For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NASB (9:5 in the Hebrew text) Today’s word edition comes from a comment by Rodney…
All such things are wearisome: No man can ever state them; the eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear enough of hearing. Ecclesiastes 1:8 JPS No man can ever state them – Human beings have a universal headache. And it’s not going away anytime soon. We are all suffering from rationality fatigue. Our…
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Therefore, be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 (CJB) Today’s edition was authored by Ian Hodge Perfect – In his TW article, “Theological Abuse” (January 22, 2012) , Skip closed the door on a false notion about perfection. He concluded that to be perfect was “progressing toward godliness.” I want to explore…
Only that shall happen which has happened, only that occur which has occurred; there is nothing new beneath the sun! Ecclesiastes 1:9 JPS Nothing new – “Same old, same old,” we say. Or “What goes around comes around.” Life just repeats itself. But this often leads to cyclical amnesia. Because we are so familiar with…
it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus, Luke 1:3 NASB From the beginning – When we investigated the translation of John 3:3, we discovered that the usual rendition, “born again,” is a mistranslation of the Greek…
I recently received a pamphlet outlining the meaning of the new birth. Part of the material included a topic “Five things that must be believed in order for one to be born into the Kingdom of heaven by the Spirit of Yahuweh.” Those five things included: 1. The Scripture is the word of Almighty Elohim,…
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine. Song of Songs 1:2 (translation, Tremper Longman III) Love – Song of Songs presents the religious world of Judaism and Christianity with a real challenge. The sexual innuendo, imagery and behavior of the actors in this poem would…
Draw me after you: let’s run! The king has brought me into his bedroom. Song of Songs 1:4 (translated by Tremper Longman III) Draw me – Is the woman of the Song of Songs just out-of-control? Does her passionate desire simply overcome proper decorum? Is she so intent on love-making that nothing will stand in…
Off the tourist path, but simply marvelous, this palace was the home of Portuguese royalty until 1910 when Portugal expelled the royal family.
