by admin | Jan 14, 2018 | Jesus' Prayer, Section Four, To Make Holy
The next form of ἁγιάζω I’ll 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 plan to crawl through his prayer on my knees because I believe I can know his holiness here. I have...
by admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Section Four, To Make Holy
When I began to study the Bible I thought Paul wrote Hebrews.[1] The more I studied, the more I began to know Paul’s other writings, the more I began to suspect that Paul did not write Hebrews. Someone who knew Paul and his writings must have written it. But I...
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Section Four, To Make Holy
I’ll continue to look at the New Testament occurrences of forms of ἁγιάζω starting with ἁγιάσας and ἁγιάζον translated sanctifieth (KJV) and that makes sacred (NET). Jesus turned his attention to the experts in the law and you Pharisees who were part (Matthew...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Section Four, To Make Holy
Paul wrote the church at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 NET): Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at...