Today’s Word
The Prayer of Feelings
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 NASB Weakness – Sick! That’s the usual meaning of the Greek word astheneia. It comes from the negative…
Doctrinal Direction
In the beginning, God created . . . Genesis 1:1 NASB In the beginning – It is little wonder that some rabbis spent their entire lives contemplating the opening three words of Scripture. We have spent quite a bit of time on the same subject. At last count, there are half a dozen or more…
Loose Change Torah
Be as careful with a minor commandment as with a major one, for you do not know the rewards of the commandments. Pirke Avot 2:1B Minor – A penny here, a penny there. Accomplishing God’s purposes one tiny deed at a time seems to be God’s effective plan for nearly all His children. But in…
Fall Over or Fall Under?
“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.” Ezekiel 18:30 (T. Hegg translation) Stumbling Block – We might think we know this word since the same…
Exegetical Exercises
“but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:” Acts 2:16 NASB This is what – Most of us are quite familiar with Peter’s exegesis on the day of Pentecost. Christian theologians often cite this passage as the transitional text from Judaism to Christianity as if the Church really began with the tongues…
Paul’s Measuring Stick
Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:13 NASB Standard – “The Torah was the absolute standard against which all other beliefs and practices were measured. If a ruling or teaching did not agree with Torah (at least…
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