For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NASB According to the flesh – Since January the world has gone into panic mode about the COVID-19 virus. A quick study of the spread…
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Exodus 14:30 NASB Saved – A language without vowels is a language in a state of constant interpretation. Every time it is read, vowels must be inserted. That means every act of reading is a personal…
so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:4 NASB So that – Before we can figure out what the consequences of perí hamartías (“for sin” Hebrew ʾāšam) meant for Paul, we’ll need to determine who the pronoun refers…
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Offering for sin – We must examine some of the theologically-motivated attempts to translate this verse into English. Pay close attention:…
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Likeness of sinful flesh – Translations like this drive me crazy. Actually, in this case, Paul drives me crazy. I just…
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB Weak – Oh, the pitiful Law! It just couldn’t do what God wanted. It was so inadequate to rescue us. It…
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2 NASB For – Maybe we should look at this verse in the NIV: “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” You’ll notice…
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NASB No condemnation – More than anything I want this verse to be true. “No condemnation,” οὐδέν κατάκριμα (ouden katakrima) in Greek is very strong. The “no” is unconditional. “No one, nothing, not ever” is the sense of it. That’s good news. According…
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19 NASB He…
In 2021 Bob Gorelik and I will join Yoav Bruck for a tour of Israel. It will be a wonderful reunion. Thinking about it reminded me of something I wrote some years ago on my first trip to the Holy Land Thoughts about being a naturalized citizen of the Kingdom Today Israel simmers in…
