As iron sharpens iron...

The First and the Last

Be Kind

Grace, Love and Fellowship

Kindness, Compassion and Forgiveness

Psalm 139:4 MSG

The Lord himself will give you a sign.

Convince versus Convey

Ephesians 6:18 NIV

Luke 2:8 NIV

In Nahum Chapter 3 verses 15, 16 and 17 we see more repeated words, this time the word, “Locusts.” Nahum has shown that Repetition indicates Sensitivity. We repeat something because it’s important or sensitive to us. It may be sensitive due to impact or it may be sensitive because it is deceptive. In this case, it’s important and makes an impact as it’s said five times. “They will devour you like locusts” “Multiply like locusts” “Like locusts they strip the land” “Your guards

Following on from yesterday, we continue Chapter 1 in verses 12 and 13 where the Lord says, “Although 'I' have afflicted you, Judah, 'I' will afflict you no more. Now 'I' will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away” The pronoun usage is strong. It demonstrates commitment via the pronoun 'I.' God doesn’t distance himself from what he’s done. This is very personal. He promises to free them. The possessive pronoun “I” gives us responsibility and shows a pers

Today we continue with Part 3 of our linguistic analysis of the book of Nahum. In chapter 1 v 3 we see, “The Lord is slow to anger BUT great in power.” We would question why, “great in power” is expressed? This reiterates that the Lord has the power to undertake anything he says. The Lord being slow to anger highlights his patience allowing people time to repent whilst being great in power demonstrates his ability to carry out judgement and to save. The verse adds, "The Lord

Articles, Repetition, With and Pronouns.

Linguistic Analysis is like a verbal polygraph.

Colossians 3:2 NIV

The story of Joseph

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.  Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV Yesterdays blog served as a reminder to guard our mouths and our tongues. Ecclesiastes aligns with Proverbs 21:23 NIV. Its linguistic priority focuses on how the wise are gracious in their use of words as well as their actions The key part of the verse is the comparison made via the word 'but' (Beware the Underlying Truth) which serves as a linguistic reminder of h

Proverbs 21:23 NIV

The Alpha and Omega