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All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness;  2 Timothy 3:16 NASB Scripture – You can’t get far in a discussion of the authority of the Bible without running into this verse.  Of course, there’s a lot of debate about the phrase “inspired by God,” but that…
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The Shema

Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!”  Exodus 24:7 NASB 1995   We will do – Do you remember Sacks’ comment: “The entire drama of Torah flows from this point of…
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Comments on Cooperation

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.  Job 42:9 NIV   Accepted – What is implied in the verb “accepted”?  Interestingly, the Hebrew root is nāśāʾ, the same verb that is used for carrying away sin.  When the text tells us that God accepted Job’s prayer, it is telling us…
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Character Assassination (2)

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  Hebrews 1:3  NASB   Nature – hypóstasis.  One of the most important Greek words in the Bible.  Before we dive into the theological implications,…
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Character Assassination (1)

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  Hebrews 1:3 NASB    Radiance/ exact representation – Okay, first let’s deal with the pronouns: “He” and “His.”  You see that they are capitalized in…
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