Today’s Word
The Problem (3)
When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” Genesis 19:15 NASB Punishment – Something happened about the time of the Babylonia captivity. The principal word for “sin” changed. Hatta’t was replaced by…
The Problem (2)
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.” Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – What is sin? According to the Hebrew word, hatta’h, sin means “to commit an offense against someone with whom one stands in an institutionalized community relationship.”[1] Notice that sin assumes a set…
The Problem (1)
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – Sin is a problem. It’s not just a moral problem or a spiritual problem or a theological problem. Sin is an etymological problem. Why? Because the meaning of the terms used…
Church Business
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4 NASB Ministry – Two criteria. Just two. Prayer and “the ministry of the word.” The first should be obvious (although all that is involved in the word “prayer” might not be obvious to us[1]). The second requires some investigation….
Moses and the Rabbis
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Matthew 18:21 NASB Seven times – So how many? Don’t be so quick to answer with the mistaken “seventy times seven” or the spiritualized “forever.” Taken out of context, such quick…
Hurry Up and Wait
The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly. Isaiah 32:4 NASB Hasty – First we need to clear up the footnotes. If you read this verse in the NASB, you will see footnotes for the words “mind” and “truth.” There should probably be…
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