Brief Follow-Up on the NRSVue Translation
Over the last 30 days, about 43% of the hits on my blog (stevebelsheim.com) were on my February 10, 2022, article entitled “The NRSVue Bible Translation of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Keeping Practicing Homosexuals on the Road to Hell.” Most likely, the vast majority...
The NRSVue Bible Translation of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Keeping Practicing Homosexuals on the Road to Hell
INTRODUCTION There is due for release an updated version of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV 1989) translation of the Bible. The update uses the abbreviation “NRSVue.” The press release[i] reads [in part] (italics in the original):...
The Call to Repent: Matthew 3-4
Introduction I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one or two chapters a day from the New Testament and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our...
Once Dead and Now Alive Together with Christ! – Colossians 2:13-14
INTRODUCTION I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one chapter a day and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our group. First, we engage the Bible...
Is a Church Preaching the Saving Gospel of Jesus Christ?: Philippians 1:18
My blog is still in the running for the “the least visited blog” award. So please help me out and tell your friends to go to my blog (stevebelsheim.com) and stay a long time. Today, let’s consider Philippians 1:18 (NASB95), which reads: 18 What then? Only that...
Someday There May Be a Risk to Proclaiming Biblical Truth about Homosexual Practice
No doubt, the LGBTQ movement intends to crush, or accurately annihilate any opposition. A May 10, 2021 article by Ken Ham entitled "Would You Be Willing to Stand? Religious Persecution Comes to Finland" (link Would You Be Willing to Stand? Religious Persecution...
Why It Makes Sense to Examine a Plurality of English Translations – Romans 2:28-29
I’ve known folks who will defend to their death that an English translation per se is the inspired Word of God. Well, I’ve got news for those folks. An English translation is merely that, a translation. A translation is not an autograph. Let’s...
Handing Out Gospel Tracts Can Make a Difference
INTRODUCTION My wife and I hand out gospel tracts at almost every available opportunity. Whenever I express excitement about those opportunities, a bucket of cold water often hits me in the face. Comments like "they just throw them away" and "tracts are a...
Is Knowledge Learned Through Bible Study Bad? – 1 Corinthians 8:1
INTRODUCTION In my recent Bible reading, I came across the passage of 1 Corinthians 8:1 (NASB95), which reads [emphasis added]: 1 Now, concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. Some people...
Four Step Analysis of a Lament Psalm
INTRODUCTION The May/June issue of Bible Study Magazine contains an informative article by Mark Vroegop entitled "Praying Lament Psalms." The article teaches a four-step framework to guide prayers of those in grief. The four parts are (1) TURN, (2) COMPLAIN, (3)...