Today’s Word
The Gift Giver
See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. 1 John 3:1 NASB Bestowed – In the New Testament this Greek word (dedoken) belongs to the same cognate group as the word for gift. It could be translated as giving, granting,…
Patently Absurd (Rewind)
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient, 1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV Are lawful – The Greek word (sunphero) is a combination word. It comes from sun (which means “together”) and phero (which means “to bring”). We get the English word “sum” – adding up things – from this Greek prefix…
The Circumcised Life
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1 NASB Gotten – Genesis 4:1 is a most surprising verse. First, it is the only place in Scripture that records words from…
Get Out of Jail Free
The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death. Psalm 118:18 NASB Disciplined me severely – Salvation isn’t free. Oh, yes, we Christians know all about this. God’s son paid the price so we could be forgiven. Really? Is that it? God delivered His “Get Out of Jail Free”…
Shabbat
“The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in…
A Personal Dungeon
“Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me, for You will deal bountifully with me.” Psalm 142:7 NASB Out of prison – What’s it like in there? What’s it like in the darkest recess of your “soul,” in the place where you keep…
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