If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared. Psalm 130:3-4 NASB Feared– Let’s fix this translation. Yes, the word is yārēʾ and it can be translated “fear” but is that what the psalmist is really saying? Is he saying that because YHVH overlooks our guilt…
But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!” Luke 5:8 NASB Go away – Do you know the story? Yeshua asks the men to pull out into the deep water of Lake Kinneret. He tells them to cast out…
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…
And behold, there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, Luke 7:37 NASB Who was a sinner – Yes, that’s right. “Who was a sinner.” This woman was known by her…
And you shall love YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your nephesh and with all your might Deuteronomy 6:5 (my adjusted translation) All your heart – be-kol levavcha. Try saying it. “With all your heart.” YHWH wants – and expects – your whole heart commitment to Him. How will I know…
“Do you think that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans?” Luke 13:2 Beyond – How do we know who is really a sinner? Well, the answer is obvious, isn’t it? We just look how they died. If they were really bad, then they die in horrible ways. After all, God doesn’t punish the…
