Some Christians claim that “The Bible tells believers to avoid abusers and to expel the wicked from among us”. But…Read More January 19, 2024 Should I Start Spanking My 40 Year Old Wife? “Should I start spanking my 40-year-old wife”? This is a question that I was recently asked ...
2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord ...
Of course, taking into consideration that we live in a different environment today, but certainly we can expect that God would be merciful if we will repent and ask Him to return us to the land of our ancestors. In other words, the land that our ancestors have spent these last centuries ...
After her remark and his response, Job is silent for seven days. Was he thinking about his wife’s words in his deep distress? His theology of suffering seems to develop and “when he finally speaks in Chapter 3, his words sound distinctly like those of his wife.” Carol A. Newsom and...
It is just two little words in Greek (or, actually, the absence of two little words) that can clear up this misunderstanding. The Greek is a tad difficult, so let’s start with a slightly wooden translation. Read more When does καί not mean “and”? (Eph 1:1) Monday, ...
Frustrated by having to looking up words to figure out what they mean? Ever find it hard to understand what the New Testament is trying to say?...Introducing Your way out of translation reliance: The Greek Mastery Membership Most Christians think that reading the Bible in Greek is only pos...
The writer doesn’t believe in young women’s value. He believes they are objects to be mined empty – as long as it is legal, in other words within marriage. We need a better way of speaking of women – a way that does not call them objects for male use. We need to call them...
Overweight, sick, and depressed; these words described Annette Reeder. That is, until she decided to look to the Bible for answers. This new perspective changed her life! Annette is passionate about sharing what she’s learned regarding caring for our spiritual and physical body. She is a gra...
On the basis of an Israelian scribe integrating with Judahite administration and a king’s name as formulaic in annals, he suggests these may indicate “that not all the northern literature came from oral tradition. Some scribes could have physically brought records from the palace in Samaria ...
Christ is the Word of God. It is not in certain texts written in the New Testament, valuable as they are; it is not in certain words which Jesus spoke, vast as is their preciousness; it is in the Word, which Jesus is, that the great manifestation of God is made. —Phillips Brooks...