by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Section Six, The Day of the Lord, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is the conclusion of my consideration whether my assumption that Jesus called Judas Iscariot ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας (NET: the one destined for destruction) is like Jesus’ disciples’ discussion about having no bread1 after He said: “Watch out! Beware of...
by admin | Feb 26, 2023 | Section Six, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is a continuation of my consideration of God’s love for Satan revealed in the book of Job: the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ, יהוה) allowed Satan to carry out his scientific experiment on Job, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil.1 Satan had a...
by admin | Jul 30, 2022 | Psalm 22, Section Six
This is a continuing look into Psalm 22 as the music in Jesus’ heart as He endured the cross. The tone of the psalm seems to change abruptly. Masoretic Text Septuagint Psalm 22:22 (Tanakh/KJV) Psalm 22:22 (NET) Psalm 21:23 (NETS) Psalm 21:23 (English Elpenor) I will...
by admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Section Six, The New Covenant
In an article, “All of America Must Be a Hard Target to Prevent Mass Shootings,” James Pinkerton wrote: Reacting to an earlier school shooting, former Los Angeles police officer J. Warner Wallace identified four driving causes: “an increase in social media use”; “an...
by admin | Feb 5, 2022 | My Reasons and My Reason, Section Six, The New Covenant, Who am I?
I shared the first essay of this series with two friends. Both preferred the judgment focus of my Pastor’s sermon, what I called “an invitation to do-it-yourself religion.”[1] To one it was a desirable limit to “grace,” which was seen as a come on to an open-ended...