- wholesale jerseys In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1).
- Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4).
- So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17 NASB).
- Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
These are all familiar passages of scripture that demonstrate the importance of “the Word.†Much has been said about the importance and integrity of the Word of God. But what exactly is the Word?
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Introduction
Tucked away at the end of the Gospel of Matthew is the great commission. It reads, “Therefore, go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit” (Mat 28.19). Oftentimes modalists and unitarians question the validity of this verse because of its trinitarian flavor. Typically, the questioner makes the point that we do not have manuscripts of Matthew 28.19 before a.d 325 when the church ratified the Trinitarian creed at Nicea and that they were all corrupted at that time. Furthermore, they refer to Eusebius, the famous church historian, because he quotes an alternative version of Matthew 28.19 (i.e. “Go and make disciples of all the nations in my name”) in his writings. Although it certainly wouldn’t ruin my day if Matthew 28.19 turned out to be spurious, I am wary of textual arguments motivated by theology. As a result, I want to lay out for you the reasons why every handwritten and printed Greek text contains the full version of Matthew 28.19.
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Posted in Exegesis, Hermeneutics on October 17th, 2012 4 Comments »
I just came across this little explanation of Philippians 4.13 from this post on Ben Witherington’s blog. (Thanks Dustin for sending this over.)
We’ve all seen the T shirts, and the T-bow eye black touting Phil. 4.13. And the translation always is ‘I can do all things in Him who strengthens me’. Leap tall buildings in a single bound, overcome all odds, go boldly where no one has gone before. You get the picture.
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