As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
A Clear and Present Word is the 21st volume in the “New Studies in Biblical Theology” series which now extends to 45 volumes. This volume is dedicated to the doctrine of perspicuity (or the Bible’s clarity). From Eve’s wicked interlocutor in the garden to the present day, there has been a reechoing “Has God really said?”
Peter writes that there were things in Paul’s Epistles that were hard to understand:
“I am just trying to appeal to my pretrib brethren and sistern to exercise a modicum of sanity during the Super Blood Wolf Moon and into the future. I would make the following points.” - Dave Miller
Before the flood, it is clear that people experienced significantly longer lifespans. Even after the flood (Abraham/Moses), lifespans still hit 120.
We know that in the LXX translation, the ages are sometimes significantly different (higher).
In this excerpt, Calvin explains the third use of the law:1
The third use of the Law (being also the principal use, and more closely connected with its proper end) has respect to believers in whose hearts the Spirit of God already flourishes and reigns. For although the Law is written and engraven on their hearts by the finger of God, that is, although they are so influenced and actuated by the Spirit, that they desire to obey God, there are two ways in which they still profit in the Law.
“We lose quite a bit of meaning if we reduce the idea of a spouse to ‘my little helper’ as ‘helpmeet’ seems to imply. It might be better, if we use the word ‘help,’ to capitalize it and at least add a comma: ‘I will make him an Help, meet for him’ ” - P&D
On the degree to which KJV uses “the same English word each time [a] Greek or Hebrew word is used.” - Mark Ward
“I asked the other regular writers on the Cripplegate if there was a book that stood out that they read in 2018 and here is our answer.” - Cripplegate
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