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Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, Titus 1:1 NASB Bond-servant/apostle – No doubt by now you know that the translation “bond-servant” is softened to make it more palatable to our ears. The word is doulos, the…
Continuing Creation
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NASB Causes – “God is the God of the entire cosmos; God has to do with every creature, and every creature has to do with God, whether they recognize it…
The Grind
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NASB Know – Well, we might know that God causes all things to work together for good, but it surely doesn’t feel that way, does it? Paul uses the Greek verb…
Swallowed Up
Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there. Numbers 20:1 NASB Died there – ta’mot sham. The end of a prophetess, a leader, a woman of valor is ignominiously recounted in one…
Just Wait
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NASB For good – Undoubtedly others have pointed out to you that this verse says nothing about your good. The Greek is eis agathon, a preposition plus a singular, accusative adjective….
Prophetic Hindsight
Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’ Deuteronomy 17:16 NASB Never again – Reading this statement in Deuteronomy makes you wonder if the author wasn’t writing it from a period after…
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