Exegetical Thoughts and Biblical Theology

‎ Proverbs 19:22 תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֜שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃ KJV  Proverbs 19:22  The desire of a man  is  his kindness: and a poor man  is  better than a liar. NASB  Proverbs 19:22 What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. Translation All other OT instances of תַּאֲוַ֣ת   ta'avat (desire) followed by a personal noun are subjective genitives (Psa. 10:3 - his soul's desire; 10:17 - the humble’s desire; Psa. 21:3 - his heart’s desire; Psa. 112:10 - the wicked’s desire; Pro. 11:23 - the righteous’s desire; cf. Prov. 21:25; Isa. 26:8). That would suggest taking ta’avat ’adam here as ‘a man’s desire.” The word desire can be negative or positive. It depends on the context, usually the following genitive, to determine which it is. That it can be negative (greed) without a genitive is shown by Num. 11:4 and Num. 11:34, where Israel is greedy for meat. חַסְדּ֑וֹ  ...

By way of helping my brothers, whether Wesleyan-Arminian or non-Wesleyan-Arminian, see how the doctrine of sanctification can be articulated in scripturally derived categories, differ markedly from Wesley at various points, and yet still be Wesleyan-Arminian, I offer the following brief list of ways in which such a biblical theology would be distinct from standard published Wesleyan and Nazarene systematic articulations and definitions of sanctification. [1] A biblical theology of sanctification through a Wesleyan-Arminian lens would affirm the following: 1.       Post-conversion consecration and God’s entire sanctification of believers is grounded in and flows from union with Christ (Rom. 6, 12). 2.       Regarding Sin 2.1.    Sin is any violation of God’s word (Rom. 5:13; 1 John 3:4; Jam. 4:17), incurs guilt, and requires atonement (Lev. 4-6; 1 John 2:1-2). Personal culpability for sin is based on knowledge, inte...