For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. I Corinthians 1:21 Did Not Come To Know – A difficult verse to translate. A difficult phrase too. It is ouk…
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 1 Corinthians 1:20 Foolish – Eve got some good advice. If you want to be like the gods, you have to break the one God’s rule. If you want…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua HaMashiach. 1 Corinthians 1:3 Our Father – Paul has just declared Yeshua to be God (verse 2). But without taking a breath, he immediately offers a salutation from “God our Father and the Lord Yeshua HaMashiach.” He doesn’t flinch. He doesn’t backpedal. …
to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 NOTE: It is now 2018. I wrote this in 2010. Since I…
to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Sanctified – You’ve got to be kidding! These people, the Corinthians, have…
to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Church – We all know about the Corinthians. They were a mess. …
And seeing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4 Seeing – Would you ever say, “I see what you’re thinking”? Do you mean that you can look inside the mind of another person and observe the neural synapses firing electrons? Do you mean that you can visibly perceive…
“If any one serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall My servant also be; if any one serves Me, the Father will honor him.” John 12:26 There – Where is a servant supposed to be? With his master, of course. How can a servant fulfill his duties to the master…
Immediately the boy’s father cried out and began saying, “I do believe, help me in my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 NASB Unbelief – What an odd expression? It’s so odd that even good translations stumble over it. The NASB adds “help me in my unbelief,” (1963). The NIV substitutes “help me overcome;” the NLT turns the…
Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Commit/Trust – David demonstrates that the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our lives depends on two related actions. The first is voluntarily granting God ownership. The second is acting with complete confidence of God. David…
