Daily Bible Nugget #60, Titus 3:5

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

My Comment:

The basic ideas in this verse are probably quite clear to every reader. The finer details of the last portion of the verse are very instructive and less known to general readers of the Bible. As one of my memory verse texts for the plan of salvation, I concentrated on the first portion of the verse. Paul affirms that we are not saved by our works. God saved us according to His mercy. None of us could ever be good enough to merit salvation. By washing of regeneration Paul is speaking of the regenerative or transforming change brought about in our life when we believe on Christ. That regeneration is wrought in us by the “renewing of the Holy Ghost.” A truly saved person has a transformed character that through the work of the Holy Spirit produces the fruit of the Spirit described by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1420 for Titus 3:5.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1440 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Titus 3:5.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

5. Not by works. Jb *9:20. 15:14. *25:4. Ps 143:2. Is *57:12. Ezk 36:32. Mt 5:16. Lk 10:27-29. Ro *3:20, +27, 28. **4:5, 6. 9:11, 16, 30. 11:6. Ga *2:16. 3:16-21. Ep **2:4, 8, 9. Ph %1:6. 2:13n. 3:9. 2 T +*1:9. of righteousness. Gr. dikaiosunē (S#1343g, Ph 1:11). Dt 9:5. Lk %1:6. Ro +*3:10, 11. have done. or, did. according. ver. 4. Ex +34:6. 1 S 12:22. Ps 62:12. *86:5, 15. 109:26. 130:7. Mi **7:18. Lk 1:50, 54, 72, 78. Ep 1:3, 6, 7. *+2:4. He *4:16. 1 P *1:3. 2:10. his mercy. Gr. eleos [(S#1656g), compassion (human or divine, especially active) [Strong]: Mt +9:13. 12:7. 23:23. Lk 1:50, 54, 58, 72, 78. 10:37. Ro 9:23. 11:31. 15:9. Ga 6:16. Ep 2:4. 1 T 1:2. 2 T 1:2, 16, 18. T 1:4. 3:5. He 4:16. Ja 2:13. 3:17. 1 P 1:3. 2 J 3. Ju 2, 21]. Ge 19:16. Nu 14:19. Ps 116:5. Is 54:10. Jon +4:2. Jn 6:37, 44n, 65. 15:19. Ro 9:16, 23. 11:30. +*12:1. Ep +2:4. 1 P 1:3. he saved us. or, delivered us. He delivered translates esōsen, an aorist active indicative form of sōzō, meaning to save, deliver, rescue, to heal (Mt 1:21 from sins; Mt 14:30, 31 from the billows; Lk 8:36 from demons; Lk 18:41-43 from blindness). Sōzō is a radical deliverance from something. Here it is deliverance by a washing, by means of rebirth and renewal, all described as the work of the Holy Spirit. He delivers us refers to full salvation. Note that salvation is viewed in Scripture as initial (Ac 16:31), completely-entirely (1 Th 5:23), progressive (Jn 3:16), and ultimate (1 C 15:53, 54) [Lavender NT, fn m]. Ps 119:146. Is 33:22. Ezk **+33:16n. 37:24. Ho 1:7. 13:9. Ac *2:47. 15:11. 18:27. 20:24. Ro 8:30. Ph *2:13n. 1 Th 1:4. 2 T 1:9. washing. or, laver (RVmg). Gr. loutron (S#3067g, only here and Ep 5:26). Washing by means of rebirth: This phrase describes by what means he delivers us. Washing is a picture of the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit, and has nothing to do with ritual, ceremony, or baptism by water (Ro 6:3n). This washing is real, transformational, and life-giving. It is the work of the Holy Spirit described as regenerative, not simply birth but a re-birth (Jn 3:3-6), or restoration to the former state—the image of God (Ge 1:26, 27; *5:3; Ep 4:24; Col 3:9, 10), further described as predestinated to similarities of the image of His Son (Ro 8:29) [Lavender NT, fn n). Ex 29:4. *30:18, 19. 38:8. 40:7. Le 11:32. Nu 31:23. 2 K 5:13. 2 Ch 4:2. Ps 26:6. *73:1. Pr 21:8. 30:12. Is *52:15. Zc 13:1. Mt 3:6. Jn **3:3-5. 13:5, 8. 19:34. Ac 2:38n. 8:36n. 26:18. 1 C *+6:11. Ep *5:26n. Col 2:12n. He **10:22n. 1 P +3:21. 1 J 5:6. of. Genitive of Apposition. The “of” is equivalent to “that is to say,” or, “consisting of.” Jn 2:21, the temple of his body. Ro 4:11, the sign of circumcision. 2 C 5:1, The house of our tabernacle.” 2 C 3:17, 18, “The spirit of the Lord.” 1 P 1:1, “Sojourners of the Dispersion” or, sojourners, that is to say, the Dispersion (see CB, Appendix 17.4, page 23). regeneration. Gr. palingenesia (S#3824g, only here and Mt 19:28), (spiritual) rebirth (the state or act), that is, (figuratively) spiritual renovation; specifically Messianic restoration (Strong). Mt +*19:28g. Jn 1:13. 3:3, 5-8. 2 C +*5:17. Ga 6:15. Ep 2:5. 4:24. Col 2:13. 1 P +*1:23. 1 J 2:29. 3:9. 4:7. 5:1, 4, 18. and. FS93A, Ge 1:26. By the Figure Hendiadys. Two things mentioned (washing, renewing) but only one thing meant. The reference is to the spiritual cleansing by the Holy Spirit in real baptism (Ac 1:5n) as opposed to ritual water baptism which has no such efficacy, the regeneration and renewing which the Holy Spirit accomplishes in creating in us the new nature in Christ. renewing. Gr. anakainōsis (S#342g, only here and Ro 12:2, the verb in Col 3:10), renovation (Strong). Renewal by the Holy Spirit: The work of the Holy Spirit is emphatically emphasized. Renewal translates anakainōseōs, essentially stating the washing by means of rebirth idea in another way. Further, anakainōseōs is another mighty declaration: compounded of ana = back, again + kainōsis = renewal: renew, complete change, i.e., it is a present transformation in which the renewed believer passes over into that former state of holiness before the Fall! What a mighty work of the Holy Spirit. Kainōsis means renew all by itself, the preposition ana added, making anakainōseōs emphatically state the transformation or the passage to the former state of holiness. Adding the preposition ana helps the noun kainōsis affirm more vividly and emphatically the newness or renewal to the former state (Lavender NT, fn o). Ps +*51:10. 104:30. Is 43:7. Jn 1:13. Ac 2:17. Ro *+12:2. 2 C *3:18. 4:16. Ep 4:22, 23. Col *3:10. He 6:6. of. or, by. Ghost. Gr. pneuma, Mt +1:18. Ps 104:30. Is 32:15. Ezk *37:14. Mk *1:8. Jn 1:33. +*14:26. Ac +*1:5n. 11:16. +*22:16. 1 C **+12:13. 1 Th 1:5.

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Daily Bible Nugget #59, James 2:10

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

My Comment

Jesus responded to a man who asked what he must do to inherit eternal life that surely he knew the Commandments, referring to the Ten Commandments. Jesus then named some of them. Of course you know that when Jesus listed the Ten Commandments He never includes the Fourth Commandment about keeping the Sabbath Day holy. Yet we know that even the Old Testament teaches no one has kept the Ten Commandments. This fact is reflected in Proverbs 20:9 and Ecclesiastes 7:20, two of the Bible Nugget passages I’ve already given pertaining to the plan of salvation. Yet in Leviticus 18:5 God states that if a person keeps the law, he will live. Therefore, that is an option or one way to receive everlasting life or salvation, if a person could do it. Jesus did it. But no one else has done so. The problem with that means of receiving eternal life is that it is unachievable. James tells us that if we keep all the commandments, but violate just one, we are guilty of all. So for any who may think that because they keep the Ten Commandments as best they can that this will qualify them for heaven and eternal life, clearly this is a very mistaken opinion–though that is what many people believe if you ask them. Rather than keeping the Ten Commandments to deserve eternal life, we are taught by both the Old Testament (Genesis 15:6) and the New Testament (Romans 10:13) that it is faith in the promise of God, not what we do for God, that brings eternal life.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1449 for James 2:10.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1467 or in Logos 5 Bible software for James 2:10.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

James 2:10. For. While the Jews taught that “he who transgresses all the precepts of the law has broken the yoke, dissolved the covenant, and exposed the law to contempt; and so has he done who has only broken one precept;” they also taught, “that he who observed any principal command was equal to him who kept the whole law,” and gave for an example the forsaking of idolatry. To correct this false doctrine was the object St. James has in view. whosoever. Dt *27:26. Mt 5:18, 19. Ga 3:10. shall keep. Le +*18:5. Dt 27:26. 2 K *22:13. offend. Ja 3:2. 2 P 1:10. Ju 24. in one. Ec +*7:20. Lk *18:22. he is. Mt 5:19. Ga 3:10. guilty. 1 C +11:27.

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Daily Bible Nugget #58, Proverbs 14:12-13

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

My Comment:

There are many different opinions about how to get to heaven. Different churches teach some very different ideas about how to be saved, or whether or not people can be sure in this life that they are saved. Individuals often have their own opinion. But as a memory verse teaching about the plan of salvation, the point of these two verses (Proverbs 14:12, 13) is that what we may believe may seem right to us, but though we may be very sincere, it is possible to be sincerely wrong. We can even make jokes about the matter, and suppose the subject is not important. But if we turn out to be wrong, our jokes and our disdain for the subject will be no laughing matter. To be certain we are right about these things, we must compare what we believe with what the Bible actually teaches. I suspect if people would start reading and studying their Bibles apart from denominational literature they might be very surprised by what they learn.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 665 for Proverbs 14:12-13.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 706 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Proverbs 14:12-13.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Proverbs 14:12. is a way. Pr 12:15. 15:24. 16:12, 17, *#25. 30:12. Ps +*119:104. Is 53:6. Mt **7:13, 14. Lk 13:24. Ro 6:21. Ga 6:3. Ep *5:6. Ja *1:22. seemeth right. Pr 3:7. 25:8. Jg 17:6, 13. 21:25. 1 K 12:27-33. 14:7-11. 2 Ch 35:20-24. Lk *8:18. Jn 16:2. Ac 13:50. Ph 3:4-7. 1 T 1:13. Ja **1:26. the end. ver. 13. Pr 5:4, 11. 16:25. ways of death. Pr 16:25. Ps +*1:6. Je 21:8. Ro *6:21.

Proverbs 14:13. in laughter. T#479. Pr 5:4. 21:17. Jb 21:11-14. Ec 2:1, 2, 10, 11. 7:2-5, 6. 11:9, 10. Lk 6:25. *16:25. 1 C 10:7. Ep +2:3 (T#698). Ja 4:9. 1 P +4:7 (T#711). 2 P 2:13. Re 18:7, 8. is sorrowful. 1 S 25:36, 37. Ec 2:2. Da 5:1-6, 30. Am 6:3-7. Re 18:7, 8. the end. Pr 5:3, 4.

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Daily Bible Nugget #57, Isaiah 55:7-8

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

My Comment

These two verses tell us quite clearly what a person must do to get right with God. The verses also contain encouraging promises of God’s mercy and pardon. But we have to come to God on His terms, not ours. His thoughts are not our thoughts, and our ways are not His ways. I’ve noticed that certain denominations or churches engage in what I call religious rationalism. Their doctrine is formulated not strictly on what the Bible itself teaches, but rather it is based on what they think God ought to do. This is seen, for example, in those who deny the doctrine of eternal punishment or conscious existence after death. But we must not try to teach God what He must do to be “fair” when He has already very clearly declared what He will do and why in the Bible. Jesus was a friend of publicans and sinners in His day. If you are tempted to suppose you have sinned so much that Jesus will not receive you, that would be to follow your thoughts instead of His thoughts. He said He came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Jesus promises He will not turn away anyone who comes to Him (John 6:37).

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 778 for Isaiah 55:7-8.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 806 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Isaiah 55:7-8.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Isaiah 55:7. the wicked. Is 1:16-19. 2 Ch +**7:14. Ps +*50:16. 68:18. Pr 21:18. **28:13. Je 3:3. 8:4-6. Ezk 3:18, 19. 18:21-23, 27-32. 33:11, 14-16. Ho *14:1, 2. Jon *3:10. Mt 9:13. Lk 5:32. 15:10, 24. Ac +*3:19. 26:20. 1 C +**6:9-11. 2 C 5:20. Ja 4:8-10. forsake. T#1421. Is +1:4. 56:1. 2 K 17:13. 2 Ch +**7:14. Jb *34:31, 32. 36:10. Ps %37:11. 119:101. Pr 1:23. **28:13. Je 18:11. 25:5. 36:3. Ezk 14:6. 18:21, *31. 33:11. Da 4:27. Jon 3:7, 8. Mk 2:17. Lk 3:13. 5:32. Jn 8:11. 2 C 7:1. T 2:12. He 6:1. his way. Is +*53:6. Je 7:3. 18:11. 25:5. 26:13. Mt +*7:13. unrighteous man. Heb. man of iniquity. Ro 6:13. his thoughts. Is 65:2. Ge 6:5. Jb **17:11. Ps 66:18. 119:113. +*146:4. Pr 12:5. *24:9. Je 4:14. Zc 8:17. Mt 15:18, 19. 22:25, 26. Mk 7:21, 23. Lk 11:39, 40. Ac 8:21, 22. 2 C 10:5. Ja 1:15. return. Is 7:3mg. 10:21. 19:22. 21:12. 31:6. Dt 30:2. 1 S 7:3. 1 K 8:48. 2 Ch 15:4. 30:6. Jb 22:23. Ps 7:12. Je 3:1. 24:7. +33:15. La 3:40. Ho 6:1. 12:6. 14:1. Jl 2:12. Zc 1:3. Ml 3:7. Mt 21:29. Ac 3:19. 8:22. 15:19. have mercy. Is 63:7. Ex +34:6. 2 S 24:14. 1 Ch 21:13. 2 Ch 30:9. Ne 9:17. 13:22. Ps 5:7. 25:6. 36:5. 103:8. 119:156. Je 31:20. Lk 15:20. Jn %+*3:36. 6:37. for. Is *43:25. 44:22. Ex 34:6, 7. Nu 14:18, 19. Ps *51:1. 130:7. Je 3:12, 13. Da 9:9. Lk 7:47. Ro 5:15-21. Ep 1:6-8. 2:4. 1 T *1:15, 16. He *4:16. Ja 5:11. abundantly. Heb. multiply to. Is 1:15mg. Ge 3:16. Ps 18:35mg. 86:5. Je 33:6. Lk 15:20. Ro *5:20. Ep 3:20. 2 Th 1:11. 1 T 1:14. He 6:17. 1 P 1:2. pardon. Ps 130:4. Mi *7:18, 19. Mt 12:31. Ga 3:13. Ep 1:7. Col *2:13.

Isaiah 55:8. my thoughts. FS132G, Ge +3:19. FS25, Ge +4:4. FS22C5, Ge +50:20. Is +*30:18. 40:28. Ge 18:30. 1 S *16:7. 2 S 7:19. 2 K 5:11. 1 Ch 17:4. Ps 25:10. 33:11. 40:5. 92:5. **94:11. 139:17. Pr 8:12. 15:29. 21:8. 25:3. Ec 7:24. Je 3:1, 4. +*29:11. Ezk 18:29. Da 4:37. Ho 11:9. 14:9. Mi **4:12. Mt 7:11. Mk +*2:8. Lk 4:25. 19:25. Jn *11:6. Ro 5:15. Ph 2:5. +*4:8. not your thoughts. Is 65:2. 66:18. my ways. ver. 9. Ps 71:19. Mt 6:34. 12:31, 32. Lk 6:35. Ro 5:8. 1 T 1:13-16. 2:4. 2 P 3:9. your ways. ver. 9. Is 53:6. 64:6. Nu 23:19. Pr 14:12. 17:15. Jn 6:37. Ro 10:3.

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Daily Bible Nugget #56, Romans 6:23

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

My Comment:

Wages are what we may earn. A gift, especially the gift of God, is freely given. You cannot earn eternal life. Eternal life is the gift of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. What kind of death does Paul reference here when he writes “the wages of sin is death”? As in Genesis 2:17, the death referred to is primarily spiritual death, secondarily physical death, and ultimately the Second Death (Revelation 20:6). By no means is the Second Death annihilation! Annihilation has been discussed thoroughly on this site before, and soundly refuted. Upon resurrection (John 5:29) the bodies of both saved and unsaved are restored to life, are rejoined to their spirits which are continuously conscious entities which do not die, but experience their ultimate future reward for all eternity (Matthew 25:46). It is by far the best thing to receive the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ by believing on Him. The other option is really unthinkable and permanently unpleasant.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1282 for Romans 6:23.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1303 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Romans 6:23.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Romans 6:23. For the wages. or, rations. Whatever is bought to be eaten with bread. As such condiments were given to soldiers instead of pay, wages (Gr. opsōnion) came to mean military pay (Liddon). Gr. opsōnion (S#3800g). ver. 21. Ro *1:32. *+5:12. *7:5. *8:13. Ge +*2:17. +*3:19. Pr 10:16. Is 3:11. Ezk +*18:4, 20. Mt **25:46. Mk *9:43, 44. Lk 3:14g,n. 1 C +**6:9, 10. 9:7g. 15:56. 2 C 11:8g. Ga 3:10. **6:7, 8. He *11:25. Ja **1:15. 2 P 2:15. Re +*21:8. of sin. Pr 10:16. 1 C 15:56. is death. Death (Gr. thanatos, S#2288g) is not exclusively physical, but the eternal death, compare ver. 22, where eternal life is its antithesis (Liddon). ver. 21. Ro 8:6. Ge 6:17. Nu 27:3. but. T#1010x. Pr +7:27 (T#1009x). %**15:24. 2 C +4:12 (T#1007x). the gift. Ro 2:7. 4:4, 5. *5:15-17, 21. 8:32. 11:29. Ps 37:18. Pr 19:6. Is 54:17. Zc 3:4. Lk 12:32. Jn **3:14-17, 36. +*4:10, 14, 15. **5:24, 39, 40. *6:27, 32, 33, *39, *40, 50-58, 68. **10:28. *17:2, 3. Ac 8:17. 1 C +7:7g. 2 C 9:15. Ep *2:8. T *1:2. Ja *1:17. 1 P +*1:3, 4. 1 J 2:25. **5:11, 12. eternal. Gr. aionios, Mt +18:8. Ro +2:7. Ps 133:3. Mt 19:16. Mk 10:17, 28. Jn 3:15. *10:28. He 9:15. life. Gr. zōē (S#2222g, Lk 10:25). Ro 8:13. Pr 12:8. Mt *10:28n. +**25:46n. Mk %12:44 (S#979g, bios). Lk +*20:38. 1 C 15:21. 1 T 1:16. 2 T 1:1. through. ver. 11. Jn **5:23. Ac 10:43. 15:11. 2 C 1:20. Jesus Christ. Ep 2:6. 1 J 5:11, 12, 20. our Lord. Ac +*10:36.

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Daily Bible Nugget #55, Isaiah 59:1-2

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

My Comment:

The Lord is listening, awaiting our prayer. He can and will hear. He is ready to save each of us. A possible hindrance that blocks our response to His call is that our sin separates us from God. Our sins have hid his face from us. That is why he will not hear. Now that does not mean that if you have sin in your life that you cannot come to Him! No one can become good enough to deserve salvation. Rather, we must repent and confess our sins and ask Him to save us, and He will.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 782 for Isaiah 59:1-2.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 810 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Isaiah 59:1-2.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Isaiah 59:1. the Lord’s. Is 40:28. 50:2. Ge 18:14. Nu 11:23. Ezr 7:6. Je 29:4. *32:17. Ac 11:21. hand. FS22A14.1, Nu 11:23. not shortened. Nu 11:23. Mi 2:7. that it cannot save. Is 63:1. 1 S 17:37. Ps 18:41. Je 14:9. Mi 2:7. Mk 6:5. 2 C 1:10. 2 T *4:17. He **7:25. 2 P 2:9. his ear heavy. Is 6:10. *65:24. Ge 48:10mg. Da *9:21. Mt 13:15.
Isaiah 59:2. your iniquities. ver. 3, 12. See on Is 50:1. Nu +*32:23. Dt 32:19. Jsh 7:11, 12. Pr 15:29. Je 5:25. 7:9. 30:15. Ezk *9:9. Mi 1:5. have separated. Is 24:5. Ge 4:16. Ex 33:7. Dt 1:42. Jsh 7:12. Jg 6:13. 16:20. 20:27n. 2 K 5:27. Ezr 5:12. Je 29:4. 44:4. Lk *16:26. your sins. Is 42:24. Ho 14:4. 1 J **1:9. hid. or, made him hide. T#26. Is 1:15. 8:17. 45:15. 54:8. 57:17. 64:7. Dt +31:17, 18. 32:20. Jsh 7:4. Jb 23:8, 9. Ps 13:1. 27:9. La 1:8. Ezk 39:23, 24, 29. Mi 3:4. Mt 6:22, +*23. 2 P +3:5 (T#707). not hear. T#1810. Is 42:24. Ge 17:18. 1 S 14:36-38. Ps 18:41. +**66:18. Je 21:2. Ezk 8:18. Jn +*9:31.

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Daily Bible Nugget #54, Isaiah 64:6

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

My Comment:

This is one of the clearest and strongest statements in the Bible telling us that our own righteousness amounts to nothing in the sight of God. While God surely wants everyone to be righteous, no one can be righteous in their own strength. To be righteous, we must trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior and receive eternal life by continuing to believe and obey Him.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 788 for Isaiah 64:6.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 816 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Isaiah 64:6.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Isaiah 64:6. are all. Is 6:5. **53:6. 1 K 8:46, 47. Ne 1:6. Jb 14:4. 15:14-16. 25:4. *40:4. 42:5, 6. Ps +*51:5. 53:3. Pr +20:9. Ec **7:20. Ro 3:12. *7:18, 24. Ep *2:1-3. T 3:3. Ja 3:2. 1 J 1:8. unclean thing. Le 5:2. 13:12, 13, 45. Ezk *36:17. all our righteousnesses. Is 28:20. *57:12. Dt 6:12. Jb 10:15. Je 13:7. *23:6. Ezk 3:20. 6:9. +*33:13. Da 9:18. Zc 3:3, 4. Mt 25:37. Lk 17:10. +*18:13. Ro 7:14. 10:3. Ga *3:11. Ph **3:8, 9. Re 3:17, 18. 7:13, 14. filthy. *S#5708h, only here. Le 12:2. 15:20. Ps 14:3. rags. S#899h. Is 51:6, 8 (garment). *59:6. Ge 24:53 (raiment). 27:15, 27. 38:14, 19. Ex +28:2. Le 13:47. Jb 9:31. Zc *3:5. Mt 22:11. Ja 2:2. Re 3:4. we all. Is *40:6-8. Ps *90:5, 6. Ja *1:10, 11. 1 P *1:24, 25. do fade. Is 24:4. 2 S 22:46. our iniquities. FS144A5, Ge +9:5. Is 57:13. 2 Ch 6:37. Ezr 9:15. Ps *1:4. 19:12. Je 4:11, 12. Ezk 36:31. Ho 4:19. Zc 5:8-11. like the wind. Je 22:22.

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Daily Bible Nugget #53, Proverbs 20:9

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

My Comment:

This verse always impressed me as a good verse to know by heart. It is another Old Testament reference to an important salvation issue: none of us can make our heart clean, or make ourselves pure from our sin. It used to be that if you would ask a random person what they would tell God if He should ask them the question, “Why should I let you into my heaven?” they would respond “Because my good deeds outnumber by bad deeds,” or, “I’m not as bad as most people I know,” or “I tried to live by the Ten Commandments,” or, “I did my best to love others.” From what the Bible teaches, all of these responses are unsatisfactory. Proverbs 20:9 tells us none of us are good enough to deserve heaven or eternal life no matter how good we try to be.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 674 for Proverbs 20:9.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 714 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Proverbs 20:9.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Proverbs 20:9. Who. 1 K 8:46. 2 Ch 6:36. Jb 14:4. 15:14-16. *25:4. Ps *51:5, 10. 130:3. 143:2. Ec **7:20. Is 6:5. 53:6. 64:6. Mt 11:28. Lk +*19:10. Ro 3:9-12. 1 C *4:4. 1 T 1:15. Ja 3:2, 8. 1 J **1:8-10. can say. FS108B22. Idiom F/S 828. “Can say” is used of being able really and truly to affirm from the heart. For another instance of this idiom see 1 C **12:3. I am pure. Jb 9:17. 10:7. 11:4. 16:17. 23:10, 11. 27:5. 29:14. 31:1. +*33:9. %**42:3-6. 2 S 12:13. Ezr 9:6. Ne 9:33, 34. Ps 51:1-14. 119:176. Is 6:5, 6. Da 9:8. Lk 5:8. Ro 7:18. 1 T 1:15. 1 J 1:8. clean. Jb 8:6. Ps 24:4. 51:2, 7.

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Daily Bible Nugget #52, Romans 3:23

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

My Comment:

As well known and basic as this verse is, I suspect we do not fully understand what it teaches. Clearly it teaches that all have sinned. We know from other Scripture verses that God will not allow sin in His presence, or in His heaven. Those are important concepts, because if one does not know he or she is lost, he or she will not understand the need for being saved. Paul tells us that we have all come short of the glory of God. But for many of us, the words “come short of the glory of God” are like a foreign language, even though we read them in English. One way to better understand what Paul meant is to study out and read all the cross references given for this part of the verse. I have furnished below more cross references for this clause than you are likely to find anywhere else. The Bible does explain itself.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1277 for Romans 3:23.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1297 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Romans 3:23.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Romans 3:23. all have sinned. The aorist points to the sinful acts as things in the past, which have produced the state described by “come short” (Liddon). ver. *+9-19. Ro +*1:28-32. 2:1, etc. *5:12. *11:32. Ge 8:21. Ps 14:3. Ec **7:20. Is 2:9. Da 9:20. Mt 3:14. 19:16-22. Lk 7:41. Ac 17:30. Ga *3:22. Ep 2:3. 1 J **1:8-10. come short. Ro 1:21. 2:13. Da *5:27. Mt +19:20g (lack). Jn 2:3g. He *4:1g. 12:15g. of the glory. FS24.O, Ge +9:5. The moral glory which God gave to our first parents and which He restores in Christ—the glory of God (Liddon). It is the moral glory of which through grace man is capable in this life (Liddon, p. 97 on Ro 5:2). Ro 1:23. *5:2. 8:17. +**15:7. Da *5:23. Jn 5:44. 11:4, 40. Ac 7:55. 1 C **10:31. 11:7. 2 C 4:6, 15. Ph 1:11. 2:11. Col 3:4. 1 Th *2:12. 2 Th 2:14. 1 T 1:11. T 2:13. 1 P 4:13. 5:1, 10. Re 4:11. 15:8. 19:1. 21:11, 23.

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Daily Bible Nugget #51, Romans 5:12

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

My Comment:

Here is a New Testament verse that states that all have sinned. It also tells us the consequence of sin entering the world by one man, Adam. Death passed upon all men. In all likelihood, the “death” mentioned in this verse is a reference to spiritual death. Adam and Eve did not die physically the very day they sinned in the garden of Eden. Rather, they immediately experienced spiritual death, as evidenced by their immediate estrangement from God, witnessed by the fact that they attempted to hide from Him. The death God threatened was two-fold: immediate spiritual death, and imminent physical death. In any case, we are all dead spiritually until we receive the gift of eternal life by believing on Jesus Christ. If you who may read this are not sure that you now have everlasting life in Christ, I trust you will continue reading and even memorizing these verses about salvation. Once you have read and understood them all, you will know if you are saved if you don’t know already, and you will know what to do to be saved. That knowledge, once you have it, can be used of God to help you win others to a saving knowledge of Christ.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1280 for Romans 5:12.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1300 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Romans 5:12.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Romans 5:12. as by. ver. 19. Ge *3:6. Ps *51:5. one man. ver. 14, 17. Ge 3:6-18. 1 C 15:21, 22, 45, 48. 2 C %x11:3. 1 T %x2:14. He 7:9. sin. Note: “the sin—the death;” where the article seems to point out the sin and the death, which by Adam’s transgression entered the world. Is 43:27. world. Gr. kosmos, Mt +4:8. and death. Ro **6:23. Ge +*2:17. *3:19, 22-24. Ezk +*18:4. 8:44. 1 C *15:21. Ja **1:15. Re 20:14, 15. so death. T#144. ver. 17. Ge 5:5. 6:17. 50:24. Nu 19:11. Ho 13:1. Lk 8:42. 1 C 15:22. He *9:27. passed upon all men. ver. 15n, 18. Ge 5:3. Le 12:2. Nu 27:3. Jb 14:4. Ps 49:10. +*51:5. Ac *17:26. 1 C 15:22. He 7:9. 9:27. for that. or, in whom. Ps +*51:5. Is 43:27. 2 C 5:4. Ph 3:12. 4:10g. for that all. Ro **3:23. Ps 14:1. Ga 3:22. Ep 2:3. Ja 3:2. 1 J **1:8-10. have sinned. Aorist tense refers the sins of all to the act of Adam; it describes a past moment already referred to (grammatically as in 2 C 5:4; Ph 3:12; 4:10) [Liddon]. FS15D, Mk +11:32. ver. 17, 21. Ro 3:19, 20.8:10. Nu 27:3. Ho 13:1.

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