Today’s Word
Innocence Revisited – Rewind
Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. Galatians 3:24 NASB 1995 Our tutor – It seems that the world of human relationships often strives to regain the feeling of innocence lost long ago in the mistaken choices of growing up. Since so few of us really…
Bible School
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NASB Repeat them diligently – Whether you…
Walking in the Way
Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they would receive the Holy Spirit. (For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then they began laying their hands on them,…
Seeing God
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, Revelation 1:1 NASB Revelation – Abraham Heschel notes a crucial distinction between the prophet and the apocalyptic visionary. “The prophet hears, the apocalyptic visionary reads. In apocalyptic…
Are You Paying Attention to the Fine Print?
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjaminite. Psalm 7:1 (Hebrew) NASB translation Shiggaion – What is a shiggaion? Oh, and why should we care? First, let’s notice how Christian translations handle this Hebrew word. The NASB footnote defines it as “Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song,” The NIV…
Apocalyptic Visions
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, Revelation 1:1 NASB Revelation – apokálypsis. The Greek word translated “revelation.” Don’t miss the fact that it is connected to kalýptō, the root that means “to cover,…
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