In other words, having had her mind opened and freed of sin's noetic effect , the grace offered to Lydia

We've mentioned before the noetic effect that sin has upon us, meaning that we can't think straight anymore

Adam's willful disobedience had a direct effect upon your brain. We've mentioned this noetic effect of sin several times this year - the condition you inherited that

We've seen a couple of times this year that the noetic effect of sin impairs our ability to reason correctly

Notice how Christian faith is never just expressed in actions, no matter how loving and noble those actions

Today we're especially focusing on the poetic style of this prayer, which is written in a chiastic style Today we'll appreciate the poetic beauty seen in so many parts of Scripture. The book is full of word play (which is far more apparent in the original Hebrew) and poetic irony. Notice the telltale wedge shape to the outline: A. Jonah cries out for salvation; B. The more you learn about the poetic structure that comprises so much of God's Word, the more you will

From our viewpoint, the concepts of Jesus and the kingdom of God are so synonymous that we hardly notice This is in keeping with the way that so many different Biblical writers explain the primary effect of friend Nicodemus on that dark night, He's not so interesting in unpacking all of these theological and noetic

But notice that, for as bad as what godlessness and wickedness are, they are simply the presenting symptoms Our underlying problem, as we've seen so often these last couple of weeks, is noetic .

Also, by His Word and Spirit he certainly and effectively renews them to repentance so that they have Summary Did you notice all of the words highlighted in blue as you read through the psalm? The entire psalter uses synonyms like commands, decrees, precepts and laws as poetic stand ins to represent The 119th Psalm, this grand poetic masterpiece, goes all in as it sings the benefits and blessings of But this particular strophe of Psalm 119 isn't about God's Word per se, rather it describes the effects

Notice how these strophes progress: STROPHE THEME 1 (v1-2) The key to happiness is having sins forgiven Theology isn't just far out theoretical musings - it has real life physiological effects! David finishes this poetic thought with a beautiful parallelism: I said, “I will confess my transgressions