by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Jesus' Prayer, Section Five, To Make Holy
The next form of ἁγιάζω I want to consider is found in Jesus’ prayer to his Father: Set them apart (ἁγίασον, a form of ἁγιάζω) in the truth; your word is truth.[1] But I’m making a slow pilgrimage through his prayer because I believe I can know his holiness here. ...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I’ve been considering yehôvâh’s fearful pronouncement: I punish (pâqad, פקד) the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me…[1] By way of review, I didn’t find anything about the Hebrew word itself that would compel anyone to...
by admin | Jan 13, 2019 | Chapter 16, Romans, Section Five
Now I urge you, Paul wrote believers in Rome, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid[1] them![2] The Greek word translated to watch out was σκοπεῖν (a form of σκοπέω). Jesus said (Luke 11:33-36...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things? Jesus said to Nicodemus. I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I have told you people...