Keep My Commandments, Part 1

Jesus said (John 14:15, 21a Berean Literal Bible): If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. The one having My commandments and keeping them, he is the one loving Me [Table]. The Greek is: Ἐὰν ἀγαπᾶτέ με, If you love Me. Translating Ἐὰν If, leads me to the...

Romans, Part 82

I took a tangent from Paul’s teaching in the previous essay—I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself[1]—to convince myself it was in line with Jesus’ teaching in Mark 7 since his criticism rang in my ears.  In Revelation Jesus...

Son of God – 1 John, Part 1

This is what we proclaim to you, John wrote, what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen (ἑωράκαμεν, a form of ὁράω) with our eyes, what we have looked at (ἐθεασάμεθα, a form of θεάομαι) and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –...

Romans, Part 29

There is therefore now no condemnation (κατάκριμα) for those who are in Christ Jesus (ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ),1 Paul continued.  I want to list some of the things that are true for those in Christ Jesus: In Christ Jesus… 1) …born of water and spirit [Table]…What is born of...

Romans, Part 17

Where, then, is boasting?  Paul continued in Romans.  It is excluded!  By what principle (νόμου, a form of νόμος)?  Of works (ἔργων, a form of ἔργον)?  No, but by the principle (νόμου, a form of νόμος) of faith (πίστεως, a form of πίστις)!  For1 we consider...