Today’s Word
How Long, O Lord, How Long?
more desirable than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter than honey, than drippings of the honeycomb Psalm 19:11 Jack Riemer Sweeter than honey – I am often amazed at the ignorance of biblical scholars—on both sides of the aisle. Christian scholars for centuries completely misunderstood the importance of Moses in the background of the Messiah. …
Who’s at the Table?
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. Matthew 22:11-12 NIV How did you get in here – We often read this parable as if it is…
Spreading the Word
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – I am sure you are aware that even in the Greek text, this is not a command. There’s a footnote to this in the NASB that reads, “Or Having gone (Gr…
A Tragic Mistake
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under [a]the Law but under grace. Romans 6:14 NASB Not under the Law – Martin Luther’s mistake cost all of us centuries of spiritual deprivation. Luther read Paul’s words and concluded that the Law no longer applied to the faithful. He did just what the translators of the…
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