Translation Issue: Romans 1:3

regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, NIV concerning his Son, who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh LEB The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, NLT concerning his Son who was a descendant of David […]

Luke 17:21 Translation Issue

nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you. NKJV neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. KJV nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” NIV […]

Who should abstain from the Lord’s Supper?

The first question we need to ask is that what was the reason Paul wrote this section in his first letter to the Corinthians and not to any other church. We know the purpose of all of Paul’s letters were to address specific issues. So when he wrote this section of his [first] letter to […]

Romans 1:18-32 Paralleling Creation and Fall in Genesis

Below is an excerpt from The Message of Romans by John Stott. Professor Morna Hooker has written that Paul was portraying ‘man’s sin in relation to its true biblical setting—the Genesis narrative of the Creation and the Fall’. Others have taken this up, and it is not difficult to find parallels which could be claimed […]

From Faith to Faith Rom 1:17 Translation Issue

a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, NIV from faith for faith ESV from faith to faith NKJV from faith to faith NET from trust to trust. TLV from start to finish by faith. NLT δικαιοσύνη γὰρ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἀποκαλύπτεται ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν, καθὼς γέγραπται· ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται.1 This is […]

The righteousness of God Rom 1:17

Below is an excerpt from The Message of Romans by John Stott. The meaning of the expression dikaiosynē theou (‘righteousness of—or from—God’) has been discussed throughout church history and has inconsequence attracted an enormous, even unmanageable, literature. It is not easy to summarize, let alone to systematize, the debate. First, some emphasize that ‘the righteousness […]

Preaching to the Cultural Heart – Tim Keller

Below is an excerpt from Pastor Tim Keller’s book on Preaching. We have not exhausted this passage’s rich theology of preaching. When Paul speaks of life-changing preaching he is not limiting himself to the listeners’ inner world. He is also looking at the culture in which they live. For since in the wisdom of God […]

Is God Too Sensitive?

If someone hates me and heaps abuses at me and wants the worst for me and my family. And all this is because he has been misinformed about me. Or because of popular misconception about me. And if I learn that this person has said something very bad about me and I conspire to hurt […]

Books & Resources

This is a work in progress. Keep checking this space for more resources. Biblical Archaeology Bibles Bible Softwares Biographies Church Fathers Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Greek Bill Mounce [This is the one that I first encountered to learn Greek. I am learning from the BBG 4th Ed] Nestle-Aland 28 Web interlienar Greek NT Free Graded Reader […]

Debate Response – Ahmed Deedat

My response is only on the opening statement of Late Ahmed Deedat. It consists of 7+1 parts. So starting with the first one. Crucifixion a heresay? 4:18 4:35 On Crucifixion Deedat quotes Surah 4:157 6:00 Deedat says “to Crucify means to kill by hanging or impaling on the cross” 6:30 Deedat says Christians produces their […]