by admin | Oct 27, 2013 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
I am no more accustomed to taking Jesus’ criteria of judgment between the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25 literally than anyone else socialized into my religion. My first doubt appeared in the form of a “rational” conclusion: “Then it would make more sense to...
by admin | Oct 11, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
If [the gift] is contributing (μεταδιδοὺς, a form of μεταδίδωμι),[1] Paul continued to list the different gifts (χαρίσματα, a form of χάρισμα) we have according to the grace given to us,[2] he must do so with sincerity (ἁπλότητι, a form of ἁπλότης).[3] In the...
by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Condemnation or Judgment?, Section Three
I received the following question in a personal email: John 5: 28 and 29 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out — Those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets [of the law] from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain.1 Moses saw that the people were running wild, for Aaron had let them...
by admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Saving Demons, Section Three
While studying the different gifts of the Spirit I came across the following (2 Corinthians 3:7-9 NET): But if the ministry (διακονία) that produced death – carved in letters on stone tablets – came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on...
by admin | Aug 25, 2013 | Chapter 12, Gifts of the Spirit, Romans, Section Three
If it is service (διακονίαν, a form of διακονία), Paul wrote, to continue considering the different gifts (χαρίσματα, a form of χάρισμα) that comprise the diversity of oneness, he must serve (διακονίᾳ, another form of διακονία).1 Paul wrote to the Corinthians about...
by admin | Jul 27, 2013 | Section Three, Son of God
Dear friends, John wrote to fellow believers, let us love (ἀγαπῶμεν, a form of ἀγαπάω) one another, because love (ἀγάπη) is from God, and everyone who loves (ἀγαπῶν, another form of ἀγαπάω) has been fathered (γεγέννηται, a form of γεννάω) by God and knows (γινώσκει, a...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Antichrist, Section Three
“After premiering at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where Gainsbourg won the festival’s award for Best Actress, [“Antichrist”] immediately caused controversy, with critics generally praising the film’s artistic execution but strongly divided regarding its...
by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go quickly, descend, because your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly [Table]. They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them – they have made for themselves a molten calf and have...
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...