Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Testing/discern – One word, two ideas. To test. To discern. Paul chooses the Greek verb dokimazo. It…
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Conformed – Don’t be blueprinted! The Greek verb, syschematizo, is literally about being in union with patterns…
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 ESV Wife – Scholars have known for a long time that the Hebrew word for woman, ishshah, is not etymologically related to the Hebrew word for man, ish. We made an observation about this when we noticed that Adam changes…
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 ESV Both – Back to the Garden! We seem to end up here over and over when we look for the biblical models of relationships and interdependency. Each verse is pregnant with powerful imagery that restores our broken and fractured…
Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully. 2 Kings 12:15 NASB Dealt faithfully – Perhaps you’ve noticed some very odd things about the Hebrew community of Torah; things that seem unimaginable in our…
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, . . . 1 Chronicles 12:18 NASB Came upon – “The difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament is that in the Old Testament the Holy Spirit is only seen occasionally and in special circumstances but in…
As most of you know, I am in Greece (Santorini today) with limited internet. I happen to have internet this morning so I will only say, “Thanks for so many comments on the last few days of Today’s Word.” I see that you are perfectly capable of a lively discussion in my absence. As for…
David went out to meet them, and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide.” 1 Chronicles…
In his book, The Origins of Anti-Semitism, John Gager (Princeton University) provides evidence that has important implications for our understanding of the early years of Christianity. Let me offer some citations and then summarize them. On historical methodology: “The status of the New Testament as Christian scripture creates a tendency to read it as if it…
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement. Leviticus 17:11 NASB Atonement – Tim Hegg’s summary of the scholarly work on the critical Hebrew…
