Today’s Word
Harder Than It Looks
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [e]acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 NASB Not be conformed – I didn’t know if I should choose the verse in Genesis (1:26) or this verse in Romans. …
The Internet “god”
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our wrongdoings from us. Psalm 103:12 NASB Removed – Humanity has come face to face with a new god, an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent god of eternal examination, a god that never forgets the worst things about you and provides the whole world…
A Question Is Always True
Look. Wisdom calls out, and Discernment lifts her voice. Proverbs 8:1 Robert Alter Calls out – Since the discovery of significant archeological artifacts in the late 19th Century, biblical scholars have had to face the question, “How does archeological evidence impact biblical faith?” The answers have not been easy. As Haggai Misgav points out, “The…
Memory Loss
You shall also teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Deuteronomy 11:19 NASB Speaking – It is curious and significant that the Hebrew word for “male” (zākār) comes from the root zākar meaning…
Law with a Capital L
So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. Romans 7:12 NASB Law – It is common Christian belief that the “Law of Moses” has been set aside with the death of Jesus. Under the Augustinian-Lutheran interpretation, the “Law” was a restrictive, despotic decree for Israel because Israel needed…
What’s New?
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB 1995 Is revealed – Paul has this tendency to write run-on Greek sentences. In fact, the opening of Ephesians is one long sentence which we break up…
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