But of course He Has

But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;  Philemon 1:18  NASB Wronged you – Paul speaks the impossible.  He suggests to Philemon, the slave owner, that Onesimus might not have done anything wrong.  “But if” plants the thought that running away wasn’t unlawful.  In fact,…

Dis-Agreement

This is the way of those who are foolish, and of those after them who approve their words. Selah  Psalm 49:13  NASB Approve – When is agreement an obvious mistake?  According to this psalm, when it aligns with the choices of the foolish.  Ah, but Hebrew has three words translated “fool,” and they don’t all mean the same…

Missed Connection (1)

So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”  1 Kings 3:9  NIV Right and wrong – The translators of the NIV completely ignore the Hebrew connection between Solomon and Adam.  I suspect it is deliberate.  The Hebrew text…