Today’s Word
Small Additions (1)
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB The/man – The NASB adds just a few small words to the Greek translation. Perhaps these two tiny additions don’t make any difference. Perhaps. But we should…
Pulling Back the Covers
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NASB Revealed – The Greek verb translated “is revealed” is apokaluptetai. This is present tense – an on-going process. Notice that “is revealed” implies something new. This is…
A Man Without Worship
And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner? 1 Peter 4:18 NASB Godless man – Peter calls these people “godless” and “sinners.” “Godless man” is the Greek word asebes. It literally means, “without worship,” but the general sense of the word is…
Atoning Death
“but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29 NASB Never – Yeshua seems to employ a rabbinic idea in this warning. As we discovered, it could be translated, “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness but is guilty of sin…
Sin of a Lifetime
“but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29 NASB Never – What a lot of grief this verse has caused! Scary. Condemning. Hopelessness. Just some of the reactions to Yeshua’s warning. But maybe we are reading these words through our own cultural glasses. Maybe…
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