tapeinos

  • What Greeks Hate

    Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,   Philippians 2:3-5  NASB Humility of mind –…

  • The Order of Existence

    Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”   Genesis 2:18  NASB A helper suitable– We have investigated a lot about the Hebrew phrase ‘ezer kenegdo. We discovered that these words spoken by God about the creation of the woman are filled with royal language,…

  • What Greeks Hate

    Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,   Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Humility of mind –…

  • The Prerequisite (Rewind)

    Be humbled, then, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the opportune time 1 Peter 5:6  NASB Be Humbled – There is no better person to pen these words than Peter.  The man who believed in personal power learned a life-altering lesson after the death and resurrection of Yeshua.  Power brings defeat. …

  • The Politics of Jesus

    Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 18:4  NASB Humbles – The Kingdom is for children.    We are quick to acknowledge that we need the humility and attitude of a child in order to enter into the Kingdom.  But too often we fail to read…

  • Anti-cultural

    Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself;  Philippians 2:3 Humility – Aristotle established the spirit of our age with his declaration that whatever prevents the development of virtue makes a person tapeinos (humble).  Just read that once more.  …