Today’s Word
Was God Really Happy?
It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. 1 Kings 3:10 NASB Was pleasing – Was God happy with Solomon’s choice? Before you answer, consider the circumstances. Solomon is at Gibeon, making a sacrifice. But according to the prior verses, these high places were not simply alternatives waiting…
Wishing You Well
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. Titus 1:4 NASB Grace and peace – Paul often uses these words, “grace” and “peace,” in personal letters. We have a tendency to skip right over them, imagining that we know what they mean to his audience simply because they…
One of Three
but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior, Titus 1:3 NASB At the proper time – You can probably guess what the Greek term is. Kairos, of course. The untranslatable word for time that isn’t found in the previous verse appears here. It is that…
Two of Three
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, Titus 1:2 NASB Long ages ago – Greek has three words for time: chronos, aeon and kairos. The latter actually has no English equivalent but it plays a very significant role in the gospels. In this verse, Paul uses the first two words…
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Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, Titus 1:1 NASB Bond-servant/apostle – No doubt by now you know that the translation “bond-servant” is softened to make it more palatable to our ears. The word is doulos, the…
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