For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more. 1 Corinthians 9:19 NASB A slave to all – This verse is probably the bulwark of religious relevance. We are taught that if we want to get the message out to the masses,…
While I spent most of my time with Messianic and Torah groups in South Africa, I also had the opportunity to teach two classes in the public high schools. First some photos of the Messianic groups. Not large but extremely ready and willing to listen and learn. Now some photos in the classroom. The…
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, people groan. Proverbs 29:2 NASB Groan – Does our civilization groan? If you believe the celebrities and the politicians, you might think we are on our way back to prosperity. But that perspective limits the meaning of success to economic factors. A…
Thanks to your generosity, I was able to make another long trip to South Africa. I have just returned from teaching in 13 different venues in 17 days. I met many hungry people anxious to understand the depths of God’s word. It was a great pleasure to also meet Henru Pieters, a Hebrew scholar who…
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Exodus 20:8 NASB Sabbath day – Donna Dozier wrote her doctoral dissertation on the transition from Judaism to Christianity in the early centuries. In it she discusses the shift from Sabbath to Sunday. As part of the historical record, she provides the following citation: “There is a…
for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:10 NASB Resulting – You’ll need to read a few other English translations of this verse to see the issue. “For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and…
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; Romans 10:9 NASB As – This is one of the crucial verses that we had to memorize when I was a child. It is Paul’s statement about how to…
God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 NASB Fill/subdue – How much more coffee can you…
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB Worthy of Praise – Tim Tebow is generally excoriated by the media. …
