We are commanded to ‘love your neighbour as you love yourself’. Why aren’t we called to love our neighbour as we love God? That would sound a lot better, wouldn’t it? Well, our love for God is in response to how He loved us first and has given...
The Book of Samuel records how Israel’s young prince Jonathan and his armorbearer attacked the Phillistine army by themselves. 1 Sam 14 records how Jonathan climbed up first on his hands and feet, saying to his armorbearer, “Follow me”. In most other...
In the text of the Bible, there is a word which appears eerily similar to the Hebrew word for holiness, yet carries a disturbingly different meaning. Qadosh in Hebrew means holiness, yet Qadesh or Qadsha means ritual harlot / prostitute (Deut 23:17). The words are...
Imagine for a moment the importance and the weight of responsibility involved in composing a hymn for use in the Temple of Ancient Israel. Imagine further that the hymn you make is released to the nation, accepted and ultimately scheduled to be included in the Bible....
The word for holiness in Hebrew – qadosh – is always spelt fully when describing God. However, each and every time it is used to describe people in this book, it is written one letter short. (qadsh instead of qadosh – but pronounced the same) On our...
2 Tim 2:4 “A servant of the Lord must not quarrel” The Greek word for ‘quarrel’ can also mean to engage in hand to hand combat and physical fighting. From a Scriptural perspective, a war of words and a physical fist fight are two sides of the...
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