by admin | Aug 17, 2012 | Section Two, The Will of God
Jesus fed about five thousand men (Not counting women and children)1 with five barley loaves and two fish.2 After they gathered the leftovers and filled twelve baskets,3 they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
Absalom made David complicit in his scheme to kill Amnon, much like Amnon had done with Tamar. Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor.1 Sheepshearing was a festive time, called a good day (KJV) or holiday (NET).2 Absalom invited all the king’s sons. Then...
by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | Chapter 2, Romans, Section Two
For circumcision has its value (ὠφελεῖ, a form of ὠφελέω) if you practice (πράσσῃς, a form of πράσσω) the law (νόμον, a form of νόμος), but if you break (παραβάτης) the law (νόμου, another form of νόμος), your circumcision has become uncircumcision.1 I began here in...
by admin | Aug 14, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
My first wife was a self-proclaimed feminist. I tried with everything in me to treat her as an equal, which I too often mistook for “the same” in my twenties. One night, lying in bed on our backs talking, my affection for her surged. I reached under the small of...
by admin | Aug 13, 2012 | Section Two, The Will of God
For whoever does (ποιήσῃ, a form of ποιέω) the will (θέλημα) of God is my brother and sister and mother,1 Jesus said. I searched to see what else Jesus said about the θέλημα of God. So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored, may your kingdom...
by admin | Aug 11, 2012 | Chapter 2, Romans, Section Two
Paul continued to describe the difference between those who hear (ἀκροαταὶ, a form of ἀκροατής) and those who do (ποιηταὶ, a form of ποιητής) the law. For circumcision has its value (ὠφελεῖ, a form of ὠφελέω) if you practice (πράσσῃς, a form of πράσσω) the law...