Today’s Word
Support Appeal
But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 NASB Appreciate – Why would Paul need to tell his own brothers to appreciate his efforts and the efforts of those like him? It seems…
Inside/Outside
abstain from every form of evil 1 Thessalonians 5:22 NASB Form – What do you imagine Paul meant by the cryptic exhortation? What is a “form” of evil? In our culture, we often think of “form” in terms of a mold or press. It is the shape of something. Thinking like this, we might suggest…
The Logic of Discovery
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Testing/discern – One word, two ideas. To test. To discern. Paul chooses the Greek verb dokimazo. It…
Accommodation
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Conformed – Don’t be blueprinted! The Greek verb, syschematizo, is literally about being in union with patterns…
Me, Myself and Us
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 ESV Wife – Scholars have known for a long time that the Hebrew word for woman, ishshah, is not etymologically related to the Hebrew word for man, ish. We made an observation about this when we noticed that Adam changes…
A Few Clues
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 ESV Both – Back to the Garden! We seem to end up here over and over when we look for the biblical models of relationships and interdependency. Each verse is pregnant with powerful imagery that restores our broken and fractured…
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