Today’s Word
A Little Extra
that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9 NASB Knowledge – One of the Greek words for knowledge is gnosis. There was an ancient sect called the Gnostics. They believed in secret knowledge. Both of these words, gnosis and Gnostic have made their way…
Do This in Remembrance
we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Colossians 1:3 NASB Thanks – We all know this Greek word; we just didn’t know that it was the Greek word for “thanks.” It is eucharisteo. When you sound it out, you will see that it is the word Eucharist – the Lord’s…
The Unbearable Lightness
for you are all sons of light and sons of day 1 Thessalonians 5:5 NASB Light – The Greek word for light is phos. We have so many English words that come from this Greek heritage. Phosphorous, photograph, photon. The early Greeks saw the divine structure of the world in terms of light and dark. …
Reading Scripture
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NASB Be diligent – If you grew up in the King James era, then you know this verse as “Study to show yourself approved.” With that translation, we…
Hebrew Certainty
Surely you set them in slippery places; you cast them down into ruin. How they are brought into desolation in a moment, utterly consumed with terrors! Psalm 73:18-19 Hebrew World translation Surely – What do you know for sure? What is it that absolutely cannot be doubted? That is a question that has plagued the…
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