some treasure? Want to keep it safe? You’ll have to put it where thieves can’t steal it, where moths can’t eat it, and where the elements can’t corrupt it. Where do you…
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NIV Debts – The Greek term translated “debts” in Matthew’s version of the Lord’s Prayer is not a word that means “sins.” It’s opheílēmata, from the root opheílō. “Etymologically obscure, this word means ‘to owe someone something,’ e.g. loans, debts, sums,…
Add guilt upon their guilt, and let them have no part in Your bounty. Psalm 69:28 [Hebrew Bible] Robert Alter Guilt – In order to understand the ramifications of this Hebrew word—ʿāwōn—we need to read the explanation provided by Schultz: We note in the first place that the noun is a collective. Thus God says…
God, You know my folly, and my guilt is not hidden from You. Psalm 69:6 [Hebrew Bible] Robert Alter Not hidden – True confession. David admits his “folly.” God knows all about this ʾiwwelet. These are acts that display moral stupidity, not simply ignorance. This man actually knows what he is doing isn’t proper. He’s…
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 NASB Fall short – Just how far do you think you’ll get with modern men and women by telling them that they are sinners? Can I suggest that unless you are speaking to people who have some sort of connection with…
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me [m]coveting of every kind; for apart [n]from the Law sin is dead. Romans 7:8 NASB Is dead – Want the absolutely guaranteed way to stop sinning? Die! Problem solved. Oh, wait. That’s not very convenient. Paul offers another “solution.” Live apart from the Law. Apart from the Law, sin is dead. …
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under [a]the Law but under grace? [b]Far from it! Romans 6:15 NASB Not under the Law – When we took a long look at Romans 6:14 (March 12 and 13), we discovered that the English translation reveals serious theological bias. There’s that capital “L,” the treatment of nómos…
for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. Romans 4:15 NASB Law – Paul is often credited with separating Law and grace. At least that’s the view of the Reformation Church. According to Church doctrine, Paul explained that once Jesus died for our sins, the penalty was paid…
