Sunday sermon
Romans
5:14
Nevertheless
death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
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.Creation
account
.Man
and the Bride
.She
came from an opened side [rib]
.Adam
a type of Jesus [The last Adam]
.Redemption
story seen in creation
.Adam
ate with ‘eyes wide open’
.Why
is this significant?
.Jesus
obedience unto death- redeemed humanity
.His
obedient life- never sinning- qualified him to die for the sins of others
.Yet
it was the obedient act of dying for our sins that saved us [and rising again]
Romans
5:19
For
as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Philippians
2:8
And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
.A true story from KCTA radio- the boy who lived for 12 days
.Gender
identity- God made them- male and female
.The
circumcision- mutilation experiment that went horribly bad in the end- a documented test case
.Let
the children come to me
.The
restatement of the obvious is needed again for our day
.A
brief history of Wall Street- they tore down the wall and built a street- now the famous Wall street- it was built and tore down on the backs of Black slave labour- a sign of the
times
.The
dignity of all people- both minorities- children and all of us- the fundamental right to life
1
Timothy 2:14
And Adam was
not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
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TEACHING [Past posts below]
This
Sunday I taught from the verses for the Mass for this day.
The
common theme was God creating both man and woman- from the start.
I
talked about why this simple truth- is important for our day.
Young
kids in our generation have many difficult choices to make- we live in a day where challenging the most basic things- is in style.
And
sadly- we have also taught this generation that choosing their gender- is up to them.
In
the readings from the Mass- and the quote I gave from Ephesians [all at the bottom of this post] the basic truth that God made us male and female from the start- is a truth that needs to be
re-stated in our day.
I
also taught on Jesus as the last Adam- and how the 1st Adam is a type and picture of Jesus.
The
apostle Paul teaches this in his letters to the churches of the new Testament.
In
short-
The
reading from Genesis 2 said God caused a deep sleep to come upon Adam- as he slept- God opened his side and brought forth a bride [Eve]-
Genesis
2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Jesus
died on the Cross- his side was pierced- and in his death God too brought forth a Bride- the Church.
On
the video I spoke on other ways ways Jesus and Adam are contrasted in the New Testament- I will try and add my past teachings below that relate.
I
talked about the social issues of our day- the value of life- all life- and yes- even the unborn child.
The
reading from Mark’s gospel ended with Jesus interaction with the children-
Mark
10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark
10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark
10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark
10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
We
live in a day where we disrespect the dignity of life- a day where we question our own identities.
The
elders of society- in all realms- are responsible for bringing up this generation in a just way.
Not
to simply give people what they want- to affirm their base desires.
But
to guide them- to instruct them- to show them that there are indeed core values that are important.
The
simple reality of the value and dignity of life is an ethic that is naturally ingrained in all of us.
Most
societies today think it wrong to take human life.
So
the dignity of life is not a ‘right’ or ‘left’ issue- it is a basic precept that whatever side of the political aisle a person is on- should value.
I
shared an example on the video of a woman- mother- who told about the death of her 12 day old new born.
I
heard her testimony on the radio shortly before I made the video- and felt it was worth re-telling on the video.
One
of the readings from the Mass spoke about death-
Hebrews
2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every
man.
Yes-
life is a precious thing- and our Lord laid a valuable life down the day he went to the Cross-
He
tasted death for every man- that all might live thru him- he was the last Adam who gave us a new life in the Spirit-
1
Corinthians 15:22
For
as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1
Corinthians 15:45
And
so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
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On one of the videos below [Reed] I talked to a Veteran- wounded in Iraq- who just happened to be at the park in Corpus Christi where I see my friends.
He
was from New Jersey and came to Corpus Christi to have an experience with God.
Of
course- not everything he said on the video was exactly right- but much of his experience was valuable.
At
first- he did not want to show you the wounds he sustained in the war- he spoke about the regret he had in taking human life.
He
spoke about Muslims- in a way that might offend some- he spoke about them as in if they were his brothers.
Why?
Obviously
he had a lot of guilt- possibly because he took the life of his brother- not a brother in Christ so to speak- but a brother- another human- whether he was Muslim or Christian of
whatever.
And
it seems as if this act- the act of killing- came at great expense.
When
our men [or women] come back from our wars- we often diagnose them with PTSD- and it sure seems as if Reed might have had it.
Yet-
we seem to make this diagnoses as in if something is ‘wrong’- like PTSD is some type of sickness- that should not happen to people who go thru trauma- who take another life.
Actually-
it is a natural effect on those who are sent to war- told to take life- and then we expect them to come back and be ‘normal’?
So
I guess this chance encounter- and the video below- fit in well with this post-
A
post about the dignity of human life- all human life.
John
PAST
POSTS [These are links and parts of my past teachings that relate in some way to today’s post- Verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/
https://ccoutreach87.com/ephesians-links/
MARK
10
Mark
10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:Mark 10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant
of all.Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
https://youtu.be/k8LXEaoxJ2Y Mark 10
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/5-30-17-mark-10.zip
https://ccoutreach87.com/5-30-17-mark-10/
ON
VIDEO-
.Divorce
.Original
intent
.Receive
the kids
.Good
Master
.Imputation
.What
should I do?
.Take
up your Cross
.Promise
fulfilled- not by all of us becoming rich- but thru community sharing
.What
happened to peter’s wife?
.One
request denied- the other fulfilled
.Kingdom
leadership
.Son
of David
.Rahab-
from Jericho
NEW-
[Past teaching- verses below]
I’ll
try and mention a few things from this chapter- might not be in order.
Jesus
is questioned about divorce-
Mark
10:2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
He
asks them ‘what did Moses say about it’?
And
sure enough- there was a loophole in ‘their bible’ that allowed for it-
Mark
10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
The
Pharisees saw every word of the Old Testament as scripture- just like we do today.
Yet-
Jesus appeals to the original intent of God going all the way back to creation- and shows how that supersedes their understanding of the law-
Mark
10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Mark
10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Jesus
did not say the Old Testament was not inspired, but he showed them that Moses permitted something that was against the character and intent of God- and they used it as an excuse to bypass God’s
word.
I
think we could apply that to us today [in various ways].
Then
we have the rich man ask Jesus-
Mark
10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
The
man was obviously blessed of God- he prospered in all that he did- because he walked in the law of God-
Mark
10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Mark
10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Yet-
Jesus shows him the one thing that was missing-
Mark
10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.
It
was his unwillingness to forsake all- even the riches God blessed him with- and to take up the Cross- and follow him.
He
went away sad-
Mark
10:22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
Yes-
even those who have sought God- saw their lives prosper in material ways.
Many
fail to move on from that mindset- and take the cross.
Then
little kids are brought to Jesus- his disciples are against it-
Mark
10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Jesus
rebukes them-
Mark
10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
And
gives us a lesson-
Mark
10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
To
receive the kingdom- we must have faith like children have.
Often
times the answer is very clear- God has already shown us what he wants.
And
because its so simple- we miss it.
Then
Jesus tells his men that he will be heading to death- he will fulfill the destiny he had- to die on a cross and be raised again-
Mark
10:33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the
Gentiles:
Mark
10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
After
a pronouncement like that- you would think his men would be there for support.
Instead-
they get into an argument over who will be the greatest-
Mark
10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
Mark
10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
Mark
10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
He
shows them who it is prepared for by his example-
Mark
10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
Mark
10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Mark
10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
And
finally- a blind man recognizes Jesus as the promised messiah- who would come thru the line of king David.
He
openly confesses this-
Mark
10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side
begging.
Mark
10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And
Jesus asks the man what he wants-
Mark
10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Sure
enough he gets it-
Mark
10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
On
the video I get a little more in depth about marriage and how later in the chapter- Jesus seems to contradict what he spoke earlier-
Mark
10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark
10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the
gospel’s,
Actually-
if you read the words carefully- it is no contradiction.
I
explain why on the video.
PAST
POSTS- [These are past teachings I did that relate in some way to this post- Mark 10- all verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.com/1st-2nd-corinthians/
https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/
https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-johns-gospel/
MARK-
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/28/jersey-city-ride-mark-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/02/mark-2-north-bergen/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/04/mark-3-isaiah-61/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/14/mark-4/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/27/mark-5/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/05/mark-6/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/16/mark-7/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/30/mark-8/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/05/14/mark-9/
VERSES-
[these are the verses I taught or quoted on today’s post- Mark 10]
Mark
14:7
For
ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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22 Wives,
submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For
the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore
as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That
he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That
he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So
ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For
no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For
we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For
this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This
is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Eph.
Luke
12:48
But
he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom
men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
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Isaiah
51:2
Look
unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
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Psalm
60:11
Give
us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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Psalm
108:12
Give
us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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Matthew
1:23
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.
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Jeremiah
17:9
The
heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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Proverbs
10:22
The blessing of the Lord,
it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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Deuteronomy
8:18
But
thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is
this day.
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Matthew
10:32
Whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
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Luke
12:8
Also
I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
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Matthew
6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Joshua
2King James Version (KJV)
2 And
Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged
there.
2 And
it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
3 And
the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
4 And
the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
5 And
it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake
them.
6 But
she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 And
the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 And
before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
9 And
she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of
you.
10 For
we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan,
Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 And
as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in
earth beneath.
12 Now
therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
13 And
that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
14 And
the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with
thee.
15 Then
she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16 And
she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
17 And
the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
18 Behold,
when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all
thy father’s household, home unto thee.
19 And
it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his
blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 And
if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21 And
she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 And
they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
23 So
the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
24 And
they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
Hebrews
11:31
By
faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
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James
2:25
Likewise
also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
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John
3:14
And
as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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John
12:32
And
I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
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John
12:34
The
people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
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Mark
10:1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them
again.
Mark
10:2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Mark
10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
Mark
10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Mark
10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Mark
10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Mark
10:7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
Mark
10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Mark
10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Mark
10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
Mark
10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark
10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark
10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark
10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark
10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark
10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Mark
10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Mark
10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Mark
10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Mark
10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Mark
10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.
Mark
10:22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
Mark
10:23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mark
10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of
God!
Mark
10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Mark
10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Mark
10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark
10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
Mark
10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the
gospel’s,
Mark
10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal
life.
Mark
10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Mark
10:32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell
them what things should happen unto him,
Mark
10:33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the
Gentiles:
Mark
10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Mark
10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
Mark
10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
Mark
10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
Mark
10:38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Mark
10:39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be
baptized:
Mark
10:40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
Mark
10:41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
Mark
10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon
them.
Mark
10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
Mark
10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Mark
10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark
10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side
begging.
Mark
10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark
10:48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark
10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
Mark
10:50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
Mark
10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Mark
10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
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Sunday
sermon 7-22-18
Kings
12
HEBREWS
1-3 The next few weeks I’ll be teaching from an old commentary I wrote a few years back [2007-8]- The notes at the bottom of the chapters- and post- are new [as well as the
videos].
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/4-12-15-hebrews-1-3.zip
NEW
NOTE- In the study of the bible- there are debates about who wrote the letters of the New Testament.
In
the field of higher criticism- it gets a bit silly at times.
I
just finished an on line course from a respected scholar out of Yale university.
He
taught from the higher criticism perspective- I enjoyed the course- though I did not agree with lots of his conclusions.
At
one point he questioned whether Paul wrote the middle chapter of one of the letters attributed to Paul.
Yet
he did believe the first- and last chapters were by Paul.
For
the most part- we believe that the letters in the bible- that say in them ‘written by Paul’ are from Paul [or Peter, James, Etc.].
But-
Hebrews leaves the authors name out- so some debate who wrote it.
Tertullian-
an early church father [2/3rd century] attributed it to Barnabus- Paul’s companion that we read about in the book of Acts-
For
about 1500 years- till the time of the Reformation- most Christian scholars attributed it to Paul.
Hebrews
is written in a high form of Greek [which is another way we determine who wrote the letters- tough this is not always accurate.
Many
say John the apostle did not write Revelation- because the form of Greek used is much lower than the other writings of John- yet- there is internal witness that John [the apostle] wrote
it.
In
John’s writings [gospel- 1st, 2nd and 3rd John] he speaks about Jesus as the Word [Logos] and this theme is seen in Revelation too].
So-
while we don’t know for sure- I personally stick with the authorship of Paul the apostle.
INTRODUCTION:
I
have been wanting to overview this book for a long time. I believe there are a lot of misconceptions from Hebrews. Often time’s modern translations take older books of the Bible and want to make
them relevant for our day. This can be both good and bad.
I
like the message Bible, but for in depth study it doesn’t really work. There are certain things that must be interpreted in context of the time and place when the book was written. Hebrews
is one of the most important New Testament books to ‘read in context’. I wont go over every verse in this short commentary, I will hit the high points of various chapters and try to show you what
I mean by ‘reading it in context’.
I
believe it is possible that this book was Paul’s ‘open letter’ to the first century Jewish community, this is quite possibly why it goes unsigned. The ‘Judaizers’ had so polluted the minds of
their fellow Jews against Paul ‘he speaks against Moses and our law’ type thing, that if Paul signed this letter, there would be little chance that the intended audience would read
it!
If
you read a book on auto mechanics, and tried to make it relevant for the human body, it wouldn’t work. For instance if you spoke on the engine of a car, and then tried to ‘translate’ that and
equate it with the human heart, you would have problems. But if you left it in context and then applied the concept of maintenance and the need for clean fuel lines, and then applied it to the
human need for clean arteries, well then that would be OK.
So
I believe when we read Hebrews, and don’t try to make it ‘fit’ Gentile believers, then it works. You still get great principles from the ‘manual’, but you understand that it is not speaking
directly to the Gentile church. God bless you guys, I hope you get something from it. John.
CHAPTER
1:
NEW
NOTES AT END OF CHAPTER-
LOGOS.
SEATED.
‘God,
who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds. Many years ago when I was going to a fundamental Baptist Church, they would interpret this passage in a ‘cessationist’ way. They would say because God says in the
past he spoke by prophets, but now by his Son. That this means he doesn’t speak thru Prophets any more. The Prophets here are Old Testament voices. In Ephesians it says after Jesus ascended up on
high he gave gifts unto men, some Apostles, some Prophets, etc. The fact that Jesus made Prophets after the ascension teaches us that there were to be a whole new class of New Testament Prophets
that were different from the old. I find it strange to believe that Jesus would create a whole new class of gifts, and then take them away as soon as the Bible is complete. Why would Paul give
instruction in the New Testament on how Prophets would operate [Corinthians] and then to say ‘as soon as this letter is canonized with the others, all this instruction will be useless’ it just
doesn’t seem right.
The
reason Paul is saying in the past God used Prophets, but today his Son. Paul is showing that the Jewish Old testament was a real communication from God to man. But in this dispensation of Grace,
God is speaking the realities that the Prophets were looking to. Paul is saying ‘thank God for the Old Jewish books and law, they point to something, his name is Jesus’! The Prophets [Old
Testament] served a purpose; they brought us from the shadows to the present time [1st century] now lets move on into the reality. Now you must see and hear the Son in these last days. ‘Who
being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person…when he by himself purged our sins SAT DOWN on the right hand of the majesty on high’ here we are at the beginning stages of
themes that we will see later in the letter. The significance of Jesus ‘sitting down’ will be contrasted with the Old testament priests ‘standing up’. Paul [for the record I think Paul wrote this
letter, from here on I will probably just refer to the writer as Paul] will teach that the ‘standing up’ of the Levitical Priests represented an ‘incomplete priesthood’ the reason Jesus sat down
was because there would be no more sacrifice, and no more priesthood made up of many priests who would die year after year. This doesn’t mean there would be no more New Testament priests as
believers, but that there would be no more Old Testament system. Paul will find spiritual truths like this all thru out the Old Testament.
Some
theologians feel that Paul is a little too loose with these free comparisons that he seems to ‘pull out of the hat’, for the believer who holds to the canon of scripture, it is the Word of God.
‘Being made so much better than the angels…but unto the Son he saith “thy throne O God is forever and ever, a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom”. Here Paul introduces another
theme that will be seen thru out this letter. The superiority of Jesus over angels. Why is this important? Most believers know that Jesus is greater than angels, don’t they? Here we see why
context is important to understand this letter. In Jewish tradition it is believed that the law was given to Moses by God thru the mediation of angels. Some say ‘well, we don’t use Jewish
tradition, we use scripture’. First, Paul used anything he could to win the argument. Second, if we believe Hebrews is an inspired book, then when we read later on that the law given thru angels
received a recompense if broken, then right here you have scripture [Hebrews] testifying that God did use angels to ‘transmit’ the law to some degree. Now, why is it important for gentiles to see
this? Well it really isn’t! But it is vital for a first century Jew to see it. If Paul can show that Jesus is greater than the angels, then he is beginning to make the argument that the New
Covenant is greater than the Old.
Here
is the context. Moses law is highly revered in the first century Jewish community, so here Paul says ‘how much better is the law/word given to us from Gods Son’. Since Jesus is much better than
the angels, therefore pay closer attention to the words spoken thru Gods Son, he is greater than the angels! ‘But to which of the angels said he “sit at my right hand until I make thy enemies thy
footstool” we end chapter one with the theme of Jesus being better than the angels, yet in chapter 2 something funny happens, Paul will make the argument of Jesus being “a little lower than the
angels” lets see what this means.
NEW
NOTES- 4-2015
LOGOS.
We
see God having created all things thru Christ ‘the express image of his person- by whom also he made the worlds’.
Jesus
is called the WORD of God in scripture- the Greek word- for ‘word’ is Logos.
We
read in the bible that God made all things- but also that Christ made all things-
Is
this a contradiction?
No-
For
the first 3-4 centuries of Christianity- as you study the early church councils-
The
early church struggled over how to view the relationships between God and Jesus
These
debates raged- and at times each side viewed the other as Heretics.
I
think it was a mistake to be so quick to judge those as heretics- who were having difficulty in expressing in finite words- the great mystery of God and Christ.
In
Genesis we read that God spoke all things into existence- so- here we see God’s Word- Logos [Christ] as being the instrumental cause of creation.
In
John chapter one we read that Jesus was the Word- in the beginning- who was with God- and was God.
I’ll
try and simplify it [not an easy task to say the least].
God-
who is Spirit- spoke- and this expression of God- his Word- is also referred to as Christ-
Christ/Jesus
is the Word of God made flesh- and it is thru his humanity [incarnation] that we do indeed see God in ‘the flesh’-
Yes-
by Him- all things were made.
SEATED.
We
see a theme in chapter 1- that will run thru the whole letter-
HE
SAT DOWN- In Hebrews we are seeing the superiority of the New Covenant over the old- and there will be many comparisons to show how the Old Covenant- priests- sacrifices- the law itself- was less
than what we get in the New Covenant-
And
the reality that Jesus sat down at the right hand of God- shows us that he was the last- and final High Priest- and the whole system of Priests under the law are now done.
We
will read that the Old Testament priests stood [signifying that there work was ongoing- meaning they would have to keep offering sacrifices that could never put away sin].
But
Jesus- after he offered himself- sat down.
All
thru this letter we will see these comparisons-
LOTS
OF QUOTES- We also see a lot of quotes from the Psalms in this letter- just like we saw in the Romans study.
There
is a debate over whether or not Paul wrote the letter- I think he did.
One
of the reasons is the author of Hebrews does the same thing as Paul in the other letters- lots of cross references from the Old Testament books- and it just seems to me to have the same flavor as
Paul’s other letters.
Psalms
2, 104, 45, etc.
CHAPTER
2:
NEW
NOTES AT BOTTOM
.HOW
SHOULD WE INTERPRET SCRIPTURE?
.PSLAMS,
ISAIAH ‘REVEALED’ THRU CHRIST
‘Therefore
we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at anytime we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression received
a just recompense of reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation that was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by them that heard him’. Now, we see the contrast. If
the word spoken ‘by angels’ [law] was so strict in judgment, then how much more will God hold responsible those who reject the word spoken by the Son [gospel], being he is so much better than the
angels? This is the theme taught in chapter one. That’s why chapter 2 starts with ‘therefore’ he is saying because of all this truth of the superiority of Jesus to angels, don’t reject the word
of the Son! Also now we begin to see context. The ‘not neglecting so great salvation’ is really speaking to Israel [Hebrews]. It is not telling believers not to neglect salvation or they will be
lost, it is telling first century Israel if you reject/neglect this true gospel of Jesus as Messiah, then YOU will be lost.
Many
of the verses thru out this study will begin to make a lot of sense when taken in context. We will do much more of this in the coming chapters. ‘Thou madest him a little lower than the angels,
thou crownest him with glory’ ‘thou hast put all things under his feet’ ‘we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor,
that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man’. Now we see the doctrine of Jesus being made lower than the angels. Does this contradict chapter one? No! He was first made ‘lower’
[became a man and humbled himself more than any other man-Philippians] and for this reason God gave him the highest position at his right hand. He was made lower so he could ‘taste death for
every man’ here Paul gets right into the central message of the gospel, that he will spend the rest of this letter explaining. He realizes that 1st century Israel must transition into the
death and resurrection of Jesus. He doesn’t take the common evangelical approach to Israel, which seems to defend and extol her on a regular basis. Paul sees her ‘lost ness’ and makes every
effort to bring her into the gospel. Jesus died for EVERY man, Israel, so you too must transition into this one new man that he desires to create.
‘For
as much than as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also likewise took part of the same, that thru death he might DESTROY him who had the power of death, that is the devil: and
deliver them who thru fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage’ did you know that Jesus already destroyed the devil? The greatest act of deliverance and redemption that will ever
take place, already took place! Evangelicals can be notorious for looking to the 2nd coming as an ‘escape hatch’. Sometimes the 2nd coming is looked to as the event that ‘destroys the
devil’ sorry, but he has already been destroyed. Now there definitely will be a future aspect to his final judgment, but its inevitability is sealed by the fact of the death and resurrection of
the Son of God!
These
verses also say that Jesus delivered us from him who had the power of death, that is the devil. Jesus taught in the gospels that God had the power to take life or spare it. Fear God. Then how can
the devil have ‘the power of death’. The devil has used death as a ‘sword of Damocles’ over the heads of people. He works thru intimidation. How many people live their whole lives in fear of
getting cancer, or some other disease? They often go to extreme lengths to do all they can to avoid death. This type of self survival can be obsessive. People will run back and forth on hopes of
escaping some sickness. The devil often accuses people ‘you have this sickness’ or ‘you might get it’. He had ‘power’ thru deception. He knew man did sin, and one of the prices for sin was death.
So the enemy constantly accuses the saints. And one of his main weapons is ‘you will die because of what you did’. Jesus dealt with this ultimate fear thru tasting death himself and coming thru
the other side. This is why Peter was so eager to go thru death after he saw Jesus do it. Peter was such a chicken before, that he would deny he even knew Jesus, to a girl, just to save his skin.
After the resurrection, it was all over! They were convinced that death had no more power over them. They would die someday, but it wasn’t the final curtain.
‘Wherefore
in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the
people, for in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to help them that are tempted’ One of the other reasons why Jesus took on flesh was so he could empathize with man. Paul
wrote the Corinthians and told them that the things that they suffered were for a purpose. The purpose was that after they went thru stuff, God would show them comfort. They then would be able to
comfort others with the same comfort that God showed them. Later in Hebrews we also read that every priest taken from men had infirmity. Therefore he could identify with man.
We
will also read that Jesus was in all points tempted like us. So here we see that Jesus incarnation allowed him to identify with man and to be faithful to have compassion and understanding with
mans weakness. Often times in Christianity you will have well meaning ministers give up on the addict. A lot of times you hear ‘well, if they were serious about God they would do right’ or ‘if
they only made a quality decision at the altar’ and things of this nature. Often times those who have not been thru addiction cannot really understand the life of a person who will steal from his
own family, go to prison, lose everything he has ever earned. And then get out after 10 years and do it all again! Jesus had compassion because he walked in our shoes. He knew the terrible draw
of sin and temptation, and he asks us to come to him for help because he knows what the struggles are like.
NEW
NOTES-
Psalms
8, 22. Isaiah 8- Notice how the author freely quotes from Psalms and Isaiah- just like we saw in the book of Romans-
Notice
how the writer applies the quotes to Jesus himself ‘I will sing praises to you in the midst of the congregation’ ‘made a little lower than the angels’ etc.
I
just finished another course- by a Yale university scholar-
He
taught from the ‘historical criticism’ view of scripture.
This
type of reading of the bible arose out of the German universities in the late19th- early 20th centuries.
It
had some good aspects to it- but in many ways it was an unfair criticism [taking apart] of the biblical authors.
I
mention that to say when we see the New Testament writers interpreting these Old Testament scriptures in this way- Those of us who believe the bible to be the inspired Word of
God.
Then
we don’t see it as a ‘miss-reading’. For instance- critics say that some of these verses are not speaking of Christ- now- that may be true in the general sense- when the Jews first read these
verses from the Old Testament.
But
we- Christians- see it as God revealing the true fulfillment of these prophecies- in Psalms and Isaiah.
So-
the critics will note that these verses applied in a general way- and not to Christ.
But
the believer sees it as God using the writers of the New Testament- under inspiration- as revealing to us how the Old Testament is now being fully revealed thru Christ.
Psalm
8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalm
8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Psalm
8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Psalm
22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Isaiah
8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
EPHESIANS
5
Ephesians
5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Ephesians
5 https://youtu.be/R9hmfExkpwU
ON
VIDEO- Ephesians 5]
.The
glove test
.Partake
of the table too- like David
.A
type of the priest from Judah- the Lord of the Sabbath
.Walk
in love
.1
Spirit in a corporate community
.The
same Spirit of Christ
1
Corinthians 6:17
But
he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
.Not
just a symbol
.Gnostic/Docetist
heresy refuted http://www.dictionary.com/browse/docetism
.We
are vitally connected to him
.What
is the great mystery?
.The
Body of Christ
OTHER
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2-7-18
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2-6-18
News update https://youtu.be/IE6jrn0JFLI
2-6-18
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2-6-18
Island girl? https://youtu.be/26HcgG-aMJs
Times
Square- NYC https://youtu.be/Zzz8rjM4G8I
Samuel
12-13 https://vimeo.com/254234967
Sunday
sermon https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMcX_RR1U1bfeROjo
Hebrews
4-6 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z7LmpMCMwv8d-rAWvIEPFMpLbacVz9wN/view?usp=sharing
St.
Patrick’s cathedral- NYC https://youtu.be/_awHe0MTO0c
John
11 [filmed close to Mexico] https://vimeo.com/254597044
On
the road- Hebrews 4 https://vimeo.com/254773370
Apologetics-
Philosophy- Prophets https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMcqT0iKU_ZT_0qsM
Hebrews
7-9 https://drive.google.com/file/d/19pXxmPw7J3PlBlWkxkyWgziR5nEsO6mg/view?usp=sharing
Mark
2:28
Therefore the Son of man
is Lord also of the sabbath.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
NEW-
[Past posts- verses below]
The
apostle now gives practical living truth-
As
believers- we do not walk after the flesh- we are instead to be filled with the Spirit- and walk as new creatures in Christ-
Ephesians
5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Ephesians
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
Ephesians
5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Ephesians
5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Ephesians
5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Ephesians
5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Ephesians
5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Ephesians
5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Once
again- a theme I have hit on the past 2 weeks- we see the death of Christ for us as an example of the love of God-
Ephesians
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
Then
Paul talks about the marriage union- the same instructions he gave in his other letters-
Ephesians
5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Ephesians
5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Ephesians
5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Ephesians
5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Ephesians
5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Most
of us are familiar with it-
Husbands
love your wives- wives- submit- not in a negative way- but as examples of Christ and the church.
The
church is lead by Christ- the head- so the family unit- when functioning properly- is lead by the husband- if he is loving his wife properly.
Now-
the verse I wanted to emphasize the most-
Ephesians
5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
When
I read it the other day- it seemed to ‘say more’ than what we usually ‘see’.
The
church as the Body of Christ is an ‘image’ that most of us are familiar with.
But
here it seems to go further.
The
apostle says we are bone of his bone- flesh of his flesh- and he says this is a great mystery-
Ephesians
5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
We
as humans were made alive when God gave us life- spirit- identity-
Genesis
2:7
And
the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1
Corinthians 15:45
And
so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit
Human
beings live- because we have spirits- souls- life given to us as a gift from the creator.
This
is not a symbol- this is reality.
Now-
when we as believers are born again- our spirits come back to life- we were dead in sin- and have now been made alive again.
We
also have the Holy Spirit indwelling us-
1
Corinthians 6:19-20 [Full Chapter]
What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
This
is not simply a symbol- but a reality.
Jesus
actually rose- physically from the dead- and ascended bodily into heaven-
9 And
when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And
while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which
also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven.
He
lives today in a resurrected body- and is seated in a position of authority [right hand of God]
So
he too- physically has the Spirit of God in him.
We-
as people still on the earth- have that same Spirit residing in us-
Romans
8:11
But
if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
God
has done a new thing in the redemption of man- God has created a community of people- in whom the same Spirit- One Spirit- now actually resides in all of us.
When
I saw it this way- I didn’t take the verse as being only a symbol- but a reality.
Yes-
we do retain our individuality as believers- we still have our own regenerated spirits in us-
But
we also have intimacy with the resurrected Christ- and one another- because the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is now living in us too.
See?
Ephesians
4:4
There
is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
NOTE-
I also shared from these 2 portions of scripture on the video-
Ecclesiastes
6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
Ecclesiastes
6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth
it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Luke
6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
Luke
6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luke
6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
I
read them the other night- and felt they had a special meaning for those in ministry- as well as all of us- I’ll try and add my past teaching below on Luke 6- this portion is actually a great
truth about Jesus and the New Covenant- I taught it on the video [Ephesians 5]
PAST
POSTS- [My past teachings that relate in some way to this post- Ephesians 5]
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/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2018/01/25/ephesians-4/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2018/02/04/sunday-sermon-it-is-finished/
https://ccoutreach87.com/acts-links/
https://ccoutreach87.com/1st-2nd-corinthians/
https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/ %5BI mentioned
chapters 1 and 3 on today’s post- Eph. 5]
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/ %5BSee chapter
12]
https://ccoutreach87.com/christian-recovery-from-addiction-long-version/
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
Samuel
21
POSTED
BY CCOUTREACH87 ⋅ OCTOBER 9, 2016 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT
SAMUEL
21-
As
for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy
seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. Isaiah
https://youtu.be/psCMQgX_7v4 Samuel 21
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/10-6-16-samuel-21.zip
ON
VIDEO-
[Yes-
I ‘Backslid’. I promised no more political stuff- but for the first 20 minutes of the video- I get into it. The last 10 minutes I do teach- and have some new notes below on that. I made this
video a few days ago- before the latest ‘controversies’- the Hillary WikiLeaks and the Trump video. It really makes no difference- I’m simply dealing with media bias. Trying to show how the media
decides what to focus on. Yet- the real important issues of our time are put on the back burner- and we do politics like a sport].
.Debates
.Media
bias
.Clinton
Foundation
.Why
no taxes?
.Clintons
health is a real issue
.Why
is she off the trail?
.How
did the Clintons get rich?
.What
about the server?
.Why
did CNN fire the doctor?
.Google
even manipulated the search results
.Russia
.Abortion
.The
sword came back
NEW-
David
is on the run from King Saul.
He
shows up at the house of God and asks the priest for food.
The
priest is nervous- David is alone [not a full military back up] and something just doesn’t seem right.
David
assures the priest ‘look- I’m on a special mission for the king- it’s so secret I left quickly- didn’t even have time to take food or weapons’.
Wow-
this must be some mission?
How
about some lie.
Yes-
David is good at lots of stuff- and he lied great here.
So-
the priest gives David and his few men the Holy bread- which is only for the priests.
Now-
David is not from the priestly tribe- Levi- but from Judah.
Ok-
David takes the food and asks ‘do you have any weapons’?
The
priest says ‘only the sword- I mean it’s wrapped up in the back- we treat the thing like it’s holy’.
Yes-
the sword David used to cut the giants head off.
I
think David must have felt a little remorse here.
The
whole nation had that sword as a memento of David’s great victory over Goliath.
He
used the sword only one time- the day he cut the giants head off.
After
all- it was the giant’s sword.
Now-
he’s on the run from Saul- already made up some great lies- and the priest gives him the weapon he used in the past.
When
he trusted in the living God- against all odds- and was a righteous warrior.
David
takes the sword- goes to the Philistines-
Huh?
Yes-
he flees to the enemy camp- and the king of Gath says ‘why did you bring this guy to me- isn’t he David the great warrior who killed us in the past’.
Now-
David seems to have been trying to get a job- you know- as a mercenary.
He
couldn’t fight for Saul-and that’s his greatest paying skill.
But
when the philistines recognize him-
Well-
what do you think David did?
Maybe
yelled out ‘yes- I’m the one who took the giants head off- and I still come to you in the name of the living God- and…’
Yeah-
did he do that John?
Well
actually not.
Instead-
he started drooling at the mouth- and scribbling on the doors- you know- like he was nuts.
‘John-
you shouldn’t joke about stuff like that’.
I’m
not!
Go
read it [below].
Yes-
the great man after ‘God’s own heart’ was so afraid- he pretended he was nuts- and yes- the scheme worked-
The
king says ‘this guy’s not David- that great man of honor- he’s a nut’!
Ahh-
we see what fear can do to a man- even a great man.
Yes-
David is in a tough spot-
His
own king- Saul- is out to get him.
His
only option was to go work for the enemy-
At
least that’s what he thought.
And
then he not only acted like a nut-
He
lied to the priest too.
He
ate the bread that Jesus himself said was only for the priests
25
And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Jesus.
And
he schemed his way into a corner.
Does
anything good come out of this at all?
Yes-
Jesus used this story- when defending himself and his disciples when they were accused of violating the law.
23
And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25
And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with
him?
27
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28
Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
And
Jesus- who too was from the tribe of Judah-
Superseded
the Old Covenant law-
He
never broke it- but he ushered in a better covenant.
By
so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
But
now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Hebrews
So
David- on his bad day- actually glorified Jesus on his good day.
And
even in his failure- gave Jesus one of the greatest stories he could use to show his superiority over the Levitical priests.
Yes-
that Jesus and his men- just like David and his- did indeed have the right to do what they did.
Because
they were from a better tribe-
The
one that our Lord ‘sprang from’.
For
it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. Heb. 7:14
Amen.
PAST
POSTS [verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/the-mexican-judge-and-benghazi/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/russia-u-s-world-events/
1st-
2nd Samuel-
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/1st-2nd-samuel/ %5BOld commentary I
wrote years ago]
VIDEO/POST
LINKS-
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/every-cop-a-criminal/ %5B1-2 Samuel%5D
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/when-the-saints-go-marching-in-sam-3-john-2-4/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/just-a-box-samuel-4/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/would-you-be-isis/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/samuel-5-6/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/12/samuel-7-8/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/samuel-9/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/samuel-10/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/the-chapel/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/samuel-11-kings-n-priests/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/samuel-12-13/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/samuel-14/
https://youtu.be/iImxoD3cRfQ Samuel preview
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/john-12/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/samuel-15/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/samuel-john-hebrews-review/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/samuel-16/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/samuel-17/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/samuel-18/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/samuel-19/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/john-17/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/samuel-20/
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/james-then-it-rained/
SAMUEL
REVIEW
I’ve
been commenting on the book of Samuel- brief overview.
Samuel
is born at a time in Israel’s history where ‘the word of the Lord was rare- no open vision’.
God
had stopped communicating to his people- because they were lukewarm- not serious about God.
God
was looking for at least one passionate person- to cry out to him with all their heart.
He
found that person in Hannah.
She
was barren- could not get pregnant- and one day her desperate plea came to God.
‘Give
me a child- and I’ll dedicate him to you’.
This
might have ‘surprised’ God [I know- not really] because that type of desperation was missing from his people.
So-
she has a son- Samuel- and she drops him off at the church one day [the tabernacle] and leaves him for good.
He’s
raised under the leadership of Eli- and his 2 sons- who were priests.
These
sons were using ‘their religion’ for personal benefit- they were wicked and sleeping around- and Eli knew this was going on- and didn’t stop it.
Yet-
Eli has this woman [Hannah] who left her son- so he could ‘live for God’.
I’m
sure Eli must have felt guilty ‘geez- this lady is living in the past- when people really did sell out to God’
And
his own boys- were using religion as a scam.
One
day [Samuel chapter 3] the young boy hears someone calling him.
Samuel
gets up and thinks it’s Eli- he goes to Eli ‘what do you want- I heard you call my name’.
Eli
has no idea what Samuel is saying- and tells him to go to bed.
It
happens 2 more times- and Eli realizes ‘Maybe God is calling the boy’.
He
gives Samuel instructions to go lay down- and when he hears the voice again- to say ‘Speak God- I’m hear’.
Sure
enough it does happen again- and God gives Samuel a message.
He
tells Eli what God said- and the news was not good.
God
will judge the wicked priests- Eli’s 2 sons- and God will clean house.
Ok-
that’s it in brief.
I
mention on the video how God revealed himself to Samuel thru his voice- and I have been teaching about the Logos recently.
God’s
word comes first- then the ‘flesh’ the actual outworking of what he wants to do-
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.
John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John
1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
John
1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Samuel
is an important figure in the nation at this time- because he will be the one to anoint the first 2 kings that Israel has- Saul and David.
God
was willing to start speaking to his people again- but there would be a cleansing first.
The
prophet Amos said ‘woe to you who ae looking for God’s day- asking ‘why is God not speaking anymore’.
Because
there’s usually a reason his communication is cut off from his people- and that’s because his people are not hearing [hearing in the bible is not simply ‘hearing’ but it means you obey what is
said] him anymore.
Yet-
if we want to hear his prophets again- see his miracles- then that entails repentance on our part.
For
many years Eli’s wicked sons were ‘doing ministry’ and the things they were getting away with seemed a common practice.
All
the people knew it was wrong- they despised ‘the church’ because bad stuff was going on.
Yet-
that’s just the way things were.
But
then God had a vessel for his voice- a prophet- dedicated by a passionate mother- who kept her vow.
Much
like the Virgin Mary- when the angel appeared to her- she said ‘so be it’.
God
needs willing people- then he too will speak again.
Yes-
we too can hear his voice- and the word of the Lord won’t be ‘scarce’.
VERSES-
1Samuel
21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1Samuel
21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have
commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
1Samuel
21:3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
1Samuel
21:4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
1Samuel
21:5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread
is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
1Samuel
21:6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken
away.
1Samuel
21:7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to
Saul.
1Samuel
21:8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required
haste.
1Samuel
21:9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it:
for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1Samuel
21:10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
1Samuel
21:11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten
thousands?
1Samuel
21:12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1Samuel
21:13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
1Samuel
21:14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
1Samuel
21:15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
I
have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, Is. 62:6
http://www.corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5?ref=bookmarks
https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4GsqTEVWRm0HxQTLsifvg
I
talked about the Gnostics/Docetists on today’s post- Ephesians 5- here are my past teachings on it-
(739)ACTS
20- Paul travels with some brothers on the journey. This mode of visiting different regions and bringing brothers with him is exciting! They are truly seeing the Kingdom of God becoming
established in the earth. Scripture says ‘they broke bread on the first day of the week’ we read later in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians that when they met on the ‘first day of the week’ he
asked them to take up a collection before he arrived [so he could take the money and meet the needs of the poor saints at Jerusalem]. Do we see here some type of Sunday Sabbath, that is the
‘church day to pay tithes’ so you don’t get cursed? Of course not. You are seeing the simple practical outworking of a people who are becoming the people of God. It’s fine to meet on a Sunday and
to ‘break bread’. Hey, the group needs to know when to meet for the meal! But don’t develop liturgical/sacramental ideas out of this. You say ‘hooray for John [me], he is really giving it to
those Catholics’ well, don’t say hooray yet. Now he calls for the Elders at Ephesus to come to Miletus so he can give them some instructions and a farewell. This address from Paul is one of the
best in the New Testament. He covers the basics for leadership and church growth. Now, he tells them ‘all the time I was with you guys I was upright. I taught you publicly and from house to
house. I showed you repentance toward God and faith towards Jesus Christ. I worked and did not covet your money. I did this to prove I was not there to gain financially from you. To give you an
example as Elders yourselves, so you would not see the responsibility of oversight thru a covetous mindset. Beware! After I leave you there will be an attempt by the enemy to undo the work of the
Cross. Some men, even from your own group will rise up and speak twisted doctrines. They will try to become preeminent in the group, drawing away disciples after themselves. Don’t become
sidetracked and become followers of men! Guard the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Feed them Gods good word’. Paul lays down strong guidelines here. He actually teaches
the elders that he worked when he was among them to leave this example of leaders not seeing ministry as a means to get gain. In one of his future letters [Timothy or Thessalonians?] he actually
says this ‘working’ that he did was a tradition for them to keep. He said this in context of those who refused to work. Very strong indeed. Peter also will teach the Elders to take oversight of
Gods flock ‘not for money, but out of a pure motive’. In the wars that rage over ‘simple church’ versus the modern 501c3 model, both sides have shot at each other wrongfully at times. There are
very intelligent brothers who will take this chapter and teach that the modern Pastor has fallen into the trap of ‘making disciples after themselves’. They see the development of the role of
Pastor as becoming the fulfillment of this. Now, I do see some merit to this, but I see most pastors [all the ones I know and have known personally over the years] as Elders who are striving to
help Gods People. I see a real need for all leadership to see that ministry is not a fulltime clergy type office that has developed over the centuries! Paul is simply addressing the Elders [more
mature ones- in the gospel, not necessarily old!] and showing them that their purpose is to help the people of God grow in grace and make it to a place of self sufficiency in Christ. Paul is
pretty much laying down the gauntlet that leadership is not some ticket of ‘now that I am in ministry, my income comes from the God ordained tithe’. This is never taught as a means of support for
New testament ministers. These ideas have developed out of the Old Testament idea of the tithe supporting the Levitical Priests. In the New Covenant all are Priests and we don’t practice this
type of thing. But Paul does teach that it’s good to support materially [financially] those who are feeding you spiritual food. He does teach ‘don’t muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn’ [he
called us ox’s!] seriously, he lays down the biblical guideline of supporting those who minister the word. But it is important to see he was not establishing some type of clergy system, the fact
that he was working while with these Ephesians and actually used this as an example for OTHER ELDERS as well as the believers shows you this. All in all the main point Paul is getting across is
he wants the basic truth of the gospel to prevail and he does not want top heavy leadership to come in and draw away disciples after them. That is for strong gifted leaders to become the main
focus of these Ephesian believers. So this chapter is important because we see Paul address these elders that he has been ‘ordaining’ in the churches [groups of believers]. We see the basic
character and function of these men. We see the warning that cults will arise. In Paul’s day groups did come forth from the basic Christian communities [Gnostics and Docetists] that had a basic
understanding of certain Christian things, but would deny the reality of Jesus. Paul bids them Farwell as they all embrace on the shoreline. The Elders were heartbroken over Paul’s words that he
will probably see them no more. He wanted to keep the upcoming feast at Jerusalem and eventually preach at Rome. He was on this obsession to carry this gospel to the seat of the empire, even if
it means his life.
Here’s
a link- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/08/20/acts-20/
https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/
Here’s
my past teaching from Mark 12 that relates to the Matt. 23 reading-
https://youtu.be/7dfLhO2HBf8 anti- Christ
[2nd, 3rd John]
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/10-23-16-anti-christ-2nd-3rd-jn.zip
ON
VIDEO [past posts below]
.See
my Hillary drawing [sorry]
.Who
is anti-christ?
.Some
thought Hitler
.Apostles
relate to the bride
.Soteriology
.Was
John a theological liberal?
Mosul
.Iraq-
Libya
.ISIS
.Sunni-
Shia division
.Execution-
or human shields- or just murder?
.Abortion
.Docetism
refuted
[parts]
OBADIAH-
Obadiah
1:7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; that they eat thy bread have laid a
wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
https://youtu.be/LaG8b0etYK8 Obadiah
ON
VIDEO-
.Peace
treaty?
.Leaked
emails
.How
to skew the polls
.Do
I like to lynch Black people?
.The
1 dollar cheese story
.Homeless
stuff
.Iran-
Yemen- Libya- Syria
.The
shores of Tripoli
.ISIS
.Turkey
.Britannia
ruled the seas- and lost [overblog- see here- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/11/15/tuesday-5/ ]
.Mosul
GW
BRIDGE- https://youtu.be/70CVdZxFIMg GW bridge
ON
VIDEO-
.Foundation
stones
.Why
Bishops?
.Gnostics
and Docetism
.Dads
boat
.GOV
Christie and hot dogs
.Restore
the paths
.Isaiah
and John
.Memories
of a kid- train tunnel
.Robert
Moses to blame?
.Mayor
LaGuardia
.The
argument for Rome
.Church
fathers
.Mystics
.Suicide
signs
.Apostolic
succession
.What
church is the ‘true church’?
.Most
amazing intellectual discourse ever? Only if you don’t hear [have to watch to get it- sorry]
.Bedrock
.I
am homeless- can you spare a 5?
NOTE-
I made the video- and typed the notes sitting in my car at Hudson County Park [in the rain]
Ill
upload tomorrow at Dunkin Donuts [or somewhere else].
What
big financial budget was needed for this?
None.
One
of the things I want my minister friends to see- is it’s not about money.
Sure-
it would be easier to be at my home office- or even a home.
But
you don’t need it- you can use the things that you have.
This
has been one of my ‘pet peeves’ for many years.
I
want you to see how simple all of this is- the friends you see [both in Texas and here] are just friends I made along the way.
The
kingdom is about relationships- and sharing with one another- even Marie quoted Jesus- and as far as I know she’s not a Christian.
So-
maybe this whole unplanned experience was God’s will.
To
be honest- I never know- at least at the start.
Be
spontaneous- I left Texas on Sunday- because I heard the song ‘Head East’ [or group?]
So
yes- we all have limited time on the planet.
Don’t
live ‘too safe’ or you won’t live- at all.
FRIDAY
NIGHT- PARKING LOT-
https://youtu.be/UYOvIw6jhiI Friday night- parking
lot
Just
finished the GW bridge walk a few hours ago- and being it might be the last night sleeping in the car, I figured I’d do a video for a few minutes.
This
will probably be the last time you’ll be able to see- real time- me living in the car like this.
But-
like they say ‘you never know’.
[parts]
In
both the gospel and his 3 little letters [1st, 2nd and 3rd John] he uses this term to describe Jesus.
‘In
the beginning was THE WORD and the word was with God…’
That’s
the Greek word- Logos.
It
should be noted that the early Greek philosophers had a concept much like this.
All
the way back to the time of Plato- Socrates and Aristotle [around 500 years before Christ] the Greeks were speaking about a universal principle- some type of ‘unifying theory’ that would be the
basis of all knowledge.
They
spoke about this principle as THE LOGOS.
So-
some of the critics of Christianity did use this as a criticism of the church- they say ‘see- the disciples were just making stuff up- borrowing themes that were already
there’.
Do
they have a point?
A
point- maybe- but that’s all.
In
the letters of John we also read him refuting a cult of the day- called Gnosticism [Gnosis is the Greek word for knowledge. They believed that they had secret knowledge that the others did not
have. A modern twist on this is sometimes referred to as Revelation Knowledge- it’s a form of this ‘special knowledge’ idea that existed in the early days of the church.]
An
off shoot of this group were called the Docetists.
These
guys were pseudo Christians- they held to some form of Christian belief- but denied the true faith of the church.
They
taught that Jesus was ‘a phantom spirit’ that is- they denied what we refer to as the incarnation.
That
God became man in the person of Christ.
John
was one of the youngest disciples- and he also outlived the others.
His
writings are probably the oldest in the N.T. [Revelation]
So-
he was around long enough to refute the growing philosophical challenges to the church.
So-
putting all this together- when John said Jesus was the Divine Logos- he was not ‘stealing’ that idea from the earlier Greek philosophers who were indeed looking for a Logos
principle.
No-
he was saying ‘look- we- the followers of Christ- have found the thing you were looking for all the time- he is the Wisdom- the Logos of God’.
See?
Okay-
I haven’t read John in a long time- nor have I ever studied Greek.
But-
I do have a Greek lexicon [a book that gives you the Greek word before it was translated into English].
And
back ‘in the day’ when we were young believers- seeking to learn the faith- these were the basic tools of the trade.
But
today- well- the tools are motivation- success stuff.
Learning
how to invest- make a buck [or 2] – how to ‘create your world’.
Yeah-
we really don’t have time for all that silly stuff like the Logos.
After
all- it’s all Greek to me.
Yeah-
I know.
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Mark
2 [North Bergen]
POSTED
BY CCOUTREACH87 ⋅ MARCH 2, 2017 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT
WEDNESDAY
3-1-17
Revelation
5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and
tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation
5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
https://youtu.be/_SRevM8Tcs4 MARK 2
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/3-1-17-mark-2-north-bergen.zip
https://youtu.be/4S5YHb2hea8 BURGER KING [Glenn]
https://youtu.be/mij6WkuCllE MONKEY WITH 3
TAILS [Rick]
ON
VIDEO [Mark 2]-
.91st.
st. to park [Fairview- North Bergen]
.Who
can forgive sins but God?
.Man
healed
.Why
was Jesus with sinners?
.Culture
shock
.New
Wine [and skins]
.Don’t
pick the corn
.Don’t
you remember what David did?
.The
Sabbath was made for man- not the other way around
.David
and his men a type of Jesus and his men
NEW-
I taught on the first video [Mark 2] and spent a few hours with some of my friends. Glenn is homeless- and we have had some good talks. I share a little of his story on the short videos. On the
teaching video I’ll try and add my past teaching on this chapter. I haven’t done a commentary on Mark’s gospel- and when I get back to Texas I might pick up on where I left off and make a
complete study out of it. When I left the guys I thought of possibly doing a NYC video at midnight type of a thing- I’ve done those before- and you can see how the streets are alway