Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
[I eagerly expect and hope that I…] will have sufficient courage…
Summary: The word “courage” is an interesting choice for a translation of the Greek word Paul used. As we examine the Greek, we discover that there is more to this passage than a desire to be brave.
Do you have “sufficient courage?” Do you know anybody who does?
Whatever the word “courage” means to you, it probably does not capture the essence of what Paul was trying to say.
Continue reading “Philippians 1:20b – Bold Assurance”For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
Summary: This is awkward! I just realized that I had skipped over Galatians 3:18. Don’t ask me why because you’ll just get a long list of excuses. So here we are for the first time I can remember, tackling a passage out of order.
Continue reading “Galatians 3:18 – Promises, Eggs, & Chickens”Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.
Summary: Paul refers to something that is common today, but he does it in a way that is not common. To sort this out, we need to unpack this verse.
Continue reading “Galatians 3:15 – Covenants, Wills & Contracts”The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”
Summary: Paul draws a contrast between faith and law, which leads to an unlikely comparison between faith and physics.
Continue reading “Galatians 3:12 – The Physics of Faith”… gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.
Summary: There is a weird aspect to being human that is hard for us to understand. Our spirit and our body are not one and the same. They have two separate agendas.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:3b – Two of Me”Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Summary: Looking at ourselves as if we are a cartoon symbol opens up new insights into our relationship with God.
Continue reading “Matthew 7:24 — Three-In-One”