The Problem—Solved? (4)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; Romans 3:23-24 NASB Sinned – Paul (Sha’ul) grew up in the rabbinic tradition. He considered himself a strict adherent to Torah. That means he knows hatta’t and…
The Problem (3)
When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” Genesis 19:15 NASB Punishment – Something happened about the time of the Babylonia captivity. The principal word for “sin” changed. Hatta’t was replaced by…
The Problem (2)
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.” Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – What is sin? According to the Hebrew word, hatta’h, sin means “to commit an offense against someone with whom one stands in an institutionalized community relationship.”[1] Notice that sin assumes a set…
A STUDY OF DANIEL GRUBER’S BOOK
Over several months, I led a small group as we studied, debated and discussed the material in Daniel Gruber’s book, Copernicus and the Jews. The entire study with all the comments is available now as 17 downloads. CLICK HERE TO ORDER
The Problem (1)
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – Sin is a problem. It’s not just a moral problem or a spiritual problem or a theological problem. Sin is an etymological problem. Why? Because the meaning of the terms used…
Paul and Paradigms
Anders Runesson’s paper[1] on the influence of paradigm assumptions for understanding Paul is a treasury of insights into the structure of paradigms. Runesson shows that the Christian assumption present in the theological paradigm that Paul established a new religion founded on the teaching of Christ, a religion that was opposed to “Jewish legalism,” is not…
Church Business
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4 NASB Ministry – Two criteria. Just two. Prayer and “the ministry of the word.” The first should be obvious (although all that is involved in the word “prayer” might not be obvious to us[1]). The second requires some investigation….
JOIN Us in Virginia Beach
We had such a great time together. I hope you will be there next time in May. There’s an empty seat for you.
Moses and the Rabbis
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Matthew 18:21 NASB Seven times – So how many? Don’t be so quick to answer with the mistaken “seventy times seven” or the spiritualized “forever.” Taken out of context, such quick…
