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I know from my instructor, the number one rule in translating scripture is, " never take an uncertain passage and knock down a mountain of passages were are certain about. Instead, try and make the uncertain passage fit into the mountain of passages we are certain about".

1) We live in an age where self esteem, is the vogue of the day. The Bible doesn't teach self-esteem, which is the preening of the sinner. The Bible teaches a value residing in the sinner , worthy of saving. The sinner is not valuable, that deserves a neck breaking. But hidden in the sinner...

The thing about trust is pisteuo is much deeper than the word trust will allow. When we try to translate pisteuo, we always try and do it with a single word, pisteuo can't be translated by not only one word, but notceven one sentence. Pisteuo is defined in the Vines as" a personal surrender to...

1) The trespasses offering dealt with sins the know about. Once they got past that, their needs were still not met. They had to offer the "sin" offering. The "sin" offering, covered even the sins of ignorance that flowed out of their sinful condition. 2) They began to comprehend at that point...

1) It took God a long time to teach His people, that they were sinners. Not because they sinned, but rather they sinned because their sinners.

Well im impressed about the fact i didn't see the word " believe " once.

1) The Passover itself, began in the homes in ancient Egypt. It was kept by NT Christians in homes, a simple act. Two elements, bread and wine, " remembering Jesus. " To symbolize what He did, to fulfill the meaning of the Passover, enabling Paul to say, "Christ is our Passover." 2) It's the...

Hi RWRiley, In your studies, have you come across the Greek word pisteuo? If so, do you have any comments about it? Jay

1) Whereas, there are some who would come to the table of the Lord and wrongly interpret scripture. They put fear in your heart, and tell you that you have to examine yourself to see if you are worthy to partake. Paul never said that to the Corinthians. He said, examine yourself, the manner...

1) The only dignity the jackass had is when God gave it words to speak (Balaams ass), and when Jesus was in control of it, and rode into Jerusalem. Every other occasion, the jackass is a wild ass deserving it's neck broke. 2) We're all a bunch of jackasses, no exceptions. But God offered the...

1) God calls sinners, " wild ass men". And for an ass, the lamb must die. Job.11:12, Gen.16:12. 2) The only way for the firstborn ass to live and escape it's neck being broken, is to offer a lamb as a vicarious sacrifice. 3) We sinners , deserve to get our necks broken.

Then you partake worthy, not worthily.

I don't point fingers very often, but I do think the Catholics are the main culprits.

1) There was bread at this table, because something else happened, equally a product of Gods grace. Not only did Christ die and pour out His blood, that we might be a recipient of life eternal, Isaiah says, He lifted our sicknesses and our infirmities from us, and carried them away. And, " With...

1) As we lift the cup, which contains the wine, which is the symbol of the blood of Christ, poured out, the life of the soul Leviticus says resides in the blood. And the outpoured blood was pouring out His life. He was smitten, that we might drink the water of life. You don't make yourself...

1) Paul never said, "Examine yourselves " to see if you are worthy. He said don't eat and drink " unworthily " , an adverb, that modifies the manner of partaking. And, you eat and drink " Unworthily", when you eat and drink not discerning the Lords body....

It is a caricature, no, worse than that, a distortion of scripture, and a twisting of what Paul said to the Corinthians. To have people come to this table, and approach these elements, thinking that you have to be by some performance of your own, worthy to partake. Let every tradition be a lie...

1) The table of shewbread is the life of continued giving back to God out of what He has given us, with a cheerful heart. 2) In front of the Holy of Holies is the Altar of incense, which is our life of prayer and life of praise. 3) When God says something more than once, pay extra attention.

1) To the right of the candlestick, is the "table of shewbread". There were 12 loaves of bread, one for each tribe. Fifteen tons of manna rained down from heaven every day. 2) Leviticus24:9, the shewbread, is the most Holy to God. 3) God wanted an offering first, before He wanted the...

1) On the top of the Ark was an oblong block called the " covering atonement ", made of pure Gold. The cherubim were part of this block. 2) Inside were tablets of stone, symbolizing Gods righteous judgment or standard. 3) It was carried by staves.