Today’s Word
Cultural Translation
“Now there was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor every day.” Luke 16:19 Gaily Living – “Reading the Bible in a translation is like kissing your new bride through a veil.”[1] Kenneth Bailey underlines Bialik’s point in this parable.[2] The translation “living gaily” disguises…
Eden Revisited
“Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My commandments, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Exodus 19:5-6 Own Possession – What is the value of Israel…
The Real McCoy
For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. Romans 14:18 Approved – Who is acceptable to God and approved by men? To answer this question, we need to look at the Greek word dokimos. It means, “to be certified as completely real.” It is not about tolerance. …
Who Is Weak?
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. Romans 14:1 Weak – If I called you “weak in faith” in Rome in the first century, who would you be? That’s a rather odd question, but it is crucial to understanding what Paul is…
Whom Do We Serve?
Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.” Acts 16:17 Salvation – John Stott wrote, “The hallmark of an authentic evangelicalism is not the uncritical repetition of old traditions but the willingness to submit every…
Spelling Bee
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that YHWH Elohim made the earth and heaven. Genesis 2:4 Generations – Rabbi Robert Gorelik makes an observation about the Hebrew word translated “generations” in his lectures on the genealogy of Yeshua. It is worth remembering. The Hebrew…
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