by admin | Jun 21, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
For by the grace (χάριτος, a form of χάρις) given to me, Paul continued describing the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect,1 I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober...
by admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
The next occurrence of yârêʼ (יָרֵא) in Exodus is found in the song Moses and the Israelites sang…to the Lord.1 It was a song of praise and thanksgiving, looking back to the events when the Egyptian army chased them through the sea: I will sing to the Lord, for he...
by admin | Jun 1, 2013 | Section Three, Son of God
Who is the liar but the person who denies (ἀρνούμενος, a form of ἀρνέομαι) that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies (ἀρνούμενος, a form of ἀρνέομαι) the Father and the Son.1 This is one of the things John wrote to his...
by admin | May 27, 2013 | Antichrist, Section Three
Back at Eden in Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” she (Charlotte Gainsbourg) explained an incident that happened the past summer. She heard her son Nic crying. She searched everywhere for him. When she found him, he was playing contentedly, but the crying persisted for...
by admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Section Two, Sexual Immorality
For a long time I thought I understood exactly what sexual immorality (πορνεία) in 1 Corinthians 5:1 (NET) [Table] meant. It is actually reported that sexual immorality (πορνεία) exists among you, the kind of immorality (πορνεία) that is not permitted even among the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | Paul's Religious Mind, Section Two
Jesus said, Do not judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) so that you will not be judged (κριθῆτε, another form of κρίνω). For by the standard (κρίματι, a form of κρίμα) you judge (κρίνετε,a form of κρίνω) you will be judged (κριθήσεσθε, another form of κρίνω), and the...