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Sabbath and Sabbath Rest
Sabbath and Sabbath Rest This was a radical statement for Paul's time. The Jews judged people all the time over these things. It was prescribed in Scripture that a person who didn't keep these laws could…
Created 7 months ago
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Nothing is uncleanThis is quite a statem
Nothing is uncleanThis is quite a statement! Nothing is unclean. It is how we use a thing that makes it unclean.The Old Testament Law declared many animals unclean (Le 11), not because there was anything…
Created 7 months ago
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What is a shadow? It is not the real per
What is a shadow? It is not the real person or thing, but it gives us information about the real person or thing. If I was around the corner of a building so that you could not see me but you could see…
Created 8 months ago
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This sounds like an oxymoron. Why labor
This sounds like an oxymoron. Why labor to rest? If you understand clearly what the rest of the Lord is (see my note at Heb 4:10), then it takes effort to rest in the finished work of the Lord. Our human…
Created 8 months ago
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Rest This verse reveals what this rest is
RestThis verse reveals what this rest is that the writer had been speaking of. It is ceasing from our works the way God did from His after Creation.When the Lord created the heavens and the earth, He…
Created 8 months ago
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As explained in Luke 18:2, God is very e...
As explained in Luke 18:2, God is very eager to answer our prayers. That is the lesson of this parable. This verse, however, shows that God answers our prayers according to our faith. The Lord is willing…
Created 9 months ago
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I believe the word “he” in this verse is...
I believe the word “he” in this verse is referring to the unjust judge, not our just, heavenly Father. God will avenge those who cry out to Him, though the unjust judge took a long time to dispense justice.…
Created 9 months ago
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Notice that this was an unjust judge. An...
Notice that this was an unjust judge. An unjust judge could never typify our just God. This is a contrast and not a comparison. See note at Lu 18:2.
Created 9 months ago
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It’s amazing to me that some people like...
It’s amazing to me that some people liken the Lord to this unjust judge. They think God only answers our prayers when we badger Him into it. I think this parable is teaching just the opposite. See note…
Created 9 months ago
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This strengthens the point I made in my ...
This strengthens the point I made in my note at Lu 18:2. This wasn’t a godly judge who was quick to do the right thing. This was an ungodly judge, yet when pressured, he did the right thing. How much…
Created 9 months ago
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ContrastingThis parable of the unjust ...
Contrasting This parable of the unjust judge is teaching the same lesson as the parable of the persistent friend recorded in Lu 11:5-8. This is not an exact comparison of God to this unjust judge, teaching…
Created 9 months ago
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Proper Prayer The Greek word EKKAKEO, wh...
Proper Prayer The Greek word EKKAKEO, which was translated “faint” here, means, “to be (bad or) weak, i.e. (by implication) to fail (in heart).” This reminds me of Lu 21:26, which says, “Men’s hearts…
Created 9 months ago
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Exceeding Abundantly It is inaccurate to...
Exceeding Abundantly It is inaccurate to say that God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think, period. This verse goes on to say that what God is able to do is according to the power…
Created 9 months ago
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Faith is seeing Faith is seeing. It’s j...
Faith is seeing Faith is seeing. It’s just not seeing with our physical eyes. It is seeing with the eyes of our hearts through the revelation of the Holy Spirit as He unveils the truths of God’s Word.…
Created 9 months ago
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The good things that are in us in Christ...
The good things that are in us in Christ Every born-again believer already has the faith of God. The possession of faith is not the issue. We don’t need to beg God to give us more faith. We need to learn…
Created 9 months ago
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Peter is still quoting from the prophecy...
Peter is still quoting from the prophecy of Joel. Joe 2:32 says, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall…
Created 9 months ago
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Paul had used the Macedonians’ example o...
Paul had used the Macedonians’ example of generosity to provoke the Corinthians in their giving. Here, he turned to the supreme example of giving; that is, Christ Himself. God didn’t just give us something…
Created 9 months ago
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When God turns individuals over (Ro 1:24...
When God turns individuals over (Ro 1:24) to a reprobate mind (Ro 1:28), those people do not lose their knowledge of what’s right and wrong; they just lose God’s conviction about it. They still know they…
Created 9 months ago
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The Greek word translated “without under...
The Greek word translated “without understanding” in this verse literally means “unintelligent” (Strong’s Concordance). When the Lord stops dealing with us–these verses describe how the Lord withdraws…
Created 9 months ago
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It is very interesting to see some of t...
It is very interesting to see some of the things included in this list of abominations that many people would not consider sin, or certainly not a “bad” sin like others on the list. For instance, the…
Created 9 months ago
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The reason they did not like to retain G...
The reason they did not like to retain God in their knowledge is because the knowledge of God would have convicted them and restrained them from committing such acts. This is the same motivation behind…
Created 9 months ago
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This is speaking of the emotional and ph...
This is speaking of the emotional and physical consequences of homosexuality. Paul here said these consequences are “meet.” The word that Paul used (Greek - “DEI”) is found in 104 verses, but it is only…
Created 9 months ago
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Ro 1:26-27 is speaking of lesbianism an...
Ro 1:26-27 is speaking of lesbianism and homosexuality. If anyone could doubt the clear statements of the Old Testament scriptures that this is an abomination to God (Le 18:22,20:13; and De 23:17-18),…
Created 9 months ago
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This phrase “God gave them up” is used t...
This phrase “God gave them up” is used twice in this passage (and in Ro 1:26), and the phrase “God gave them over” is used once (Ro 1:28). These phrases are drawing on the fact that there is a God-given,…
Created 9 months ago
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Ro 1:18-20 describe that everyone has an...
Ro 1:18-20 describe that everyone has an intuitive knowledge of the wrath of God on the inside. Beginning in Ro 1:21, Paul is describing the progressive steps that people take away from that God-breathed…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-08-22
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Matthew 8:17
Matthew 8:17 (NIV)
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-08-20
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-08-20
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-05-22
