by admin | May 2, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
I have attempted to cleanse Jesus’ words of the crime/punishment motif I think the translators of the NET and NASB superimposed upon them, so that his mercy—planning the offspring of vipers’ escape from being condemned to hell—shines through (Matthew 23:33-35 NET;...
by admin | Mar 7, 2018 | My Deeds, Section Four
There is a table representing my unstudied view of the relationship of the clauses of Revelation 2:26-29. I’m considering the clause, who continues in my deeds until the end, because it tugs the hardest at me to return to my own works. I’ve begun to try to...
by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Section Four
You shall not take (nāśā’, תשׁא; Septuagint: λήμψῃ, a form of λαμβάνω) the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes (nāśā’, ישׁא; Septuagint: λαμβάνοντα, another form of λαμβάνω) his name in vain.[1] Three...
by admin | Dec 30, 2017 | Deuteronomy, Section Four, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I’ve been considering yehôvâh’s fearful pronouncement: I punish (pâqad, פקד) the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me…[1] The third of the three times forms of pâqad were translated punish or punishment in the NET prior to...
by admin | Dec 10, 2017 | My Reasons and My Reason, Section Four
Considering walking in the light led me back here to try to bring this series of essays to some sort of conclusion. Much as I might like something more definitive, this—like the rest of my life—will be more in-process. But it highlights the advantage of taking notes...