For, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not bear false witness," "Do not covet," and if there is any other commandment, they are all summed up in this saying, namely, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Truth to Learn Fully paying our love debt fulfills the...
James 4:2 – Fighting from Desire
You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and are not able to obtain. You fight and battle. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. Truth to Learn Our own selfish desire to have is the reason why we fight. Behind the Words The word...
Romans 13:9 – Living The Second Table
Romans 13:9 - Living The Second Table For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall...
Romans 1:29 – Stuffed With Sin
Romans 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, Truth to Learn When we reject God we are filled with all kinds of sin. Behind the Words “being filled with.” (plēroō) – to fill-up completely. The sense...
1 Peter 4:15 – Improper Suffering
1 Peter 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters. Truth to Learn Suffering for righteousness is pleasing to God. Suffering for wrongdoing is not pleasing to anyone. Behind the Words “Evildoer” comes from the Greek...