by admin | Jul 23, 2014 | Chapter 12, Do not lag in zeal, Love, Romans, Section Three
So, how can I view—Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord[1]—as a definition of love (ἀγάπη) rather than as rules? Again, I’ve constructed the following table to help. The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22, 23 (NET) love (ἀγάπη) Therefore,...
by admin | Oct 7, 2012 | Chapter 5, Romans, Section Two
Not only [do we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory],1 but we also rejoice in sufferings (θλίψεσιν, a form of θλίψις),2 Paul continued. I’ve already written about the feedback loop that fosters this apparent masochism in believers and won’t do so again. The word...
by admin | Oct 4, 2012 | Chapter 4, Romans, Section Two
Against hope (ἐλπίδα, a form of ἐλπίς) Abraham believed (ἐπίστευσεν, a form of πιστεύω) in hope (ἐλπίδι, another form of ἐλπίς),1 Paul continued. At ninety-nine-years old Abraham had plenty of empirical proof that his wife Sarah could not have a child. He had no...