Skip Teaches in Lakeland, FL
Just thought you might like to know what I have been doing.
Star-gazer
and I have observed all that God brings to pass. Indeed, man cannot guess the events that occur under the sun, For man tries strenuously, but fails to guess them; and even if a sage should think to discover them he would not be able to guess them. Ecclesiastes 8:17 JPS To guess – Michael…
Hidden in Plain Sight
And the inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” Mark 15:26 NASB King – The conversation between Yeshua and Pilate is about being king. The charge against Yeshua is about being king. The crime is sedition, incitement to rebel against a king. The crowds that want Him crucified proclaim Caesar…
The Blind God
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, and you can not look on wickedness with favor. Why do You look with favor on those who deal treacherously? Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous than they? Habakkuk 1:13 NASB Can not look – Can God look on evil? Can…
A Paper on Original Sin
Yesterday I traveled to Lakeland, Florida to speak in the evening to a group of followers of the Way about the difference between the Greek and Hebrew paradigms. After 2 hours we just got started, so I am sure I will be back. Heather Celoria is part of that group. She previously sent me a…
Switch
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB Man – Something odd is happening in this story about the first man. Up to this point, the word used for “man” is adam. God…
Reflections at 39,000 feet
On my way back from Mexico, I was next to a couple from Indiana. When they first sat down, the man began to read the Psalms. I could see that his Bible was well worn and marked on every page. To start the conversation, I said, “Are you reading that book because you are afraid…
What God Can’t Do
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli lama Sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Matthew 27:46 NASB Eli, Eli – It is common Christian interpretation to view this verse as the cry of Jesus when Sin (with a capital S) fell…
Spiritual Forensics
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 NASB Examine everything – It is more difficult to unlearn than to learn. The problem is that as we grow older we discover that a great deal of what we learned has to be unlearned before we can gain new insight. …
