Today’s Word
The Spice of Life
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials. 1 Peter 1:6 NASB Various – Peter uses an interesting adjective to describe the testing of our faith. It is the word poikilos. It does not mean “many.” Instead it means “of a wide…
The Evangelical Lynchpin
who, according to His great mercy, has caused us to be born again to a living hope. 1 Peter 1:3 NASB Born again – The Greek word here is anagennesas. This word comes from ana (again) and gennao (to beget). This is a word that Peter made up. It is not found anywhere else in…
Ordinal Insanity
Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Matthew 8:21 ESV First – Someone called me with a personal dilemma. “I feel as if my wife and I need to move [to another city]. But I have so much family here and they are in such need. …
Necessary Redundancy
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 NASB Male and female – What is the point of the repetition? Wasn’t it clear enough with the first, “God created man”? Why add the second “in the image of God He…
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing (Greek) Word – Part 2.
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. (Rom. 3:27-28, ESV). Works – I know. I’ve put two verses for consideration today, rather than…
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing (Greek) Word – Part 1.
For it is not merely the hearers of Torah whom God considers righteous; rather, it is the doers of what Torah says who will be made righteous in God’s sight. (Rom. 2:13, Complete Jewish Bible) Alone – When Skip extended an invitation to contribute to Today’s Word, I knew I would have some difficulty in matching his…
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