For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:12 NASB Disciplines – How do we know that God cares for us? If you listen to some popular theological viewpoints, you might answer, “I know God cares because I have been blessed with health and prosperity. When you do what God…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, Isaiah 1:18a NJKV Come now – You probably remember this verse in its King James version suggesting that God wants you to enter into a rational discussion with Him (“reason together”). I’ve often heard this phrase cited in classical apologetics, and, of course, the rest of the…
O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger. Psalm 38:1 NASB Rebuke – How long is your fuse? How long can you hold out before that deep anger about the injustice in life explodes? Oh, I don’t mean all the social injustice we observe every day. I mean that sense…
“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 NASB Rebuke– “Rebuke me not.” The verb is yākaḥ. To convict. To judge. To reprove. Perhaps the translation does not give us the fullest appreciation of David’s plea. Literally, “YHVH, not to me in your wrath convict.” Don’t bring…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – “ . . . the prophet is not a philosopher of logic, but a philosopher of…
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.” Job 13:15 NASB Argue – You have abandoned hopelessness (see Friday’s discussion). You have elected to be an optimist in spite of your better judgment (Heschel). You choose hope. But does that mean you just accept life as…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – Certainly you’ve heard this verse more than a few times. Does it mean that God wants…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says YHWH. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Reason Together – Once we discover the real meaning here, we might wish it were still about apologetics. We would…
