Today’s Word
Dying to Know
“but the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” Genesis 3:3 NASB Die – We need to ask some questions. They’re not easy questions to ask – and they are even harder to answer. …
Friendly Reminder (2)
Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 (almost NASB) Friend of the world – Who is a philos tou kosmou (friend of the world)? This is a vitally important question, perhaps equal to the scribe’s inquiry, “Who is my neighbor?” If we have the…
Friendly Reminder (1)
Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 (almost NASB) Wishes to be – What do you long to be? What desire do you hold in your heart? James’ comment is not about active expression and outward progression. James uses the Greek verb boulomai, a…
Role Play
The woman said to the serpent, “Of the fruit of any tree of the garden we may eat.” Genesis 3:2 Stone Tanakh Woman said – When we read this verse, most of us concentrate on the fact that Havvah does not reiterate the command given to Adam exactly as it was given. She adds a…
Twenty Centuries Later
You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Galatians 3:1 NASB Bewitched – Have we been fooled? Would Paul say the same thing to us if he showed up at our doorsteps? “You undisciplined Christians, who has cast an evil eye upon you?” Perhaps that…
Koinonia of a Different Color
I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive her plagues; for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.” Revelation 18:4-5 NASB Participate – Leave Babylon behind. For that matter, leave Sodom…
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