Today’s Word
Wooden Exegesis (1)
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 ESV Tree – (For the next few days we will dig into this verse about the cross. The investigation will involve some technical aspects…
Cultural Relevance
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more. 1 Corinthians 9:19 NASB A slave to all – This verse is probably the bulwark of religious relevance. We are taught that if we want to get the message out to the masses,…
The Ides of March
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, people groan. Proverbs 29:2 NASB Groan – Does our civilization groan? If you believe the celebrities and the politicians, you might think we are on our way back to prosperity. But that perspective limits the meaning of success to economic factors. A…
A Little History
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Exodus 20:8 NASB Sabbath day – Donna Dozier wrote her doctoral dissertation on the transition from Judaism to Christianity in the early centuries. In it she discusses the shift from Sabbath to Sunday. As part of the historical record, she provides the following citation: “There is a…
The Other Shoe
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:10 NASB Resulting – You’ll need to read a few other English translations of this verse to see the issue. “For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses…
Benefits Evangelism
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; Romans 10:9 NASB As – This is one of the crucial verses that we had to memorize when I was a child. It is Paul’s statement about how to…
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