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Chiasmus

Chiasmus or introversion is a figure of speech that has a very special emphasis and also pertains to the structure of a passage.  There is a wonderful book that you can order from CBD or any bookstore that is called Chiasmus in the New Testament by Nils W. Lund.  The entire book is full of…

Living Water — Article

Living water is what comes from a spring or fountain bubbling up from underneath the ground. It is not water collected in a cistern. When we were in Israel, we saw a huge cistern on two levels that was at Masada that collected rainwater from the mountains and contained thousands of gallons of water. There…

All Things Under Our Feet

When God raised Christ from the dead, he set him higher than every name that is named. Ephesians 1:20-23 APNT [This is] he who worked in Christ and raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in heaven, higher than all rulers and authorities and powers and lordships and higher than…

Rise Up and Walk

John 5:2-9 (MGI): 2 Now there was in Jerusalem there a certain pool of baptizing, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, and it had five porches in it. 3 And many people were lying in these [porches] who were sick and blind and lame and crippled and they were waiting for the movement of the…

Overcoming Your Giant Problems

Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.  For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.  II Chronicles 20:16; Hebrews 4:12 Questions and Answers…We can overcome the giant problems in our lives by changing the questions we…

Where is Your Treasure?

What does it mean to have a treasure? Does it consist of material goods, or intangible heavenly goods? The definition of treasure is: the place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up; a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept; a treasury; storehouse, repository, magazine; the things laid…

What is Anointing?

What is Anointing? If you have been around Christian circles for any length of time, you have probably heard someone talking about anointing. And if you are like me, you probably had a vague idea of what that might mean, something along the lines of power being felt or demonstrated in some way. I would…

What is Intercession?

There four different types of prayer to consider and understand as listed in the second chapter of 1 Timothy. 1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV): I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; First, supplications are specific requests or petitions. Second, prayers are made with the…

Adoption and Abba Father

Meaning of Adoption KJV Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, There are three different cultures that need to be reviewed in order to understand how this phrase in Ephesians 1:5 should be translated. In the Jewish culture, adoption…

What God Did Beforehand

There is a small word in Aramaic, qedam, which means “beforehand.” This word is used in combination with other verbs as an adverb to tell the time in which an action took place. It is very revealing to see these combinations of what God did beforehand in light of our calling. Many of the places…

Table of Figures and Emphasis

  Table of Figures of Speech ID Figure English Name Category Definition Emphasis Notes 1 Allegory Allegory Illustration Continued comparison by representation or implication Points of comparison Allegory is broader term in Semitic languages than Western. 2 Anadiplosis Like Endings & Beginnings Repetition Repetition of the same word or words at the end of one…

Appendix 2 from Aramaic Peshitta New Testament

Appendix 2 from Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Translation All language is ruled by laws, but to convey special emphasis of a word or group of words, these general laws of language are purposefully departed from, and other laws of language are invoked, giving the single word or group of words a new form. The Greeks…