by admin | May 10, 2020 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I am disgruntled every time I must go out to accomplish anything during this pandemic. Still, I sense the Holy Spirit pumping God’s love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and goodness into me like a racing heart. And my God will supply your every need, Paul wrote...
by admin | Aug 31, 2012 | David's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
David’s friend Hushai arrived in the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.1 Absalom was suspicious of Hushai at first, Do you call this loyalty [See Addendum below] to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?2 Hushai lied or told such a cleverly...
by admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Section Two, Sexual Immorality
For a long time I thought I understood exactly what sexual immorality (πορνεία) in 1 Corinthians 5:1 (NET) [Table] meant. It is actually reported that sexual immorality (πορνεία) exists among you, the kind of immorality (πορνεία) that is not permitted even among the...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | Adultery in the Law, Section One, Sexual Immorality
The translators of the New American Bible1 chose the marriage is unlawful for πορνεία in Matthew 5:32 [Table]. So I will substitute that translation in the NET: But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the marriage is unlawful, makes her...
by admin | May 25, 2012 | Adultery in the Law, Section One, Sexual Immorality
I want to study the background information in the Old Testament to see if I can understand what Jesus, Paul and the New Testament writers meant by πορνεία. Since I’m treating πορνεία like the unknown X, I’ll track the Hebrew word נָאַף (nā’ap̄), equivalent to...