Who Do You Believe?

And Jesus said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” Luke 20:8 NASB Authority – We all want to know, don’t we? “Who says so?” The constant insistence on recognized authority. So if I come back with the answer, “Well, I heard it from YouTube,” my claim will…

God’s Authority – Rewind

According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they declare to you, to the right or the left. Deuteronomy 17:11 NASB Turn aside – It all comes down to choosing whom…

The Trinity: Delegation

“If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.” John 20:23 NASB APOLOGY:  Yesterday there was no TW posted, principally due to the fact that by the time I realized that it wasn’t going out, I was on an airplane…

Sex on Demand

If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.  Exodus 21:10  NASB Conjugal rights – If you were ever to doubt the upside-down nature of the Hebraic view of the role of women, this verse would surely seem to confirm that the Hebrew culture stood…

The Government of God

All who accept the yoke of the Torah are relieved of the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs.  All who cast off the yoke of Torah, the yoke of the government and the yoke of worldly affairs is put upon them.  Pirke Avot 3:6 Yoke – No, you won’t find this…

Chain of Command

So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him.  Exodus 19:7  NASB Set before them – Until the revolution of the “new,” no one wanted to embrace a way of life that did not have a long legacy of success.  In…

God’s Authority

According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they declare to you, to the right or the left.  Deuteronomy 17:11 NASB Turn aside – It all comes down to choosing whom…

Head Trips Reminder

But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.  1 Corinthians 11:3  NASB Head – Gilbert Bilezikian settled this issue.  In his book, Beyond Sex Roles, he makes the compelling argument from both Scripture…

Worship in Corinth

That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.  1 Corinthians 11:10 ESV Because of the angels – Sometimes when you have half a conversation in a letter from another culture and another time, you can barely figure out what the argument was all about. …

Accusative Assignment

Also, he has put all things under his feet and made him head over everything for the Messianic community, which is his body, the full expression of him who fills all creation.   Ephesians 1:22-23  Complete Jewish Bible Head – The Greek word kephalen in this verse is a singular, feminine noun in the accusative.  This…