(Gk. aretē) Strong’s #703 Philippians 4:8, “For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any VIRTUE and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,…
Month: October 2020
Today’s Chef Special: “PEACE; RULE”
(Gk. eirēnē) Strong’s #1515 Colossians 1:2, “To the saints (the consecrated people of God) and believing and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace (spiritual favor and blessing) to you and [heart] PEACE from God our Father.” (AMPC); Colossians 3:15, “And let the PEACE (soul harmony which comes) from Christ RULE (act as…
Today’s Chef Special: “EXAMPLES”
1 Thessalonians 1:7, “so that you became EXAMPLES to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.” (NKJV) (Gk. tupos) Strong’s #5179 The Greek word ‘tupos’ is derived from a root meaning ‘strike’ or ‘hit.’ It means an impression left by a blow, and by extension a ‘type,’ ‘example,’ or ‘model.’ The members of the church…
Today’s Chef Special: “SPIRIT, SOUL, BODY”
(Gk. pneuma) Strong’s #4151 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus…
Today’s Chef Special: “EPISTLE”
1 Thessalonians 5:27, “I charge you by the Lord that this EPISTLE be read to all the holy brethren.” (NKJV) (Gk. epistolē) Strong’s #1992 This Greek word has come into English as ‘epistle.’ It signifies a written letter, whether personal correspondence (such as 2 John 12, “I have many things to write to you, but…
Today’s Chef Special: “WASHING OF REGENERATION”
Titus 3:5, “not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the WASHING OF REGENERATION and renewing of the Holy Spirit,” (NKJV) (Gk. loutron palingenēsias) Strong’s #3067; #3824 The Greek word for ‘washing’ can signify the receptacle of washing (the basin) or the act of washing…
Today’s Chef Special: “BRIGHTNESS; EXPRESS IMAGE”
Hebrews 1:3, “who being the BRIGHTNESS of His glory and the EXPRESS IMAGE of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,” (NKJV) Amplified Version: “He is the SOLE EXPRESSION of the…
Today’s Chef Special: “CAPTAIN”
Hebrews 2:10, “For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the CAPTAIN of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” (NKJV) Amplified Version: “For it was an act worthy [of God] and fitting [to the divine nature] that He, for…
Today’s Chef Special: “HEIRS TOGETHER”
1 Peter 3:7, “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being HEIRS TOGETHER of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.” (NKJV) Amplified Version: “In the same way you married men should live considerately with [your wives], with an…
Today’s Chef Special: “ADVOCATE”
1 John 2:1, “My little children, I write you these things so that you may not violate God’s law and sin. But if anyone should sin, we have an ADVOCATE (One Who will intercede for us) with the Father—[it is] Jesus Christ [the all] righteous [upright, just, Who conforms to the Father’s will in every…
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