Today’s Word

Reading Again (Again)

There is a time to act for God; set aside the Torah  Psalm 119:126  (Heschel) To act for God – You won’t get this translation in the English Bibles.  Most English Bibles, and a lot of translations of the Jewish Tanakh, read something like, “It is time for the Lord to act, for they have…
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Our Destiny?

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this. 1 Thessalonians 3:3 NASB Have been destined – Go ahead. Read verses 1-4 of the third chapter of Paul’s letter. Do you find it a little strange? Does Paul really mean to suggest that…
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When to Give Up

Therefore, when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at Athens alone; 1 Thessalonians 3:1 NASB Endure it no longer – If you listen to the big-time evangelists, you might be seduced into believing that you have to press on no matter what. You might be convinced that…
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Flank Attack

For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—and yet Satan hindered us. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 NASB Hindered – Paul’s statement is rather startling. Isn’t God in charge of the universe? Isn’t God the only true Sovereign? Doesn’t the Accuser have to answer to Him? As a rabbi, Paul certainly believed in the…
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Extended Effects

we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8 NASB Absent – Investigating the Greek verb, we come upon a rather interesting remark: “ekdēméō, endēméō. These two terms denote being abroad and staying at home. Not used…
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