•
Why would Jesus allow Peter to suffer by denying His Lord and Messiah Jesus? Here are a few notes along with my translation. Luke 22:31-32 Then the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded youp, so that he may sift youp as wheat, 32 But I have prayed for yous, so that yours…
•
Jesus had just finished asking the disciples whom people thought He was. Now, He wants to know whom they say He is. Jesus knows their thoughts, but He wanted them to know their thoughts. Jesus is the perfect teacher to bring out of our soul the knowledge of what we really believe. Here is…
•
Before going on with Romans 9, someone quotes this passage. I wanted to think over the passage and study it. What a difference between a believer and non-believer. May we always pray and be ready to share the faith. I thank God for all His promises. 15 What harmony does Christ have with Satan?…
•
Some of us have thought or are thinking they have committed the unpardonable sin. Here is my translation and thoughts. Jesus Teaches Against False Accusations Mark 3 21 Having heard [this], his friends went out to grab him, for they said, “He is insane.” 22 The Scribes who came from Jerusalem said, “He has…
•
It seems strange to me and many others that Jesus used parables instead of just telling them straightforwardly. Why? Let’s read the passage and some notes. Matthew 13 Jesus Teaches the Parable of the Sower 1 Jesus went out of the house that same day and sat by the seaside. 2 Great crowds were…
•
In a neighborhood where we lived was a man, we called the Rainbow Man. He had a racy white car with rainbow running boards. The colors flowed in waves as he drove. At night, one could see the rainbow waves on the street under the car, too. He also drove with his windows down…
•
What are we to forget, and what are do we to remember? Paul speaks to the Philippians and us. From my translation and annotated notes on Philippians 3:13-14. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it, but this one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind [me]…
•
My annotated noted on Hebrews 3:12-14. Being faithful until the end of life. 12 Be careful, brothers, lest there be in any of youp an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. [The slow slide into unbelief is a danger to all believers. There is the danger of something becoming a…
•
Annotated Notes on My Translation of 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Apostolic Privileges 1 I’m an Apostle, aren’t I? Am I not free? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Aren’t youp my work in the Lord? [One of the qualifications for being an apostle is to have seen the resurrected Jesus Christ (Acts 1:21-22). Paul…
•
Brief notes on my translation of 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Apostolic Counsel—Sexual Immorality 12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not beneficial. All things may be lawful for me, but I will not be under the control of any. 13 Foods are for the stomach and the stomach for food, but…