In order to understand Biblical languages, one must understand how words are put together. Each word has small meaningful parts that make up the word. These parts are called morphemes. The study of how words are structured is called morphology. Morphology is used to see the pattern of Greek and Hebrew words. There are…
Life is full of ups and downs and twists and turns. Life has a way of bringing us great joy but also great sadness and fear. As we study scripture and experience life, we find that Christians are not exempt from the trials of life. As a matter of fact, life can sometimes be…
Chapter two of How Biblical Languages Work deals with the reading and writing of Hebrew and Greek. Emphasis is also given on the pronunciation of the languages. The author points out that the written form of language cannot always convey the full meaning of the original oral communication. This is why understand how to…
Peter James Silzer and Thomas John Finely provide a wonderful guide on learning Hebrew and Greek. In chapter one we are given five key characteristics of language. These key characteristics help us to grasp a greater understanding of our need to learn the Biblical languages. The first characteristic of language is systems. Every…
The account of Jesus feeding the five thousand is recorded in all four gospels. This event in history is a lesson to us today that even though God does not need us, He does use us as His instruments on the earth. There is really nothing that we are qualified or deserving of doing for…
The term ‘canon’ basically refers to the list of books that make up scripture. In other words, these are the books that are seen as worthy of being included in the sacred writings we know as the scriptures. In earlier times of church history the word ‘canon’ also referred to a ‘rule of faith.’ These…
In Luke 15 there are three parables that teach along the theme of lostness. There are different views as to what these parables speak of. Some say that the lost sheep, coin, and son is a picture of those who are saved yet they have lost their way and was not walking with God as…
A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. In verses 10-17 of our text, we find an explanation from Jesus as to why He spoke in parables. There are two simple reasons that Jesus gives for why He spoke in parables: 1. So that the people would be able to understand the mysteries…
As Jesus continues His sermon there are a couple of things for us to consider. One of the things to consider is the audience. Jesus is teaching His disciples. These disciples are those who are following Him in general. These are not just the twelve disciples, though no doubt they were present. Among those…
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