Today’s Word
An Alien Among Us
And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NASB Firstborn son – For four hundred years, Christianity struggled to define the person of Jesus. You would have thought that this task was…
Jeremiah’s Prosperity Gospel
But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and…
Audible Visual
Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” John 14:9 NASB Who has seen Me – Imagine standing with Philip during this conversation. Yeshua directs a question and a comment to…
Truth in Context
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures Luke 24:45 NASB Understand – When we read this verse, we’re likely to imagine some kind of mental expansion miracle. As Western believers, we automatically assume that “understand” means cognitive comprehension. Our own educational experience leads us to interpret this text as if Yeshua were preparing…
The Learning Curve
Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, and consider the lovingkindness of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 NASB Who is wise? – I’ve been at this awhile. Actually 6,700 Today’s Word additions so far. Obviously, not quite enough. There are still many more unanswered questions. It is a lifelong process and I am…
Blindside
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5 NASB The man – Consider the following quotation from John MacArthur, popular Christian pastor and teacher: Village life was so deeply ingrained and so clearly understood at every level of society that the customs reflected in the biblical narratives…
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