Greek: Christos Vine’s: “anointed, translates, in the Sept. [Greek translation of OT], the word Messiah…” Thayer’s: “anointed…1. Of the Messiah…” Christ is really not a proper name, though we commonly ...

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Greek: Makarios Vine’s: “akin to A, No. 3 [happy, blessed] is used in the beatitudes in Matt. 5 and Luke 6” Thayer’s: “blessed, happy…blessed the man, who…Mt. v.3-11” Blessed as ...

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Man often gets too “big for his britches.” We think a lot of ourselves. This is called hubris. Solomon cuts us down to size as he opens his epic work ...

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Jesus said, Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all ...

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The wise man said, There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is on end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied ...

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In Genesis 18:16-33, we read where God revealed the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to Abraham. Abraham petitioned God to spare the cities if there were enough righteous people ...

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Greek: Hagios Vine’s: “…fundamentally signifies separated (among the Greeks, dedicated to the gods), and hence, in Scripture in its moral and spiritual significance, separated from sin and therefore consecrated to ...

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