Textual Emendation

“you have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’” Matthew 5:43 Enemy – Who said that?  Who said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy”?  If you look at the reference in Leviticus 19:18, you won’t find the second part of this citation.  In fact, you will find…

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The Back-handed Compliment

But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.  Matthew 5:39 Right Cheek – Stand in front of a friend.  Go through the motion of slapping him on the right cheek.  What did you discover?  If you are…

Circling The Earth

Many are the sorrows of the wrong; but as for the one trusting YHWH, kindness surrounds him. Psalm 32:10 (ISR) Surrounds – The Hebrew word savav is spelled samech-bet-bet.  Samech paints the picture of twisting slowly or turning.  Bet is the picture of a tent or house.  Let’s combine these images.  Savav is the picture…

Implications, Implications

because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the Law of God, for it is not even able to do so; Romans 8:7 Does Not Subject Itself – The expression is strong in Greek: ouk hupotassetai.  The negative (ouk) is the unconditional kind.  It is…