Today’s Word
Free to Do
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25 ESV Looks – To look into the perfect law of liberty. Twice in his letter, James refers to the nomos eleutherias….
Children of the Corn
“I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land;” Jeremiah 15:7 NASB Winnow – The Hebrew word is zarah. This verb captures a daily event in the life of the people. Just as they threw grain into the air to separate the good from the bad, God throws His people…
Four Chicken, Four Cheese
They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 1 Timothy 3:9 ESV Mystery – On my last trip to El Salvador, I received a lesson in theology at the local restaurant. Keith (who accompanied me on the trip) and I decided to have enchiladas. The menu offered three choices. Four enchiladas…
Inside Job
A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Galatians 5:9 ESV Leaven – When the Greek word zyme is used in Matthew 16:6 or 1 Corinthians 5:6, no one has any doubt about the application of the proverbial saying to the context. In both cases, the metaphor of leaven means some small thing that is introduced…
Keep My Commandments
“In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NASB Take courage – In the Greek text, the word translated “take courage” is tharseite. This verb (tharreo) means, “be confident, take courage, be bold,” in one of its forms, and “to trust, to rely on” in another form. …
Already Finished
“In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NASB Overcome – Here is the Greek word nenikeka. This is the verb nike (you can see it in the middle of the word). It means, “to be victorious over.” Now you know why a shoe company in Portland…
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