Greek for the Week

In Mark 1:41, a leper approaches Jesus and asks Jesus to heal him. Before Jesus does, Mark tells us that Jesus was “moved with pity.” This is the Greek word, splanchnizomai. It refers to the guts of a...

24 Jul 201916min

The book of Revelation followed the in tradition of Apocalyptic Jewish literature, which summarized key points of theology using numerology. Listen as Chris takes you through some of the key "7's" whi...

19 Jul 201935min

Paul often heard Ephapras praying for the Colossians and told them he is “always struggling on your behalf in his prayers.” The Greek word “struggling” (agonizomenos) means to fight/wrestle heroically...

17 Jul 201915min

In Revelation 21:8 we find a list of qualities that bring eternal separation from God. At the top of the list is “the cowardly.” The Greek word for “cowardly”, deilois, describes those who run away fr...

10 Jul 201913min

Today, there are so many English translations to choose from? Which one is the best? How are they different? And why are they different? Order Letters from Jesus book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1...

9 Jul 201913min

Paul tells the Colossian church that we are “hidden with Christ in God.” The Greek word for “hidden” is kekryptai. It means “to conceal for the sake of protecting something” or “to put something in a ...

3 Jul 201916min

The devil is your enemy so you don’t want him in your neighborhood. That’s, at least, what Ephesians 4:27 is telling us. Paul tells the Ephesian church, “give no opportunity to the devil.” The Greek w...

26 Jun 201910min

The key to successful Christian living is living by the power of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:16 calls this “walking by the Spirit.” Here we find the word “walk” (peripateite) in the present tense and...

19 Jun 201914min