The list (Galatians 5:19-21) contains seventeen items, sins! (At least, in the King James Bible it does. Although not that many in a number, in most, of the current English Translations.) One of Paul's longest compilations, anywhere! (And he is a … [Continue reading]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “DRUNKENNESS”
Finally we have reached the last two sins on Paul's vice list. "Drunkenness" today and "revellings" tomorrow, the Lord willing. The noun is "methe," which infers "intoxication." And surprisingly, it is only found in the New Testament three … [Continue reading]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “MURDERS”
For some reason, a number of current translations of the New Testament "omit" today's subject! Today's "sin" I should say. But others include it with a note, "not in some manuscripts!" But it IS in the old Textus Receptus, the Greek Bible from … [Continue reading]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “ENVYINGS”
No, Paul is NOT splitting hairs! Not in my opinion, anyway. Each of these "qualities" (wrong word, "sins") has its own meaning, though some of them appear to be closely linked. Today we study the selfish trait of "envy." Paul places it … [Continue reading]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “HERESIES”
I've heard the word all my life, it seems. "Heresies!" (Yet I still have trouble spelling it!) But there's no way around it today, it being in Paul's "works of the flesh" list. Look with me. "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which … [Continue reading]
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