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 | Nov 29, 2020 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord
Moses recalled what the people of Israel had said to him as well as what יְהֹוָה֙ (Yehovah) said about what the people had said: Masoretic Text Septuagint Deuteronomy 5:24-27 (Tanakh) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (NET) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (NETS) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (Elpenor...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Jesus' Prayer, Section Five, To Make Holy
The next form of ἁγιάζω I want to consider is found in Jesus’ prayer to his Father: Set them apart (ἁγίασον, a form of ἁγιάζω) in the truth; your word is truth.[1] But I’m making a slow pilgrimage through his prayer because I believe I can know his holiness here. ...
by admin | Jan 13, 2019 | Chapter 16, Romans, Section Five
Now I urge you, Paul wrote believers in Rome, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid[1] them![2] The Greek word translated to watch out was σκοπεῖν (a form of σκοπέω). Jesus said (Luke 11:33-36...
by admin | Jul 31, 2012 | Chapter 1, Romans, Section Two
There is something important to remember about ἀσέβεια (ungodliness). If it is not overcome in people by the Spirit of God, the word of God, faith in the Lord Jesus, being born from above—it simply continues to function. That sounds so simple. But those plagued...