Sunday sermon
Matthew
16:4
A
wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and
departed.
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.See
the angel?
.Manna
.Victory
songs of scripture are for a remembrance of the mighty acts of God
.These
are an ‘established testimony’
.Remember
the miracles- don’t seek signs- but when God does great acts- they are a testimony of his character
.The
most important sign
.Jesus
is the true Bread from heaven
.Be
thankful
.How
does the temptation of Jesus by satan fit all the verses for this day?
.God
has established a testimony- his Son is risen indeed
John 6:63
It
is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
This Sunday I spoke on the verses from the Catholic mass.
I’ll
copy all the verses below in the ‘verses’ section.
The passage from exodus is the famous ‘Manna’ from heaven account.
Right
after God delivered the people from Egypt- with a great wonder- the parting of the Red Sea- they immediately began to doubt his provisions for them- in the wilderness-
Exodus
16:2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Exodus
16:3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye
have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Exodus
16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk
in my law, or no.
Though the bible teaches us to not seek signs- or miracles- yet when God’s people seek him- and he intervenes in a miraculous way- these are events that were to be remembered for generations.
When the people grumbled about provisions- food- natural bread- it was a reaction of them not remembering what God just did- the parting of the Red sea.
We see the same in the passage from John’s gospel- last week I covered the first part of John 6- where Jesus multiplied the bread and fish.
The passage for this week began with the people who saw that great miracle- following Jesus- not because they saw [remembered] the miracle- but because they were filled with natural food.
Jesus himself rebukes them for following him for the natural provisions- and not because of the miracle-
John
6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
John
6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
John
6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
The
miracles of both the Manna and of Jesus feeding the multitudes- were indeed great acts of God.
These
events were to be remembered- yes- though we do not seek signs- yet when we seek God- and he gives us a sign- then yes- these are great stories to recount and even pass on to the generations to
come.
Which just happened to be another reading from the Mass-
Psalm
78:4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
Psalm
78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
Psalm
78:6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
Psalm
78:7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
If
you read a few verses below- these acts are indeed the miracles God did-
Psalm
78:10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
Psalm
78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Psalm
78:12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalm
78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psalm
78:14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Psalm
78:15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Psalm
78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers
Psalm
78:23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Psalm
78:24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Psalm
78:25 Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
Psalm
78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Psalm
78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
I’ll
copy this entire psalm below- it fits the context of this teaching.
I
also mentioned a verse that is not in the actual reading- but a part of the Mass where the people sing-
AlleluiaMT
4:4B
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
One
does not live on bread alone,
but
by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
On the video I did teach from it- because it tied all the passages together.
The
tempter ‘tempted’ Jesus to multiply natural provision to turn the stones into bread.
Jesus just fasted for 40 days and nights- and was indeed hungry.
Yet
Jesus response was the answer to all the passages for this Sunday.
Man
does not live by natural bread alone- but by every Word of God.
Jesus is that Word of God- he is that Bread from heaven- if we seek first the kingdom of God- then all the natural needs will be taken care of.
It is ok- even commanded- to remember the miracles that God has done.
These are testimonies to the greatness of our God.
The lesson we learn is to trust in God- that if he is able to part the red sea- then surely he can provide food in the wilderness.
Yet- we don’t seek him for that-
We
seek him for who he is- when our hearts pant for the living God- then yes- the natural bread will come.
But if we are simply seeing God thru the lens of him meeting our natural needs-
Then
we are in danger of missing out on the true Bread-
The
Bread that a man may eat from- and never die-
John
6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John
6:48 I am that bread of life.
John
6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
John
6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
PAST POSTS [These are links and parts of my past teachings that relate in some way to today’s post- Other videos and Verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/ephesians-links/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2018/08/05/sunday-sermon-8-5-18/
Jersey City ride [Mark 1]
POSTED
BY CCOUTREACH87 ⋅ FEBRUARY 28, 2017 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT
MONDAY
2-27-17
Isaiah
42:1
Behold
my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
https://youtu.be/ZqN2KEmxBRk JERSEY CITY
[Mark 1]
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/2-27-17-jersey-city-ride-mark-1.zip
ON
VIDEO [Past links- verses below]
.See
Jersey City- Journal square- Kennedy Blvd. to 41st st.
.CNN
and Jesus?
.John
who?
.Why
no miracles before Jesus baptism?
.Alone
with God
.Who
said this ‘Prayer is strength for the weak’?
.Another
Mustang story
NEW-
Took a drive thru Jersey City and did the video from the car.
In
Mark 1 we read about the forerunner- John the Baptist.
He
baptized in water but said ‘a mightier one is coming- he will baptize you with the Spirit’.
Sure
enough- Jesus shows up and John baptizes him in the Jordan.
As
Jesus comes up out of the water we hear ‘this is my beloved Son- in whom I am well pleased’.
The
Father is testifying of the Son.
Jesus
is now anointed for the 3 year earthly ministry we read about in the gospels.
He
begins going to the synagogues and preaching- casting out demons.
The
people are shocked ‘he preaches with authority- not like the regular preachers we are used to’.
Jesu
beings gathering his team of men- and the crowds are being drawn.
Yet-
he seems to be avoiding the crowds.
He
heals a leper and tells the man not to spread the word about it.
Yet
the man ‘blazes’ the matter to everyone.
The
Spirit descending on Jesus like a ‘dove’ was right before his temptation of 40 days- in the wilderness- by satan.
It
was this test that prepared him for the work.
We
read in another gospel that he returned in the power of the Spirit after his temptation.
The
same Spirit that anointed Jesus also is now with us.
The
Spirit of God is in all who believe-and that same Spirit empowers us for the task.
Jesus
rose up early in the morning and went to a place where he could be alone with the Father.
Even
after the anointing of the Spirit- and the test- yet he taught us to have ‘alone time’ with God.
Jesus
told his men ‘Pray- the spirt indeed is willing- but the flesh is weak’.
In
this chapter we see the beginning of the ministry of Jesus- and his proclamation that the kingdom of God is near.
He
called the people to repentance- and to believe the good news of the kingdom.
John
[the Baptist] served his purpose well- he introduced the Lamb of God- and then fades from the scene.
Yes-
John showed us what it was all about.
26
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is
fulfilled.
30
He must increase, but I must decrease.
PAST
LINKS- [My past teaching that relates to today’s post]
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/18/acts-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/26/acts-2/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/02/acts-3/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/09/acts-4/
VERSES-
[I quoted/talked from 3 accounts of the baptism of Jesus and the temptation of Jesus as recorded in the gospels- below are all 3 accounts- as well as the verses I quoted on the
video]
Mark
1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark
1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mark
1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark
1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark
1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark
1:6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark
1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark
1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark
1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mark
1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mark
1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
Mark
1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Mark
1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Mark
1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark
1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mark
1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Mark
1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Mark
1:19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark
1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark
1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mark
1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark
1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Mark
1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mark
1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Mark
1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Mark
1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits,
and they do obey him.
Mark
1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Mark
1:29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mark
1:30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
Mark
1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
Mark
1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mark
1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
Mark
1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark
1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Mark
1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
Mark
1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
Mark
1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Mark
1:39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
Mark
1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mark
1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Mark
1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Mark
1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
Mark
1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto
them.
Mark
1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came
to him from every quarter.
________________________________________
Matthew
3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Matthew
3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Matthew
3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew
3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
Matthew
3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matthew
3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Matthew
3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Matthew
3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matthew
3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with
fire:
Matthew
3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew
3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Matthew
3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Matthew
3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Matthew
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon
him:
Matthew
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
________________________________________
Matthew
4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew
4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Matthew
4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew
4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew
4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew
4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any
time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew
4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew
4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew
4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew
4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Matthew
4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
4
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
3
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
4
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
5
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
10
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
11
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
Matthew
26:41
Watch
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Luke
Hebrews
4:15
For
we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Matthew
6:6
But
thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Romans
8:9
But
ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Deuteronomy
32:2
My
doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
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END
NOTES OF POST-
Masada.
Hadrian.
Judaism
in transition.
Did
they ‘move on’ ?
Who
was Elazar ben Yair?
End
notes of chapter-
IS
THERE MEANING TO THE ACTUAL ORDER OF BIBLE VERSES?
HOW
DID THE SPIRIT ‘TESTIFY’ TO THE FINAL SACRIFICE?
WHY
DOES THE WRITER CONTINUE TO SAY THE NEW COVENANT IS HARSHER?
CHAPTER
10:
‘For
the law having a SHADOW of good things to come, AND NOT the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto
perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? Because that the worshipers once purged should have no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again
made of sins every year’. Paul shows how the simple fact of ongoing sacrifices in and of itself testifies of the insufficiency of the law. The on going sacrifices were a reminder that the peoples
sins were still there. If the sacrifices really worked, then why do it over and over again every year? He will contrast this with the singular sacrifice of Christ. The fact that Jesus did it once
shows the superiority of his sacrifice over the law.
‘Wherefore
when he cometh into the world, he saith, sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. THEN SAID
HE, lo, I come to do thy will O God. ABOVE WHEN HE SAID sacrifice and offering…THEN HE SAID, lo, I come to do thy will O God. He taketh away the first that he may establish the second’ Here Paul
uses the actual order of the verses in Psalms to prove that the Old law will pass away and a New covenant will replace it. The fact that David [Psalms] says ‘sacrifice and offering thou wouldest
not, but a body hast thou prepared for me’ in this order shows that God always planned on taking away the sacrificial system and replacing it with Christ [or fulfilling it!] So even in the simple
prophetic order of these statements Paul sees the Old law passing away and a new one being instituted. Wow again!
‘By
the which will we are sanctified thru the offering of the Body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every high priest STANDETH daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which
can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, SAT DOWN on the right hand of God’ The comparison here is that the priests under the law stood,
showing their sacrifices were never sufficient, they could never say ‘it is finished’. The fact that they stood while offering sacrifices showed the incompleteness of the system. Jesus sat down.
This showed that his sacrifice was once and for all. Now, no where does scripture teach this concept between ‘sitting and standing’. Where does Paul get this stuff from? From ‘revelation’, that
is God is supernaturally showing this stuff to Paul as he writes. This is the prophetic element of scripture. While we don’t ‘write scripture’ any more today, there are still lots of hidden
meanings that we don’t fully see yet. It is the job of the Holy Spirit to ‘bring to our remembrance all the things that Jesus taught us’ [also all the things about Jesus!] So when you read the
Old Testament, look for Jesus! He is there in more ways than you realize.
‘For
by ONE offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us [of what? Of the singularity of Christ’s offering. The fact that the Holy
Spirit thru Jeremiah prophesied that God would never remember our sins any more speaks to the truth of the one offering of Christ, we will read ‘if there is no more remembrance, then there is no
more sacrifice’] this is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and
iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin’. Do you see the point Paul is making? It is common for preachers and Christians to read
these letters and to simply glean practical truths from them. That’s OK. But like I said in the introduction, when you see these things in context, then you can still make practical application,
plus you are seeing the relevance behind the teaching. The practical part of this is ‘wow, God will not bring my sins back up into remembrance before his face!’ Now that’s
practical!
‘Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest [true holy place, that is Gods presence in the throne room] by the BLOOD OF JESUS, by a new and living way[ the early Christians were at
times called ‘the way’] which he hath consecrated for us, thru the veil, that is to say his flesh’ We now have total access to the Father thru the Son. This is the ONLY WAY man can have this
access! It is common today to teach a type of pluralism that says ‘all religions will eventually lead us to God’ some will lead straight to hell! Sorry. The only way to the Father is thru the
Son. God ordained it to be so. Don’t fight over it, God says ‘come freely’ those who don’t come, they will never GET THERE! Jesus flesh is called the ‘veil’. During the crucifixion the veil of
the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. Most believers know the significance of this. I would submit to you that when the scripture says ‘the veil was ripped’ that it was not only
speaking of the actual veil that was in the temple on that day, but it was also prophetically speaking of the true veil, Jesus Body, that was being torn apart on the Cross.
The
veil of the temple not only restricted access for man coming to God, but it also separated God from the true community of people. The tearing of the veil [Jesus body] not only allowed man to have
access to Gods presence in heaven, but it also opened the door for the Spirit of God to tabernacle with men on the day of Pentecost. After the tearing of Jesus flesh [which Jesus is also called
the door] it is like a door opened, both letting man into the presence of God, as well as ‘letting’ God tabernacle with men [note- Jesus ‘Emmanuel’ was ‘God with us’ so in a sense God was already
tabernacling among men thru Christ, but at Pentecost God ‘spread’ this ‘tabernacling’ to a community with worldwide potential, as Christians would increase thru out the ages, so would Gods
presence increase as he dwells in men. Thus the Kingdom starts small, like a little leaven, and before you know it the whole earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord. It culminates at the
second coming of Christ].
‘And
having an high priest over the house of God [remember, even though in Hebrews Paul speaks of heaven itself as the tabernacle, yet he also told the Jews ‘who’s house are we, if we hold the
beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end’] let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with
pure water [baptism]. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering [for he is faithful that promised] and let us provoke one another to love and good works: not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another…’
A
few things here. First, Paul is exhorting them to ‘get washed in pure water’ [baptism]. Remember, some of the recipients of this letter were believing in the message as Paul preached it as he
traveled thru their cities, others were still on the edge. In this chapter it seems as if he is saying ‘some of you who have heard and seen all of these things, it’s time to make the decision to
go all the way. Others have made a good profession, you too need to stick with the message’. Now, to those who would ‘revert’ back to the law, after they ‘received’ the truth, Paul says there is
only judgment down the road. Even though they heard and the message reached them. Even though Paul presents the gospel in a way that says ‘you are all sanctified’ yet there was always the danger
of apostasy. Those who believe you can lose your salvation [Arminians] take these verses and say ‘see, those who were once sanctified, if they sin, they face judgment’. I have actually viewed
this chapter in different ways in the past. I never saw it as the Arminians, but I have debated over whether or not Paul was saying ‘now that you are believers, don’t think you can get away with
sin, remember there is only one sacrifice, if you keep sinning God will judge you’ [not hell, but chastening]. But I have come to view it more along the lines of ‘those of you who are still in
transition, you have made a good profession, Jesus blood has sanctified everyone [in a sense] so if you continue to sin [go back to the old system that taught that continual sin was part of the
plan. Remember, the law made provision for continual sinning. This worldview of sin and judgment was unique to the Jewish community of the day.
It
really should have been easier to convert Israel, they already had a ‘Jewish’ world view. But one of the dangers of this world view was they had provision for ongoing sin. The idea of ‘continuing
to sin’ was engrained in their culture. Paul is warning them that in Christ the fact that there is only one sacrifice means you cant still live with the worldview of ‘I will continue to sin’] In
essence Paul seems to be saying ‘if you continue to sin, and think that the Cross is like the old system, then you are fooling yourselves. The fact that the Cross happened only once means that it
is sufficient to truly cleanse you once and for all from your sin’ to those who wanted to keep sinning, because it was fun, Paul says ‘watch out, judgment awaits’. So in keeping with what I
showed you in chapter 6, I see this chapter continuing to appeal to Jews, some who have even made an initial profession, but he still had to warn them about going back to their old way of
continuing to sin. Remember, there were many who were preaching that the law was still necessary for salvation, Paul is telling them it isn’t.
‘For
if we sin willfully [something that was expected under the law, that’s why they had all the sacrifices!] after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice
for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses law died without mercy under 2 or 3 witnesses: of how much
sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and
hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?’ Once again Paul contrasts the severity of the law to the New Covenant. Remember how earlier Paul showed that those who ‘neglect so great a salvation’
have more to worry about than those who rejected ‘the word of angels’ [law] Here Paul again says ‘Those who disrespected the old system died without mercy, how much worse shall it be for those
who disrespect the blood of the everlasting covenant’ I see this being directed at those who never fully convert to Christ.
While
Gods discipline is also harsh on believers who continue to live in rebellion [Corinthians] this language is never used of believers. So Paul is saying ‘beware, if you decide to walk away from all
that has been presented to you, you will bear a much harsher punishment than those who sinned under the law’. What was the punishment of those who sinned under law? They died. What is the
punishment of those who reject so great salvation? Eternal judgment. Let me add a note about ‘not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together’. It is common to use this verse to defend ‘Sunday
church’ a lot of times it is used in this way to fight against the house church movement. What is the context here? The Jews already met together regularly before they believed in Christ. They
had both temple and synagogue. Paul is simply saying ‘after you convert, keep getting together’ this is not a verse for defending Sunday church! [It is OK to go to church on Sunday]. ‘For
we know him that hath said, vengeance belongeth unto me…the Lord shall judge his people’ In context, remember how I already showed you that ‘his people’ and ‘holy brethren’ and other terms like
this in Hebrews can be speaking of 1st century Israel in transition? They were still considered ‘his people’ at the time the gospel was presented to them. Ultimately when they rejected
Christ they would lose that designation, but many of the terms in this letter speak to Israel this way. So ‘his people’ can most definitely describe believers. But in context in this letter it
more than likely is saying ‘don’t forget Israel, God does judge his people. So don’t think that your natural heritage of ‘being his people’ will get you out of the crunch this
time!’
The
Jews were always appealing to their privileged position with God ‘we have Abraham as our father’ they would always appeal to their ‘pure’ orthodox heritage, here Paul says ‘God will judge all of
us based on what we do with his Son, even ‘his people’! ‘For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods’ many of the Jews who were embracing Paul’s message
did suffer persecution. Historically we know many of them were plundered. They lost their goods! It’s funny, Paul doesn’t say ‘get back what the enemy stole from you’ [though you can!] but he
says ‘don’t worry about the loss of your wealth and stuff, you have a better inheritance of eternal things in heaven’. Most modern preaching doesn’t even think about this. We are so consumed with
preaching a gospel that says ‘come to Jesus and you will be rich’ that we never even give a second thought to these verses. We will read in the next chapter how Moses ‘forsook the pleasures of
Egypt so he could bear reproach with Gods people’. Now I know that when they fled God gave ‘the treasures back’ but the point was Moses went thru a period of leaving all of it behind for a higher
calling. Don’t always tell people [to you preachers!] that the wealth of the world is waiting at your doorstep if you receive Christ. They might be on the verge of ‘getting their goods spoiled’
for a season knowing that in heaven they have a better and enduring substance.
‘NOW
THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH, but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him’. In the original bible you didn’t have chapter divisions. Sometimes the divisions interfere with the
meaning of the text. It is important to see that right before Hebrews 11, Paul makes this famous statement on justification by faith! He will go into chapter 11 with this theme in mind. We often
read chapter 11 as believers and see the great stories in it of the heroes of the faith, but this is not the primary reason for the chapter. The main reason is for Paul to make the case of law
versus grace. He has just spent 10 chapters explaining the superiority of grace over law. Now he will show Israel that all of the great heroes of the faith PLEASED GOD BY FAITH! He will be laying
out a grand overview of the great Old Testament figures and be saying THEY ALL RECEIVED A GOOD REPORT [JUSTIFIED] BY FAITH.
It
is real important for you to see this as we head into the chapter. When you read it with this in mind, then you begin to focus in on the statements of faith in a different way. While chapter 11
will give all believers a great boost in faith, the primary reason behind it is to say to Israel ‘look, all of our great forefathers [and fore mothers!] pleased God by faith, not the works of the
law. Some of them were even law breakers! [Rahab, Samson] yet they were JUSTIFED [pleased God] by faith!’ Well, lets get into the chapter before I preach the whole thing right
here.
END
NOTES-
IS
THERE MEANING TO THE ACTUAL ORDER OF BIBLE VERSES?
HOW
DID THE SPIRIT ‘TESTIFY’ TO THE FINAL SACRIFICE?
WHY
DOES THE WRITER CONTINUE TO SAY THE NEW COVENANT IS HARSHER?
If
the sacrifices under the law were sufficient- then why did the priests keep offering them?
The
writer says that’s proof they ‘didn’t really work’.
But
Jesus offered himself once- for all- and that shows us that his death was the final one.
He
quotes Psalms 40- and once again- like we saw earlier- he sees the actual order of the verses in this Psalm as having meaning.
‘Sacrifice
and offering you do not want’ first
‘But
a body you have prepared for me’ second.
He
then says ‘see- God took away the first’ [meaning the Old Law covenant is ending]
‘Then-
he established the 2nd’ [meaning the Body of Christ being offered].
He
then says ‘the Holy Spirit also testifies to this”
How?
He
quotes Jeremiah 31-
‘I
will make a new deal with the people- not like the old one- in this deal [covenant] I will not REMEMBER their sins any more’-
See?
If
God had some new covenant- in which HE would not remember the sins of the people- that shows that in the new deal- there would be no more sacrifices.
Now-
he exhorts the reader ‘let us have faith- draw near to God with a clear conscience- having our bodies WASHED WITH PURE WATER’.
Huh?
See-
this is an exhortation to COME INTO this covenant- he’s saying ‘believe- and be baptized’.
This
letter is not speaking to ALREADY BAPTIZED PERSONS.
We
also see- once again- the writer saying that this New Covenant is MUCH HARSHER than the Old.
‘If
those under the law disobeyed- and died under 2 or 3 witnesses- how much worse will it be for those who have the light [thru their Old Law- Christ was indeed in there- thru types and images] and
reject it.’
‘for
if we/you continue to sin- after having these truths revealed- there is no more sacrifice left- but a fearful waiting for judgment’.
In
time I’ll develop this more- but in the New Testament letters- written to the Gentile churches- you don’t read stuff like this.
You
do see God judging his people [in those letters- meaning Christians].
But
you don’t see the New Covenant compared to the Old Covenant in this way- saying ‘it’s much harsher than the old’.
But-
to those outside of the covenant- to the ‘unbaptized- unbeliever’ then yes- this warning holds true.
The
theme thru out Hebrews is ‘if the first century Jew does not BELIEVE in Christ as the Messiah- then he in effect does disgrace to the Blood of Jesus’-
He
will not find repentance any more [under the old system]-
And
he will face a stricter punishment then those who rebelled under the law-
[They
died physically- but in this new covenant- if you reject Christ- you suffer spiritual death- and the ultimate judgment of God].
One
last note- as we study the letters of the New Testament down the road- we see a theme- yes- about how we should view earthly riches/wealth.
Here
we read ‘you suffered the loss of your earthly goods- knowing that in heaven you have a more enduring substance’.
The
theme is never ‘claim your covenant rights to wealth’.
But
‘the things in this life- material wealth- are nothing to be compared to the spiritual riches we have in Christ’.
And
yes- this is true.
Psalm
40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
Psalm
40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Psalm
40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Jeremiah
31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jeremiah
31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an
husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jeremiah
31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will
be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah
31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith
the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
CHAPTER
11: [see commentary on Acts 21]
END
NOTES-
JUSTIFIED
BY FAITH.
TORTURED-
BY FAITH?
REJECTED
MONEY- BY FAITH?
THEY
ALL WAITED FOR THE CITY- THE CHURCH.
‘Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT [JUSTIFIED]’ This is the key verse to the chapter. Paul will go on to
prove that all the Old Testament figures that ‘pleased God’ did it by faith, and not by works! ‘Through faith WE UNDERSTAND that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which
are seen were not made of things which do appear’ Faith is not ‘blind’. It informs and gives understanding. This understanding is real! Let me show you what I mean. All of the universe and
creation had a beginning point. Science did not always know or believe this. Today science teaches this. It is called ‘the point of singularity/density’. Science has traced back the origins of
all things and has found scientific evidence to prove that all things had a ‘beginning point’. Now if you were to ask science ‘what did you have right before the beginning point’? They are
stumped. Some of course believe in God and will boldly proclaim him at this point. To the others they can not answer this question. Why? Because they realize, thru science, that matter is not
infinite.
Some
have theorized that either all things always existed [which science has now disproved] or that at one point nothing existed [which science also teaches that if this were true then you would have
nothing today. You can not get something from nothing!] So all true science has gone back to this ‘point of singularity’ and can not see what is right before ‘the point’. The Christian ‘sees’ God
at this point! He ‘understands’ that by necessity there has to have been something that existed before creation, science teaches this. This something can not have been created also, because then
where did the ‘being’ who created ‘it’ come from? So science teaches us that whoever got the ball rolling [Saint Thomas Aquinas calls this the ‘prime mover’] had to have been preexistent/ self
existent in order to have done it. And we know that creation couldn’t have done it by itself, so therefore all reasoning and understanding leave us at the philosophical point of ‘there had to
have been something/someone who existed forever in order for anything to be today’. So now you see how ‘by faith we understand that all things that now exist were brought into existence by
someone who we can not see’. FAITH UNDERSTANDS!
As
we go thru the rest of this chapter I want you to focus in on all the references of justification by faith. You will be surprised [I think?] on how many examples Paul gives to Israel from their
own history [his too!] on God justifying people by faith. I will also try and show you [if I remember] how this chapter links the division between Paul’s epistles to the gentiles [Romans,
Galatians] with James letter to the Jews. James was one of the lead Apostles at Jerusalem [Acts 15] and the Judaizers who were always accusing Paul of preaching grace in a way that justified sin,
they came out of Jerusalem. James and Paul were rivals in a sense. James had the difficult job of overseeing the Church at Jerusalem, who had all the Pharisees who believed, while Paul was
preaching this radical message of grace. This is why James’s letter [book of James] focused so much on faith and works. James was seeing the Genesis 22 account of Abraham’s justification when he
offered Isaac on the altar. James will say ‘see how Abraham was justified by his works’. While in Paul’s letters he focuses on the Genesis 15 account of Abraham believing God and being made
righteous. James was not contradicting Paul; he was showing the actual outcome of the life of a person who was previously justified by faith. James was saying ‘When God made Abraham righteous
[Gen 15] he later actually became what God made him!’ [Gen. 22].
Now
when Abraham would later do righteous things, he only did them because he previously had faith in Gods promise. But the fact still remains that when Abraham did a righteous act, God still
justified him [in a sense, God has the prerogative to say ‘good job son, I am pleased with you’ so this can be described as an act/function of justification]. Well, now that I already showed you
all this, I guess I wont have to remember telling it to you later. The point is in this chapter Paul will go down and show all these examples of Jewish leaders acting by faith and doing righteous
deeds. This sort of bridges the gap between the strong emphasis on faith in Paul’s letters, with the strong emphasis on works in James letter. Paul is telling Israel ‘yes, all the old saints did
do good works that pleased God, but they did them by faith!’ ‘Faith without works is dead’ [James]. So in a sense this single chapter bridges one of the key divisions in the early church between
Jerusalem and Antioch [Acts 13 and 15]. Note; I believe all the chapter references above are correct, I write all this from memory so you might want to go back and double check the references. I
know all the stories are right.
‘By
FAITH Able offered …by which he obtained witness that he was RIGHTEOUS…by FAITH Enoch was translated…he had this testimony that he PLEASED GOD…without FAITH it is impossible to PLEASE HIM [all
these ‘please him’ references are like saying ‘being justified’ when a person is justified by God, God sees him as acceptable, pleasing. ‘Thou art my beloved son in whom I am well PLEASED’ God to
Jesus!] By faith Noah… prepared an ark to the SAVING of his house…and became heir to the RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS BY FAITH [wow, he makes this one real plain] By faith Abraham…went out into a
strange land…and sojourned’ interesting, both the aspect of ‘going out to a new land’ and ‘staying in it when you get there’ are both functions of faith. Let me throw in some practical stuff
here. Over the years of ‘doing ministry’ I have seen and been a partaker of both of these experiences. Sometimes it takes an act of faith to uproot us from familiar territory and move on to the
next level. And do you know what can happen next? The enemy will try to intimidate you once you get in the land of promise, and tell you ‘you cant stay here, look at all the people who hate you.
Look at all the mistakes you made’ and it often takes an act of faith to STAY IN THE LAND. Don’t leave the land of your destiny; all true leaders will go thru both of these
dealings.
‘For
he looked for a city which hath foundations [Jesus is the foundation of this city!] whose builder and maker is God’ All of these great heroes of the faith were looking forward towards a future
promise of being in Gods true church, the ‘City of God’ the Bride, the Lambs wife. Paul shows Israel that this 1st century appearing of Messiah was for the purpose of Israel coming into the
‘new land’ the Body of Christ. It is important to see this. There are many preachers today who are treating natural Israel as in if everything is just fine. It isn’t! They need Christ as much as
the Muslim does. God was telling Israel ‘come into this new city’ [New Jerusalem versus Old Jerusalem] he wasn’t appealing for them to stay in ‘old Jerusalem’ and be a ‘completed Jew’. [I know
this sounds harsh, but I want to emphasize to all my evangelical friends that Jews need Jesus, they play a special role in Gods plan, but ultimately they need Christ!]
‘Through
faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed’ it takes faith to produce spiritual offspring! It might look impossible, but with God all things are possible. ‘Therefore sprang there
even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky and the sand by the shore’ sometimes God will allow you to bring forth one ‘seed’ [person or act of ministry] and you will be
surprised how much fruit can come forth from this singular effort. This is why it’s so important to simply hear and obey God. Often times in ministry we do tons of ‘leg work’ which is OK. But
when God gives you an idea or mode of function that you weren’t even thinking of, go with it. These are usually the ‘little seeds’ that produce the great harvest! ‘THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH, NOT
HAVING RECEIVED THE PROMISES’ I want to emphasize here that it is possible to live your whole life in faith without actually seeing the fulfillment of all that God has told
you.
Now
faith does obtain promises [verse 33] but sometimes we also see things many years down the road and we must realize that the measurement of faith is not whether or not you are currently getting
the actual promise. In the above [and below] verse’s we see Abraham and Sara being told that their offspring would number in the millions. They believed these promises, but it is obvious that
they didn’t live to see it fulfilled, but they sure knew that after they were gone it would come to pass. So I want to exhort you to believe to see certain things fulfilled in your life time, but
have some greater goals that you initiate while here on earth, knowing that after you depart they will be fulfilled. ‘And truly if they had been MINDFUL of the country from whence they came out,
they might have had opportunity to have returned’ what is Paul saying here? The greatest threat to the gospel taking root in the Hebrew community was the desire to go back to old law and culture.
How many believers ‘revert’ back to an older form of church simply because they missed the old culture and ‘feelings’ that they had when they were younger? Many of the Jews would not go all the
way with the gospel because they were ‘mindful’ of the good old days of law and sacrifice.
I
just watched a show the other day that told how even some gentile believers began celebrating certain feasts of Israel with their Jewish neighbors. While it is good to understand and see the
significance of the feasts, yet we know Paul wrote the early believers and said ‘you observe days and times and feasts, and I am concerned about it’. So when we [or 1st century Israel] are
‘mindful’ of the ‘good old days’ then there is always a danger of going back! ‘By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac…of whom it was said in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure’ Abraham exhibited characteristics of the Father [God] as well as Isaac being a type
of the Son [Jesus]. It’s interesting that these verses show that Abraham knew for a fact that God was going to give Isaac millions of children, Abraham also knew the voice of God so well that
when he ‘thought’ he heard God say ‘offer up this boy’ that in the mind of Abraham, the only way these 2 things could be reconciled, is he came to the conclusion ‘I guess God will have to raise
him up, being he has told me this boy will have millions of children, plus he is telling me to kill him’. Most of us would not have come to this conclusion! We would have doubted either the
original promise, or said ‘surely this can’t be God telling me to offer Isaac’ [most likely we would have doubted the latter!].
There
is a real important reason for Abraham to have been a real man of faith. God wanted this ‘picture’ of the offering up of Isaac for a type of the Cross and Resurrection. The only way he could have
shown this example was to have had someone so radically filled with faith, that he would have come to this conclusion of ‘well, I guess God will just raise him’. It was necessary for the figure
to have been truly fulfilled. It took Abraham many years of hearing and believing God before he would get to this stage. The part of Abraham’s mind that said ‘God will just have to raise him up’
was important for the figure to truly work. God knew he could only bring someone to this conclusion by arranging the whole scenario around a person of faith. It truly took a real person of faith
to have come to the conclusion of resurrection as being inevitable! [For Abraham to fulfill the type of God, he had to have been convinced beyond all doubt that after he offered up his son, that
he would be raised again. This is exactly what the Father [God] believed and knew about his own Sons death. So not only did Isaac fulfill the type of Jesus in this story, but Abraham also
fulfilled a type of God!] [NOTE; Today is September 22, 2007. Israel’s Day of Atonement. I just heard a brother preach on the feasts of the Lord [I have done this also] but he preached it in a
way that said ‘because God said you were to observe these feasts perpetually, therefore all gentile believers need to start observing these days’ he added ‘I know Paul taught the law passed and
all, but these feasts are supposed to be forever because God said so’.
How
are the feasts ‘perpetual’? Thru the fulfilling of them in Christ! Paul makes this plain all thru the New Testament [as well as this letter!] I was surprised to hear the brother preach that the
first 2 feasts [out of the 3 main ones] were fulfilled and memorialized, but the 3rd one [Atonement/tabernacles] has yet to be fulfilled! What? Jesus fulfilled Passover and Pentecost for
sure, and they are still being ‘fulfilled’ God is still bringing people in thru the blood of Christ and the Spirit is continually being poured out on people, and of course the ultimate reality of
our atonement thru our high priest is a daily reality [he ever lives to make intercession] that is ‘fulfilled’ all the time[ I understand what the brother meant, that both Passover and Pentecost
were fulfilled at the Cross and the day of Pentecost, and Tabernacles still has a future fulfillment. That Jesus will ‘ingather’ all peoples to himself at the end. The way he said it was in a way
that he said Atonement, the beginning of Tabernacles/booths, still has to be fulfilled. It really came out badly!] I just thought it worth noting that today is natural Israel’s feast day, and we
hold this feast in reality 24/7!]
‘By
faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of pharaohs daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a
season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward…by faith the harlot Rahab perished not…’ I want you to
see that faith in Moses situation caused him to forsake great riches and leave a successful future. This is in keeping with all the times Jesus called people in the Gospels ‘forsake all and
follow me’ mentality. We too often equate the ‘treasures of Egypt’ with following Jesus; the scripture puts a different spin on it! Also Rahab ‘perished not’ because she ‘believed’. Paul teaches
in Corinthians that those who believe are ‘being saved’ and those who don’t believe are ‘perishing’. I want you to see that Paul is really making a theological argument for ‘being saved by faith’
in this chapter. Even a harlot can be saved! Wow. The law seemed to have no mercy on someone like that!
‘Who
thru faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, stopped the mouths of lions…women received their dead raised to life…others were TORTURED not accepting deliverance…others had mocking and
scourging and bonds and imprisonment, they were stoned, cut in half, were slain with the sword… being destitute, afflicted, tormented…they wandered in deserts and mountains and dens and caves of
the earth, ALL THESE [both the ones who shut the mouths of lions as well as the one’s who were tortured without deliverance] OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT THRU FAITH, AND RECEIVED NOT THE PROMISE’ Faith
does not always cause you to be better off in this life. I am very familiar with all the verses of God blessing us and providing for us ‘the blessing of the Lord it maketh rich, and he addeth no
sorrow to it’. I believe and claim these verses just like the next guy. I also don’t want to tell people ‘give your life to Christ and all will go well’ did it go well for the ones who were
tortured not getting delivered? Sure did. It went well the moment they saw the face of God. The same for those who were cut in half. It also went well for the women who received their dead raised
to life. The point is ‘going well’ is not always defined by your outward circumstance.
We
must see the overall biblical worldview of all things here being temporary, while all true spiritual riches are eternal. Moses actually was ‘less rich’ by the choice to follow Christ. But he was
‘more rich’ in that he fulfilled Gods purpose. It is important to see that many of these great heroes of the faith died without fully seeing the promise in this life. Now the last verse does say
‘that they without us should not be made perfect’ and this does show that the promise is now fulfilled thru Christ. We have all become recipients of eternal salvation thru Christ. The Old
Testament patriarchs have ‘found that city’ in that we are all now members of the great ‘City that comes down from God out of heaven’ we are all in Christ today, even our Old Testament brothers
who had faith. The point is don’t always measure a persons faith by their outward wealth and condition. James rebuked this idea in his epistle, he taught us not to show partiality to people who
were rich while despising the poor.
When
believers see faith only from the standpoint of outward things, they are missing the true riches. Jesus taught that all these outward things were not the true riches; I am surprised how many
believers spend so much time hoarding and storing things that will all pass away some day. Let’s close this chapter on a good note. Paul has offered Israel all of their Old Testament heroes as an
example of being justified by faith. He is saying ‘look, all the great fathers of the faith pleased God, just like you have said and taught for ages. I am declaring unto you they were all
‘justified/pleasing to God’ by faith, not law’. Therefore if you want to follow the example of Abraham and Moses and all the other wonderful fathers, then you too MUST BELIEVE!
END
NOTES-
JUSTIFIED
BY FAITH.
TORTURED-
BY FAITH?
REJECTED
MONEY- BY FAITH?
THEY
ALL WAITED FOR THE CITY- THE CHURCH.
This
chapter is loaded with the history of the Jewish people-
I
could teach on each story- but that would be a bit much-
So
I pasted the verses below to show that the writer is saying ‘see- all of our forefathers were justified- received a GOOD REPORT- by faith’.
Wait
a minute- they DID THINGS- in these stories-
Isn’t
that WORKS?
If
you read the letter of James- and the letters of Paul- some scholars says there is a disagreement-
Paul
says a man is justified by faith- and not by works.
James
says ‘see how a man is justified by works- and not faith only’.
If
this letter [Hebrews] was written by Paul- then it’s a true masterpiece- because he is combining the examples that James uses [Rahab- and Abrahams Genesis 22 experience- which James uses to say
‘see how works justifies’].
So-
to me- Paul would be saying ‘no- I’m not contradicting James- we both believe/teach the same thing’.
If
the letter was written by Barnabus- then it also is a masterpiece- because Barnabus might be trying to bridge the gap between Paul and James.
We
read about this tension in Acts chapters 13 and 15.
This
chapter is certainly not showing us how to obtain stuff [money- etc.] thru faith- because look at the examples- ‘Moses chose to suffer- and reject the wealth of Egypt- BY
FAITH’-
‘SOME
WERE TORTURED- SUFFERED- CUT IN HALF- by faith’- ‘CHOOSING TO not be delivered- because they had faith’.
We
also see the heavenly city- as the goal of the patriarchs- they were all waiting for THE CHURCH- the city that the apostle John spoke about in the book of revelation.
The
writer says ‘if they were mindful of the city they came out of [a reference to the law covenant- meaning if the Jews kept clinging to the law- the ‘city they came out from’- they will have a hard
time moving on- into the New Covenant revelation of Messiah].
I
didn’t quote verse 2- but we could teach modern physics from that one [the bible says all things were made from something invisible- modern physics has come to that reality in the
20th century- yet this verse was penned 2 millennia ago]!
By
faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
So
yeah- lots of good stuff in this chapter- but the main point is these ancients were justified by faith- the example of Noah and Abraham actually use that very language- salvation/righteousness
[it’s a bit clearer in the King James Version- the above verses are from the NIV].
Yes-
the writer is saying ‘everything is based on faith- and even our ancestors were justified by faith- they did all these things because they believed God- and God saw their faith- in action- and
they too were made righteous- by faith’.
By
faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is
dead.
By
faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with
faith.
All
these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and
strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would
have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for
them
By
faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting
pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
By
faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
And
what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,
administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to
strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be
released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by
stoning;[e] they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of
them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 These
were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made
perfect.
CHAPTER
12:
END
NOTES-
A
HEAVENLY CITY.
DON’T
BE SAD, HE’S TREATING YOU LIKE A SON.
NO
REPENTANCE- OUTSIDE OF CHRIST THAT IS.
CULTURE
SHOCK IS HARD ON US ALL.
‘Wherefore
seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses [all the heroes of the last chapter!] let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run
with patience the race that is set before us’ a few practical things. Paul compares the journey to a marathon, not a sprint! The patient runner who paces himself will receive a reward. The
sprinter will look good at the start, but you never see him again! I have been blessed by so many gifted people over the years. Some who were on radio, or were doing some type of ministry for the
Lord. The gifts and callings were truly on these people. A few years would go by and they were no where to be found. Where did they go? Some of them jumped on the latest ‘Christian movement’ [I
am not against movements from God, I just feel we get enamored by them and give up on the main thing the Lord has called us to] some walked away from the Lord.
I
have come to realize that God will put certain things in you from the early days, things that he predestined for you to fulfill before you were born. These are the things that you should be
faithful to. Don’t abandon the original calling, it’s still there! You can spend your whole life leaving one ‘track’ and ‘sprinting’ in another. But God wants you to stay on the original course
and run it with patience. It might not seem as glamorous or exciting as the newest race in town, but at the end you will receive a reward. ‘Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our
faith, who for the joy that was set before him ENDURED the cross, despising the shame and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that ENDURED such contradiction of
sinners…and ye have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh to you as children [remember what we said about this type of privileged language in Hebrews? It is speaking to Israel] my son, despise
not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art REBUKED of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If you endure chastening, God
dealeth with you as sons’.
Now,
for many years I read this just like you. That God was telling Christians that he disciplines them. True enough. But in context what is Paul saying here? He spent 11 chapters ‘reproving’ Israel.
He told them that all the sacrifices and wonderful holidays and family traditions are no more. That Messiah has fulfilled it and you can’t keep doing it. Now, how would you feel if some know it
all preacher came along and totally dismantled your whole way of worship? And you knew in your heart he was right! You would take offence. You would feel like you just got ‘chastened’ up and down
and all over. Your initial reaction would be ‘this is too much correction in one letter, I am tired of reading it!’ so Paul is telling Israel ‘Don’t take all this reproof the wrong way, Gods
intent is to get you to move on with the program. He loves you guys; don’t forget that scripture [Old Testament] says ‘who God loves he chastens’ hey, God is just dealing with you as children who
he loves’ get it? ‘We have had fathers of the flesh that corrected us…shall we not much rather be in subjection to the father of spirits and live?’ Paul is saying ‘you guys want to live [eternal
life] then you need to submit to the correction the father is giving you’.
‘For
they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure, but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness’ Now, God does chasten believers for the purpose of holiness.
Scripture says ‘those who have suffered in the flesh have ceased from sin, that they should no longer spend the rest of their days in the flesh pursuing the desires of the flesh, but the will of
God’ ‘before I was afflicted I went astray, but after I kept thy word’ ‘thou in faithfulness hath afflicted me’ ‘though he were a son yet learned he obedience from the things he suffered’ ‘the
captain of our salvation was made perfect thru suffering’ [the last 2 are in this letter, the others are some where in scripture, I just quoted them off the top of my head. As you can see I have
some familiarity with this subject! Ouch] In context Paul is saying to Israel ‘you have tried to attain holiness thru legalistic means, by keeping the law [Romans 9-the last few verses] but until
you submit to Gods chastening, and have faith in God, you will not truly have his ‘holiness’ [righteousness].
So
God is disciplining them thru this letter so they will ‘believe and become righteous’ as opposed to staying in the old system of law. ‘Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous [old brother Paul, he sure knew how to understate things!] nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of RIGHTEOUSNESS to them that are exercised [or exorcised! Just kidding,
but it can feel like this at times] thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down…and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame [broken] be turned out of the way, but let
it rather be healed’ David said ‘restore to me the joy of your salvation that the bones which YOU HAVE BROKEN may rejoice’ The danger of chastening [both for Christians and Israel] is that we get
so broken that we never fully recover. Paul is telling Israel ‘I know it’s been hard on you guys to hear so much rebuke. Don’t walk away totally discouraged. There is a danger that you might
respond to Gods correction the wrong way. Lift up your hands, shake off the depression, and let yourselves be healed. God wants to restore you!’
‘Lest
there be any fornicator, or profane person as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For you know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected:
for HE FOUND NO PLACE OF REPENTANCE though he sought it carefully with tears’. This is another reason why reading Hebrews in context is important. One of the themes of this letter is ‘if you miss
out on it now, you can’t repent later!’[Chapter 6]. We know that Pauls other letters to the churches leave open future repentance for those who have sinned. In Paul’s letters to the Corinthians
we see this being done. But in Hebrews the idea is ‘if you pass on the Cross, you can not find repentance thru any other means. There is no other place for repentance’. So this is the reason why
Hebrews has this theme of ‘no future repentance’ thru out the letter. Paul is certainly not telling Israel that if they decide to repent and accept Christ at a future date, they can’t! But he is
saying ‘if you pass over this sacrifice of Christ, all the other ‘sacrifices’ and means of repentance that are contained in the law will have no future effect, remember Esau!’
‘For
ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched…but ye are come to Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem [the church]…and to the blood of sprinkling that
speaketh better things than that of Able’ Here Paul comes back to a ‘scarlet thread’ that runs thru out this letter. He says ‘hey, you think the first covenant was a fearful thing, watch out! If
you disregard this covenant [Jesus blood] then you have gone against something that is much greater than the law’. Also the ‘blood of Able’ cried out from the ground for vengeance, the blood of
Jesus cries out from heaven for mercy and forgiveness! It ‘speaks’ better things than that of Able! ‘See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake
on earth [Moses and the law] much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him which speaketh from heaven’ again Paul repeats themes he hit on earlier in this letter. He says ‘Moses spoke
Gods Word [law] to you from an earthly mountain and place, you are come to a heavenly mountain [Sion-spiritual Jerusalem] and Jesus is speaking to you from heaven. This is much more strict than
he who spoke from earth’.
‘Wherefore
we receiving a Kingdom that can not be moved, let us HAVE GRACE, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: for our God is a consuming fire’ Though Paul doesn’t say it [I
think he should have!] but this alludes to the ‘God’ of Moses day, who did not consume the burning bush, compared to the ‘God’ of today [new covenant] who will burn up the chaff with unquenchable
fire! This fits in with the theme of a harsher punishment for those who reject the covenant of grace as opposed to those who rejected the covenant of law. I know these themes are not popular, but
this is clearly the way Paul is presenting them. I also am not saying the ‘God’ of the Old Testament is different from the ‘God’ of the new [this is the heresy of Marcion! I think that was his
name. He was an early Christian heretic who comprised the first canon of scripture for a ‘new testament’ it included basically Paul’s letters, and he taught that The God of the new testament was
different from the God in the old] but Paul is presenting the new covenant in a way that says ‘don’t neglect this new way of salvation, those who do will receive a harsher judgment than those who
rejected the law’.
END
NOTES-
A
HEAVENLY CITY.
DON’T
BE SAD, HE’S TREATING YOU LIKE A SON.
NO
REPENTANCE- OUTSIDE OF CHRIST THAT IS.
CULTURE
SHOCK IS HARD ON US ALL.
Once
again we see the contrast between ‘he that spoke from earth’ [Moses- the law]- and he that ‘speaks from heaven’ [Jesus covenant is more strict- to those outside of it and reject it- because he
has heavenly authority- Moses had earthly]. Hebrews 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we
escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
The
writer says ‘don’t be sad- God disciplines every son who he receives’- though this certainly applies to Christians- Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you
as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Hebrews
12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews
12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Hebrews
12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Remember
this- though the message of grace and Jesus as the Messiah is wonderful- especially to us Gentile believers-
Yet-
it was indeed a cultural shock to the 1st century Jew-
Why?
Even
though Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophets- yet in order for the Jewish person to accept this [Like the apostle Paul]
He
had to accept a real cultural change in the religion he practiced from his youth-
He
was being asked to stop the animal sacrifices- to ‘move on’ from the Law covenant- and to embrace Christ.
Now-
in reality- it would be the fulfillment of all that was contained in the law- but it’s often hard for anyone to ‘move on’ from former religious practices that are embedded in his
culture.
So-
in context ‘Don’t be sad- God is disciplining you- showing you new stuff- and it’s tough for sure- but he does this with all the sons he receives’.
We
also see the promise of the heavenly city- As opposed to the earthly one. Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to
an innumerable company of angels,
Hebrews
12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
The
writer is speaking about the church- and how both Jew and Gentile are part of this spiritual community coming down from God out of heaven.
And
again we see the warning- of no repentance- for those who keep sinning.
I
stress that this is never taught to the Gentile churches- as a matter of fact the Apostle Paul wrote the Corinthians- about a sinning brother- sleeping with his father’s wife [his step
mom].
And
In the 2nd letter- this brother repented- and Paul exhorted the church to receive him back into fellowship.
But
to the 1st century Jew- still not fully in the covenant- he says ‘Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no
place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
In
keeping with the theme of the letter- Jesus is now the only acceptable means of repentance- and if you reject him as the Messiah- and continue in sin- then yes- there is no
repentance.
Revelation
21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation
21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Ephesians
2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Ephesians
2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Ephesians
2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Ephesians
2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Ephesians
2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Galatians
4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
JAMES
3-5 [I’ll be in New Jersey June 19th-21- with my daughters- won’t have enough time to see my friends on this trip- but I’ll be back after that- see you then. Flying in on the 19th– out on the
21st– only have one day in town].
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/james-3-5-cut-short-on-the-boat.zip
James
3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
James
3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
James
3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
James
3:4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
James
3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James
3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of
hell.
James
3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James
3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James
3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
James
3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James
3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James
3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
James
3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James
3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James
3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
James
3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James
3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy.
James
3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
NOTES-
In
the tradition of wisdom literature [Proverbs- etc.] James gives practical advice about what we say.
Proverbs
says wise men spare their words- fools don’t.
James
tells us not to seek after a big audience- or any for that matter.
Teachers
will give an account- they hold special responsibility for what they teach.
James
4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
James
4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James
4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James
4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
James
4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
James
4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
James
4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James
4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
James
4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
James
4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James
4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not
a doer of the law, but a judge.
James
4:12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
James
4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
James
4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
James
4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
James
4:16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
James
4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
NOTES-
War is never a noble thing- it comes from the heart of sinful men.
Life
is short- like smoke- it’s here for a short time- then gone.
The
Christian life is one of discipline ‘resist the devil- draw near to God’.
James
5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
James
5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
James
5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last
days.
James
5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord
of sabaoth.
James
5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
James
5:6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
James
5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and
latter rain.
James
5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
James
5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
James
5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
James
5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
James
5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into
condemnation.
James
5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
James
5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
James
5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
James
5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James
5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six
months.
James
5:18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
James
5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
James
5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
NOTES-
Last
night I read Luke 6- Jesus says-
‘Luke
6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luke
6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Luke
6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Luke
6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke
6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luke
6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luke
6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin
of that house was great.
I
mentioned earlier in this study that James was the brother of Jesus- and that the letter of James is the only New Testament book that fits the category of wisdom Literature- besides the teachings
of Jesus in the gospels- The Sermon on the Mount/ beatitudes.
Look
at the similarity of James and Jesus-
James
rebuked the rich- said if we hear the Word- but don’t do it- we are in trouble.
James
said to not judge- to show no partiality-
All
of these teachings are short- pithy- and get straight to the point.
We
live in a day where much of the popular preaching is very ‘flashy’- we desire great audiences- for people to sit- and hear.
Many
see this act- ‘going to church- and hearing’ as their main responsibility as Christians.
Yet
the bible puts a huge emphasis on being ‘doer’s’- seeking justice in society- James warned the upper class- Jesus too.
They
said ‘woe to you that have it all- that hold the seats of power- and yet take no thought of the plight of the suffering and afflicted- your day is coming!’
We
read this theme all thru out the Prophets of the Old Testament-
We
see it in the life of John the Baptist-
And
we read it in the prophetic praise of Mary- Jesus Mom!
Luke
1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luke
1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke
1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke
1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Luke
1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Luke
1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luke
1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Luke
1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Affliction-
difficulty- these are ways God forms our character- not things to be ‘rebuked’.
Pray
during times of testing-
Pray
for one another- God heals us.
Have
you been treated unjustly?
Don’t
hold a grudge-
Know
that God is a just God-
He
sees-
Confess
your mistakes- faults- to each other- don’t live a hidden life of sin.
If
people are straying from truth- and you recognize it- then help them see this.
Proverbs
says the wounds of a friend are better than false flattery.
END
NOTES- As we go thru the letters of the New Testament- I want you to follow the underlying theme about riches/money- how both leaders in the church as well as church members are to view the
‘wealth of this world’.
Over
the years- I have heard/seen many of the verses- even from this letter [chapter 1 ‘Don’t be double minded- don’t listen to people who are against a wealth building mindset- or you won’t get
your harvest of money’] and use them to focus believers on the actual thing the verses teach against.
When
we read the bible- it’s important to understand that even though we believe the bible is the Word of God- ‘Every Word is True’- yet- it’s the ‘Word of God’- in context.
So-
if we read warnings against riches [like in this letter] you don’t take those actual warnings- out of context- and then teach the opposite.
I
didn’t comment much on these last 3 chapters- because I wanted you to simply read them.
We
can stay balanced as Christians if we regularly read thru the bible.
In
chapter one James said if we lack wisdom- we should ask God- and he will give us wisdom.
James
is a very practical book- and in ways [like the way you saw me teach chapter 2] it can lead to unity in the church.
I
encourage you guys to copy these studies- download the videos from my WordPress site- use these things for yourself- and those who you teach.
I
re posted these verses below- just to remind us- get ‘the feel’ of the letter again.
James
was one of the main church leaders at the church of Jerusalem- there were a lot of poor saints residing in this city.
In
today’s popular Christianity you could accuse James of ‘preaching a poverty gospel’.
I
mean look at what he was teaching!
Yet-
this book of the bible is part of the canon of scripture- meaning we should form our views about God and our role as believers- from the bible- not from the popular writings of our day- no matter
how well meaning- or ‘attractive’ they are.
James
1:9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted.
James
1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
James
1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade
away in his ways.
James
2:2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
James
2:3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my
footstool:
James
2:4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
James
2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James
2:6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
James
5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
James
5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
James
5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last
days.
James
5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord
of sabaoth.
James
5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
James
5:6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
Ephesians
4
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EPHESIANS
4
Testing
links below- all should be Ephesians 4-
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMa9oOLIoJHhLVQi8
https://hubic.com/home/browser/stream/?uri=default/1-18-18%20Ephesians%204.mp4&X_TOKEN=9873aa7dd9c974f15fe5c9760e0ddfc2
Psalm
68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
ON
VIDEO
.Austin
[Texas] The Ark
.5
[4] fold ministry
.Lectio
Devina http://ocarm.org/en/content/lectio/what-lectio-divina
.Didache http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/didache.html
.
‘That bird has my wings’- prison poem
.Unity
among reconciled people groups
.Gifts
for the sinner too [rebellious also]
.Restoration
churches
.Church
history
.The
purpose of the gifts- to build you up- for the work of ministry
.What
does the N.T. teach about giving?
.The
nature of local church
.The
intent of seeing ‘new truth’
.What
is ‘apostolic’ doctrine?
.Jesus-
the Christ of God
Psalm
90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
Psalm
90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly
away.
OTHER
VIDEOS
Bob-
White Castle [North Bergen- NYC area] https://youtu.be/wt2P8yESN04
John
8 https://vimeo.com/252085857
Rest
in peace https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZaPnH7ZifplvvcxOI47y6sc46vefBuKlFBy
Romans
8-10 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uEOXe1ummR3SO8GSBvqj0w-OUKrByua3/view?usp=sharing
Lexington https://vimeo.com/252258518
Hudson
County Park- New Jersey https://youtu.be/ilToGO65Ivk
Boys
of Sudan https://vimeo.com/252434055
Bringing
in the sheaves https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZXvlH7Zji1kJcwm6Eb5VcQ4ArLw2kmKApyV
Free
among the dead https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jmAC8HuaEyvOWvMzFgtIOKkmvXZihgzg/view?usp=sharing
News-
Ruth
Bader Ginsburg- media- they do it for cash https://youtu.be/UlTs6ciSAEI
50,000
missing FBI texts and the corporate cash media https://youtu.be/wMQztoNU5Tk
Update-
1-24-18 https://youtu.be/i3Y9BI-t1K0
The
problem [news- Trump- FBI- JFK] https://youtu.be/CWfoixcGZwA
Here
are some links about stuff I mentioned in recent news talks-
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/23/congress-fbi-russia-republicans-escalate-probes-364616
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/01/trey-gowdy-strzok-page-fbi-texts-today-say-text-not-keeping-texts-video/
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/370204-sessions-says-he-will-leave-no-stone-unturned-to-find-why-fbi-text
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/23/fbis-strzok-and-page-spoke-secret-society-after-trump-election-lawmakers-say.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/24/fox-news-first-new-info-on-alleged-secret-society-anti-trumpers-samsung-blamed-for-missing-fbi-texts.html
https://nypost.com/2018/01/23/evidence-suggests-a-massive-scandal-is-brewing-at-the-fbi/
[NEW
TEACHING BELOW- NEWS NOTE BELOW THAT]
Psalm
90:16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
Psalm
90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
NEW-
Paul teaches us about the primary purpose of the gifts that God has deposited in the church-
Ephesians
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians
4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
Some
refer to these gifts [Apostles- prophets- etc.] as the 5 fold ministry- others see the last 2 offices as one calling [the pastor/teacher]
Ephesians
4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Meaning
it would be the ‘4-fold’ ministry gifts.
Much
has been written the last few years about these various gifted ones- and in some movements of the church they believed that the restoration of these gifts were the answer to the problems in the
church.
When
we read about apostles in the New Testament- and how they functioned [Like my recent study on the book of Acts]-
We
do not see the emphasis on the people themselves- meaning the apostles in the bible [or prophets] did not focus on their callings-
Or
view their callings as the primary thing.
But
the purpose of their callings was to bring the people of God to maturity- and the people of God would do the actual ‘work of the ministry’-
Ephesians
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
If
the teachings on the gifts- or any other subject we find in the bible- is used to divide Christians-
Then
the main purpose of the gifts themselves has been subverted.
If
the focus on the gifts exalts the personalities of people-
Then
it is the wrong focus.
In
the last few chapters I have already taught- we saw the reconciliation of man- with each other- as well as being reconciled [brought back] to God thru Christ.
When
we read about the unity of the people of God- in this context it is a broader concept than simply the people ‘in my church’- or the people of God in your particular
denomination.
But
the unity we strive for is a unity among all the people that God has redeemed.
God’s
ultimate Salvation looks forward to the redeeming of all things- in heaven and upon earth.
As
the apostle stated in this chapter- we are one body- with one God ruling over us- as well as being in us-
Ephesians
4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Ephesians
4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Ephesians
4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
The
development of the church over the centuries has expressed itself in many different church expressions.
Some
see this as ok- others see it as being divided.
Many
of these good expressions of the church do see themselves as the only true church.
The
apostle does speak to this issue here-
Ephesians
4:3 Endeavouring to KEEP the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
All
the people of God already are united in unity- the outward expression of it is not always seen.
But
truly there is one God- and one Spirit that unites as the church.
God
has placed gifted leaders in the church- and when the gifts function properly- they bring the people to maturity in Christ-
Ephesians
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians
4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
They
do not draw people after their particular gift- no matter how noble the gift might be.
It
is important that we see that these gifts [5- 4 fold] do indeed exist in the church today.
Paul
teaches us that these ministers were made after the ascension of Jesus-
Ephesians
4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Meaning
these were not Old testament prophets he was speaking about-
Or
even the 12 apostles of the Lamb-
But
these apostles and prophets and pastors were ‘made’ after Jesus ascended to the right hand of God.
So
yes- these gifts still function in our day.
And
when they function the right way- the people of God become mature functioning members of the Body of Christ.
That
was [is] the purpose of these gifts.
NEWS
NOTE- Right before I post this- I want to just make a few points about the news videos I did this week. This past year I heard/read some media figures call for treason charges against Trump- and
his family. This same person said it was possible that Trump- and some his his family members should be executed [no joke] if they were found guilty of treason. While I realize all do not hold
this position- some do.
Where
they also speaking about his 12 year old son?
Now-
these last few weeks we have seen evidence of FBI officials using language like ‘secret society- putting Andy’s plan in place’- Language that more than likely is talking about the removal of a
U.S. president- by illegal manipulation of their powers.
These
2 people- Peter Strzok and Carter Page https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/01/24/sara_carter_fbi_agents_want_to_know_why_strzok_and_page_are_still_there.html were having
possible criminal conversations about the removal of a U.S. president- were also having an ongoing sexual affair- and used their authority to sway political charges- on both sides of the
aisle.
Just
the texts alone- of which it seems like the FBI has now illegally deleted about 50,000 of them- Samsung is denying the texts were missing because of a ‘glitch’- but the messages we do have- could
at least merit the firing of the agents. Then possible criminal charges [this would be a sort of treason charge] then to possible jail time. I know of no one who is actively calling for their
executions [like some in the media spoke about while talking about Trumps family].
So-
we- [or me?] the American people call for the immediate firing of Strzok and Page- for them to still be within the department with their ability to continue to obstruct justice- have ‘secret
society’ meetings- and to possibly put ‘Andy’s plan’ in place- well- that would be a crime indeed.
Last
note- By the way- the local paper of our small town has played the media manipulation game for many years now- these last few years they had to merge with the USA today network because they are
possibly on the verge of bankruptcy- which is a good thing in my view.
They
are part of the paid corporate media- and are not to be trusted to ever speak truth to you. So- I would call for a boycott of the Caller Times [I will read it still- just so I can critique them]
and I would recommend reading the San Antonio paper [which I also read] they do a much better job at covering south Texas issues- more in depth coverage.
PAST
POSTS I either quoted or taught from these bible books on today’s video- Ephesians 4- below are my past studies on those books-
https://ccoutreach87.com/1st-2nd-corinthians/
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/
I
mentioned the Didache on the video- I talked about it in this book I wrote years ago-
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/
Mentioned
Pentecost- here’s my link to the chapter-
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/26/acts-2/
Here’s
my complete study on Acts https://ccoutreach87.com/acts-links/
https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
I
talked about the nature of the church and the 5 fold ministry- here’s a book I wrote on the subject-
https://ccoutreach87.com/further-talks-on-church-and-ministry/
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-links/
EPHESIANS-
LINKS
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/11/30/ephesians-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/12/13/ephesians-2/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2018/01/09/ephesians-3/
Ephesians
4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Ephesians
4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Ephesians
4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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MARK
12
Mark
12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have
ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but
the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
https://youtu.be/VJBAPuroAUY Mark 12
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/7-6-17-mark-12.zip
https://ccoutreach87.com/7-6-17-mark-12/
ON
VIDEO-
.Sandia
.Storehouse
wisdom
.Kingdom
to the gentiles [church]
.Vineyard-
wisdom- tower
.Song
of the vineyard
.Apostles
.Leadership
.7
dead brothers
.Married
in heaven?
.We
are the bride- he is the groom
.Burning
bush- I AM
.Great
commandment
.Beware
of the religious leaders
.Jesus
has a question too
.The
common people liked it
NEW-
Jesus
teaches the parable of the vineyard [or tenants]- it comes from the song of Isaiah chapter 5.
The
parable speaks about the Jewish people- and their rejection of Jesus as the promised Messiah.
A
landowner plants a vineyard- puts a hedge around it- places a wine-press in it- and sets up a tower.
He
then leases it out to tenants.
The
Lord of the vineyard leaves- and over time he sends his men back to collect the fruit.
The
people who have leased the land refuse to give the fruit.
They
beat and stone those who are sent.
And
finally the landowner sends his son- and they kill him.
The
meaning is clear-
God
sent his prophets to speak to his people [Israel] they rejected them over time- and finally kill the Son.
Remember-
Jesus is teaching this- before he is crucified.
He
predicts his own death in the parable.
Yet-
at the end- he quotes Psalm 118- Psalm 118:22
The
stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Mark
12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Mark
12:11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
He
predicts his Resurrection as well.
The
Son who was rejected and killed- becomes the head of the corner.
In
this chapter Jesus will also quote Psalm 110-
Mark
12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Psalm
110:1
The
LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
He
questions the religious leaders-
He
asks them
Mark
12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
Yes-
Jesus did indeed come from the line of David- but as the eternal logos- he was before David-
John
1:1
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The
chapter ends with 2 stories- about widows.
It’s
important that we see them both.
Jesus
rebukes the religious teachers for taking advantage of widows- for financial gain
Mark
12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market places, Mark 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues,
and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Mark 12:40 Which devour widows’ houses,
Then
he commends the poor widow for giving into the offering-
Mark
12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark
12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mark
12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Over
the years there have been many examples of religious leaders taking advantage of the poor- many have enriched themselves by abusing their office as teachers of the bible.
Jesus
strongly condemns those who do this.
Yet-
he commends the poor widow for giving to God.
The
rich were giving out of an abundance- it seems as if they actually learned the principle of abundance in their giving to God.
Yet-
he sees the woman giving out of her poverty- understand- she is still poor at the time she is commended.
Yet
the others were rich- and giving.
Many
in today’s church would look at the rich- who had an abundance- and say they prospered because they were giving- and had a lot.
And
some would condemn the poor widow- because she obviously must be doing something wrong- because she gives- and is yet poor.
But
Jesus did not see it that way.
The
woman gave sacrificially because of her love for God.
The
rich gave- yet they did it out of their wealth.
Jesus
honors the poor widow- not because she learned some secret of giving to get a harvest- because she had no harvest.
But
she loved God- she gave for the work of God- as she understood it.
Her
giving was not based on the return she would get- because as of now- she has not received a return [poor widow].
Yet
in the eyes of Jesus- she indeed gave more.
There
are a few other things in this chapter that I taught on the video.
The
challenge of the Sadducees- who do not believe in the resurrection.
And
Jesus rebuke- Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
I
have taught this before- and will try and find those past posts and add them below.
Jesus
also gives us the great commandment in this chapter-
Mark
12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark
12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark
12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
When
the common people saw Jesus put the religious leaders to silence- the bible says they loved it-
Mark
12:37
David
therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
The
downtrodden of society were rejected by the religious leaders of the day.
Their
outward religion caused them to neglect true justice- true love of fellow man.
The
same things that the song of Isaiah- which Jesus used in the parable- were being rebuked for-
Isaiah
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a
cry.
The
fruit the land owner wanted- was not simply religious works-
It
was what the other man in this chapter saw-
Mark
12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Mark
12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt
offerings and sacrifices.
The
animal sacrifices and outward religion were the things that Jesus rebuked them for.
Those
who seemed to use religion in order to have an abundant wealthy life- were not seen in a good light by Jesus.
The
tenants wanted an inheritance and their lust for the wealth of the vineyard [financial harvest] caused them to reject the actual Son of God himself-
Mark
12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mark
12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s.
Yes-
many in the modern church have tried to seize on some material inheritance and given out of an abundance and implemented many of the principles of the bible in order to
prosper.
But
in doing this- they have had to reject many of the plain things Jesus taught-
New
International Version
“No
one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matt.
6:24
Yes-
in a way- they have killed the Son- and seized the wealth.
But
Jesus saw the widow- the poor widow- the woman who seemed to have never gotten a hold of the wealth building principles of those who gave out of their abundance.
Yes
Jesus saw her-
And
in the wisdom of God-
She
gave more than all the others combined-
And
thus the chapter ends.
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I
mentioned Bultmann and the Herodians on today’s video- below are some past teachings I did on them-
During
the time of Jesus you had a divided people. In 1st century Palestine the Jewish people split into 4 basic sects. 2 of them are pretty well known- the Pharisees and Sadducees- they are mentioned
often in scripture.
The
other 2 are less well known- the Zealots and the Essenes. The Zealots are named in the bible- but only in passing. We have no references to the Essenes.
The
Pharisees were sticklers for the Torah [Jewish bible] and the Sadducees centered their life around the Temple- they were more of a political/religious type group.
They
stuck to the Torah alone. That is they only received the actual first 5 books of the Old Testament- which is the Torah [also the term is used to speak of the entire Old Testament] and that’s why
the Sadducees rejected miracles and angels and stuff. Most of those stories are found in the other O.T. books.
The
Zealots were a group of people who hated compromise- they were actually a 1st century ‘terrorist’ group- who carried out assassinations. Not on Rome- but on their own people!
The
zealots hated those who compromised with Rome- and if they felt a leader was too chummy- they killed him.
The
Essenes were a separatist group who lived in ‘the hills’ [Qumran community] they simply gave up completely on any political solutions for the day- and went and lived in the hills. These are the
ones responsible for hiding the Dead Sea scrolls [old bible books found in the last century] in a cave.
It’s
interesting to note that Jesus had both a Zealot on his team [Simon- not Peter who also went by that name] and Matthew- a Tax collector. Tax collectors were considered the biggest sell outs of
all- they actually worked for Rome and scammed their own people- it must have been hard for Jesus to lead this group [the 12 disciples] who came from such opposite ends of the political
spectrum.
Yet
Jesus did lead them- he was even offered earthly rule a few times [once from satan- and once from the people who heard him] he rejected it both times. His kingdom was not ‘of this
world’.
In
the New Testament book of Philippians- the bible says that though Jesus was in the form of God [deity] yet he became a man and humbled himself to the death of the Cross- a shameful way to
die.
We
have one letter written in the N.T. by a ‘family’ member of Jesus- that’s the epistle of James.
Protestants
believe that Mary had other kids after Jesus was born- our Catholic friends teach that she remained a Virgin her whole life. My purpose right now is not to get into that.
James
was considered the ‘half brother’ of Jesus [Mary was the mom of both boys- Joseph was the dad of James- Jesus’ father was God]. Okay- James was slow to believe in his brother- but over time as
Jesus was declaring himself to be the Messiah- I’m sure James had to wonder- you know- think back ‘gee- come to think of it- I can’t’ remember a time where my brother got in
trouble’.
Wait-
now I remember- yeah- that time when Jesus was 12- we all went to Jerusalem for the big feast- and Jesus stayed behind while we started the trip home. Yeah- we went 3 days before we realized he
was gone. Boy was mom mad that day.
So
we went all the way back to get him- and when we found him- he was sitting in the temple- asking these questions- I mean questions that only theologians knew- Jesus was still a
kid.
Mom
said to him ‘son- why did you stay behind- we were worried’! Yeah- she was mad- if there was ever a time my brother came close to getting in trouble- this was it. But Jesus said ‘why were you
worried- didn’t you know I would be doing my Fathers business’ yeah- he sure seemed different- but the Messiah- come on.
So
as the ministry years of Jesus role by- there are all these reports of miracles and healings- blind people seeing- dead people coming back from the grave.
Yeah-
James has got to be wondering now- but no- he could not accept that his own brother was the promised Son of God- no- too much.
Then
the day came- that terrible day where mom had to watch Jesus die on that rugged Cross- on Golgotha- man the hill looked like a skull.
Yeah-
it was a strange site- I mean the sky got dark- an earthquake shook the place- and even the Roman soldier who witnessed my brother die said ‘surely this was the son of God’. Wow- too much- my
bother has carried this thing too far- even in his death he won’t let this obsession go.
Then
James hears some disturbing reports- his friends are saying that Jesus has come back- that he pulled it off- the greatest miracle ever- the one Houdini himself couldn’t do.
But
are the reports true? I mean if anyone could tell if this guy walking around is really Jesus- James would know.
We
don’t read of the account- but all we know is James became a believer- a believer that his brother was indeed the Messiah- the Son of God.
I
guess it went something like this- Jesus sitting there with his men- James shows up and sees his brother- the perfect one- not a spot on his record. Maybe Jesus looked up- maybe he said ‘brother-
do you now see’ and yeah- he saw.
James
would go on to be one of the leaders/Pastors of the church at Jerusalem- we read about him in Acts chapter 15. Most scholars believe this was the same James who penned the short letter we find in
the N.T. that bears his name.
One
thing James hits on a lot in his letter- is he defends the poor- the downtrodden- and he rips into the rich- the elite of the day. He warns us not to be biased- not to use ‘uneven scales’ when
dealing with people.
James
hit on social justice issues- he picked them up from his brother.
We
need to be concerned about the world- if a raped woman is forced to marry her rapist- then we ought not say ‘she was pardoned’. When we critique one person for past failures- then we must do that
to all.
But
at the end of the day- Jesus never took the earthly crown- he did not see the solution to be a political one- he brought Simon and Matthew together on the same team- and he showed them what it
means to lay your life down for others- to live without the praise of men- the earthly standard of success- he chose another way- and he left that path for us.
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ARE THE JAPANESE DISPROVING FREUD? One of the narratives coming from the Japan disaster is the response of the Japanese people. In contrast to our Katrina tragedy the Japanese are very self
reliant. Jack Cafferty [CNN] read an email from some elderly lady who contrasted the 2 responses. She called the Louisiana residents who looted, killed, complained and wined- she said ‘those
scumbags’ [ouch!] What are we seeing in the Japanese people? The media are referring to them as Stoic’s- the philosophy [ancient Greek- one of only 2 philosophies mentioned by name in the bible-
Acts chapter 17 mentions the Stoic’s and Epicureanism] that said the secret to life is living on an even plane. Don’t get too ‘up’ or too down- just ride the wave of life as moderately as you
can. The other side of the coin is Hedonism- the philosophy of men like Freud- who taught that the problem with man is that he is taught to restrain himself [by religion] and that this restraint
is itself a product of neurosis. Freud was a strange fellow, the father of modern Psychoanalysis; his ideas were actually quite weird. As a Jew [non practicing] he embraced the higher criticism
of his day [a way of interpreting the bible as not being actually true- just good stories] and he sought to come up with an explanation for mans religious bent. So he came up with the idea of the
Oedipal Complex- a strange view of man that said the real problems of man are they have this view of love and hate for the father figure- and the ‘real’ story of Moses and the children of Israel
was the Jews killed Moses in the wilderness [hatred for the father figure] they then felt guilty about it- and out of this guilt they would eventually develop a ‘religion of the Son’
[Christianity] and Walla- that’s the real story. You would be surprised how many people hear silly stuff like this in life [or college!] and they never give it a second thought. Like Pope
Benedict says in ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ [1st book of a trilogy on the life of Christ] he mentions the theories of the critics [men like Bultmann] and he then responds ‘and how do you know this’?
Bultmann [one of the famous liberal theologians of the day] would come up with ideas like this- and he would just espouse them. The funny thing about these critics was they were trying to
challenge the historical accuracy of the bible- are the gospels true- stuff like that. And in their challenge they would ‘make up’ their own stuff [Oedipal complex] and simply expect everyone to
believe it. So Freud taught that we need to free man from this neurosis of religion- this thing in society that says ‘restrain yourself’ and if we teach man to do and be all that he feels like
doing- then we will have healed him of this destructive religious belief that developed out of a secret love/hate relationship of father. Wow. I can think of no greater philosophy to not live
your life by than that. How did the Freudian experiment turn out? It was/is a disaster- I’m not just saying this as a Christian who rejects Freud’s atheism- but many of his ideas have also been
roundly rejected by the psychologists of the modern day. Freud actually taught that when you counsel a person [yes- he was the originator of the idea of the patient lying on the couch while the
counselor listens] that the patient is ‘transmitting’ psychic energy from himself to the doctor- and that’s what makes him better. Freud wrote Moses and Monotheism [his fictional account of the
origins of Judaism/Christianity] Totem and Taboo- the fictional idea of the primitive religion of man- and Civilization and it’s Discontents, his explanation of the conflict between mans psychic
life and the demands of society. The basic view of Freud [Hedonism] is a failed system that does not work in the real world. To live your life based on the philosophy of ‘if it feels good- do it’
does not work in any area of life- for the long term. In food, shopping, family life, marriage, sexual expression- the basic principle of self restraint and discipline [the Japanese response] is
in great contrast to the ‘unrestrained’ view of life [as seen in some of the Katrina response- many of the looters and rioters were raised with a welfare mentality- they were dependant on the
state/govt. to do things for them. When things went bad- they blamed the govt. for it]. In the end of the day- the society that practices self discipline- that teaches their children to be self
reliant- those are the ones who have the most successful lives. Those who practice Hedonism blame stuff on everyone else.
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VERSES-
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International Version
As
it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. John 8:40
10
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
11
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
12
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13
Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Heb.
13
KJ21
“Behold,
a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel” (which being interpreted is, “God with us”).
Matt.
1:23
Proverbs
21:20
There
is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
Peter 1:25
But
the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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John
10:16
And
other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
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7
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
8
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Heb.
6
Mark
12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen,
and went into a far country.
Mark
12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark
12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
Mark
12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
Mark
12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Mark
12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mark
12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s.
Mark
12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
Mark
12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Mark
12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Mark
12:11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mark
12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Mark
12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Mark
12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it
lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mark
12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
Mark
12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
Mark
12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
Mark
12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Mark
12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother.
Mark
12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Mark
12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
Mark
12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
Mark
12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
Mark
12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Mark
12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Mark
12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob?
Mark
12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Mark
12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mark
12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark
12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mark
12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark
12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Mark
12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt
offerings and sacrifices.
Mark
12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Mark
12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
Mark
12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Mark
12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Mark
12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mark
12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mark
12:40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark
12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
Mark
12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark
12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mark
12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Isaiah
5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Isaiah
5:2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it
should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah
5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah
5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Isaiah
5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden
down:
Isaiah
5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a
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1010)CORINTHIANS
15:1-19 Paul will deal with the greatest threat yet to the Corinthian church, their doubt over the physical resurrection of the body. Various ‘Christian’ groups over the years have doubted the
physical resurrection. Now, some have done this out of a sincere attempt at trying to defend the faith! [their view of it] In the 1900’s you had one of the most popular theologians by the name of
Rudolf Bultman [most of his career was spent at the University of Marburg, Germany. Much of the higher criticism of the day originated from Germany] He wrote a book called ‘Kerygma and Myth’.
What he tried to say was that any modern man living in the 20th century, with all the breakthroughs in science and knowledge, could not ‘literally’ believe the miraculous stories in
scripture. Or even the way scripture spoke of heaven and hell and used limited terms to describe spiritual truths. He used the bibles terminology on Cosmology as an example. How could man believe
in a Cosmos where ‘heaven is up there, with the stars and all’ and he felt that enlightened man needed to ‘re-tool’ the bible and cleanse it from all these mythical images, but yet keep the
spiritual aspects of it. The moral teachings of Christ and stuff like that. So you have had sincere men doubt the truth claims of scripture. The problem with this attempt [higher criticism] is it
throws out the baby with the bathwater. The resurrection of Jesus is presented by the apostles as a real event. The fact of this resurrection can also be attested to by examining the historical
events of the day. Simply put, there is a ton of proof for the real resurrection of Christ. Bultman and others meant well, but some of the ‘facts’ that they were using were later proven to
be false. Bultman used a model of cosmology that would later be rejected by science. Yet the testimony from scripture would remain sure. Paul told the Corinthian’s that they needed to reject any
attempts at spiritualizing the resurrection of Christ. Sometimes believers grasp hold of limited proof’s for certain doctrines. For instance, the New Testament does speak of a spiritual
resurrection. In Ephesians Paul says we are presently raised with Christ. In Romans chapter 6 we have all ready been raised with Jesus. This reality does not mean there will be no future
resurrection of the saints. In Johns gospel Jesus speaks of the resurrection as being a future real event, as well as a present reality. Those in the graves will hear his voice and be raised from
the dead. And those who were presently ‘dead in sins’ would ‘come alive’ [spiritually] when they heard and believed the testimony of Jesus. It is important for the believer to be familiar with
the various theories and ideas that theologians and believers have grasped over the years. It is a mistake to simply see all higher learning as ‘liberalism’. There are some very important things
that we have learned thru the great intellectuals of the church. But we also need to stick with the ancient traditions as seen in the creeds, as well as the plain testimony of scripture. If
Christ ‘be not raised from the dead, then we are of all men most miserable’.
(1011)CORINTHIANS
15:20-28 here we see the guarantee of mans resurrection based on Christ’s resurrection. ‘As in Adam all die, so in Christ shall ALL be made alive’. Is Paul teaching a form of universalism [all
being saved]? He is showing us that all men will someday be raised from the dead. Now, does Paul leave room here for a type of Pre-millennial resurrection? A ‘raising’ of the dead prior to a
thousand year literal reign of Jesus. Then another resurrection at the end? Yes he does. If you read Revelation you will see this type of scenario play out. Also Jesus speaks of the resurrection
of the just and the unjust. Historically the church has held 3 basic views on this. Pre-millennialism says Jesus returns first [pre] before the literal thousand year rule occurs. ‘Post’ says the
thousand year rule is literal, and after that Jesus comes back. Those who held to this view were excited at the turn of the first millennium [1000 ad] they thought it possible for Jesus to have
returned after the first thousand years since his death and resurrection. And then you have A-millennial, they spiritualize the thousand year reign spoken of in the book of Revelation as being a
symbol of Christ’s present rule and kingdom. Now, today’s most popular form of Pre-millennialism is not historic, it dates back to the 19th century. Today’s form is called
‘Pre-tribulational, Pre-millennial’ this teaching [dispensationalism] says Jesus comes back 2 more times. One is called ‘the rapture’ the other is the second coming [revealing]. The proponents of
this form find little [or no] early Christians who believed this. There is one early writing by a Syrian brother who speaks very clearly about a rapture type event. Some think he speaks a little
too clearly! The writing is believed to have been a fake. Either way we do have Paul teaching stages involved with the coming of the Lord and the kingdom. It is possible to have 2 future
resurrections, this would not mean you need two future ‘second comings’. The first resurrection takes place at Christ’s return. He rules a literal thousand years and ‘the dead are raised again’
at the end of the literal rule on earth [ a literal reading of Revelation]. Also Paul does use the language of Jesus submitting to the Father at the end so ‘God will be all in all’. I feel
believers have been confused and at times contradictory while trying to explain the nature of God and the Trinity. I recently read a teaching on the Trinity that tried to compare the Trinity to
the nature of the organic church. It seemed confusing to me, they tried to say that just like in the Trinity you have no one ‘being’ having authority over the other, but instead you see all three
persons equally submitting to one another [Father, Son and Spirit] so in the church you have equality. Now, I do believe that there is equality in the church, but I felt the example was way off.
The New Testament clearly teaches the willful ‘submission’ of the Son to the Father. God [the father] is clearly the one ‘in charge’. Now, I admit it’s difficult and brothers have spent years
trying to explain all the ins and outs of this. Here Paul shows us that the Son has willingly submitted to the Father so the father can put all things under him. Then once again at the
culmination of the kingdom the Son submits to the father and God receives the glory. We will praise and worship Jesus thru out all eternity, it is his willful submission to the father’s plan that
makes this happen. NOTE- Some believers spiritualize the first resurrection spoken of in Revelation, they relate it to those who have been ‘born again’ spiritually. Modern ‘Preterism’ holds to
this view.
(1013)CORINTHIANS
15:29-49 the resurrection body is a real ‘spiritual’ body. Paul describes the natural body [us now] as fleshly and like Adams body. He then describes the promised resurrection body as being like
Jesus in his raised state. These verses can be a little confusing. When Paul says the resurrection body is ‘spiritual’ as compared to earthy, is he saying it is not real? No. But you can see how
some early sects could use these verses and teach a ‘phantom’ type resurrection [Gnostic, Docetist type groups]. I was once asked by a Catholic believer if the church taught the physical
resurrection. I assured the person that both Catholic and Protestant [and Orthodox] expressions of Christianity embrace the real future resurrection of the body. Now, is it the same body? Well,
the way Paul describes it is by comparing the planting of seeds. When you plant a seed you don’t simply get a bigger seed! But you get various types of growth, whether it’s a tree or plant or
whatever. So Paul says our future bodies will be new and glorious in this way, but if it weren’t really you, then it wouldn’t be a resurrection! So you will come back, but it will be a ‘new you’.
Over the years I have studied various theologians [Christian ones] and I have seen the penchant for various groups to focus in on a certain doctrine and to stray somewhat from the faith. Now,
they aren’t always cults, some of them are highly knowledgeable Christians who seem to be testing the boundaries of orthodoxy. I like N.T. Wright, the famous Bishop of Durham [Church of England]
but you need to be grounded in what you believe before you can really read him. I feel at times he is helpful in bringing new perspectives to things, I have seen some of the things he teaches
myself. But there is also a danger of ‘re-thinking’ stuff a little too much. By the way Wright has written on the resurrection and has done a great job at defending the historic churches
position. He’s in somewhat of a theological controversy at the moment, some of the strong reformed brothers have come out and challenged his view on Justification. Wright teaches that the
historic reformers kind of missed what Paul was saying. Wright ‘extends’ the doctrine to mean ‘a sign/badge of those who are already in Gods covenant community’. The historic reformers taught a
more forensic meaning of the doctrine. That justification is primarily saying that God imputes the righteousness of Jesus to the believer. That Jesus took our sins, and we get his righteousness.
Now, I feel there is some truth to Wrights view. But I would be careful to throw out the reformed view all together. There certainly is much truth to the reformed view. John Piper [a reformed
Baptist] just released a book on the reformed view, Wright has one coming out pretty soon [Wrights is already published overseas, but the states wont get it for a few months]. So, the point is I
believe the historic church and the ancient creeds ‘got it right’ on the resurrection. It is real, it will happen to all people some day. Those who have ‘done good’ [wow- these are Jesus actual
words when describing the final judgment!] will be ‘raised to life’. Those who have done evil will be raised to face judgment. We can all escape the coming judgment, Jesus died for us. If we
believe and accept his death, burial and resurrection, then we will be raised to a new life some day. 378- (I stuck this entry in here because it deals with the ‘baptism for the dead’, I didn’t
want you to think that I just skipped over the verse) Let me give a little example of the ‘overriding act of redemption’ trumping any little verse or experience. Paul actually tells the
Corinthians ‘if the dead are not raised, then why are you baptizing people in ‘proxy’ for the dead?’ This is tough stuff. Let me give you one way to see this. The ‘baptism for the dead’ seems to
have been a real cultural thing that took place in a specific time and setting [like the slavery verses I mentioned earlier]. There seems to have been a concern specifically to the
1st century church that said ‘this new doctrine of Jesus is great, but being its only been around a few years, and you are telling us [Paul] that you must embrace it to be saved. Then we
have a problem. A lot of our loved ones never got a chance to hear. How do you expect us to quell these concerns?’ And it’s possible that the ‘baptism’ by proxy [like a father or son getting
baptized in the place of the loved one who died] was a 1stcentury cultural thing that grew out of this. The fact that they were doing this does not mean that Paul the Apostle was condoning it.
Paul was simply saying ‘if you guys really don’t believe in life after death, then why are you bothering with this rite?’ Its like Paul was using their own cultural thing to show them the
inconsistency of their thinking. He wasn’t really teaching the baptism for the dead. [This is my view, Mormons believe different. They do practice this today and they use this verse as
justification].
(1014)CORINTHIANS
15:50-58 Okay, let’s wrap up this chapter. ‘Flesh and blood will not inherit the kingdom’ Paul speaks a little on the nature of the resurrected body. It is real, but not mortal [flesh and blood]
without getting lost in the technical aspects of the actual body, Paul does make a distinction between the natural life of man [blood gives life to the mortal man] and the supernatural life of
the resurrected body [spiritual life]. Then Paul shows us a mystery [something that was hidden up until the time God reveals it- here thru Paul!] that ‘we shall not all experience death, but we
shall all get new bodies’. Paul teaches that some believers will not face natural death, they will be the generation that is alive at Christ’s coming. Paul says this happens at the ‘last
trumpet’. For those of you not familiar with some of the silly stuff that passes under the heading of ‘theology’, let me explain some stuff. In the world of ‘dispensationalism’ there is an entire
body of teaching that deals with the trumpets in scripture. Basically if Paul is teaching that this event, getting raised from the dead and being transformed, if this takes place at ‘the last
trump’ then it is pretty clear that this event is not some type of rapture that takes place 7 years prior to Gods ‘last trump’ [last day, when God wraps things up]. But if you read the portions
of scripture that speak about Christ’s return and the resurrection [Thessalonians 4, John 14, Matthew 25] you will see that all these scriptures teach that the resurrection takes place at the
end, when Christ returns. So anyway a whole lotta time is spent by the rapture guys to explain that when you are in school, you might say ‘hey, that’s the last bell [trump] before class starts’
and that ‘last bell’ doesn’t mean ‘last bell’, but it means the ‘last bell for now’. It’s kind of silly stuff that preachers do in order to back up their theories. If scriptures ‘last trump’
isn’t really the ‘last trump’ then you can fit the rapture in as a separate event from the second coming. I think doing doctrine like this is silly and hairsplitting. The first century believers
who were reading these letters [not all at once, but as they were slowly being penned and sent] simply saw all of the references on the second coming as one event. It’s silly to try and make two
separate lists of the New testament verses on Christ’s coming and then place some verses under a rapture heading, and others under a ‘second coming’ heading, especially when the rapture brothers
themselves cant agree on which ones belong to which list! Well any way we have a glorious promise of a future resurrection body, the last enemy that Jesus destroys is death. Revelation says
‘death and hell are cast into the lake of fire’ Jesus has power over death, hell and the grave. He will totally eradicate all death some day, Jesus tasted death for every man [Hebrews] so that
man does not have to be in bondage under its fear any more.
(1019)CORINTHIANS
16:1-4 ‘When you come together on the first day of the week, let every one of you put some money aside as God has provided for you. So when I come we won’t have to waste any time taking
offerings. And we will use this money for the purpose of meeting the needs of the poor saints at Jerusalem. Whoever you approve to take the money to Jerusalem can do it, I might also go with them
if the Lord permits. I gave this same order to all the churches in the Galatian province’ [my own paraphrase]. These verses are usually used to justify the Sunday morning offering. They are
also used to teach ‘Sunday as the Lords special day’. Let’s talk a little. Paul gave these instructions to at least this church and all the churches of Galatia. We have no idea if all the first
century churches actually did this. But let’s say they did. What exactly are they doing? They are taking a Sunday offering and using it 100 percent for charitable purposes. Remember how I have
taught in the past that the main teaching from Jesus on giving dealt with the poor? So if we want to use this text to command believers to give on Sunday, then we need to use ALL THE MONEY for
helping poor people. Paul also says ‘do it before I arrive, I don’t want to have to spend time messing around with collections’. I find it interesting that it is common today to spend a good
portion of the Sunday service [any church U.S.A.] to kind of do a celebratory offering thing. Lots of time to stop and emphasize the importance of worshiping God with our money. The point I would
make is Paul did none of this. He actually said he did not want to have to set aside time for the collecting of money when he arrived, and for this very reason he said take up the offering on
Sunday! One more thing; it is obvious that the early believers began a tradition of meeting on Sunday. Jesus appeared to the disciples after his resurrection on 2 consecutive Sundays. Acts 20 has
believers meeting on Sunday. Jesus of course rose from the dead on Sunday. But there is no indication from scripture that believers are under some type of New Testament Sabbath law. Sort of like
Sunday is now the ‘special day’ just like Saturday for Judaism. Various groups argue over this issue, I have taught on it before. In the New Covenant we have tremendous freedom to meet or not
meet on Sunday. Or to meet or not meet on Saturday for that matter! But doctrinally we are free from the law and all of its observances. I appreciate the work that has been done by various
scholars [Especially some catholic ones] on showing how Sunday became the special day of observance for believers. But we need to be careful when we read what the believers did in the New
Testament and then proclaim it as law. I believe its fine to meet on Sunday, to take offerings and to do all of these types of things. But when we grasp hold of limited ideas, and then exalt them
to a place of law, we err. Paul was simply telling this church to collect some money on the first day of the week for the sole purpose of charity. If modern day believers want to apply these
scriptures literally, then we should use all of the Sunday offering for charity. If we apply them literally, then there is absolutely no sense of a tithe system to pay for salaries, building
upkeep, insurance, on and on. For modern day believers to engage in such things is fine. If these expenses seem needed for the overall purpose of Gods work, then fine. But to use these verses and
actually tell believers they are robbing God if they don’t tithe on Sunday is absolutely not true. I have written a lot about these things over the years [you can find stuff on my ‘statement of
faith’ section and ‘what in the world is the church’ section] I do not condemn all the churches who practice these things, it’s just we need to be careful when we take examples from scripture,
lift them out of context, add a few verses from Malachi and then teach some air tight system that if not obeyed brings the curse of God on someone. Do all things in grace, remember THE POOR, and
you will do well.
I
talked about unity in the church- here’s my past teaching on the prayer of Jesus in John 17-
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JOHN
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John
17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
https://youtu.be/nbUgpSNo7nE John 17
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/9-15-16john-17.zip
ON
VIDEO-
.Hooch
grows
.Stop
draining the lake
.Lord’s
prayer
.Deity
of Christ
.You
see me- you see the Father
.Trinity
is not Tritheism
.Oikos
.Pastors
.Unity
is vital
NEW-
Jesus
prays for his core community ‘that they would be one’- then- he prays for those who will later believe thru ‘their word’.
John
17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
The
church is a light in the world- just like Jesus.
Ye
are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matt 5:14
Paul
calls us the ‘Body of Christ’.
Now
ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 1st Cor. 12:27
We
often think that when the church is powerful- she will reach the world.
If
we have the gifts functioning – that will do it.
Or
how about when ‘we all become rich and grasp the prosperity promises’.
Surely
that will get the work done.
But
Jesus says when we are one- unified- then the world will know he has sent us.
John
17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
I
apply [on video] some practical application to the verse I posted at the top-
‘Glorify
me with the glory we had- before the world was’.
Now-
to God be the glory- forever.
Yet
we share in the glory of Christ.
John
17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
I
like the way John’s gospel says Jesus ‘knew he came from God- all things were given to him from God- and he was going back to God’.
The
apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians that we too ‘came from God’ he planned us before he made the world- yes- the bible teaches that.
Ephesians
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
So-
before any of us were involved in the things we are doing-
Pastors-
your church
Preachers-
you’re calling
Whatever
‘world’ God has allowed you to play a part in- your sphere of influence.
Before
‘that world’ ever existed- you had this this aloneness with God.
Where
he revealed his purpose for your life- and you took hold of it- despite what others said.
You
prevailed by faith to see this ‘world’ come to pass.
Hebrews
11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
You
learned that ‘all things were given to you by God’.
Now-
after these things are built- after you saw God use you to build the church- or ministry.
Then
there comes a time where you say ‘Father- let me not forget the way all this started- it was just me and you- and let me now return to the ‘glory’ that we had- before these things
were’.
All
of us need to know what it’s like to simply walk with God.
These
last few years I learned to spend whole days- just with God.
No
ministry- no outreach- no human contact for that day.
And
it was not easy to learn this.
But
at the start of the Christian walk- there was indeed this sense that it was just me and him.
Then
we get involved in all types of kingdom things- good things- ‘world’ things.
And
we have to come back to the start again- we have to pray ‘Father- let me experience once again- that one on one relationship that we had at the beginning- before all these things
were’.
And
trust that the word that you have deposited in the people you have had influence with- that it will continue- even after you are gone.
When
you learn to be alone with God again- you will realize you are not alone- but the Father is with you in a very real way-
Behold,
the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. Jn. 16:32
See?
PAST
POSTS [verses below]
JOHNS
GOSPEL
LINKS-
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/amos-5/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/jesus-christ/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/father-abraham/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/the-flood/ John 3
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/the-well-john-4/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/john-5/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/john-6/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/09/john-7/
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/8-10-15-john-14.zip
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/john-8/
https://youtu.be/f8VpxlYM_kU John 8- ‘who
the Son sets free’
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/john-9/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/john-10/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/05/john-11-the-8th-sign/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/i-found-a-verse/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/john-12/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/samuel-john-hebrews-review/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/john-13/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/john-14/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/john-15/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/john-16/
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[1486] ARIUS- a priest from Egypt who would challenge the deity of Jesus in the 4th century. Arius taught that Jesus was the Son of God, but not eternally the Son. He said Jesus was a created
being whom the father ‘bestowed’ son ship upon. He taught that Jesus was ‘like God’ but not God. The emperor Constantine would call the famous council of Nicaea in 325 a.d. and the council would
agree with Athanasius and say that the Son and the Father were of ‘the same substance’ [homoousios] and Arius’s belief would be rejected. The debate would still rage on thru out the century as
Constantine would die and the new emperor from the east would hold to ‘Arian’ views. Eventually Orthodoxy would win out and Arianism would be rejected by the majority of believers. I should note
that many of the oriental churches would go the way of Arianism till this day; some of these churches are not like the modern cults that we would automatically reject, but they do hold to beliefs
that Orthodox Christianity has rejected. As I have written about before, it’s easy to see how various believers have struggled with these issues over the years, some of the ways people express
things can be deemed heresy a little too quickly in my view. There are believers who express the deity of Jesus in ways that some Arians express it, and they are not full Arians! The point being,
yes- Arian went too far in his belief that Jesus was a created being, Johns gospel refutes this belief strongly [as well as many other portions of scripture] but too say that Jesus was/is the
full expression of the father, because he ‘came out from God’ is also in keeping with scripture. Today we should be familiar with the issues and also use much grace when labeling different groups
of believers; and we should strive for a unity in the Spirit as much as possible. As believers we accept the full deity of Christ, one who is of the ‘same substance’ of the father- true God from
true God. He who has seen the Son has seen the father- Jesus said to Phillip ‘I have been with you a long time, if you see and know me, you have seen and known my father’ Jesus is God come down
in the flesh to dwell among men, the true Immanuel, God with us.
[1484]
‘This is why I Paul am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so called. I take it that you are familiar with the part I was given in God’s plan for including everybody…
none of our ancestors understood this, only in our time has it been made clear thru God’s Spirit… this is my life work, helping people understand and respond to God’s message. It came as a sheer
gift to me, a real surprise, God handling all the details’ Ephesians 3, message bible. As I said earlier in this study, the ‘mystery’ that God revealed to Paul was the reality that thru Christ
all ethnic groups would be on the same footing with God. This specifically related to the religious belief of the day that the ethnic nation of Israel were the only ones with special access to
God. For Paul to have been preaching this message in his day would be like us teaching that God’s plan for all people today- Jews, Arabs, Palestinians, Iranians, etc., it would be like saying
Gods purpose for our day is to accept all of these ethnic groups as one group thru Christ. To be frank about it, I believe many evangelicals today are not fully seeing the reality of the Cross
when they exalt the natural heritage of Israel as Gods special people. Though I realize many of these teachings mean well [end time scenarios and stuff] yet in practice they deny the equal
footing that all people have in Christ. Paul was preaching the great news that your ethnic/cultural background no longer made any difference- thru Christ we are all Gods special people. This does
not mean that we are all accepted whether or not we believe in Christ, a sort of religious syncretism, but it does mean that the offer of Jesus is available to all.
[parts]
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2ND CORINTHIANS 4- In chapter 3 Paul said we are beholding/seeing God in an open way as compared to the old covenant. In this chapter he shows us how we ‘see God’. We see him in his Son. God has
chosen to reveal himself to us thru his Son. One of the first Christian councils [after the one at Jerusalem in Acts 15!] was held in the 4th century under the Roman emperor Constantine. The
reason was to bring unity to the church on the issue of Christ’s divinity. These councils played political roles as well as theological. After Constantine became emperor he established the great
city in the eastern empire called Constantinople. This city [named after him] became both the theological and political seat in the eastern half of the empire. So you had both a religious and
political competition going on in the empire. Rome, situated in the west, was feeling like she would lose her position if the eastern half started gaining too much influence. So you had differing
reasons for these councils. But you also had sincere men who held to various beliefs at the time. The bishop Arius came to teach that Jesus was the Son of God, but not God himself. This created a
stir in the empire and Constantine called a council to settle the question. The debates went forth, both views were discussed and classic Orthodoxy came down on the side of Jesus being God. Now,
there would be more councils dealing with Gods nature and Christ’s role, but this was a defining moment in Christian history. The church [and the scriptures] teach that God became man
[incarnation] and thru Jesus we ‘see God’. Paul also relates the many sufferings and trials he was going thru. He says he tastes death and bears in his body the death of Jesus. He simply does not
give a picture of the Christian life that is common in today’s world. Many believers are taught that these types of difficulties and sufferings are a result of their lack of faith, or their
inability to rightfully ‘access their covenant rights’. Paul refutes this doctrine strongly. Paul has already mentioned those who ‘peddle Gods word’ or who twist the scriptures for their own
benefit. It always amazes me to see well meaning believers/teachers go thru the entire corpus of the New Testament and never see these things. It’s so easy for preachers/teachers to read the
scriptures with blinders on. Here Paul taught that the many sufferings [both physical and spiritual] were an honorable thing, they were his way of sharing in the sufferings and death of Christ.
They were ‘death in him, but life in you’ he saw his difficulties thru a redemptive lens. He says the present sufferings are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed in us.
The first verse of this chapter says seeing we have received this great ministry, we don’t faint. I like Eugene Petersons Message version, he says ‘just because times get hard, we don’t throw up
our hands and walk off the job’ I like that.
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2ND CORITNHIANS 5- Paul speaks of the Christian hope- resurrection! This chapter can be confusing if not taken in context. You could think that Paul is saying when we die we have a house/room in
heaven ‘waiting for us’ and this seems true enough. But he is really saying something more along the lines of ‘in heaven [Gods realm] we have a promise of a new body. The Spirit in us is the down
payment, but full redemption will be complete when we are raised from the dead’ the hope is a new body, not our souls living some type of disembodied existence in a heavenly
[parts]
JAMES
1
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/5-28-15-james-intro-chapter-1.zip
Try
and watch this video- I cover lots of stuff that place this letter in context for this study. [ Read acts 10,11,15, Galatians 1-2]
Intro-
This
letter was written by James- the brother of Jesus.
He
was one of the main church leaders at the church in Jerusalem- we read about him in Acts chapter 15.
This
[Acts 15] was the first church council in the history of Christianity.
I
already taught the book of Romans written by the apostle Paul.
And
as we read the New Testament in context- we can see the reason why James penned this letter- and addressed it to Jewish believers.
Paul
was the most influential missionary in the early church- he established most of the gentile churches we read about in the bible [Rome being the exception].
He
also wrote most of the letters that make up our New Testament.
His
main teaching was Justification by faith.
There
was a division we read about in the bible- between some of the Jewish believers at Jerusalem- and the churches Paul was planting [the church council mentioned above- was convened over this
issue].
This
division was based on the teaching of Paul- and some Jewish believers in Jerusalem accused Paul of rejecting the Mosaic Law.
Paul
defended himself in the letters of the New Testament [Romans/Galatians] and even talks about his visits to the leaders at the church in Jerusalem.
Now-
in this context- it seems fitting for James- the main church leader of the Jewish brothers- to ‘set the record straight’.
And
to write his own letter- showing the importance of GOOD WORKS- and even saying ‘see how a man is justified/saved by works- and not by faith alone’.
The
higher critics of Christianity [who you have heard me talk about in recent videos] will teach that James and Paul ‘taught different theologies’.
I
do not agree with them.
But-
our bibles are an early collection of the Real Time things that were taking place in the early church.
At
the time these men were writing these letters- they were not writing them as a complete canon [book] – but were writing them as you or I would write a letter to another person.
In
the wisdom of God- I think it is possible for these men to have seen different aspects of the manifold wisdom of God- and maybe they were not fully seeing the other writer’s point of
view.
To
me- this would not be a criticism of the canon of scripture- but it would show us that God used these men- thru their experiences- and yes- even disagreements- to write the letters that make up
our bibles-
And
in time- they would indeed become the official teaching of the church-
Embracing
a broad range of Divine Revelation- that in the end- does NOT CONTRADICT itself- but instead makes a complete work- which we call the bible.
This
letter is short- and packed with short verses of great wisdom.
It
is the only New Testament letter that falls into the category of Wisdom Literature-
Meaning
a particular genre’ of writing- like Proverbs in the Old Testament.
Because
of this- I am going to post each chapter of the letter during this teaching- for those of you who have never read the bible all the way thru-
I
want to challenge you to read these short chapters over the next few weeks.
I
will comment and add historical stuff in this teaching- like I did in the other recent studies.
But
most of all- read each chapter for yourself- ask God to give you wisdom- and apply the instruction of this letter to your life.
It
is a very practical- straight forward teaching that comes to us from the brother of Jesus himself.
As
I have been commenting on the other writings that did not make it into our bibles- like the Gnostic gospels-
One
of the reasons these extra biblical writings have so much appeal-
Is
because they claim to have other teachings- from/about Jesus- that are not in the bible.
For
those of us who reject these other writings- as canon-
The
letter of James kind of fills the void of ‘we want to know more about what Jesus taught’.
This
would be the letter to read- because James grew up with Jesus- in the same home.
He
was the oldest sibling of the Holy Family-
And
he was not a follower of Jesus until after the resurrection of Christ.
He
was one of the witnesses Jesus appeared to after his resurrection [Paul told us this in Corinthians].
So-
if anyone has any ‘secret insight’ into the other stuff Jesus taught- it would be James.
James
1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
James
1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
James
1:9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
James
1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass
[parts]
END
NOTES OF POST-
WHAT
ARE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS?
OCTAVIAN-
A GOD?
CICERO-
MARK ANTONY [or Anthony if you like].
WHO
WERE THE ESSENES?
DID
THE CHURCH ENGAGE IN A GRAND CONSPIRACY?
END
NOTES [I posted the video for this portion a few days ago- it goes along with Hebrews 7-9 video/post] The past few weeks I had a few friends ask me about the Dead Sea Scrolls- and a few other
questions about the ‘lost books of the bible’ and some other common- and mistaken ideas [like the original sin being Eve had sex with the serpent].
So-
I figured I would cover a little Jewish history- which would help in this study of Hebrews-
And
also hit on a few of these subjects.
As
we read Hebrews- it helps to also understand some of the history that we don’t have in our bibles [though the Catholic bibles do have some of it in the Apocrypha].
Ok-
the ruling empire at the time of Christ was Rome- just prior to the appearance of Jesus- the Roman Emperor- Caesar Augustus- consolidated the Roman Empire under his rule-
Rome
was ruled by a senate- some famous names from history were in it- Cicero being one.
Caesar
Augustus was the nephew of Julius Caesar- his real name was Octavian [Octavius].
After
the death of Julius Caesar- there were some power struggles that took place- between some other famous people.
Marc
Antony being one of them [Cleopatra too- he was in love with the girl for sure].
Now-
we read about Augustus in the New Testament- and we read in the book of Revelation about the Mark of the Beast- and that those who don’t worship- give homage to the Beast- they will be
killed.
So-
Many Christians would be killed because they would refuse to give homage to Caesar Augustus [meaning son of the Divine].
‘Wow-
how did he get a name like that’ [there was more than one Caesar by the way- as well as more than one Herod- who did play a part in these power struggles- it can get confusing- even to
me].
When
Octavian defeated Marc Antony at Actium [32 BC].
Herod
[The Great] had a problem- he had previously sided with Antony and found himself on the losing side.
Yet
he was smart- did some ‘brown nosing’ as we say-and patched things up.
Herod
had 3 sons- who would eventually take positions of authority in the Roman government at the time of Christ.
Herod
Antipas was over the region that we read about in the New Testament where Jesus did most of his ministry- Galilee.
Ok-
Octavian claimed deity because of a heavenly sign associated with his rise to power- and this is how he became called ‘Caesar Augustus’.
He
sort of saw himself as a ‘re-incarnate’- of his great uncle Julius Caesar.
‘John-
what in the heck does this have to do with the Dead Sea Scrolls’.
Ok-
good question.
The
Jews had various responses to the empires that ruled over them during various times.
Alexander
the Great instituted Hellenization- a sort of cultural compromise over the people he conquered.
They
could keep their religious/cultural roots- but would be subservient to Alexander and Greek rule.
Some
Jewish people rejected any compromise- we call them the Essenes- they moved out of town- so to speak, and lived in what we refer to as the Qumran community.
This
was a few centuries before the time of Christ- and this was where the Dead Seas Scrolls were found in the 20th century.
A
Bedouin boy was looking for his goats- threw a rock in a cave right off the Dead Sea- and that’s how we found the scrolls.
The
scrolls might have been hidden there by the Essenes-
Now-
when my friends asked me about them- I told them that it’s been a while since I read up on any of this- but to the best of my memory the thing that made them significant was the fact that they
were very old manuscripts- from the bible- and they backed up what we had had all along.
I
did read up this week- and basically had it right.
The
earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament we had previously dated back to around 900- 1000 A.D.
These
manuscripts went back about 1000 years earlier- and they contained portions from almost every book of the Old testament- and some complete books.
The
only book missing was Esther.
So-
this was indeed a very significant find for scholars.
But
the Scrolls also contain some of the writings from the Essenes themselves- things we never had before- so this too was significant.
There
were Jews at the time of the first century who tried to ‘get along’ with Rome- and with the person in charge of their region [one of the sons of Herod the Great at the time of
Christ].
These
are referred to as Herodian’s in the bible.
Some
wanted a revolution to rid Rome from Jerusalem- these were the Zealots [one of Jesus disciples was in this group].
Some
thought if they returned to a legalistic obeisance of the law- that this would bring in a deliverer- like the stories we read about in the Old testament- these were the
Pharisees.
And
some took more of a political compromise- these were the Sadducees.
Eventually
a war with Rome would be fought [By the way- Josephus- the famous 1st century historian- fought on the side of the Jews in the war- and after Jerusalem was sacked in A.D. 70- he went to Rome and
wrote his great works- thinking he would make a case for the Jewish people with the Romans. This is why we have his works today- which are very valuable to scholars].
NOTE-
In time I’ll try and cover how we ‘got our bibles’ [called the Canon- meaning Rule/ Measurement].
Frankly-
there is a lot of confusion in the general public about conspiracies [like the Catholic Church had some type of plot to keep certain books out].
Or
stories about how the Church taught Mary Magdalene was a prostitute so they could discredit her.
Actually-
we read in the gospels that Jesus cast out ‘spirits’ from a woman who was probably living this type of life-
And
Jesus had a ministry to the down and out- it is indeed possible that Mary was one of these women-
And
if true- it would not demean her in any way-
That’s
how this tradition more than likely developed- But- we don’t know for sure.
So
a few years back the Church officially said ‘we don’t know’.
Ok-
Plot?
No-
just being careful.
So
there are other misguided beliefs like this- that sincere people have- and over time I hope to get to them.
I’ll
do one more in keeping with this post.
I
mentioned above that Caesar Augustus did indeed take the title of ‘son of God’.
And
some critics of the Church say ‘see- there were all types of religions that had Sons of God’.
I
watched one show a few years back- and it stated that these religions had ’12 disciples- a leader named Lord and Savior- and he healed and claimed to be God’s Son- and rose from the
dead’.
Ok-
that show was ‘fibbing’ to put it lightly- they went too far [historically speaking] in trying to diminish the Christians claim of Christ by doing this.
Now-
is there some truth to this at all?
Yes-
like I just mentioned above- Octavian did indeed claim deity- a ‘son of god’.
So-
how do we explain this?
In
the book of Galatians the bible says ‘in the FULLNESS of times God sent forth his Son’.
Jesus
came at a set time in history- in fulfilment of the Jewish Prophets- to be who he was- and to do what he did.
Now-
this is not special pleading here- but I find it a masterpiece that God’s Son came at a time when the Roman Empire had one sitting on the throne- who too claimed deity.
Yet
Jesus was in a region of the lower class- his men were not highly educated- and his followers were people under oppression.
Augustus
lived in the wealthy and influential capital of ‘the world’- he had all you could ever ask for- he was worshiped as a god.
Yet
in 3 short centuries- one of the heirs of the empire- Constantine- would have an experience – not with a former Caesar- but with a vison of a Cross-
He
would convert to Christianity- and declare Christianity to be the religion of the realm.
He
would then ‘convert’ the pagan temples- into churches for these followers of Christ.
So
I don’t see the fact that Augustus claimed to be a son of god right before Christ- as some type of discredit to the claims of Christ.
No-
I see it as God’s way of pulling the rug out from the oppressor- see? [Oh- by the way- only one of them rose from the dead- can you guess?]
[parts]
[1740]
THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING- PLATO.
I
caught a show the other night on Link TV. It was a spin off from this famous Platonic quote- it was called ‘The examined life’.
They
interviewed some of the most prominent philosophers of our day. Cornell West, Peter Singer- a few others [I think the name is Singer?] I found it interesting that Singer- who specializes in
Ethics- tried to make the case that you really don’t need religion/God in order to do ethics- all you need is to work from the basic principle that says ‘try to treat others like you too want to
be treated- and then you will have a foundation for morals’.
Now-
I caught the contradiction right away- do you see it? Who is he quoting? This is the great moral principle- given to us by Jesus himself- called the Golden Rule.
This
actual principle- in Theology [the study of God] we call Natural/Moral law. The Argument is based on the reality that all people [not animals- Singer- get to it in a moment] have within them this
moral compass [Romans 1] and that this in itself is proof that there must be a higher moral being- a transcendent being- who has put it in man.
I
just found it funny that Singer- who is supposed to be a prominent atheist/agnostic thinker- would fall flat on his face like this.
Singer
advocates for legal Rights for animals- and has also argued that viability of the new born baby should determine its personhood- he says that we should be able to abort babies up until around the
age of 1- because they can’t really survive on their own until that age.
Sad.
Okay-
why do Philosophy- or Physics- or any other of a number of schools of thought? Because too often Christians abandon these fields- and then when someone from that field says ‘this is why we don’t
need God’ we usually have no answer.
When
we think about philosophy- most of us think about the 3 great big shots- Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. While it is true that these guys were the major guys at right around the 5th century B.C.-
yet we actually date the beginning point to the early 6TH Century B.C. to a man by the name of Thales.
Thales
accurately predicted a solar eclipse in the year 585 B.C. and he gained notoriety because of this. Thales was the first Greek thinker to grapple with the idea that there must be one reality that
makes up all things.
He
would argue that Water was this element- that contained being and Motion and life. Many of these pre Socratic thinkers were obsessed with the idea of motion- where did it come
from?
Thales
observed that streams and rivers- and all types of water sources flow- so to him this was a logical source of motion.
This
idea- that only one element makes up all reality- is called Monism. Monism is not be confused with Monotheism- the belief in one God- Monism actually leads to another religious view- called
Pantheism- the belief that God is everything- and everything is God.
This
is not the historic Christian view.
Now-
the pre Socratic guys- Parmenides, Zeno, Heraclitus- these guys would challenge Thales view that water was the main thing.
Some
said ‘maybe it’s Air’ another said ‘Earth’ and some Fire. These 4 elements [Earth, Air [wind] Fire and Water- are the 4 basic elements of the early Greek philosophers.
We
see these things in the naming of musical groups [Earth Wind and Fire] as well as the themes in movies [fantastic 4- based on 4 basic elements- powers].
Now-
one of the thinkers said ‘wait- maybe the reality behind all things is not any one of these elements- maybe there is a 5th dimension [another musical name- and also the famous Bruce Willis flick-
called the 5th Element] a Boundless being- outside of time and matter- maybe this 5ht element is the foundation for all things.
Of
course this view would lead to the more developed view of God that Socrates and his followers would embrace- an early view of God- much like the later Christian view [absent the
Trinity].
By
the way- the view that 2 or more elements make up all reality is called Pluralism- not to be confused with religious Pluralism [that all religions lead to the same God]. The most common form of
Pluralism is Dualism [2 realities equally true] but all non Monists who embrace more than one reality are Pluralists.
Okay-
maybe a bit much with the 10 dollar words- but it might spark the interest of some.
The
church has debated for centuries on whether or not Philosophy should be taught to Christians. One of the early church fathers- Tertullian- said no- his famous quote is ‘what does Jerusalem have
to do with Athens’.
Meaning
what does Philosophy have in common with Christianity [Athens- Greece was the seat of philosophy in Jesus’ day].
For
the most part- the early church fathers would embrace the study of philosophy- and try to make arguments for the Christian faith by presenting Christianity as ‘thee’ philosophy that best answers
the questions of man.
These
early Christian thinkers are called Apologists- men like Justin Martyr are in this class.
Apologist
is a word we use to describe those who defend the faith- it comes from the Apostle Peter’s letter in the N.T. where Peter says ‘give an answer to those who ask you about the faith’. In the Greek
language- the original language the N.T. was written in- this phrase is talking about a defense- an ‘apology’ in the sense of ‘making the case’ not in the common sense of
apologizing.
In
the book of Acts- chapter 17- we read the famous sermon of the apostle Paul- given at Mars Hill. He was in Athens at the time- and he was debating with all the philosophers of the day. He tells
them ‘as I was looking around town- I saw that one of your altars is addressed to The Unknown God’.
He
would go on and declare unto them that this Jesus is the true God- the one raised from the dead.
Paul
also said ‘in Him we live and MOVE and have our being’. Kind of a popular verse quoted by preacher’s today- but we often overlook the significance of the MOVE part.
I
mean- why say we MOVE in him too? Paul was a smart guy- he knew these children of Socrates questioned where motion came from [Remember Thales?] So he was basically saying ‘I am declaring to you
the one true reality- the true 5th Element- the missing God particle from your system’ and he went on and preached Christ- being raised from the dead.
Paul
knew that you can’t really do true philosophy- to grapple with the questions of life and being and ‘motion’ without realizing that God is indeed the ultimate answer to all
things.
Even
Peter Singer- who claimed that you don’t need God or religion in order to do Ethics- even he unknowingly quoted Jesus in attempting to give a basis for his Philosophy- yes- he quoted a God- one
unknown to him- just like the altar at Athens- but a God never the less.
An
inescapable 5th element- the missing part to the whole puzzle.
VERSES-
John
17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
John
17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
John
17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John
17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
John
17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John
17:6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
John
17:7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
John
17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send
me.
John
17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
John
17:10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
John
17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we
are.
John
17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be
fulfilled.
John
17:13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John
17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John
17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
John
17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John
17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John
17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
John
17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John
17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
John
17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John
17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John
17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John
17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the
world.
John
17:25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
John
17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11
Give us this day our daily bread.
12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ephesians
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Ephesians
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Ephesians
1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
And
without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up
into glory. Tim. 3:16
For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
26
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
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VERSES-
These are the verses I either quoted or taught on the video- Ephesians 4
Hebrews
13:14
For
here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Psalm
27:13
I
had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Acts
14:14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
1
Corinthians 4:9
For
I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
James
1:22
But
be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Hebrews
13:9
Be not carried
about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that
have been occupied therein.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Galatians
4:19
My
little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
John
15:13 [Full Chapter]
Greater love hath
no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John
3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mark
12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Mark
12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it
lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mark
12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
Mark
12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
Mark
12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
Mark
12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
Mark
12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Mark
12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Mark
12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mark
12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mark
12:40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Ephesians
4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Ephesians
4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians
4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians
4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Ephesians
4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Ephesians
4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Ephesians
4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians
4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Ephesians
4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Ephesians
4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Ephesians
4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ephesians
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians
4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Ephesians
4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;
Ephesians
4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Ephesians
4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body
unto the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians
4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Ephesians
4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Ephesians
4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ephesians
4:20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
Ephesians
4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Ephesians
4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Ephesians
4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Ephesians
4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Ephesians
4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ephesians
4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Ephesians
4:27 Neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians
4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Ephesians
4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians
4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Ephesians
4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians
4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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John
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did Jesus do- multiply the money- or the bread?
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STUFF- [past posts, verses below]
WE
DON’T HAVE THE CASH JESUS!
MANNA
A SIGN
END
NOTES
1-
WE DON’T HAVE THE CASH!
Jesus
feeds the people- how?
One
night lots of the people who saw the miracles came to Jesus.
He
says to his men ‘wow- it’s getting late- what shall we do- lots of people are coming’.
It
was a test- to see how his men would react.
One
says ‘it would take a lot of money- even 200 hundred ‘penny worth’ can’t feed them’.
See?
His
guys are focused on the cash ‘how much will it take to reach the world’ type thing.
Yet
Jesus taught that when we go into the world- to not take a bunch of stuff with us- but the simple preaching of the gospel- confirmed by the supernatural power of God- will get the job
done.
So-
Jesus finds out there’s a kid with 5 loaves of bread- and 2 fish.
He
gives thanks to God- and distributes the small amount to his men- and they hand it out to the 5 thousand men.
He
tells them ‘don’t leave the crumbs’.
And
they gather 12 baskets of crumbs!
Jesus
was showing us that even though they were money focused [it will take this much money to accomplish the mission].
Yet
his power- and the ability of God to meet all our needs [in this case- multiplying bread- a type of the Word] did the job.
Remember-
when you’re out there doing ministry- and Jesus is with you- that’s sufficient.
2-MANNA
A SIGN
Now-
The Jews seek a sign ‘Moses gave us Manna- bread from heaven- what will you do’?
Jesus
said their fore fathers- who ate the Manna- are dead.
But
Jesus- the true bread of life- if you eat of him- you will never die.
Sort
of like what he told the woman at the well in John 4- if you drink the water he gives [Spirit] you will never thirst.
Now-
Manna was the bread God gave the children of Israel during their 40 year journey in the wilderness- and the word meant ‘WHAT IS IT’.
That’s
a sign of the actual thing happening in John 6.
Huh?
Jesus
was the Messiah- sent down from heaven- yet even though he was sustaining all things [John chapter 1- ‘the world was made by him- and knew him not’] yet they did not recognize him [what is
it].
See?
3-END
NOTES
At
the end of the video I teach about the doctrine of Transubstantiation [huh?] and the development of the teaching on the Eucharist.
It
gets a little into the weeds- and I’ve taught it all before.
Saint
Thomas Aquinas of the 13th century- and how he used the writings of Aristotle to interpret the belief [called Aristotelianism].
I’m
gracious to Catholic Christians in this debate- believing they too are Christian [while many Protestants do not believe this].
So-
I’ll add my past teaching on all of this thru links- for those who want to get more into it- just go to the links.
PAST
POSTS [verses below]
As
I end this post- I want to stress that I do not think suicide is never an option- unless it is a rare case of protest- for the greater good.
But-
dying for a greater cause- yes- this is indeed a noble thing- scripture actually teaches us this-
Romans
5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Romans
5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.m
Believers
have the promise of Christ- that because he passed thru death- we should not fear it- at least not as much as the unbeliever.
And
there are strategic times- in the plan of God- that dying ‘early’ is indeed in the purpose of God.
Jesus
said ‘whoever seeks to save his life- will lose it- but he that give it up- will gain it’.
In
the bigger picture- what counts in the end is that we lived well- not long.
If
an early death accomplishes more in the plan of God- then that’s a good thing- not bad.
Because
like the song says [below]- many thousands pass that way every day- in reality- it’s a part of ‘life’.
Note-
Morrison got the name for his group from Aldous Huxley’s book ‘The Doors of Perception’. Strangely- the book- 1st published in 1954- deals with Huxley’s drug trip- on Mescaline [the drug I took-
and seemed to open up a fascination with near death experiences]. Huxley recorded his own trip on Mescaline- and even used the term ‘sacramental vision’ describing the hallucinations he
had.
One
of the quotes I found interesting while researching for this post was ‘We need to experience death consciousness to awaken to what’s important’ the bible says ‘teach us to number our days that we
may apply our hearts to wisdom’.
Another
quote- from the Nihilistic perspective- ‘we are condemned to be free’- without a God perspective- free will- even when talking about the ‘choice’ to die- has no real meaning- there really is no
higher good served- because life has no meaning. But- when your death serves a greater purpose [like redeeming mankind] then it can actually be a virtue- a good thing- if your death impacts
others in a positive way- then yes- it’s not meaningless- to the contrary- it’s profitable.
Genesis
50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Genesis
50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
Genesis
50:26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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Genesis
48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Genesis
49:33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
John
10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John
10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
John
10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John
15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John
15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Hebrews
2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is,
the devil;
Hebrews
2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Revelation
14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Revelation
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of
the earth is ripe.
Revelation
14:16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
All
our times have come
Here
but now they’re gone
Seasons
don’t fear the reaper
Nor
do the wind, the sun or the rain… we can be like they are
Come
on baby… don’t fear the reaper
Baby
take my hand… don’t fear the reaper
We’ll
be able to fly… don’t fear the reaper
Baby
I’m your man…
La
la la la la
La
la la la la
Valentine
is done
Here
but now they’re gone
Romeo
and Juliet
Are
together in eternity… Romeo and Juliet
40,
000 men and women everyday… Like Romeo and Juliet
40,
000 men and women everyday… Redefine happiness
Another
40, 000 coming everyday… We can be like they are
Come
on baby… don’t fear the reaper
Baby
take my hand… don’t fear the reaper
We’ll
be able to fly… don’t fear the reaper
Baby
I’m your man…
La
la la la la
La
la la la la
Love
of two is one
Here
but now they’re gone
Came
the last night of sadness
And
it was clear she couldn’t go on
Then
the door was open and the wind appeared
The
candles blew then disappeared
The
curtains flew then he appeared… saying don’t be afraid
Come
on baby… and she had no fear
And
she ran to him… then they started to fly
They
looked backward and said goodbye… she had become like they are
She
had taken his hand… she had become like they are
Come
on baby… don’t fear the reaper
MONDAY-
‘For where a testament is- there must also be the death of the testator’ Hebrews.
I
find the interaction between Jesus and his men interesting. The bible says he spoke in parables- so that the prophecy from Isaiah might be fulfilled.
What
prophecy?
We
often think the parables were intended to be for the purpose of making things easy to understand.
[parts]
.
For Aristotle- knowledge is more A-Posteriori- that is we obtain knowledge about a thing- from the very thing itself. We see/touch and experience that thing- and by our senses interacting with
the substance- we get knowledge- after the fact.
Okay-
to Aristotle all substance has both Form and Matter. Then what he called substance- had 2 categories as well. The ‘substance’ [actual thing it is] and the Accidens [not accidents- not a
typo].
The
Accidens was simply the outward appearance- what we see on the outside. It might not be what the substance really is- or it might.
This
teaching would eventually become a major way that our Catholic friends would come to define the doctrine of Transubstantiation- during the 13the century the great thinker Thomas Aquinas would
re-discover [and introduce] Aristotle’s teaching back into the church.
In
his theological works [Summa Theologica] he would use Aristotelian thought to explain how the Bread and Wine become the actual Flesh and Blood of Christ. Thomas explained that the actual
substance of the thing was Flesh and Blood- but the Accidens- what you’re seeing on the outside- looks like Bread and Wine.
Catholic
scholars have debated for centuries on whether or not they should stick to the hard line teaching from Thomas on this. They are not challenging the belief in the Real Presence [that Jesus is
really there at the Eucharist] they simply wonder whether or not explaining it this way is right.
Finally-
after many years of certain Catholic scholars asking this question- in 1965 the Pope [I think it was Paul the 6th?] put out a Papal Encyclical [an official Vatican teaching] and he stated clearly
that the way Aquinas taught it is the official doctrine of the church- so that settled that.
Okay-
Plato was an Idealist [Dualist] and Aristotle was a Realist. That’s the major difference.
I
will note that Aristotle’s most famous student was Alexander the Great. And during the great conquests of Alexander he took with him a whole team of scientists who brought back all types of
specimens of things and he gave them to his famous teacher Aristotle- to advance the cause of learning at the Lyceum school.
It
has been said that Alexander’s efforts at collecting and bringing these things back after their victories- that this was probably the most expensive scientific endeavor of all time- right up
until the modern space Era.
Note-
I try to avoid too many ‘big words’ in these posts. Not because people don’t understand them- but because I forget how to spell them! And in this post- there are around 10 words that my spell
check has no idea how to spell- so just a warning- there might be a few misspelled words in this one.
.
(846)ROMANS 8:29-30 ‘for whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed into the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did
predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: whom he justified, them he also glorified’. Let’s talk a little. When I first became a Christian I began a lifelong
study of scripture, where I continually read a certain amount of scripture every day for many years. Over the
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CORINTHIANS 11: 1-16 at first I was just going to skip this section and say ‘I know you didn’t get your moneys worth, but wait, you guys didn’t give me any money!’ But this would be a cheap shot.
So what do we do with portions of scripture that are difficult? I have heard this taught in a way that says ‘Christ is the head of the church [both men and women- true] and any distinction
between a man being ‘the head’ of the woman only applies to natural families’. The problem is Paul mixes the analogies ‘Christ is the head of a man, a man [husband] is the head of the woman
[wife], and God is the head of Christ’. To dissect these verses into a ‘secular/religious’ division is next to impossible! So what do they mean? I believe the New Testament does teach a type of
functional difference between men and woman. Now, Paul teaches that women ‘can prophesy’ in ‘the church’. He says so in these verses! In Romans 16 Paul refers to Junia as an apostle and Phoebe as
a deaconess. In the Old Testament Deborah was a mighty judge. Peter says that both sons and daughters will prophesy [Acts 2, quoting Joel]. I could go on. Then why make a distinction? Paul gives
his rationale in this section. Believers show the order and submission of the Godhead when they willingly take their God ordained positions in society. When husbands love their wives as Christ
loves the church, God is glorified. When wives submit [oh no, I can’t believe I said it!] to their ‘loving’ husbands they show the role of Christ’s willful submission to the Father. And yes, Paul
also teaches we all submit to each other in love as well. Those who see all of Paul’s teaching on women as a cultural thing will have a problem with the inspiration of scripture. But on the other
hand the strong fundamentalist/literalist also has a problem here. Should we mandate the wearing of ‘coverings’ [hats] when women prophesy? I don’t think so [some do think so!]. But most
fundamentalists have no problem chalking up the ‘hat wearing’ portion to culture. Also in this debate, one of the obvious questions is ‘can a woman be a Pastor over a church’? Or Bishop or
whatever. Remember, no one was a ‘Pastor over a church’ like we think until around the 4th century. So before we judge whether or not it is fair to restrict women from certain roles ‘in the
church’ we need to understand what roles there are ‘in the church’. Did you ever wonder who was marrying and burying the people for the first few hundred years of Christian history? It is quite
obvious that Paul and the first century Apostles/Elders were not doing it. So when did the ‘clergy’ pick the practice up? During Constantine’s legalization of Christianity in the 4th century, the
church took over the rites and ceremonies from Rome. The Roman ‘philosopher/speakers’ could be hired to speak a eulogy when someone died, they could conduct wedding ceremonies. They for the most
part were ‘the Pastors’ of the day! Now we simply took the job from them. Does this mean all Pastors are pagan funeral directors? No. It simply shows us that when we ask the question ‘why can’t
women be pastors like men’. Maybe the question should be ‘were men ever supposed to be pastors either?’ [in the contemporary use of the term] So in this little excursion into history I think we
all have some lessons to learn. The people of God are made up of men and women and Jew and Gentile, scripture says in Christ there are no more distinctions like this. We are all considered the
Body of Christ equally. Yet this does not mean [in my view] that everyone does the same job as everyone else. The New Testament clearly says ‘are all Apostles, all Prophets’. God has distinctions
in this Body. Do these distinctions carry over to the woman/man issue in functionality? It seems so to me to a degree. Those who are striving for more equality in function for women, I think the
best way to approach it is not to by- pass all these difficult portions of scripture. But to take the approach that as the church grows she allows the greater overriding truths of scripture to
over shadow any personal advice given by Paul to a specific church in the first century. Now I don’t fully take this approach myself, but to a degree many of us do accept this approach when
dealing with the ‘hat/covering issue’. So instead of just showing you my view, I wanted to paint a little broader picture. Ultimately how you come down on this is between you and God. Women most
certainly can and do function in Christ’s church today, they always have and always will.
(983)1ST
CORINTHIANS 11:16-34 ‘When you come together IN THE CHURCH’ [king James version] ‘when you come together AS THE CHURCH’ [new king James version]. In this section of scripture we see a real good
definition of ‘church’ and also a bad one. The word for church is found over 100 times in the New Testament [114? – if I remember right] in every occasion, bar none, it refers to the people of
God. Sometimes it refers to them as ‘coming together’ or simply as ‘the called out people of God’ [that is they are all spiritually gathered as a community in Christ]. The word never refers to a
‘church building’ [there is one reference in James that can seem to indicate a place to meet. James is speaking to Jews, the synagogue [or Jerusalem temple] as a building is different from the
term for church in Paul’s letters!]. In the example I just gave you from the king James versions, it shows you how Gods people viewed this term for church [Ecclesia/Ekklesia] as time rolled
along. The original translators of the King James saw it as ‘a place you meet in’ the new version saw it ‘as when Gods people come together’. You say ‘what’s the big difference’? Well I am sure
the original translators meant well, but in actuality there is a big difference between ‘being an organic family’ or ‘being a building’! As Paul addresses the Corinthians he says ‘your coming
together is not for the better, but for the worse’. They were using the gathering as a means of self gratification. ‘What can I get out of this’ type thing. I do see a parallel in much of today’s
‘church meeting’. Do we see Christianity thru the lens of ‘what am I going to hear this Sunday that I can implement in my own personal life for self improvement’? This mindset prevails in today’s
church environment. The ethos of Jesus was contrary to this. He challenged his followers to lay down their rights and desires and seek another kingdom, one that was not measured by the standards
of this world. Paul rebuked the Corinthians for seeking ‘their own wealth [benefit] and not the other’s’. He also told them to examine their hearts before coming together so they would not be
judged. I have heard the new generation of church thinkers [which I am one myself!] kind of mock the old time churches by saying ‘Oh they tell you communion is some dangerous thing that you must
approach with a holier than thou attitude’. Most mean well when they level this charge, but the ‘old time churches’ are not without scriptural support for this approach. Paul did say ‘you guys
are too flippant in your attitude towards the Lords table, you need to straighten up and take more seriously your corporate call to those around you’. Understand, the celebration of this ‘love
feast’ was to ‘show the Lords death till he come’. Who were they ‘showing it to’? The entire ‘unchurched’ community around them! Their selfless lives of being the community of God, loving and
sharing of themselves as a spiritual family, was for the intent of having an effective community wide witness. They reminded not only themselves, but those around them ‘of the Lords death’. It
was truly a corporate witness! Our Catholic brothers might not be as wrong as most Protestants seem to think. The Catholic Church sees the Eucharist as the central witness and part of their
meetings. The Protestants see the preaching of the word from the pulpit. Though the Protestants are sincere in their efforts to teach the word of God, there is a tendency to become
‘pastor/pulpit’ centered, as opposed to being ‘Christ centered’. All in all Paul rebukes and corrects them based on their self centered actions when meeting together. He also sees ‘the gathering’
as ‘the church’. Not the place their meeting at! It’s easy to confuse this when reading ‘when you come together in the church- in one place’ it sure seems like he can be referring to a church
building. Take my word for it, he’s not.
(984)1ST
CORINTHIANS 12:1-6 ‘There are different gifts, ministries and out workings of the Spirit’ [my paraphrase]. In this section we see an idea that I feel gets lost in the current paradigm of ‘doing
church’. When Paul addresses a church [community of believers] he is speaking to all the believers in the city. When we
[PARTS-
I added this from a commentary I wrote years ago- because here Paul talks about the Lords Supper- which I taught on today- here’s my whole
commentary https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/1st-2nd-corinthians/
[parts]
The
renaissance was the 13-14th century revival of culture and learning that was lost for centuries- It began in Florence Italy.
The
catch phrase for it was ‘Ad Fontes’ meaning ‘back to the sources’- both in philosophy- as well as in Christian learning.
This
began a revival of studying the Greek New testament again from its original language.
The
Catholic Humanist- Desiderius Erasmus [15-16th century] – re introduced the New Testament in the Greek version [He was referred to as a Dutch renaissance Humanist- as well as a Catholic Priest
and scholar]
Now-
Erasmus was a critic of the Church- like Luther- but chose a ‘middle road’- he did not join the breakaway Protestant Reformers- but chose to stay within the fold of Rome- while speaking out
against the abuses he saw.
But
his first Greek translation of the New Testament did indeed set a spark- because it allowed the Priests to see the bible in its original language.
And
Luther was actually teaching this book of Romans to his students in Germany when the Reformation began.
Today
the Catholic Church [as you can see in the official Catechism that I have been posting] does indeed teach the bible as God’s Word.
The
divisions between Protestants and Catholics are many- but they did agree that the bible was the Word of God.
Some
Protestants do not know this- they think the church holds Tradition higher than the bible.
No-
the church does believe that God speaks both thru tradition- and scripture.
They
see the tradition of the church as simply another means by which God uses the church [Magisterium] to explain scripture- but the Catholic Church does not elevate tradition over the
bible.
And
indeed- it was a catholic scholar- Erasmus- who introduced the first Geek version of the New Testament.
NOTE-
Erasmus disagreed with Luther on the doctrine of Predestination- which I covered in the last video. Luther was for it- Erasmus was what we would call ‘Free Will’.
In
his writings- which were very influential- he wrote in Greek and Latin- the language of the elites.
He
did this on purpose- for his target was the influential leaders of the Church.
He
rejected offers of money- because he did not want to align himself with any particular movement- so he could be an independent writer with no strings attached.
He
had many criticisms of the Catholic Church- and was very influential for the later reforms- those we see at the Council of Trent [Though the church criticized him- they said he ‘Laid the egg that
hatched the Reformation’].
He
taught that the church/priests/popes should be the servants of the people-
He
rejected the idea that the Priests/leaders made up the ‘whole of the church’- but he believed all believers made up the true church.
Erasmus
was a firebrand in his own way- rejecting the language that Luther and some of the reformers used [they were vulgar at times]-
Luther
respected the works of Erasmus- he thanked Erasmus for debating with him on the nature of Justification by Faith-
He
disagreed in the end- but said this debate was at the heart of the gospel- and was glad that Erasmus was willing to engage.
RENAISSANCE
ARTISTS-
The
famous renaissance artists- DaVinci- Michelangelo- Raphael- used their artwork as a form of knowledge- the images taught things- they were not just paintings.
DaVinci’s
most famous work was his painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican.
It
took him 4 years to complete.
The
renaissance period- from about the 13/14th century to the 17th- [though there was a sort of Renaissance that took place- yes- in the Islamic world before the European Renaissance] was marked by
what we term Humanism.
Today
we associate this term with ‘secular Humanism’ which often has a bad connotation- especially among Christians.
But
it meant something different back then.
It
was a new focus on breaking the limits off of man- and for man to excel in knowledge and skill- and to see man as having value.
There
was somewhat of a break away from the church in a sense- in that the church and its teachings were not the only source of wisdom for man.
But-
Jesus himself taught that ‘the Sabbath was made for man- not man for the Sabbath’- so- the Humanist spirit- elevating the value of man- does have a Christian basis in my view.
Leonardo
daVinci [15/16th century] was what we refer to as a true Renaissance man- meaning his knowledge was in many fields- not just art.
He
actually considered himself a sculptor first- then an artist- though he is most famous for his Fresco mentioned above.
1989
The first work of the grace of the Holy Spirit is conversion, effecting justification in accordance with Jesus’ proclamation at the beginning of the Gospel: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.”38 Moved by grace, man turns toward God and away from sin, thus accepting forgiveness and righteousness from on high. “Justification is not only the remission of sins, but also the
sanctification and renewal of
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VERSES-
.
Galatians 2:11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Galatians
2:12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the
[parts]
VERSES-
John
6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
John
6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
John
6:3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
John
6:4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
John
6:5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
John
6:6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
John
6:7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
John
6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
John
6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
John
6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John
6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they
would.
John
6:12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
John
6:13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
John
6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
John
6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
John
6:16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
John
6:17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
John
6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
John
6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
John
6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
John
6:21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
John
6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went
not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
John
6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
John
6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
John
6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
John
6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
John
6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father
sealed.
John
6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
John
6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John
6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
John
6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
John
6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
John
6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
John
6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
John
6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John
6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
John
6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John
6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John
6:39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
John
6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John
6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
John
6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
John
6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
John
6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John
6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John
6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
John
6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John
6:48 I am that bread of life.
John
6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
John
6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
John
6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world.
John
6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John
6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
John
6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John
6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John
6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
John
6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
John
6:58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
John
6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
John
6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
John
6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
John
6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
John
6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John
6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
John
6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
John
6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
John
6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
John
6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
John
6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John
6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
John
6:71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Psalm
34:12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalm
34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalm
34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalm
34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Psalm
34:16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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Ephesians
5
Acts
8
VERSES [These are the verses I either quoted or taught from on today’s post-
Other video’s below]
August
5, 2018
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4 | August 6 »
Eighteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary:
113
Reading
1EX 16:2-4, 12-15
The
whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
The
Israelites said to them,
“Would
that we had died at the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt,
as
we sat by our fleshpots and ate our fill of bread!
But
you had to lead us into this desert
to
make the whole community die of famine!”
Then the LORD said to Moses,
“I
will now rain down bread from heaven for you.
Each
day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion;
thus
will I test them,
to
see whether they follow my instructions or not.
“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites.
Tell
them: In the evening twilight you shall eat flesh,
and
in the morning you shall have your fill of bread,
so
that you may know that I, the LORD, am your God.”
In the evening quail came up and covered the camp.
In
the morning a dew lay all about the camp,
and
when the dew evaporated, there on the surface of the desert
were
fine flakes like hoarfrost on the ground.
On
seeing it, the Israelites asked one another, “What is this?”
for
they did not know what it was.
But
Moses told them,
“This
is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.”
Responsorial
PsalmPS 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
R.
(24b) The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
What
we have heard and know,
and
what our fathers have declared to us,
We
will declare to the generation to come
the
glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength
and
the wonders that he wrought.
R. The
Lord gave them bread from heaven.
He
commanded the skies above
and
opened the doors of heaven;
he
rained manna upon them for food
and
gave them heavenly bread.
R. The
Lord gave them bread from heaven.
Man
ate the bread of angels,
food
he sent them in abundance.
And
he brought them to his holy land,
to
the mountains his right hand had won.
R. The
Lord gave them bread from heaven.
Reading
2EPH 4:17, 20-24
Brothers
and sisters:
I
declare and testify in the Lord
that
you must no longer live as the Gentiles do,
in
the futility of their minds;
that
is not how you learned Christ,
assuming
that you have heard of him and were taught in him,
as
truth is in Jesus,
that
you should put away the old self of your former way of life,
corrupted
through deceitful desires,
and
be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
and
put on the new self,
created
in God’s way in righteousness and holiness of truth.
AlleluiaMT
4:4B
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
One
does not live on bread alone,
but
by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
GospelJN
6:24-35
When
the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,
they
themselves got into boats
and
came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
And
when they found him across the sea they said to him,
“Rabbi,
when did you get here?”
Jesus
answered them and said,
“Amen,
amen, I say to you,
you
are looking for me not because you saw signs
but
because you ate the loaves and were filled.
Do
not work for food that perishes
but
for the food that endures for eternal life,
which
the Son of Man will give you.
For
on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”
So
they said to him,
“What
can we do to accomplish the works of God?”
Jesus
answered and said to them,
“This
is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
So
they said to him,
“What
sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?
What
can you do?
Our
ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:
He
gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
So
Jesus said to them,
“Amen,
amen, I say to you,
it
was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;
my
Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For
the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven
and
gives life to the world.”
So they said to him,
“Sir,
give us this bread always.”
Jesus
said to them,
“I
am the bread of life;
whoever
comes to me will never hunger,
and
whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
Psalm
78:1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Psalm
78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Psalm
78:3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Psalm
78:4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
Psalm
78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
Psalm
78:6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
Psalm
78:7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
Psalm
78:8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
Psalm
78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
Psalm
78:10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
Psalm
78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Psalm
78:12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalm
78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psalm
78:14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Psalm
78:15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Psalm
78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Psalm
78:17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
Psalm
78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Psalm
78:19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
Psalm
78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Psalm
78:21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Psalm
78:22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Psalm
78:23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Psalm
78:24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Psalm
78:25 Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
Psalm
78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Psalm
78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
Psalm
78:28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
Psalm
78:29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
Psalm
78:30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
Psalm
78:31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
Psalm
78:32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
Psalm
78:33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
Psalm
78:34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
Psalm
78:35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
Psalm
78:36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Psalm
78:37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
Psalm
78:38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
Psalm
78:39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Psalm
78:40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
Psalm
78:41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
Psalm
78:42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
Psalm
78:43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.
Psalm
78:44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
Psalm
78:45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Psalm
78:46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
Psalm
78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
Psalm
78:48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Psalm
78:49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
Psalm
78:50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Psalm
78:51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
Psalm
78:52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Psalm
78:53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Psalm
78:54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
Psalm
78:55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Psalm
78:56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
Psalm
78:57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Psalm
78:58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
Psalm
78:59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
Psalm
78:60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Psalm
78:61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
Psalm
78:62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
Psalm
78:63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Psalm
78:64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Psalm
78:65 Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Psalm
78:66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
Psalm
78:67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
Psalm
78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Psalm
78:69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Psalm
78:70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
Psalm
78:71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Psalm
78:72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Exodus
15 New International Version (NIV)
The
Song of Moses and Miriam
15 Then
Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I
will sing to the Lord,
for
he is highly exalted.
Both
horse and driver
he
has hurled into the sea.
2 “The Lord is
my strength and my defense[a];
he
has become my salvation.
He
is my God, and I will praise him,
my
father’s God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is
a warrior;
the Lord is
his name.
4 Pharaoh’s
chariots and his army
he
has hurled into the sea.
The
best of Pharaoh’s officers
are
drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
5 The
deep waters have covered them;
they
sank to the depths like a stone.
6 Your
right hand, Lord,
was
majestic in power.
Your
right hand, Lord,
shattered the
enemy.
7 “In
the greatness of your majesty
you
threw down those who opposed you.
You
unleashed your burning anger;
it
consumed them like stubble.
8 By
the blast of your nostrils
the
waters piled up.
The
surging waters stood up like a wall;
the
deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The
enemy boasted,
‘I
will pursue, I will overtake them.
I
will divide the spoils;
I
will gorge myself on them.
I
will draw my sword
and
my hand will destroy them.’
10 But
you blew with your breath,
and
the sea covered them.
They
sank like lead
in
the mighty waters.
11 Who
among the gods
is
like you, Lord?
Who
is like you—
majestic
in holiness,
awesome
in glory,
working
wonders?
12 “You
stretch out your right hand,
and
the earth swallows your enemies.
13 In
your unfailing love you will lead
the
people you have redeemed.
In
your strength you will guide them
to
your holy dwelling.
14 The
nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will
grip the people of Philistia.
15 The
chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the
leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the
people[c] of Canaan will melt away;
16 terror and
dread will fall on them.
By
the power of your arm
they
will be as still as a stone—
until
your people pass by, Lord,
until
the people you bought[d] pass by.
17 You
will bring them in and plant them
on
the mountain of your inheritance—
the
place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the
sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
18 “The Lord reigns
for
ever and ever.”
19 When
Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[e] went into the sea,the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry
ground. 20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. 21 Miriam
sang to them:
“Sing
to the Lord,
for
he is highly exalted.
Both
horse and driver
he
has hurled into the sea.”
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But
we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Cor.
1:22
James 1:17
Every
good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Matthew 12:39
But
he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas:
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Matthew
16:4
A
wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and
departed.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke
11:29
And
when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign
of Jonas the prophet.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Romans
3:4
God forbid:
yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art
judged.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Matthew 13:22
He
also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Mark
4:19
And the cares
of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
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7-8-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhwmYXvOlj5Q7OfnT
Homeless friends https://youtu.be/nbgSB2uxDCo
Grace https://flic.kr/p/2hTU46L
10-20-19 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMjEtV3idhCmH2DS7C
7-16-17 Sunday sermon https://dai.ly/x7g0dg8
Teaching at Lexington https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ruktr8iofik6sq/11-21-14%20Me%20teaching%20at%20the%20Lexington.mp4?dl=0
Landing Houston- 2nd Sam. 17 https://youtu.be/SjDwrPCtQU4
Homeless friends https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiXiRR68sriGAaE4T
Colossians 1 https://youtu.be/7-ABHPhtkIM
Eastern star https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrhfh9qflj0350h/11-18-16%20Eastern%20star%20%5Bprophetic%20dream%5D.mp4?dl=0
Kings 9 https://dai.ly/x7femgr
Sanctify them https://youtu.be/mHdgI3icJGA
10-5-19 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMjElNfB6A3ly1GW_g
Samuel 26 [Eastern star- 2] https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqbkpl2p2dkue0y/11-19-16%20Samuel%2026%20%5BEastern%20star-%202%5D.mp4?dl=0
Mark 8 https://www.bitchute.com/video/1Zhv7UqHrBIv/
1 of the days of the Son of man https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhwuEpjvGcu5SBOup
Friends https://youtu.be/r5Ug647AoKI
10-1-19 Teaching https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMjEioJNpWg4DorCao
9-16-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vvmeh3rc5t0cys/9-16-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Pops https://www.bitchute.com/video/JRgDUFCrHwKz/
John 8 https://dai.ly/x7fk1ba
Teaching at halfway house https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ayor9g37p69xcr/11-18-14%20Me%20teaching%20at%20NeWay.mp4?dl=0
Ephesians 5 https://youtu.be/R9hmfExkpwU
Mark 12 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhwgzTlh4C-AfXXvN
Kings 21 https://youtu.be/3VvtYYop1ho
Jonah 4 https://www.dropbox.com/s/eawadsxvlf77aj4/11-17-16%20Jonah%204.mp4?dl=0
The Cross still there https://dai.ly/x7fk1bc
Matt. 11- Rev. 15 https://flic.kr/p/2hRFJqp
12-16-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiAkAsMAcPR70AibE
7-29-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbm03l75peg7fmq/7-29-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Romans 4-7 https://youtu.be/nnBn5O6BLhM
John 7 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhwZ-zZroaGn-2S8U
Kings 20 https://youtu.be/Q9kMTGZGbAg
The unknown God https://www.dropbox.com/s/ffcdd9k7n8jtfrc/11-17-15%20The%20unknown%20God.mp4?dl=0
Trust God https://dai.ly/x7f8u0u
On whom the tower fell https://flic.kr/p/2hQFBrg
12-23-18 Sunday sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMiAorylDLvJ2sh_Nz
8-12-18 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/fn5osouuedocpco/8-12-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Plymouth Rock https://youtu.be/DyDv5n6U-3o
Samuel 5-6 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhwfz4zPyj7kagFaa
Ephesians 6 https://youtu.be/M43BeMlJ2uI
2nd Samuel 6-7 https://www.dropbox.com/s/akkowwr43zfeig3/1-1-17%202nd%20Samuel%206-7%20%5BC.U.%5D.mp4?dl=0
The word is right there https://dai.ly/x7f8u0w
3-19-17 Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gydnxoa7aum0ex/3-19-17%20Mark%205.mp4?dl=0
9-14-19 Teaching https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMjCvzvCQvXp6YbzvG
Homeless friends https://www.bitchute.com/video/dIXMgPm9ME47/
Sunday sermon https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/01/12/sunday-sermon-text-20/
Kings 6 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/01/14/kings-6-text/
Kings 7 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/01/16/kings-7-text/
Ramblings 1 https://youtu.be/WgAD_FNUoMQ
Moses https://youtu.be/h1JI8FFFrK4
Sunday
sermon https://flic.kr/p/28r64Ka
8-4-18
Real time update- local and world news https://youtu.be/vdEwKDOrsIo
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5/videos/10204645117486071/
Ramblings
2 https://youtu.be/p1YsXZTbn0s
Sanctify
them https://youtu.be/1F22umvewOE
Father
of lies https://trello.com/c/RFqEpqPW/122-11-11-15-the-father-of-liesmp4
Real
time teaching https://flic.kr/p/L5Yroz
Pops
[he has since died] https://youtu.be/mdA3XFsoTxo
Spiritual
Rock https://youtu.be/Go0WlBBwUVw
Collapse
of tower 7 https://trello.com/c/D6ehqCzz/123-11-12-15-the-collapse-of-tower-7mp4
2nd
Samuel 6-7 https://flic.kr/p/29NxAVs
Hebrews
4-6 https://youtu.be/Q93cYNhCiOA
Waters
cover the sea https://youtu.be/HiNUck_1a2g
Teaching-
3rd time today! https://trello.com/c/5Ld2wIMV/125-11-14-14-teaching-3rd-time-todaymp4
Ephesians
3 https://flic.kr/p/MM2T51
Hebrews
7-9 https://youtu.be/YAxA-rITCaY
Rest
in peace https://youtu.be/vMPWxzWl4Nw
Acts
5 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMgXOB5hkOryka3CBU
Galatians
3 https://flic.kr/p/MNVBKU
8-9-18
Update- local and national news https://youtu.be/v0Zm3fgxXtU
Hebrews
7-9 https://youtu.be/Yg8mxHCRb2g
Bringing
in the sheaves https://youtu.be/KXiJek0KR3Q
Texas
friends https://trello.com/c/Y7wGsMdV/127-11-16-14-texas-crew-burger-kingmp4
The
seed https://flic.kr/p/29TStxJ
Aristotle
and the city of God https://youtu.be/v1dW6UX2vOA
QM https://youtu.be/njZSO-pBC4A
Hebrews
10-13 https://youtu.be/nyauaS1elec
Gate
shut https://youtu.be/HdM3vQWf3gw
The
unknown God https://trello.com/c/hOA0nmg9/129-11-17-15-the-unknown-godmp4
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