For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. Romans 7:14 NASB Flesh – Yesterday we looked at some words from John that appear to be gnostic at first blush. We found that John’s Hebraic orientation must be considered in the exegesis of his statements. But…
For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. Romans 7:14 NASB Sold into bondage – pipráskō. To dispose of as merchandise, to sell into slavery. Preisker writes that Paul’s use of the verb in Romans 7 is “the desperate plight of the person.”[1] But we…
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3 NASB Died for our sins – The tiny preposition, hyper, is the critical element in Paul’s expression of the relationship between the Messiah’s death and our salvation. The problem…
And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.” Genesis 18:20 NASB Sin – What is your idea of sin? Where did you learn that definition? I suspect that most of us inherit our theology of sin in the symbols, rituals and vocabulary of our…
“But it shall come about, if you do not obey the Lord your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes with which I charge you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:” Deuteronomy 28:15 NASB Curses – You’re cursed. Maybe you didn’t know it, but that doesn’t matter….
“Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” 1 Kings 1:21 NASB Offenders – The NASB translation of hattaim tries to avoid the implication of the root word hata. That’s because the root is usually translated “sin,”…
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NASB Sin – In the end, everyone gets paid. Since reimbursement is inevitable, it makes sense to know the rules of the game, especially if Paul is correct and the real wages…
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. Luke 17:2 NASB Would be better – This is one of the scariest verses in the apostolic writings. Typically exegetes use it…
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” Genesis 3:11 NASB Have you eaten – God asks Adam two questions. Neither one of them makes any sense. “Who told you that you were naked?” But no one told him…
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15 NIV In every way – Do you really think that Yeshua was tempted in every way just like…
