Hi all, In South Africa, internet access is difficult and limited. So I will not be able to post many comments for the next week. Please carry on without me, as I know you can. Perhaps those who are fearless in their exegesis will honor all of us with guidance in my written absence.
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 NASB Baptism – We have already noticed that baptism, the practice of ritual ablutions through water, is…
Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Romans 6:3 NASB Baptized – For a moment, put away your familiar associations with the joy of baptism. Set aside the usual celebration when someone expresses faith through this immersion. Then ask yourself,…
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? James 2:20 NASB You foolish fellow – Oswald Chambers’ devotional for October 28 makes an astounding statement. “I am not saved by believing; I realize that I am saved by believing. It is not repentance that saves me, repentance is…
Moses made a copper serpent and mounted it on a standard; and when anyone was bitten by a serpent, he would look at the copper serpent and recover. Numbers 21:9 JPS Recover – There is no doubt that Yeshua refers to this event as an explanation of the cross and the ascension (see John 3:14)….
It’s official. Matt and I have decided to cancel the teaching tour to Israel scheduled June 5-15, 2013. This is NOT due to the current unrest in Israel. It is simply the result of not having enough participants for that time. We will try to schedule something for early 2014, probably around March-April. So, look…
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3:14 ESV Be lifted up – “Houston, we have a problem.” Yeshua’s death on the cross does not meet the requirements for a sacrifice for intentional sin. Scripture tells us what those requirements must be. The…
He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but he who is crooked will fall all at once. Proverbs 28:18 NASB Blamelessly – The Hebrew adjective is tamiym. In general, the meaning is “to be complete.” It is not restricted to spiritual contexts. It can mean a complete day, a complete (healthy) plant, a full amount…
You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death! 1 Kings 17:18 NASB Iniquity – This word, translated “iniquity,” is one of the principal words for sin and evil found in the Old Testament (awon in Hebrew). This word carries the idea of something twisted, something…
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept. Genesis 37:35 ESV Sheol – Do you find it astounding and insightful that the word she’ol is derived from the…
