Today’s Word
When?
I will give them one heart and one way of life, to reverence me at all times, for their own good and the good of their children after them. Jeremiah 32:39 (J. A. Thompson translator) One way of life – God promises to give those who are chosen to enjoy His new covenant (see Jeremiah…
Holiness by Extension
If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches. Romans 11:16 ESV Root – Nothing too unusual about this word, rhiza. Root of a plant. Foot of a mountain. Depths of the sea. By the time rabbinic Judaism developed in the…
Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. Exodus 20:21 ESV Far off – When God descends on His mountain, are you near or far off? You might say, “Well, we aren’t at Sinai, so how can I tell?” But if you knew that the idiomatic use…
Koinos with the Devil
for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds 2 John 11 NASB Participates – We have koinonia fellowship with God’s chosen. That’s what it means to become a citizen of the Kingdom. But now John uses the same underlying verb to warn us of another kind of participation. By saying…
Unsociable Etiquette
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting. 2 John 10 NASB This teaching – John gets nasty. If someone comes to you with a message that doesn’t square with the truth of the Messiah, don’t let him…
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