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Directions for Hating Sin

Direct. I. Labour to know God, and to be affected with his attributes, and always to live as in his sight.—No man can know sin perfectly, because no man can know God perfectly. You can no further know what sin is than you know what God is, whom you sin against; for...

The Decalogue

Emil Schürer writes: “The third chief group of Philo’s works on the Pentateuch is a Delineation of the Mosaic Legislation for non-Jews. In this whole group indeed, the allegorical explanation is still occasionally employed. In the main however we have here...

On the Change of Names

Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):    While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific...

Fools in the Eyes of Jesus

Fools in the Eyes of JesusFive times in the Bible Jesus chose to address people as “fools”:    1. The Careless Fool – Mat. 7:24-27    2. The Hypocritical Fool – Mat. 23:17-19    3. The Sleeping Fool – Mat. 25:1-8    4. The Materialistic...

Rules for Judging

Rules for Judging John 7:24Christians are expected to judge people, places, and things (I Cor. 2:15), but there are certain rules that we must follow:    1. Judge scripturally – Isa. 8:20    2. Do not judge when God’s word is silent – Col. 2:16    3....