Hi Brian! Happy Resurrection Day! It was nice to see Avery and Elle this weekend! We really missed you and Kristine, Georgia and Reagan though! The word for this week is a quirky one! It is "quit" and it only found once in the New Testament! 1 Corinthians 16:13: 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. KJV
This is actually the whole phrase "quit you like men" that comes from the Greek word "andrizomai". Strong's Concordance says: to act manly. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: to make a man of or make brave, to show oneself a man or be brave. Vine's Expository Dictionary says: to play the man. In the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament it says that Paul is using this in an exhortation to steadfastness in the faith. The Amplified Bible says it that way: 13 Be alert and on your guard; stand firm in your faith (your conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, keeping the trust and holy fervor born of faith and a part of it). Act like men and be courageous; grow in strength! [Ps 31:24.] AMP The Complete Jewish Bible is fun! 13 Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, behave like a mentsh, grow strong. 14 Let everything you do be done in love. CJB
"Mentsh" is a Yiddish word that means, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a person of honor and integrity. So, if I call YOU a "mentsh" or "mensch", you will know that I am complimenting you highly as a man of honor and integrity! And since this refers to a person, Kristine is one, also! We love you both and your beautiful family! Here is Hillsong with an older song about honoring God called "I Give You My Heart":
