theological assumptions

  • Conjunctions

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.  Psalm 51:11  NASB   And – Oh, the extent of this mighty little letter.  Attach a vav to a Hebrew word, and all kinds of things can happen.  Here, in particular, we are faced with some significant translation choices.  You see, vav can mean, “so, then, and, with, together, so that,…

  • A Philosophy of Sin

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. Romans 8:9 (NIV) Sinful Nature – The NIV takes theological liberty with the Greek text by translating the Greek word sarx as “sinful nature” rather than “flesh.”  The translation committee had a prior theological…