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…
After I spoke with Andrew on the phone, I asked him to write up something about his journey. I think it may speak to many in this community who feel all alone in the walk. Here’s what he has to say: Even before we married in 2000, my wife Renee and I discovered that…
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. …
Derek Leman’s book, Yeshua Our Atonement, provides an Hebraic analysis of the idea of atonement, quite a bit different than our usual Christian view. I thought you might find some of his comments interesting, enlightening and, perhaps, challenging. In essence, the Babylonian ritual is about the danger of demons, the necessity of religion to protect…
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.” …
I shot this picture 40 years ago. It’s in the Stuart range of the North Cascades. A place called “the Enchantments,” for obvious reasons. The trees are Western Larch and, yes, that’s really the color of the needles. In those days, when the government didn’t require permits and there were few people who knew of…
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…
And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Psalm 130:8 NASB His – How will God rescue you? How will you be delivered? Careful, now. Both of these questions already lead you in the wrong direction. Most of the time, we have the answers to the wrong questions. We want to say, “The Lord…
For those who want to share some of the sights aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and a few pictures of Rachel, me and her airplane, here’s the link.
