(Gk. martureō) Strong’s #3140 John 5:31-32, “If I alone TESTIFY in My behalf, My testimony is not valid and cannot be worth anything.There is Another Who testifies concerning Me, and I know and am certain that His evidence on My behalf is true and valid.” (AMPC) This word means ‘to bear witness.’ According to Jewish…
Month: December 2020
Today’s Chef Special: “SIGNS”
(Gk. sēmeion) Strong’s #4592 John 12:37, “Even though He had done so many SIGNS (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him—” (AMP) The Greek word John uses for ‘signs’ means ‘a distinguishing mark’ or ‘an indication’ of the authenticity of a person or an object. Paul…
Today’s Chef Special: “CHRIST”
(Gk. Christos) Strong’s #5547 Matthew 11:2, “Now when John in prison heard about the activities of CHRIST, he sent a message by his disciples” (AMPC) Many speak of Jesus Christ, but do not realize that the title Christ is in essence a confession of faith. The word literally means ‘the Anointed One.’ In the Old…
Today’s Chef Special: “JESUS”
(Gk. Iēsous) Strong’s #2424 Matthew 1:21, “She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].”…
Today’s Chef Special: “VINE”
(Gk. ampelos) Strong’s #288 John 15:1-8, “I am the True VINE, and My Father is the Vinedresser.Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer…
Today’s Chef Special: “GLORIFY”
(Gk. doxazō) Strong’s #1392 John 17:5, “And now, Father, GLORIFY Me along with Yourself and restore Me to such majesty and honor in Your presence as I had with You before the world existed.” (AMPC) This Greek term means ‘to give glory,’ or ‘to make glorious.’ It was one of John’s favorite expressions concerning what…
Today’s Chef Special: “LIFE”
(Gk. zōē) Strong’s #2222 John 20:31, “But these are written (recorded) in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of God, and that through believing and cleaving to and trusting and relying upon Him you may have LIFE through (in) His name [through Who He is].” (AMPC)…
Today’s Chef Special: “FOREKNOWLEDGE”
(Gk. prognōsis) Strong’s #4268 Acts 2:23, “This Jesus, when delivered up according to the definite and fixed purpose and settled plan and FOREKNOWLEDGE of God, you crucified and put out of the way [killing Him] by the hands of lawless and wicked men.” (AMPC) The Greek term indicates ‘knowledge beforehand,’ either of things that are…
Today’s Chef Special: “FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT”
(Gk. plēthō pneumatos hagiou) Strong’s #4130, #4151, #40 Acts 4:8, “Then Peter, [because he was] FILLED WITH [AND CONTROLLED BY] THE HOLY SPIRIT, said to them, Rulers of the people and members of the council (the Sanhedrin),” (AMPC) The Greek word ‘plēthō’ is used for describing the filling of anything from a sponge to a…
Today’s Chef Special: “LAMB”
(Gk. amnos) Strong’s #286 Acts 8:32, “Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading: Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter, and as a LAMB before its shearer is dumb, so He opens not His mouth.” (AMPC) The New Testament writers often identified Jesus as being ‘the Lamb’, or ‘the…
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