Today’s Word
Oh, What a Difference It Makes!
Go Matthew 28:19 (the Shem Tov Hebrew gospel of Matthew) Go – Well, you won’t find this in any English Bible. Nor will you find it in any Greek New Testament. George Howard caused quite a stir when he published his work, The Gospel of Matthew According to a Primitive Hebrew Text in 1987, the “Shem…
Off the Path
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins. James 5:20 NASB Error – James is Jewish. His name is Ya’aqob. That means he writes as a rabbi, giving important instruction and advice to those under…
The Fighting Fool
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 ESV Whole armor – “Anyone who wants to fight his demons with his own weapons is a fool.”[1] Maybe Nouwen’s comment is all we need to think about today. How many of us…
Babylon SOP
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 ESV Schemes – It’s too bad we don’t transliterate this word. Then we might see that it is far closer to home than we imagine. The word is methodeias. You might see “methods”…
Clothes Make the Man
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 ESV Makes himself – Are you making yourself God’s enemy? Ah, you object, proclaiming, “No way. I am saved and devoted…
Star-gazer
and I have observed all that God brings to pass. Indeed, man cannot guess the events that occur under the sun, For man tries strenuously, but fails to guess them; and even if a sage should think to discover them he would not be able to guess them. Ecclesiastes 8:17 JPS To guess – Michael…
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