2 Tim 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. I believe that the modern application of Paul’s advice to Timothy – to correctly handle the word of truth – has to do with …
Monthly Archives: June 2026
God’s name is holy
Deut 5:11 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. The original word translated here as LORD, is called the Tetragrammaton (Greek for “four letters”), the four-letter Hebrew name of God, יהוה (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH). This is where …
God’s promises
2 Sam 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ I used to think that the meticulous lists of genealogies written up in the Bible were so boring. Not anymore! The above quote is God’s covenant with David. God promises here that there will aways be …
The Day of the Gift
1 Cor 1:22 it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfilment of His promise of eternal life]. We recently celebrated …