by admin | Jul 10, 2016 | Chapter 14, Love, Romans, Section Three
Now receive the one who is weak in the faith,[1] Paul wrote, still describing love for believers in Rome. The Greek word translated weak is ἀσθενοῦντα (a form of ἀσθενέω). The righteous will ask the Son of Man, When did we see you sick (ἀσθενοῦντα, a form of...
by admin | Jul 4, 2016 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
Paul wrote believers in Colossae (Colossians 3:1-6 NET): Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and...
by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Chapter 13, Love, Section Three
And do this because we know the time…[1] The words because we know are a way the NET translators translated the Greek word εἰδότες (a form of εἴδω; also, 2 Corinthians 5:11). They translated it because you…know (Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24; 1 Peter 5:9), when you...
by admin | Jun 19, 2016 | Chapter 13, Love, Romans, Section Three
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.[1] Even the King James translators rendered it, Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.[2] This has never quite meant what kings hoped, nor was it a call to political revolution. The Greek word...
by admin | Jun 15, 2016 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good (καλὰ, a form of καλός) fish into containers and threw the bad (σαπρὰ, a form of σαπρός) away. It...
by admin | Jun 4, 2016 | Chapter 12, Love, Romans, Section Three
Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.[1] The words translated evil for evil are κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ in Greek. Both κακὸν and κακοῦ are forms of κακός. Love is οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν (literally, “not counting” or “not reckoning the...
by admin | May 30, 2016 | Chapter 12, Love, Romans, Section Three
Live in harmony (φρονοῦντες, a form of φρονέω) with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.[1] I can’t find live or harmony in the Greek here, τὸ αὐτὸ εἰς ἀλλήλους φρονοῦντες. The phrase translated do not be haughty is μὴ...
by admin | May 28, 2016 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
In the movie Twilight Edward is a hundred-plus-year-old vampire with the emotional development of a seventeen-year-old boy. Robert Pattinson plays Edward a little bipolar, sometimes the wise or world-weary centenarian at other times the soulful or petulant teen. ...
by admin | Apr 30, 2016 | Chapter 12, Love, Romans, Section Three
Bless (εὐλογεῖτε, a form of εὐλογέω) those who persecute you, bless (εὐλογεῖτε, a form of εὐλογέω) and do not curse.[1] The Greek word translated persecute is διώκοντας (a form of διώκω). Another form of the same word was translated pursue (διώκοντες, another form...
by admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
This is the conclusion of my consideration of a pastor’s advice. Accountability Find a group of strong Christ-followers who you can be transparent with and who will hold you accountable. Arrogance peaks when we consider our strength to be above the accountability of...