The word antithesis is found one time in the Greek New Testament, referring to the opposition that false information or knowledge present to the faith. Perhaps we should call this false info infaux. “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: …
Those Who Oppose
The servant of God must not be a striver, and yet he must correct the obstinate and proud. Paul tells Timothy that he must be prepared to meekly instruct those who oppose themselves (2 Tim. 2:25). The word here is antidiatithemai, and describes those who set themselves up in opposition. This is not because they …
Unholiness and Bad Company
The word anosios means unholy, and Paul uses it twice in the pastorals. One of the purposes of the law that God gave us is the restraint of the wicked and unholy. “Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for …
Torah and Law
The Greek word anomos means without law, and should be distinguished for the other Greek word anomos (with an omicron at the end, not an omega). This anomos is used twice in Romans 2:12. “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law . . .” This is referred to the …
Without the Law
We learn some interesting things about Paul’s use of the law from his use of the word anoma. In 1 Cor. 9:21, he uses it four times — “To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that …
What Sin Is
We have to look at three other renderings of anomia. The word is translated as unrighteousness in 2 Cor. 6:14. “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” In 1 John 3:4, the word is used twice in order to give …
Forgiving Iniquity
The Greek word anomia is rendered variously — as iniquity, or unrighteousness, or transgression of the law. We will begin with the places where it is translated as iniquity. Jesus says that in the last day, He will dismiss those who claimed to have done great works in His name, but who were actually “workers …
Madness Is Right
The word anoia is translated as madness in one place and as folly in another. In Luke 6:11, the word describes the scribes and Pharisees in their reaction to Christ’s healing of the man with a withered hand. Because Jesus saved a life on the sabbath, they were determined in their “defense” of sabbath, to …
Folly as Sin
In Scripture, folly is a moral issue, and not a question of IQ deficiencies. The word anoetos means foolish, which is how is it rendered most of the time. Paul says that the Galatians, when they were drifting away from the gospel of free grace, were being foolish. “O foolish Galatians . . . are …
The Devil and Murder
The word anthropoktonos means murderer, and is used three times in the New Testament, with all uses being by the apostle John. Interestingly, this appears to be the fundamental sin that the devil is charged with. The first use is from John 8:44. “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your …