by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | Section Six, The Day of the Lord, The Lost Son of Perdition
In another essay I quoted Paul: For [the day of the Lord] will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας).1 It rattled my cage more than I realized at first. I didn’t even recognize...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Chapter 15, Romans, Section Four
This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you,[1] Paul continued his letter to believers in Rome. The hindrance here was Paul’s own φιλοτιμούμενον (a form of φιλοτιμέομαι), translated I desire (NET) and have I strived (KJV), his own fondness for honor:...
by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Chapter 12, Contribute, Love, Romans, Section Three
Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.[1] I’ll forego the table of Scripture this time. I’m convinced now that I’m not forcing the situation. Paul was describing love empowered by the fruit of the Holy Spirit, not offering obedience to his own...
by admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Chapter 12, Love, Romans, Section Three
So how can I view, Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good,[1] and what follows as a definition of love rather than as rules? I’ve constructed the following table to help. The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22, 23 (NET) Goodness (ἀγαθωσύνη) …for you were at one...