And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 NASB Intercedes – Paul’s word for intercedes is a very special word that he made up just to…
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A MERCIFUL SEVERITY: HOW MARTIN LUTHER INFLUENCED ADOLF HITLER’S PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS. BY MICHAEL MOEN ORLANDO, FLORIDA 14 DECEMBER, 2012 RESEARCH PAPER Introduction The study of history has many applications; to the modern era history can display the weaknesses of the past or highlight innovations that look to the…
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 NASB How – Not quite right. This translation in the NASB isn’t quite what Paul is saying. Your…
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 NASB Weakness – Sick! That’s the usual meaning of the Greek word astheneia. It comes from the negative…
In the beginning, God created . . . Genesis 1:1 NASB In the beginning – It is little wonder that some rabbis spent their entire lives contemplating the opening three words of Scripture. We have spent quite a bit of time on the same subject. At last count, there are half a dozen or more…
If you want to experience face-to-face seminars with Skip, check out the 2013 calendar (so far). Lots of opportunities to meet in lots of different places. Click here. I hope you will make an effort to get to some of these. It’s great to meet the people of this worldwide cyber learning and worshipping community.
Be as careful with a minor commandment as with a major one, for you do not know the rewards of the commandments. Pirke Avot 2:1B Minor – A penny here, a penny there. Accomplishing God’s purposes one tiny deed at a time seems to be God’s effective plan for nearly all His children. But in…
“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.” Ezekiel 18:30 (T. Hegg translation) Stumbling Block – We might think we know this word since the same…
THANK YOU, all you wonderful people who sent birthday cards to Irene in South Africa. They are on the way, hopefully to be delivered on her birthday, December 22. There were more than 65 cards, I am quite sure the most she has ever had. YOU ARE AMAZING! I am so proud to be part…
“but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:” Acts 2:16 NASB This is what – Most of us are quite familiar with Peter’s exegesis on the day of Pentecost. Christian theologians often cite this passage as the transitional text from Judaism to Christianity as if the Church really began with the tongues…
