Today’s Word
Hitchhiker’s Guide (30)
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – What is confession? The Greek (homologéō) gives us an answer. It is “to speak the same thing.” To confess is to agree with God’s assessment of…
Hitchhiker’s Guide (29): Gentiles
I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, and I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’” Hosea 2:23 NASB You are my God – Who is a Gentile? Before you answer with the…
Hitchhiker’s Guide (28)
Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. 2 Timothy 2:15 Make every effort – What is the role of Torah in our quest for righteousness? Is it just a rule book, an instruction manual, or the voice…
The Invention of Heresy
For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19 NASB Factions – Paul uses the Greek term haíresis a few times in his letters. Today we think he’s writing about false doctrines. We transliterate the Greek as heresy, by which we mean something…
The Decline of the West
he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?” Daniel 4:30 NIV I have built – Nebuchadnezzar lacked the humility of recognizing that God is the true builder—and destroyer. Thinking that he was the author and finisher of his…
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