by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
When David allowed Joab to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem after three years of self-imposed exile for murdering Amnon, he said, Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face.1 This seems like an attempt to balance his role as a loving and merciful father...
by admin | Aug 25, 2012 | Paul's OT Quotes, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
# Paul Blue Letter Bible (Septuagint) NET Bible (Greek parallel text) 1 There is no one righteous, not even one Romans 3:10 (NET) οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν χρηστότητα οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός Psalm 14:1 Table ουκ εστιν δικαιος ουδε εις Romans 3:10 2 there is no one who...
by admin | Aug 24, 2012 | Chapter 3, Romans, Section Two
But if our (ἡμῶν) unrighteousness demonstrates (συνίστησιν, a form of συνιστάω) the righteousness of God, Paul continued, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)1 This is similar, though not identical,...
by admin | Aug 22, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
When I studied the Bible looking for rules to obey I was the project, and I was in charge of my reform efforts. I determined which rules to obey and which didn’t apply to me. I didn’t necessarily see it that way at the time. I thought I was doing it all for God’s...
by admin | Aug 21, 2012 | Paul's OT Quotes, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
# Paul Blue Letter Bible (Septuagint) NET Bible (Greek parallel text) 1 The one who does these things will live by them Romans 10:5 (NET) ἃ ποιήσας ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς Leviticus 18:5 Table ο ποιησας ανθρωπος ζησεται εν αυτη Romans 10:5 Table 2 Do not...
by admin | Aug 20, 2012 | Chapter 3, Romans, Section Two
Therefore what advantage (περισσὸν, a form of περισσός) does the Jew have,1 Paul asked. The word translated advantage (περισσὸν) is also found in Jesus’ saying, I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly (περισσὸν, a form of περισσός).2 Paul...
by admin | Aug 17, 2012 | Section Two, The Will of God
Jesus fed about five thousand men (Not counting women and children)1 with five barley loaves and two fish.2 After they gathered the leftovers and filled twelve baskets,3 they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
Absalom made David complicit in his scheme to kill Amnon, much like Amnon had done with Tamar. Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor.1 Sheepshearing was a festive time, called a good day (KJV) or holiday (NET).2 Absalom invited all the king’s sons. Then...
by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | Chapter 2, Romans, Section Two
For circumcision has its value (ὠφελεῖ, a form of ὠφελέω) if you practice (πράσσῃς, a form of πράσσω) the law (νόμον, a form of νόμος), but if you break (παραβάτης) the law (νόμου, another form of νόμος), your circumcision has become uncircumcision.1 I began here in...
by admin | Aug 14, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
My first wife was a self-proclaimed feminist. I tried with everything in me to treat her as an equal, which I too often mistook for “the same” in my twenties. One night, lying in bed on our backs talking, my affection for her surged. I reached under the small of...