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Equality for All

“But all the silver and gold, and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.”  Joshua 6:19  NASB They shall go – “Social justice may be broadly understood as the fair and compassionate distribution of the fruits of economic growth”  (the United Nations).  “Social justice is…
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Get Involved

And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the [a]offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”  Matthew 8:4 NASB 1995 *said – You know that Hebrew and Greek do not have punctuation.  That means authors have to find other ways of expressing surprise, emphasis, questions,…
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Leave Me Alone

Do not become teachers in large numbers, my brothers, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a stricter judgment.  James 3:1  NASB Teachers – didáskaloi.  “Teachers.”  “imparting theoretical and practical knowledge with the highest possible development of the pupil as the goal.”[1]  Oh, how this verse terrorizes me.  I teach.  Frankly, I can’t help it.  It’s…
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The Victorious Defeat

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.  Genesis 32:24  NASB Wrestled with him – In my book Crossing: The Struggle for Identity I show that this very unusual story has a deep psychological element.  No explanation of who this strange opponent is really satisfies until we recognize that Jacob is…
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Partnership

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him [a]not even one thing came into being that has come into being.  John 1:3  NASB Apart – chōris is an important Greek word, not only because it shows up in a critical text in John’s gospel but also because it is pivotal in Paul’s statements…
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