So Who Do You Think You Are?

So Who Do You Think You Are? October 27, 2013 Galatians 3:10-14 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that […]

Maranatha? Challenging a Textual Error

Maranatha? Challenging a Textual Error Roy Blizzard III © 2012   In 1st Corinthians 16:22, there is a curious phrase that has given rise to all manner of theological interpretations, and in my opinion, are all misleading. This two word phrase has come into the American English usage as one word, Maranatha, usually translated as […]

Jesus and the fig tree

Jesus and the Fig Tree or Blessing and Cursing Did Jesus Really Curse the Fig Tree? Roy Blizzard III © 2012 In two places in the Gospel records, Matthew 21:18-22 and Mark 11:12-25, we read a story where Jesus seems to inexplicably “curse” a fig tree. Unfortunately, this is a very complicated story and there […]