Today’s Word
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…
Waiting for the Day
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1 NASB Let us go – In a language without punctuation, emphasis is accomplished by word placement. Words that come first are more strongly emphasized than words that come last. So you won’t be surprised to find…
The Progressives
Any one who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. 2 John 9 NASB Goes too far – There is one standard of correct understanding of God’s demands on men. That…
Bleep, Bleep, Blepo
Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 2 John 8 NASB Watch yourselves – Are you paying attention? That’s what the Greek term blepo means here. We are to carefully guard, to look diligently at ourselves. But notice what John has in mind. …
Embodiment
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John 7 NASB Flesh – The Greek word translated “flesh” is sarx. It is quite clear that John believes Yeshua came en sarki, “in the flesh.” …
The Planos Truth
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John 7 NASB Deceivers – Letters are half of a conversation between people. In order to understand what the letter says, we have to reconstruct what…
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