by admin | Oct 31, 2012 | Section Two
In Romans, Part 30 I said that sexual desire for someone other than my wife was like a distant early warning system, alerting me to which I was asserting control. Things may not be so clear, however, for the young, virginal or single. Simply put, how does one...
by admin | Oct 30, 2012 | Chapter 8, Romans, Section Two
So then, brothers and sisters, Paul continued, we are under obligation (ὀφειλέται, a form of ὀφειλέτης), not to the flesh (σαρκὶ, a form of σάρξ), to live according to the flesh (σάρκα, another form of σάρξ)…1 The word translated obligation above is also found in...
by admin | Oct 27, 2012 | Section Two
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Jude and the writer of Hebrews managed to expound on the Gospel without recourse to Areté (ἀρέτη),1 Greek virtue. Paul used it once in a way that seems to question its existence or value: Finally, brethren, whatever things are true,...
by admin | Oct 19, 2012 | Chapter 8, Romans, Section Two
There is therefore now no condemnation (κατάκριμα) for those who are in Christ Jesus (ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ),1 Paul continued. I want to list some of the things that are true for those in Christ Jesus: In Christ Jesus… 1) …born of water and spirit [Table]…What is born of...
by admin | Oct 19, 2012 | Gentle, Section Two
Alexander in Ingmar Bergman’s film “Fanny and Alexander” encouraged the ghost of his “good” father (who looks disconcertingly like Adolf Hitler) to stop haunting him, to go on to heaven and convince God to kill his stepfather. The ghost of his “good” father...
by admin | Oct 18, 2012 | Chapter 7, Romans, Section Two
Did that which is good, then, become death (θάνατος) to me?1 Paul continued. It is a reasonable question considering that the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good,2 and that Paul found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life...