The people there were both Romans and Greeks and spoke predominantly Greek even though Latin was the official language. The church in Philippi was founded ...

With the word “finally” (Greek loipon, a particle of transition often found toward the end of a letter) the apostle indicates that he is coming to the close ...

In Greece, home and family life were near to being extinct, and fidelity was completely non-existent. The Greek gods which the ancient world worshipped ...

In this letter we read of a partnership in which missionary and congregation care deeply for one another. This theme of love and concern is expressed explicitly ...

Nov 27, 2012 · Salvation is all of God and totally free but it requires an active, costly, repentant, continuing faith response (cf. Matt. 13:44-46). The ...

Jun 29, 2004 · Paul begins this new section of his letter with the words, Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! The term finally (to loipon) ...

This is a reference to the Judaizers' insistence on circumcision (cf. Acts 15:1,5; Gal.5:2-3, 12). They basically taught that one had to be Jewish before he ...

4 So then , my brothers and sisters , dear friends whom I long to see , my joy and crown , stand in the Lord in this way , my dear friends !

This- fascinating book analyzes portrayals of Moses, both ancient and contemporary, both popular and scholarly, including novels, painting, biographies ...

Jul 4, 2004 · “Deceives” is the Greek planaw, a causative verb meaning “to lead astray, cause to wander, mislead, deceive, delude.” He causes men to miss the ...