by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
God said it. I believe it. That settles it. This is the epitome of the relationship between truth and faith I inherited from my elders. I could tell by the way they said it, it was meant to be a direct arc, a syllogism where the minor premise—“I believe it”—and the...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Holy Spirit, Introduction
Luke continued his written account in Acts 1:1-8 (NET): I wrote (ἐποιησάμην, a form of ποιέω) the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do (ποιεῖν, another form of ποιέω) and teach (διδάσκειν, a form of διδάσκω) until the day he was taken up to...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
Remember Solomon’s Wealth? In and of itself I said so what? what does it mean? Now that wealth, which is at least possible to measure, has been coupled in a promise with a wise and discerning mind1 which is difficult to measure. Solomon’s wealth is hard to deny...
by admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
In his dream Solomon asked for a discerning mind, to distinguish right from wrong (1 Kings 3:6-9 NET). You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to...
by admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
Since I opened this context can of worms, and found that expanding the context gave me a different perspective on the meaning of a particular passage, I’ll expand the context again. Even before there were kings in Israel, God gave laws for the then future kings...