Today’s Word
Lion Prayer
Some years ago we looked at Hebrew words for prayer. Among them was hagah. Rather than add more words to the concept, I thought you might remember the Hebrew word better if I offered you a picture, compliments of South Africa. So, when you read about hagah, think of this and pray with power.
On Purpose
predestinating us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will”. Ephesians 1:5 NASB Adoption – The Greek word huiothesia isn’t very common in Scripture. Occurrences outside the Bible demonstrates that adoption was used to bring a son into the family for the purpose of providing care for the…
A Comma Here, A Comma There
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 J. Green translation Today – When do we get to heaven? While the question certainly isn’t on the top shelf from a biblical point of view, evangelical Christianity seems to suggest that the answer to…
Working Class Member
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow-citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, Ephesians 2:19 NASB Fellow-citizens – This word is sumpolitai. You can see the combination of sum and polites – literally “together with a citizen.” It is also translated “fellow-workers.” That is important because this…
Are You Righteous?
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day. Proverbs 4:18 NASB Righteous – This Hebrew word (tsedeq), occurring more than 250 times in the Old Testament, carries the connotation of moral conformity to norm or standard. It is used to describe the…
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