“Don’t be sorrowful, because the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah encouraged the God fearing Jews with those words about 430 BC in the last book of the Old Testament canon. The Jews had fallen from Old Testament godliness and God’s wrath against them resulted in the fall of Jerusalem and … [Read more…]
This article on authority is a little over 2,300 words. My goal is to present it as a helpful Bible study. It begins with the use of the word “authority” in the bible. Englishman’s Concordance Authority—56 Occurrences—exousian. Then, to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words—public domain quote it free and concludes with the International Standard … [Read more…]
Spirit and kingdom is an article full of mind bending spiritual insight that helps understanding the interconnections of the Spirit and the kingdom vital to our spiritual discernment. This is a scholarly article, so reading it is a bit of a challenge. But, it is worth the reading. Written by James D. G. Dunn and … [Read more…]