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Galatians 3:15-20 Translation and Reflections
Translation Brothers, I speak according to man. Even so, of a man who put in place a covenant that nobody can nullify or add to. And to Abraham the promise was spoken, and to his seed. He did not say, … Continue reading
Galatians 3:7-14 Translation and Reflections
Happy Thanksgiving! One of the things I’m thankful for this morning is the power and promise of the Word of God. I’m glad to be able to briefly spend a few moments in this discipline of translation, because of how … Continue reading
Galatians 3:1-6 Translation and Reflections
Translation O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, when before your eyes Christ was displayed as being crucified? This is all I want you to tell me: was it from works of the law that you received the Spirit, or … Continue reading
Galatians 2:14-21 Translation and Reflections
[Note: As I began to move into the next block of translation, I recalled that Dr. Oster, one of my professors at Harding Grad, suggested to us one day the possibility that Paul’s self quotation that most translators contain in … Continue reading
Multiple Choice and Project 4:4
Tonight, I think we’ve okayed the final version of the notebook for project 4:4, so we move closer and closer to being ready for this 2010 initiative. As I was thinking about that tonight, I was thinking that as we … Continue reading
Project 4:4
As a disciple of Jesus, I want to be someone who learns from Jesus what my life is supposed to look like. I learn from Jesus how to see the world like it really is, and to see the world … Continue reading
Galatians 2:6-10, translation and reflections
Translation Now from those who seemed influential (if they ever were does not matter to me, God does not show favoritism to men), but to me they added nothing, but rather, seeing that the gospel to the uncircumcised had been … Continue reading
Preparing for the Project 4:4 launch sermon
This Sunday, as part of the sermon, I’m going to be working to cast a vision for how our church community can engage in scripture this year. You’ll hear more about that on this blog over the coming weeks, and … Continue reading
Galatians 2:1-5, translation and reflections
Translation Then, fourteen years later, I went to Jerusalem again with Barnabus, taking Titus along, too. I went according to a revelation. And privately, with the ones who seemed influential, I set out to them the gospel I preach to … Continue reading