by admin | Jun 17, 2012 | What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
I’m not sure I know the answer to God’s treatment of Nadab and Abihu. And with me, there’s some real duplicity here. Though I’m not fond of the particular situation recorded in Leviticus, if Nadab and Abihu had been a couple of notorious child molesters, I’d be...
by admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Less Than Sin?, Section Two
Whether sin (παραπτώματι, a form of παράπτωμα)1 is less than sin (ἁμαρτιῶν, a form of ἁμαρτία),2 was something I had to consider before concluding that 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 and Galatians 6:1-5 were covering the same subject matter. I may not have ever connected the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | Paul's Religious Mind, Section Two
Jesus said, Do not judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) so that you will not be judged (κριθῆτε, another form of κρίνω). For by the standard (κρίματι, a form of κρίμα) you judge (κρίνετε,a form of κρίνω) you will be judged (κριθήσεσθε, another form of κρίνω), and the...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
I have made a reasonably strong case that I should just shut up about the Bible. But I’m not going to do that. Measurements made from or to relative coordinates aren’t completely useless if one knows the position and velocity of those coordinates relative to one’s...
by admin | Jun 10, 2012 | Section Two
Do not judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) so that you will not be judged (κριθῆτε, another form of κρίνω),1 Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. Coupled with the next statement—For by the standard (κρίματι, a form of κρίμα) you judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) you...