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  • The Validity of Ingressive Imperfects in the Greek of the New Testament

    N.B. This essay was originally a response to a question raised by the translation committee of a recent English Bible. One of the translators on the committee insisted that there was no such thing as an ingressive imperfect in Greek. The style of the translation was in line with the RSV—that is to say, more of a literal or formal translation. I was an outside consultant. Although I think that translation is a faithful version, I also believe it is not as nuanced as the Greek is. For this kind of translation, the NET Bible is the best.

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    Textual Criticism

  • 10. Application in the Assembly (Romans 12:1-21)

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    (Romans 12:1-21)

    V. Application or God’s Righteousness at Work (12:1—15:13)

    We now come to the last major section of the book, the application of the doctrine set forth in chapters 1-11. This is the standard form of Paul’s writings, doctrine first and then practice—or application. The first part of the application deals with the living out of the Christian life in the assembly of believers, chapter 12.

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    Bibliology (The Written Word)
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    Romans
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  • 10. Peace, Be Still (Matthew 8:23-27)

    One of the best known stories in the Gospels is that of Jesus’ calming the storm on the lake. Just from a simple reading of the few verses we would rightly conclude that the account demonstrates Jesus’ authority over the elements of nature, and, the disciples weak faith for being afraid. The story comes in a series of reports about Jesus’ authority in various areas—sickness, demons, death, and sin.

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    Matthew

  • 9. Speak The Word Only (Matthew 8:5-13)

    After Jesus finished His great discourse on the mount, He came down and large crowds followed Him everywhere. The message that He had just delivered would have been enough to gain such a following; but the fact that He spoke and acted with perfect authority commanded attention. And so in the next few chapters Matthew has presented us with case after case of events in which Jesus demonstrated His authority, authority over disease, authority over nature, authority over demons, authority over sin and authority over death. These were the credentials of the King.

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    Matthew

  • 16. Gentile Faith; Jewish Fears (Acts 10:36-11:30)

    34 Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people, 35 but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him. 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) – 37 you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power.

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    Spiritual Life
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    Acts
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  • 8. Genuine Piety (Matthew 6:1-18)

    In this section of the book we are in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount. The subject matter in these verses focuses on personal piety in the areas of giving, praying and fasting. The initial reading of the passage will show that the basic teaching of Jesus will be to avoid the ostentatious show of piety and to seek to please God.

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    Matthew

  • 7. The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)

    This section of the “Beatitudes” is one of the most loved portions of the Gospel. It forms the beginning of what has come to be known as the “Sermon on the Mount” which is recorded in Matthew 5-7. The preaching of this sermon may have come a little later in the chronology of the life of Christ; but Matthew placed it here at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry because it forms such a grand proclamation of the kingdom. It is the first of the five major discourses that Matthew includes.

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    Matthew

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