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]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “SEDITIONS”
Our word for the day, in this terrible list, is "seditions." One more thing to avoid as Christians! Have you noticed that some of these "sins" nearly overlap? The Greek for "seditions" is "dichostasia." It is a blended word, with a prefix … [Continue reading]
GALATIANS … THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, “STRIFE”
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, STRIFE …" Galatians 5:19-20, with today's "key word" capitalized. Let's talk … [Continue reading]
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