But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God John 1:12 NASB Right – Here is the Greek word exousian. This word means “permission” or “authority.” The root behind this word carries the meaning of having the power to do something. But in this verse we need…
While I was teaching in South Africa, I had a chance to take a few pictures. I thought you might enjoy these.
When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, Deuteronomy 21:10 ESV When you go out – This verse begins the weekly Torah portion known as Ki Tetze – literally “When you go out.” Out of all of the 613…
As long as we’re talking about the community and its impact, I thought you might like to know what I’ve been up to in the last few months. In addition to the classes I taught for Master’s, 1. I made two trips to South Africa this year, teaching more than 1000 people in 8 different…
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. 3 John 4 NASB Walking – This Greek word is peripatounta. It combines two Greek words to produce the meaning, “to walk about.” This is a Greek substitution for a Hebrew idiom that encompasses all of our activities. “To…
WOW! Some really great news. The full story about what is really happening in the community is a bit long. So, I’ve posted a link here so that if you want all the details – which are extremely interesting – you may go to the longer post and read all of it. Here’s the short…
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy. Jude 24 NASB Blameless – This is a word that comes from the ritual of sacrifice. It is amomous. It means, “without a blemish or spot.” It describes someone…
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy. Jude 24 NASB Stumbling – The word aptaistous is used only here in the entire New Testament. It comes from ptaio, a verb that is a metaphor for falling…
After my return from South Africa I took a look at the statistics for the At God’s Table and Today’s Word email lists. I found some important trends that I think you should know about. 1. The number of people who have LEFT the email list is 8 times greater than the number who have…
whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. Romans 3:25 NASB Propitiation – This Greek word, hilasterion, is part of a word group that describes the turning away of divine wrath. But if you look up the word “propitiation” in a dictionary, the definition will send you in the wrong direction. …
