Today’s Word

Bleep, Bleep, Blepo

Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.  2 John 8  NASB Watch yourselves – Are you paying attention?  That’s what the Greek term blepo means here.  We are to carefully guard, to look diligently at ourselves.  But notice what John has in mind. …
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Embodiment

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh.  This is the deceiver and the antichrist.  2 John 7  NASB Flesh – The Greek word translated “flesh” is sarx.  It is quite clear that John believes Yeshua came en sarki, “in the flesh.” …
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The Planos Truth

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh.  This is the deceiver and the antichrist.  2 John 7  NASB Deceivers – Letters are half of a conversation between people.  In order to understand what the letter says, we have to reconstruct what…
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The God of One

 And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.  Psalm 130:8  NASB His – How will God rescue you?  How will you be delivered?  Careful, now.  Both of these questions already lead you in the wrong direction.  Most of the time, we have the answers to the wrong questions.  We want to say, “The Lord…
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Hope-Full

O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is lovingkindness, and with Him is abundant redemption.  Psalm 130:7  NASB Hope – How long will you hope?  How long before you run out of patience with the Lord?  How long before your once-exuberant expectation turns to disappointment, then discouragement, then anger?  How long…
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Too Much Italics

My soul waits for the LORD more than the watchmen for the morning.  Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.  Psalm 130:6  NASB Waits/ Indeed, more than – Everything I have highlighted in bold in the NASB translation has been added to the text.  In fact, you will find similar additions in the KJV,…
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