Today’s Word
Hero?
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 12:2 NASB Joy set before him– Our final example of joy connects the ideas we found in the Pauline writings to…
Pauline Links (2)
For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. Philemon 1:7 NASB Joy and comfort – We return to the Greek term chará in Paul’s letter to Philemon. Now we are equipped with a broader appreciation for the Hebraic background of Paul’s Greek. Paul attaches joy to comfort. …
Pauline Links (1)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Romans 15:13 NASB Joy and peace– Paul connects joy and peace. There is a link between chará and eirḗnē. In fact, this link also includes elpís (hope) for it is the “God of hope”…
Having Nothing to Say
and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.1 Peter 1:8-9 NASB Joy inexpressible– What is “joy inexpressible”? Are we to understand this expression in the same…
Food Poisoning
You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, but a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you; because you have rejected the Lord who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”Numbers 11:19-20 NASB Rejected –…
Birthday Girl
May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine.Song of Songs 1:2 NASB Is better than– Okay, so this is a little private. Now, how could I possibly mean that when it is published on the web? Well, today is my wife’s birthday. She is about 6,000 miles away from…
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