Not Quite Right

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;” Acts 15:8 Knows The Heart – Luke was a Greek physician.  Therefore, many students of Scripture assume that Luke wrote to Greeks in Greek with Greek thought patterns.  But the language Luke uses…

Theological Substitutions

for He says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you”; behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”; 2 Corinthians 6:2 The – Is it once upon a time or is it as an appropriate time?  If you read the…

Subliminal Theology

Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God Galatians 6:16 (NIV translation) Even – By now you must realize that you and I are victims of the translators’ theological persuasion.  When we read the text in any language but the original, we must rely on the clinical honesty…

Comparison Shopping

we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you may excel still more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Instruction – Sometimes you just have to have a bunch of translations in order…