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Relating to Philippians

Reconstituted in the likeness of Christ: Philippians 3:12-21 2008-09-27

Translation 12 Not that I already grasp this, or have already been made perfect; [1] but I press on [2] to make it my own because it was also made my own by means of Jesus Christ. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have made it my own; but one thing - on the one hand, forgetting the things that are ...

The Footwashing God 2008-03-21

3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash ...

Translation and Commentary on The Martyrdom of Polycarp §22.1 2008-01-30

Translation[ 1 We pray that you would be strong, [a] brothers, following the word of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel. [b] Glory to God is with Jesus [c] on account of the salvation of the holy elect; [d] just as the blessed Polycarp was martyred, in whose footsteps may we be found in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.] ...

Translation and Commentary on The Martyrdom of Polycarp §1 2007-11-06

Translation1 We have written to you, brother and sisters, things concerning those who were martyred and the blessed Polycarp, who just as he punctuated the martyrdoms, through his martyrdom he brought the persecution to an end. For nearly all that had come before happened so that the Lord might show to us again martyrdom according to the gospel. 2 For ...

Apostles’ Creed Translation and Commentary, Part 5 2007-10-24

The Received Greek Text The Received Latin Text ??????? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ?????, ????? ???????? ?????????, ????? ?????????, ... Credo in Spiritum Sanctum; sanctam ecclesiam catholicam; sanctorum communionem; ... TranslationI believe in the Holy Spirit, [1] the holy catholic [2] church, the communion [3] of saints[1] ?? ?????? ?? ????? is a double articular phrase, not uncommon, but seeking to make sure we ...

Grant Osborne on Interpreting Paul, Part 3 2007-07-06

12 Letters of friendship (cf. 2 Cor 1:16; 5:3; Phil 1:7–8) Family letters Letters of praise and blame (1 Cor 11; Rev 2–3) Exhortatory or paraenetic letters (1 Thess 1-5; the Pastorals) Letters of mediation or recommendation (Phil 2:19-30, Philemon) Juridical or forensic letters (1 Cor 9:3-12; 2 Cor 1:8-2:13) Private or documentary letters Official letters Literary ...

Shema O Church: The Lord is God 2007-04-30

Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu Adonai ehad (Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is alone God). This famous sentence from Deuteronomy 6:4 seems to give us a rubric for understanding the book of Deuteronomy, if not our entire lives as those created by the LORD.J. G. McConville, in his commentary on Deuteronomy, sees Deuteronomy chapters five ...

Colossians 3:1-4 2006-12-21

Nestle-Aland 27 1 2 3 4My Translation Grammar & VocabularyCommentaryreminding the Colossian Christians who they are.“What is someone united to Christ to do?” synergistic workwhy such a person would do these thingsMay the Lord empower us to run as those who know that they are rooted in one who loves them, will never forsake them, and who can never fail ...