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Exegetical Brief: Colossians 2:14 What Was Nailed to the Cross?
(2013)
“In Colossians 2, Paul addresses an issue prominent in Scripture and surely prominent in the human heart universally, the inclination to view obedience to God’s law as meritorious and even salvific. In the process of ...
Philippians 2:12-13: Work Out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling
(2010)
The phrase, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” often can confuse the believer who has known all their life that we are saved “by grace and not by works.” Professor Geiger clarifies the verse by showing ...
Exegetical Brief: ἐπέχοντες in Philippians 2:14-16: What Makes Stars Shine?
(2014)
Does the verb ἐπέχω in Philippians 2:16 mean “hold onto the word of life” or “hold forth the word of life”? Is the verse primarily about evangelism or holding onto to the life-giving word? Professor Geiger closely examines ...
Exegetical Brief: Two Bad Words: Ρακά and Μωρέ in Matthew 5:22
(2015)
What role do the two bad words, Raca and Fool, play in the lesson Jesus is teaching in Matthew 5:22? Is Raca a worse bad word than Fool, so that Jesus is ultimately emphasizing that even the smallest outbreak of anger—calling ...