Sunday sermon ‘The Tree of Life’
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Haggai
2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
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.More
granite?
.Limited
time to accomplish mission- use it well
.The
2 named trees in the garden- why is this significant?
.The
price for sin is death
.Jesus
paid the ransom by dying for us on the Cross
.This
is not a ‘theory’ [For my scholar friends]
.James
and John make a request of Jesus
.Why
did the other disciples get mad when they found out?
.He
turned down their initial request- but asked them a question too
.What
did ‘the cup’ and ‘the baptism’ mean?
.Jesus
teaches on servant leadership
.Not
at all what Nietzsche taught
.Anselm
.The
suffering Messiah- Isaiah 53
Revelation
2:7
He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God.
TEACHING
[Past posts below]
This
Sunday I spoke on 1 verse that Pastor Bil [Church Unlimited] used in his message-
Proverbs
13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
And
I tried to fit it in with the verses from the Mass [All copied at the end of this post in the verses section].
The
other day when I read the verse- I meditated on how the scripture say’s when the desire comes- IT IS a tree of Life.
In
scripture we read about the fall of man in the garden- and how he made the choice to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil [also a type- picture of the law].
When
he did- he was banished from the garden- and the Tree of Life.
The
story of scripture shows man’s desperate attempt to get ‘back to the garden’- back to the presence of God- and back to the Tree of life.
There
are many prophecies- teachings about Jesus as the fulfillment of that promise- he is the desire of all nations- he is the man whose name is ‘the Branch’-
Zechariah
6:12
And
speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and
he shall build the temple of the Lord:
The
scripture tells us it was his being cursed on ‘the tree’ [the cross] that paid the penalty of sin for man- and brought man back to God-
Galatians
3:13
Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
God
promises those who overcome will eat of that tree once again- which is in the paradise of God-
Revelation
2:7
He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God.
Yes-
Jesus enabled us to come back to the garden- to have fellowship with God once again.
And
it is in this presence of God- even now- that we partake of the Tree of Life- we are now delivered from the curse of the law- we are in the city of God- the Spirit of God- the River of Life is
flowing out of this city- even now- and we are here for the healing of the nations-
Revelation
22 [Full Chapter]
And
he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the
street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and
the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in
it; and his servants shall serve him: …
Note-
I do believe in the literal account of the creation of man in the garden- and it was indeed the sin of man- by disobeying the voice of God [eating the fruit] that brought the penalty of sin on
humanity.
The
scripture is a living word- and God uses the actual experiences of men- the account of creation- to also teach us spiritual truths.
The
were only 2 named trees in the garden [though there were other trees].
These
2 named trees represent the law- and grace.
The
tree of the knowledge of good and evil was a type of the law-
Romans
3:20
Therefore
by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
The
tree of life- is a type of Christ and his Cross- the New Covenant of grace.
The
law could never justify a man- it could only reveal to him his sin
And
his need of a saviour-
Galatians
2:16
Knowing
that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be
justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be
justified.
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Galatians
2:21
I
do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
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Galatians
3:11
But
that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall
live by faith.
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Galatians
3:18
For if the inheritance
be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
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When
man repents- and believes that Christ died [on the Cross] and rose again- he is then saved.
He
is brought back into a restored relationship with God- and now has true life- life that the law covenant could never give.
See?
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.
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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.
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ON
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.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/
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https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-johns-gospel/
MARK-
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/28/jersey-city-ride-mark-1/
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https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/30/mark-8/
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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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JOHN
15
John
15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you.
https://youtu.be/fYld3Wm4elE John 15
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/8-30-16-john-15.zip
ON
VIDEO-
You
tube songs below-
https://youtu.be/vBecM3CQVD8 I mention
this song on the video
https://youtu.be/H3By4DZyTNM I like
this one too [sound of silence]
.Longest
last supper discourse
.True
Vine
.Branches
cut- pruned
.Sympathy
for the devil?
.Cards
in a deck
.Most
high
.Suicides
in the bible
.King
Ranch
.What
is a valuable legacy?
NEW-
[links- verses below]
Jesus
teaches us that he is the TRUE VINE- God is the gardener- and we are the branches.
Warning-
Branches
that do not bear fruit get cut off.
The
ones that produce fruit get pruned.
Ok-
in the history of the church- some Christians believe that ‘believers’ can get cut off [lose their salvation].
Others
don’t.
My
purpose in covering this chapter is to show you that good Christians do disagree on this- and they are all Christians.
Now-
what does it mean?
I’ll
give you my view.
Remember-
John’s gospel is unique in many ways.
One
way is he gives us the longest discourse of Jesus which seems to have taken place at the last Supper.
We
read about the meal in chapter 13- and if you read the beginning of chapter 18- it seems as if all this instruction was in the upper room.
Even
the great prayer of Jesus recorded in Chapter 17.
So-
here’s context.
Judas
was no longer at the table- he went out already.
As
far as we know- the only disciple that knew Judas was getting ‘cut off’ was John.
But
they all knew that one OF THEM was going to betray Jesus.
This
was tough stuff.
Jesus
might have been giving them some ‘reasons’ for this.
Meaning
‘ok- Judas was part of the group [branch] and some tough stuff is still to come- remember- those who do not produce fruit [as Judas] will get cut off’.
‘What
about us Jesus- the good guys’?
Ok-
you guys get pruned- because that’s the process.
See?
Now-
this obviously extends to all of us- Jesus was teaching the church- but maybe this will help us see a little better.
We
have a peculiar insight from John’s gospel- because out of the other 3 gospel writers- only John wrote 3 teaching epistles [1-2-3 John].
Peter
wrote 2 letters [1-2 Peter].
But
he didn’t write a gospel [there is a gnostic one- but most say it was a fake].
So-
John talks about abiding in Christ in his letters- and also about sins that lead to death
16
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray
for it.
17
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1st
Jn.
He
says we should not pray for those who ‘sin unto death’.
Sounds
harsh- but remember- John was at the table that day.
And
Jesus taught his men that this betrayal was meant to be.
Peter
also tells us there were some who were false preachers- yet- when they fall away-
It
would have been better for them not to have known the way of truth- then after knowing it [like Judas] to then fall away.
21
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
2nd
Peter
Both
Peter and John seem to say that these were never really true believers
They
went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of
us. 1st Jn. 2:19
And
Judas did have a special place- yet we know he was not sincere from the start.
John
also teaches us much about abiding [resting] in Christ- and warns us that if we don’t learn how to abide- then we will face shame.
The
overall theme in the New Testament is there are indeed judgments for those who turn away.
Some
might die psychically 1Corinthians 5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his
father’s wife.
1Corinthians
5:2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
1Corinthians
5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
1Corinthians
5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1Corinthians
5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Others
might face a harsher sentence.
The
reality of apostasy is indeed in the bible-
And
whatever side you fall on [Arminian -From the preacher Jacob Arminius – Calvinist- Comes from John Calvin’s name] that warning remains clear.
Hold
fast to the doctrine of Christ- walk in the Spirit- do not justify a sinful life.
And
in the end- all will go well.
PAST
LINKS- [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/
I
mention Corinthians on today’s video- here’s my study- https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/1st-2nd-corinthians/
The
6th session of Trent was the one where the church dealt with justification [how we become saved in Gods sight].
Rome
made a distinction between mortal and Venial sin in the council- the church said that Baptism is the INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE of justification. Yet faith is the Root- Foundation and Initial act that
justifies.
Rome
also taught that Mortal sin kills the grace in the soul that brings justification- and when a person commits a mortal sin- they need the ‘2nd plank of justification’ in order to be brought back
into a state of Grace.
This
2nd Plank is the Sacrament of Penance [confession]. Catholic Moral Theologians use an example to show the difference between Mortal and Venial sin.
Drinking-
if you take a drink [alcohol] not a sin. If you get tipsy- Venial- and if you get flat drunk- mortal.
This
is a true teaching by the way- not making this up.
Catholic
scholars are not in total agreement on all the Mortal/Venial sins.
Some
teach that missing Mass on Sunday is a Mortal sin.
I
just threw this in to show you the debates that take place.
The
teachings from Trent are referred to as Tridentine.
The
Protestants [early on] rejected the belief that a person can lose Gods grace once he has it- later on the Protestants would divide- severely- over this teaching- Predestination and the
Perseverance of the Saints.
But
early on all the major Reformers did indeed teach this.
Luther
believed in the doctrine of Predestination just as much- if not more- than John Calvin.
But
sometimes in these history shows they get this wrong and say Luther and Calvin disagreed on it- that’s a common mistake that you hear every so often.
Luther
actually wrote a book dedicated to the subject [The Bondage of the Will] Calvin never wrote a book solely on the subject.
Okay-
as we end this brief study of the Protestant Reformation- you could also call it a primer on Catholic doctrine [short one].
Why
is it important that we study this?
In
John chapter 17 Jesus said that he desired unity for all of Gods people- and many of these divisions- which date back 500 years- are commonly misunderstood on both sides.
It
is common in our day to run across an ex Catholic who might say ‘you know- I left the church because I don’t believe I need to confess to a priest’ or ‘the Catholic church teaches you are saved
by works’.
The
original Reformers did not have a problem with confession- the Lutherans carried the practice over into their communion.
And
like I just showed you- the Catholic church rejected the doctrine of being saved ‘by works’ [Pelagianism] and simply emphasized the teaching found in the bible- the book of James- and focused
more on James than Paul [who the protestants focus on].
So
yes- there are still differences- but if we are not informed- then it makes it harder to strive for unity- and at the end of the day God does desire unity for all his people.
The
other day I quoted the great Civil rights leader- MLK. In one of his famous speeches that’s played when we celebrate his life- you hear Martin say that not only was he seeking unity among the
races- but also in the church.
He
said he wanted to see Catholics and Protestants- as well as Blacks and Whites- sit down together- he referred to us all as Gods kids.
I
think we should strive to achieve the desire of Martin- and Jesus.
Amen.
[parts]
1782-
PROTESTANT REFORMATION CONCLUSION
Today
let’s finish up the study on the Protestant Reformation. We left off on Luther disputing with the church over the doctrine of how a person becomes just in the sight of God- is it by works or
faith?
Now-
to the surprise of many Protestants [and Catholics!] both sides agreed that a person cannot be justified by works.
Yes-
the Catholic Church rejected what was known as Pelagianism. In the early centuries of the church there was a Catholic priest- named Pelagius- who taught that people had the ability within
themselves to obey Gods law and become saved that way.
He
rejected the doctrine of original sin and another famous bishop- Saint Augustine- would refute Pelagius and teach salvation comes by the Grace of God. The official Catholic position was to reject
Pelagius and accept Augustine.
Okay-
then where’s the difference?
The
church council that spells it out is the Council of Trent [named after the Italian city where the council took place in the 1500’s- Trento].
This
council is often referred to as the Counter Reformation. The church rejected the Protestant line- but also acknowledged the need for reform and made some changes.
This
is the council where the church rejects Pelagianism- and also says the position of Luther [Justification by Faith ALONE] was flawed.
The
church appealed to the New Testament letter of Saint James- where James uses an example from the life of Abraham [found in Genesis 22] where Abraham obeys God and is willing to sacrifice his son
Isaac on an altar.
Of
course this never happens- God was simply testing Abraham- but James says this act of obedience justified him in Gods sight.
James
says ‘see how a man is justified by works- and not by faith ALONE’.
The
argument from Rome was Faith played THE major role in justification- but was not sufficient by itself- there had to be righteous works eventually associated with it in order for God to say ‘you
are just’ [saved].
Luther
disagreed and said God justified Abraham before he had good works- we find this in Genesis 15. God says to Abraham ‘look- count all the stars- so shall your offspring be’ and Walla- the bible
also says Abraham was justified in God’s eyes the moment he believed the promise.
Who’s
right?
Actually
they both are.
I
have taught this a few times over the years- and it would take too much time to re-do right now.
But
I believe James and Paul [the 2 who debate this in the bible] are simply looking at different aspects of salvation/justification.
Paul
emphasized faith- and James showed us how true faith always has works with it.
When
you read the statements that came out from the council of Trent- some of them do seem to indicate that both sides might have been talking past each other at some points.
In
the heat of the day they were too quick to condemn the other side- without really trying hard to achieve unity [like politics!].
The
6th session of Trent was the one where the church dealt with justification [how we become saved in Gods sight].
Rome
made a distinction between mortal and Venial sin in the council- the church said that Baptism is the INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE of justification. Yet faith is the Root- Foundation and Initial act that
justifies.
Rome
also taught that Mortal sin kills the grace in the soul that brings justification- and when a person commits a mortal sin- they need the ‘2nd plank of justification’ in order to be brought back
into a state of Grace.
This
2nd Plank is the Sacrament of Penance [confession]. Catholic Moral Theologians use an example to show the difference between Mortal and Venial sin.
Drinking-
if you take a drink [alcohol] not a sin. If you get tipsy- Venial- and if you get flat drunk- mortal.
This
is a true teaching by the way- not making this up.
Catholic
scholars are not in total agreement on all the Mortal/Venial sins.
Some
teach that missing Mass on Sunday is a Mortal sin.
I
just threw this in to show you the debates that take place.
The
teachings from Trent are referred to as Tridentine.
The
Protestants [early on] rejected the belief that a person can lose Gods grace once he has it- later on the Protestants would divide- severely- over this teaching- Predestination and the
Perseverance of the Saints.
But
early on all the major Reformers did indeed teach this.
Luther
believed in the doctrine of Predestination just as much- if not more- than John Calvin.
But
sometimes in these history shows they get this wrong and say Luther and Calvin disagreed on it- that’s a common mistake that you hear every so often.
Luther
actually wrote a book dedicated to the subject [The Bondage of the Will] Calvin never wrote a book solely on the subject.
Okay-
as we end this brief study of the Protestant Reformation- you could also call it a primer on Catholic doctrine [short one].
Why
is it important that we study this?
In
John chapter 17 Jesus said that he desired unity for all of Gods people- and many of these divisions- which date back 500 years- are commonly misunderstood on both sides.
It
is common in our day to run across an ex Catholic who might say ‘you know- I left the church because I don’t believe I need to confess to a priest’ or ‘the Catholic church teaches you are saved
by works’.
The
original Reformers did not have a problem with confession- the Lutherans carried the practice over into their communion.
And
like I just showed you- the Catholic church rejected the doctrine of being saved ‘by works’ [Pelagianism] and simply emphasized the teaching found in the bible- the book of James- and focused
more on James than Paul [who the protestants focus on].
So
yes- there are still differences- but if we are not informed- then it makes it harder to strive for unity- and at the end of the day God does desire unity for all his people.
The
other day I quoted the great Civil rights leader- MLK. In one of his famous speeches that’s played when we celebrate his life- you hear Martin say that not only was he seeking unity among the
races- but also in the church.
He
said he wanted to see Catholics and Protestants- as well as Blacks and Whites- sit down together- he referred to us all as Gods kids.
I
think we should strive to achieve the desire of Martin- and Jesus.
Amen.
[parts]
NOTE
3- Augustine.
I
personally am a fan of Saint Augustine. He is one of the famous church fathers of the early centuries.
In
my view he holds a distinct place- he is admired by both staunch Protestants [Reformed Theologians]- and Catholics.
Why?
The
original Protestant Reformation of the 16th century had 3 key figures.
Martin
Luther [Germany]- Ulrich Zwingli [Swiss] and John Calvin [studied for the priesthood in Paris- later took a key role in Geneva Switzerland].
One
of the key beliefs- of at least 2 of these 3- was the doctrine mentioned above- Predestination.
It
is a common mistake in our day to see historical documentaries [I have seen some] that refer to Calvin as someone who believed in Predestination [true] and that Luther disagreed with
him.
That’s
wrong [but you have to study theology to find this out- a brief reading of church history does not show you this- that’s why some of the well meaning documentaries you might see on the History
channel get this wrong].
Okay-
Martin Luther was a Catholic Monk- under an order called the Augustinian order- named after St. Augustine.
See?
Even
though he would break away from the church- and the Lutheran church would form- yet he held to the original belief that the founder/namesake of his order taught.
Now-
you do indeed find many verses in the bible that speak about God choosing us- and not us ‘choosing him’.
Or
chapters [Romans 9] that say Gods choice of us has nothing to do with our own goodness- but he chose us because he loved us.
So-
this teaching does indeed have scriptural backing.
But-
you also have scripture to back up the opposing view- which is referred to as Arminianism.
Named
after another church leader- Jacob Arminius.
He
held to the Calvinist view at first- but as he began studying- to defend this view- he came to the belief that this view [at least among its more radical adherents] was wrong.
These
2 groups- Calvinists- Armenians- became enemies as the Protestant Reformation grew.
The
followers of men like John Wesley [founder of the Methodist church] disagreed strongly with those who held to the Calvinist view.
In
our day- you still have adherents of both views- seeing the ‘other side’ as non Christian.
It’s
sad- but this is just one- of thousands of teachings- that have had this effect.
The
Catholic leaders warned of this at the time of the breakaway- which took place in the 16th century.
They
feared that once you made a clean break from the historic church- that the ‘breaking’ would never stop.
As
you look at the scene over the past 500 years- it’s hard to say they were wrong.
One
last note- many modern Protestants do not hold Augustine- or any of the men mentioned above- in high regard at all.
Some
hold to a belief [another popular one in groups that are Restorationist- as opposed to Reformist] that all of the early Christian expressions got off course [apostatized] and that the only ‘true’
church- just happens to be the group they are in.
Once
again- this type of belief simply increases the division in the church- in my view.
Many
reject men like Augustine- because of his influence by the Greek philosophers- they charge that some of the early church leaders were too much into philosophy.
For
instance- one of the first Christian schools ever founded was in Alexandria- Egypt.
In
the 2nd/3rd century Origen- an early church father- would take over the school and teach Christian theology.
But-
the school was basically a school that first taught Greek philosophy.
Origen
is respected by many [like me] but officially the church does not recognize him as a legitimate Church farther.
Why?
Because
he did indeed hold to some views that were not Christian based- like the pre- existence of the soul.
This
belief comes straight from Greek philosophy- not Christianity.
He
also believed in what we refer to as Universalism- that at the end- everyone gets saved- even the Devil!
So-
this debate has gone on for centuries- the debate over how ‘Platonic’ so and so is- or did men like Thomas Aquinas [ 13th century- another favorite of mine] simply mix Aristotelian thought
[Aristotle] in with Christian teaching- and thus water down the true faith.
This
is also the reason many [most] Protestants do not teach Philosophy- as a basic plank- in their seminaries.
I
think this is a big mistake.
Philosophy-
as a field- deals with the basic issues of life.
Why
are we hear- what’s the purpose of mans existence- etc.
For
the Protestant church to have basically abandoned this field- this left the secular world to shape it as they wish.
But-
the Catholic Church has indeed engaged in this field- and in my view- has presented a better world view- than the secular philosophers.
Okay-
now this post is becoming an entire study!
That’s
it for now- I have lots of posts like this on the blog- if you want- just look them up there.
[The
above comes from my study on the Protestant Reformation- here’s the complete study- https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/protestant-reformation-luther/ ]
[parts]
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]
VERSES-
13
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul
preacheth.
14
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts
19
15
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
2nd
Peter 2
The
light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Lk:11
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. Rev. 14:15
Bless
the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Ps.103:20
Who
is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 1st Jn. 2:22
And
every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it
in the world. 1st Jn. 4:3
30
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Jn.
20
And
he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. Lk. 4:23
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of the kingdom
ON
VIDEO-
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fan?
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dream
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Joe
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Glory
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me throw the rod
VERSES-
Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Ps. 45:6
11
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
[parts]
VERSES-
John
15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
John
15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John
15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
John
15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
John
15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John
15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
John
15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John
15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
John
15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John
15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
John
15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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.
John
15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
John
15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto
you.
John
15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you.
John
15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
John
15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John
15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John
15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours
also.
John
15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
John
15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
John
15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
John
15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John
15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
John
15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Notice
all the ‘abide’ verses in John’s letter-
He
that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:10
He
that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:14
I
have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have
overcome the wicked one.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:17
And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:24
Let
that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the
Father.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:27
But
the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as
it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:28
And
now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 3:6
Whosoever
abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 3:14
We
know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 3:24
And
he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
16
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray
for it.
17
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1st
Jn
They
went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of
us.
1stJn
20
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with
them than the beginning.
21
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
2nd
Peter
Yet
Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Jude.
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[1587]
OVERVIEW- Lets over view a little today- in the last post I mentioned how we will be getting into Marx, Freud and Nietzsche in the coming months- yet I have so many things going on at this
time that just in case I never get to them I want to lay out some stuff. First, most challenges to the Christian faith/God- have come from the point of view that said ‘yes- we believe that there
is some being out there- God- but we challenge the purveyors of religion and how man has used religion to control- manipulate the masses’. It was not until the rise of these men that the popular
approach of ‘no God’ would take a foothold in the minds of many unsuspecting ‘masses’. Before we delve into the ideas and contradictions of these men- let me explain why most thinkers of the
Enlightenment did not take the atheistic approach- and instead opted for some form of Deism/Theism. The original debate of ‘where did everything come from’ did not start during the Enlightenment-
it dates back as far as 4-5 centuries before Christ- the question is obviously older- but you can read the debate taking place in the great minds of the Greek philosophers; Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle. Though the idea of God in the minds of these Greek thinkers was not the same definition that Christianity would hold to- yet they did believe in some type of being who for the most
part was what we would think of as God- they referred to him as The Prime Mover- a term that the great Catholic thinker Thomas Aquinas would use in the 13th century as he too argued for the
existence of God. Okay- the Greeks taught that the universe/cosmos always existed- and there was an initiator who started the ball rolling [motion]. Their ideas about how the solar system worked
were primitive- the famous idea espoused by Ptolemy had a sort of crystalline sphere surrounding the earth and the stars and planets were ‘stuck’ to this shield and as the sphere rotated- that’s
what caused the heavens to change. Obviously the breakthroughs in cosmology that occurred under Copernicus and Galileo would bring us into a more perfect idea of how everything functions- yet the
Ptolemaic view prevailed for centuries. Now- over the centuries those who began to challenge the church- they would hold to a view that while it is obvious that some Divine being exists [yes-
very obvious- get to it in a moment] – yet they were not sure about the existence of the universe- did it always exist like the Greek philosophers said- or did the universe- and all things- have
a beginning point? It is important to realize that those who would later on [18th- 20th centuries] challenge the actual existence of God- these very intelligent atheists [not joking]
understood that if modern science ever taught a view that said ‘there was a point in time where nothing existed’ these men realized if this were true- then the gig would be up- if there was a
time where nothing existed- not even God- they knew beyond all doubt that you would have nothing today. In my view these atheists were the smartest. Yet the breakthroughs in Physics during the
era of Einstein did finally prove- beyond all doubt- that there was a time in the past where Time, Matter, Space- that all things did indeed have a starting point. This scientific fact [not
religious fact] is absolute- beyond all doubt- irrefutable proof that God does indeed exist- and that he does possess all the attributes ascribed to him by Christian theology. If there was a time
where nothing existed [not even God] then you would have nothing today- that’s fact- not belief. So- this is the way the world has debated about the subject for thousands of years- and for the
recent theories to try and go back to the idea that the cosmos always existed- well that’s stone age thinking- that’s a rejection of what is commonly referred to as Big Bang cosmology- and no
serious thinker rejects Einstein’s theories any more. So- where does that leave us? As we get into the many ideas people have come up with about God- religion- etc. we want to give the critics
their chance to make the case- I have been reading [and refuting] Christopher Hitchens book these last few weeks [God is not great- Hitchens is a famous atheist] and I’m giving him a fair
hearing- but not going easy on his blunders as well. A while back I got into a debate on a scientific type site- it was Christian in nature- but as I read the feed I realized there were a bunch
of scientists going at it- smart men- some on the side of faith- others against it. I added [hesitantly!] my 2 cents worth. At one point- one of the scientists made a major blunder in logic while
making his case that there is no God- I wasn’t too mean [heck- he was mocking Christians- I had to be a little mean] and as I posted my correction- proving him to be wrong- not in my area of
faith- but in his area of science- he left the debate and never came back. As I checked the posts the next day- I saw another scientist anonymously posted a comment- agreeing with me, about a
scientific fact- and admitting that his friend was indeed wrong. The point? It is too easy in this debate to think ‘surely these men must be right- after all they wouldn’t be so popular if they
were wrong’- the fact is- this debate is not new, and yes- there are many popular writers/thinkers who are teaching an atheistic view- and these guys are making major mistakes in logic, fact,
even in their own fields- they have been proven wrong- time and time again. So for those who are fans of the thinkers I will be refuting down the road- keep an open mind- don’t assume that these
men are beyond fault- major fault in my view- and realize that the most prevalent idea espoused by the atheistic thinkers today- has indeed been proven false. You cannot get something from
nothing- if there were a time where nothing existed- then nothing would exist today.
[1586]
FREUD-NIETZSCHE AND MARX- Today I need to do a little more on our study of Modernity [the thinkers who have influenced Western culture/thought from the 1700’s- 2000’s]. At this time I have 3
separate studies I have started on-line; Classics of literature, Great Christian thinkers of history, and Modernity. As time rolls on- I will gradually post all new studies once a year in a
monthly post [most of the time it will be February] and as I update them you can read the most recent ones from the most recent years.
Okay-
I am skipping a bunch of stuff to jump into the thinkers who represent the most popular forms of atheism- Marx, Nietzsche and Freud. But first we need to take a look at Ludwig Feuerbach. L.F.
[Ludwig Feuerbach] laid the groundwork for these other more famous rejecters of God and Christianity. During the enlightenment period it was rare for the critics of religion to hold an outright
atheistic view- men like Hume and Voltaire- though true critics of the church- did not come out openly and deny the existence of God. It was also difficult [impossible?] to hold professorships in
the universities if you were a doubter of God. Both Hume and Voltaire did not hold positions. F.S. was Hegelian in a way [he followed Hegel’s idea that ‘God’ comes to self consciousness thru the
development of humanity] but F.S. was a Materialist- Hegel was an Idealist. Remember- idealism is the philosophical system that sees reality existing in forms/ideas first- then later comes the
material thing. The great ancient philosophers- Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were all Idealists. F.S. espoused the idea that reality starts with the material existence of man first- and thru
religion man ‘projects’ the idea of God/spirit into society- and as man and Christianity develop [all good things for F.S.] that the ultimate truth that we learn on this journey is that man is
really all there is- his ‘phase’ of God and religion were simply necessary stages for man to arrive at this self conscious state in which he finally realizes that man is all there is- God was a
‘crutch’- a needed one- but never the less simply a projection of mans mind until he came to full maturity. For F.S. ‘theology [the study of God] is anthropology’ [the study of man]. So in this
sense he follows Hegel- the development of man and society is the development of God- but Hegel starts with spirit projecting ‘himself’ into creation- and F.S. starts with man/matter first- and
man projects this idea of God/spirit as a secondary reality. The philosopher Paul Ricoeur describes F.S. and his disciples as holding to a system of belief called ‘the hermeneutics of suspicion’.
This meaning that religion and God are not just things that seem to be irrational [according to certain enlightenment critics] but that religion itself is a mask that adds to the suffering of
man- that man is under the dominion of false ideas- ideas that have been developed by those who want power over others- and these taskmasters use religion as a tool to oppress the ignorant
masses. This idea will come to full bloom in the mind of Marx. Marx referred to religion as a ‘false consciousness’ that kept man in servitude to others who ruled over them- and religion itself
was the tool that kept these ignorant masses in check. Nietzsche thought religion had its roots in weakness and sickness- and that the most decadent used it to control those who were actually
more moral than the leaders. Freud saw religion as an effect of repression and the actual cause of mental conflict and guilt- he blamed religion for all the psychosis that man is afflicted with
in life. The next few posts in this study [whenever I get to them?] I will try and develop all 3 of these famous thinkers ideas- show the errors in their own thinking- and the aftermath of
generations who have tried/fleshed out their philosophies- and have found them dreadfully lacking in the end.
In
the last post I mentioned saint Thomas Aquinas- and after Augustine [and Anselm- 11th century] he is the next main character I wanted to cover [in our ongoing philosophy
study].
Aquinas
is referred to as the Doctor Angelicas [angelic doctor] by the catholic church. Aquinas lived during the time of a cultural/philosophical reawakening that was beginning to take place in the
Western world- the Renaissance.
Renaissance
means ‘re-birth’. It was a rebirth of the ancient Poets and philosophers of days gone by. Men like Cicero and Aristotle were once again brought to the fore front of many thinkers and lovers of
culture.
The
catch phrase for the Renaissance was Ad Fontes- which meant ‘back to the sources’ [source- Fountain- Fontes]. In the 14th century a famous and influential Catholic family- the Medici’s- were
a catalyst for mixing this cultural movement in with the church.
The
Renaissance sort of challenged the historic view of education- up until this time most learning was done thru the prism of the church. In the universities of the day Theology [study of God] was
called the Queen of the sciences- and philosophy was referred to as her Handmaiden.
Well
the Renaissance thinkers said they wanted to study things for what they are- they did not want to see everything thru the lens of the church.
Eventually
the theme of the movement [back to the original sources] would play a major role in the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. Men like Erasmus [the famous 16th century Catholic
Humanist] would re discover the original Greek New testament- and it was thru the study of the Greek text that many of the Reformers made their case to get ‘back to the bible’ and eventually
break from Rome.
This
was also the beginning period of modern capitalism. Recently when Libya had her ‘civil war’ and the new leaders started talking about a new constitution- one of the interesting things that came
up was they wanted to do away with interest on loans.
Why?
Well Muslims teach that interest itself is a bad thing. ‘Gee- wonder where they get that idea from John’ Oh- from a little book- called the bible.
Yes-
to the surprise of some- this is very much taught in the Old Testament. Now- it was God’s law governing the nation of Israel- but they were forbidden to charge interest.
‘So
John- is it wrong for us today to make interest’? Not really- Jesus used interest [usury] as an example in some of his parables- and overall- we as believers are not under the Old Testament laws
that govern natural Israel.
But-
for many centuries- the world did not see interest on money as a legitimate way to earn a living. So during the Renaissance you also had the rise of exploration- and explorers like Columbus would
go on their voyages with the financial backing of investors.
The
normal rate for these voyages was a 75/25% cut. When the explorer returned- the investor [Spain- or whoever] got 75% of the goods- and the explorer kept 25.
So
there were a lot of changes taking place in the world at the time- and the rise of modern capitalism was one of them- money of course existed way before this time- but as a commodity- this was a
new way of viewing the world.
Okay-
just thought I would throw in a little history along with the current events of the day. As we see the current turmoil in the Italian markets [the original renaissance started in Florence- Italy]
maybe seeing money/interest as a commodity- and ‘usury’ as a major way to increase ones wealth- well maybe that’s not such a smart way to do things after all.
When
Jon Corzine’s global investment firm went bust the other day- it was a direct result of taking a gamble on the ‘gullibility’ of the common man.
What
his firm did was they took a huge risk by investing in European bonds- bonds from Greece that everyone knew was a terrible ‘bet’. Then why did he do it?
The
risk was so high- that the interest [usury] on the bonds was also high- you would make lots of money- if you got your money back.
But
how would you get the money back- if the company [or nation- or bank] is in such bad shape that they might go bust? Your basically betting that the other nations around them [and the 1% crowd]
would never let this happen [too big to fail] and when the nation [or company] gets ‘bailed out’ well then you get the money back- at a huge gain- all at the expense of the ‘99’
%.
‘Gee
John- that doesn’t seem right to me’. That doesn’t seem right to me either- and to the legitimate ‘occupy Wall st. guys’ that’s not right to them as well.
Basically
Corzine did the exact same thing that the big banks did during our 2008 bail out crisis- the banks can’t do that anymore- we did pass regulations that forbid this. But private investment firms
can- they take a risk if they do- but that’s their choice.
Corzine
took the risk- and lost [besides the fact the there is also about 600 million dollars ‘missing’ from private investors money!].
Okay-
that’s it for now. We will keep an eye on Italy for the next few days [Germany is already talking about bailing out of the Euro Zone] and if things keep going downhill like this- well we might
all be better off if we moved our money into less interest bearing accounts- safe places to ‘park’ your money- and after the dust settles- then maybe get back into the market.
But
right now- I would trust getting a bigger return from a Columbus voyage than the market- yes- maybe ‘usury’ is not all that’s it’s cracked up to be- maybe the Libyans are right [and the Old
Testament]. Yeah- maybe they know something we don’t.
ARE
WE SUPPOSED TO BE DUMMIES? Still in Luke 18, the disciples forbid the young children from coming to Jesus; Jesus rebukes the disciples and tells them that the Kingdom of God is made up of little
children. There is a theme in the New Testament that goes like this ‘become childlike in your faith and trust in me, but be mature in your thinking and understanding’. Often times these two
things are confused. Why? In the letter to the Corinthians Paul will rebuke the wisdom of the world, he states that when he was among them he did not use men’s wisdom to convince them of the
message of the Cross. Paul also encourages believers to be ‘child like’ as well. Many confuse Paul’s teaching with an idea that says Christians should not be engaged in the development of the
mind. Paul was not rebuking all wisdom and forms of knowledge, but a specific kind of wisdom. In Acts 17 we read of Paul at Athens, the Greek intellectual city of his day [Alexandria was the
philosophical center in Egypt]. As Paul disputes with the philosophers of his day he actually quotes their own poets/philosophers in his sermon, he does not quote from the Old Testament, but uses
the sources that they are familiar with. Right after Athens Paul goes to Corinth, the cites are very close geographically. There was a form of philosophy at Corinth that was very popular,
you had the Sophists and the professional speakers [Rhetoric] operating out of Corinth. The Sophists were the philosophers that came right before Socrates in the Greek cultural world, around 6
centuries or so before Christ. Their form of philosophy was what you would describe as the first Relativists [or post modern thinkers who appeal to subjective knowledge as opposed to objective]
they taught that philosophy and arguing were simply things you do ‘just for the heck of it’. Sort of like a hobby of simply disputing things while never being able to arrive at truth, something
Paul will rebuke in the New Testament by saying some people were ‘always learning and never being able to come to the knowledge of the truth’ Paul himself tells the Corinthians ‘where is the
disputer of this world’. So the Sophists were famous for this type of thing. Now the great philosopher Socrates disagreed with the Sophists, Socrates taught that thru the practice of thorough
debate and the art of constantly asking questions, that you could arrive at truth [seek and ye shall find type of a system]. He believed real knowledge could be found thru seeking after it.
Socrates stirred the waters too much, he was put to death by being made to drink the famous hemlock, the city where this happened was Athens. So Paul more than likely is disputing the system of
thought that said you could not arrive at objective truth. It’s no secret that his letter to the Corinthians has one of the strongest statements of factual [objective] belief found in the New
Testament. The great chapter 15 reads like an early creed to the church ‘Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures…’ It’s very probable that this chapter was used as a sort of creed in
the early Pauline churches. So, what exactly was Paul saying [and Jesus] when they taught us to be like children, to reject the wisdom of the world for the wisdom of Christ? Simply that our
approach to God and the things of God should be done in a humble manner, being childlike and open to God all throughout our lives. Paul was not teaching us that the following ages of great
Christian thinkers was wrong; men like Anselm, Aquinas, C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. It is perfectly acceptable for the believer to become well versed in the field of philosophy, to argue the
Christian worldview from a biblical perspective. While it is true that no church was founded by Paul after his Athens visit, and some feel he abandoned his use of ‘worldly wisdom’ at Corinth
because of this failure, but I think Paul continued to appeal to the intellectual world thru his great wisdom [God given] thru out his life [read Galatians and Romans!]. Ultimately it is the
wisdom of the Cross that saves people, a wisdom that Paul said he communicated not in the words of mans intellect, but in the direct ability of the Spirit to speak. Sometimes that ability came
thru a sermon that quoted the philosophers of old [Athens] sometimes thru the simple sharing of the message of Christ. Jesus grew in wisdom and stature with God and man, he knew the ideas of his
day, so did Paul. Do you?
GALATIANS
2-
Galatians
2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
https://youtu.be/Ld07s54F3M4 Galatians 2
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/12-27-16-galatians-2.zip
ON
VIDEO-
.What
Jerusalem visit was it?
.Did
Peter quote Paul in Acts 15?
.Hearing
and believing justifies
.Paul
rebukes Peter
.God
chose us
.The
faith itself is a gift
.Justin
Martyr
.Legalism
.Law
versus grace
.God
rested the 7th day
.The
‘Way’
.Catholics
and Protestants
.Great
Schism- 1054 ad
.Reformation-
16th century
.We
all have ‘traditions’
NEW-
As
Paul makes the argument that ‘his gospel’ is the true message of grace-
He
recounts a story about Peter.
One
time Peter visited the gentile Christians of Antioch [the region] and when Peter was with them he ate and fellowshipped with them-
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 Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the
circumcision.
Galatians
2:13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Then
Paul says when some from ‘James’ came down- he separated himself from the gentiles- and started going back to the old ways of the law [The Jews saw the gentiles as unclean].
Paul
says he withstood Peter- to his face- and said this-
Galatians
2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as
do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Ok-
it looks like Peter learned a lesson this day.
The
same lesson God himself showed him in Acts chapter 10-
Acts
10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts
10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Now-
we read about a visit Paul made to Jerusalem- ’14 years’ after the encounter he mentioned in chapter 1 [of Galatians]-
Galatians
2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Galatians
2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had
run, in vain.
I
don’t want to get too much into the weeds here- but bible scholars have different views on the visit to Jerusalem mentioned in this chapter.
Some
think this is talking about a visit we read about in Acts 11- others think he is speaking about the acts 15 council.
On
the video I talk about the different reasons why this is so- but it really makes no difference-
The
main point Paul is making is the fact that the leadership of the Jerusalem church knew he was preaching grace to the gentiles- and they were ok with that.
He
spends a lot of time in chapters 1 and 2 defending himself- and talking about his interaction with the leaders of the church at Jerusalem.
The
reason he is doing this is because the Judiazers [the believing Pharisees out of Jerusalem] were going around behind Paul’s back and telling his converts that Paul was teaching in rebellion of
the ‘main church’ at Jerusalem.
Acts
15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Acts
15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the
apostles and elders about this question.
He
in fact was not.
At
the end of the chapter we have another clear argument for why people are indeed justified by faith in Jesus- and not by the works of the law.
Galatians
2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and
not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians
2:17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Galatians
2:18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Galatians
2:19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Galatians
2:20 I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.
I
mention- quote a lot on today’s video [Galatians 2]-
I’ll
try and add some of my past teaching on the key chapters [Acts 10- etc.]
Because
they fit In with the whole story of what’s going on-
The
New Testament is to be read in context.
When
we read thru the whole bible- it helps us see the bigger picture.
One
note on why I think it might be possible that the visit talked about in this chapter might not be the Acts 15 council-
When
Paul recounts his rebuke to Peter – these are the same words Peter uses when defending Paul at the Jerusalem council-
Galatians
2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as
do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Acts
15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should
hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
Acts
15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Acts
15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Acts
15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Sort
of like Peter remembered the earlier rebuke by Paul- and it stuck with him.
Another
reason it might be the earlier meeting- is Paul says the only ordinance James gave them- was to remember the poor-
Galatians
2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the
heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Galatians
2:10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Yet-
in the famous Acts 15 meeting- there were actually 4 things James and the leaders told them- and in the Acts 15 meeting- it leaves out the part about taking care of the poor-
Acts
15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
Acts
15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye
well.
Either
way- the main message is the same.
That
the gentile believers did not have to get circumcised and come under the law in order to be saved-
In
the words of Paul himself- this would make the death of Christ ‘vain’-
Galatians
2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
PAST
TEACHING I DID THAT RELATES-
https://ccoutreach87.com/acts/ %5Bsee chapters-
10- 11- 15- I talk about them on today’s video- Galatians 2.
GALATIANS
[Links]
https://ccoutreach87.com/2016/12/26/galatians-1/
https://ccoutreach87.com/2016/12/30/2nd-samuel-3-homeless-friends/
I
also mention- quote from these books- here are my past commentaries on them-
https://ccoutreach87.com/ephesians-highlights/
https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/james-2015/
https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/
I
mention Justin Martyr on today’s video- I taught about him in previous posts- here’s one-
HERACLITUS-
Ok- lets pick up on my philosophy stuff.
Heraclitus
lived in the 6th/5th century BC. – He was from Ephesus and his key thought was Ever Present Change.
That
is he saw everything as being in a state of continual flux- one of his famous sayings was ‘No man ever steps into the same river twice’.
He
is called the Weeping Philosopher- sort of like the prophet Jeremiah in the bible- also called the Weeping Prophet.
Heraclitus
is known for his concept of the Logos- the Word- or thought/reason.
Now-
this aspect of his thought plays a role in the development of the Christian understanding of Christ himself- in our New Testaments [written in Greek] Jesus is indeed referred to as the Logos- or
Word of God.
The
Greek philosophers understanding of the Logos was not the same as the Christian view- mainly expressed thru the writings of John [The gospel- the 3 epistles- and Revelation].
But-
some see the Greek view as a precursor to Christ.
In
the work of one of the early church fathers- Hippolytus ‘The Refutation of all Heresies’ he attacks Heraclitus view of the Logos as an early form of heresy.
The
apologist Justin Martyr is more gracious- he [Like Ulrich Zwingli- the great Swiss reformer of the 16th century] viewed the early Geek thinkers as ‘pre- Christian’ or ‘Christians before
Christ’.
Though
many reject this view- yet there is some scripture to back it up.
The
apostle Paul said in his letter to the Romans that if the Gentiles [non-Jews] do by nature the things contained in the law- then they are justified in God’s sight.
Of
course these things are debatable- but I add this to show you that some great Christian thinkers did indeed view the early Greek thinkers- who did live by a moral code- as being right in God’s
eyes.
And
the bible does teach a theme that we will be judged according to the amount of light [understanding] that we had at the time.
I
should note that Plato [one of the 3 titans that arose after Heraclitus- from the city/state of Athens] disagreed with Heraclitus on all things being in a state of constant
change.
When
[if?] we get to Socrates- Plato and Aristotle- I’ll try and cover the ways they advanced- built upon- the thought of the pre Socratic thinkers.
As
a side note- the most famous student of Aristotle- who was the most famous student of Plato- who was the most famous student of Socrates- was Alexander the Great.
This
goes to show you how great an influence Greek philosophy had on the ancient world.
A
few nuggets from Heraclitus- ‘all things come to pass in accordance with this Logos’ ‘follow the common’ ‘not having their own judgment’.
Recently
I covered Acts chapter 2- and we see some of these ideas in the early Christian movement.
The
first Christians did ‘follow the common’ they sold their goods- and had ‘all things common’ [communal lifestyle].
The
apostle Paul teaches the early church to all ‘speak the same thing- that there be no divisions among you’.
And
the New Testament also says the scripture should not be given to Private Interpretation- meaning- ‘not having your own personal judgment’.
All
in all- we do indeed see a sort of pre Christian thought in the pre Socratic thinkers- they did indeed speak of the Divine- God- though there understanding of him was not the same as the
Christian church.
In
a sense- Heraclitus idea that in life- the only ‘constant’ is the fact that there is no constant- that life itself is made up of an ongoing journey- we live day by day- not ever knowing what ‘the
next day will bring forth’- Jesus.
Yeah-
the man had some good points- the later Stoics would consider Heraclitus as the father of their movement.
And
in the study of Philosophy- the Stoics- who had a good run from a few years before the Common Era- were overtaken in the 4th century [as the main influential philosophy of the time] by some new
and lasting philosophy- started by a man named Jesus Christ- who his followers claimed rose from the dead.
Yeah-
this New Way was called Christianity- and this philosophy has endured now for over 2 thousand years.
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BUYER BEWARE!
We
bought the Rocu thing the other day.
That’s
the device that lets you watch movies on line.
You
get a lot of real good stuff- I was surprised.
I
was also surprised to see all the documentaries about religion and Christianity.
The
ones from Netflix looked interesting- so I watched a couple.
Yikes!!
All
of the ones I saw were done from a skeptic’s point of view.
Now-
as someone who writes on apologetics [the defense of the faith] I am familiar with these arguments against the faith.
But-
if you are not familiar- these doc’s will shake your faith- for sure.
Why?
They
are done from the perspective that Christianity basically copied the Greek myths of God and religion- they focus on the ‘similarities’ between Christianity and Greek [and other cultures]
religions.
Okay-
what was wrong- or deceptive?
First-
this entire school of thought was popularized in the 19th century- from the Christian universities in Germany.
Yes-
some good men- well meaning men [others not so good! Freud- etc] believed that in order for the faith to survive in this ‘brave new world’ [modernity- and the whole humanistic advance of man
since the enlightenment].
That
they had to re-fashion the faith and sort of bring it up to date with the times.
Men
like Rudolph Bultman introduced the idea of ‘de mythologizing’ the bible.
So-
these guys rejected all the supernatural elements of the bible- no more miracles- angels- demons- or resurrection!
Many
people embraced this ‘new’ bold approach to the faith- and basically became theological liberals.
One
of the reasons some of these men went down this road were covered in the above documentaries.
Okay-
as I watched a couple of them- they had similar themes- and were also wrong in the same way.
They
compared about 25 other religious myths- from other cultures- and they said these other religious myths all had a savior- a son of god- who had 12 disciples.
They
said this Lamb of God died- was buried- and on the 3rd day rose again.
They
said he did miracles- was born of a virgin- was called Lord and savior.
And
they made it sound like this ‘story’- in complete form- was repeated many times before the Christians ‘picked it up’.
Wow-
double wow.
Why
are these documentaries dangerous?
First-
I actually have read/studied in this field.
The
similarities that they described in the doc’s were way overdone- they simply are not true.
That’s
the first problem.
But-
they did mix in some truth- with the false stuff.
Both
of the documentaries I saw [it seems like there is one person- producer- behind the 2 I saw] did give an actual quote from a 2nd century Christian leader- Justin Martyr.
The
quote is indeed real- Justin is known as one of the first Apologists of the church.
He
defended the faith during a time when many enemies of the faith slandered the religion.
In
one defense [out of many] he said that those who reject Christianity because we believe that a Divine son rose from the dead- that others also held the same type of belief in the pagan
world.
He
was referring to the god Jupiter and the stories that surround those who believed in him.
You
also do find this same type of thing in the myth of Hercules.
Okay-
so the skeptic was right then?
No.
In
the documentary- the skeptic actually gives the quote from Justin- and Justin says that just because these similarities did exist in other religions- before Christ- that this in no way means the
Christian faith is false.
How
so?
Justin
said it was possible for satan to have ‘imitated’ what was really going to happen.
The
skeptic mocked this argument from Justin- and went on to challenge the faith.
A
few things.
First-
it is possible that Justin was right.
2nd.
This
whole line of attack is not new [unless you never heard of it before- which is why I’m kinda surprised that Netflix has them in their lineup].
It
goes all the way back to the writings of Gilgamesh.
These
are writings that also have similarities to the things we find in the bible- yet they are not coming from the Christian perspective.
They
contain a story about a flood [like the one in Genesis].
So-
over time- skeptics have said ‘see- the bible must have copied these flood stories- because we find them in other cultures’.
I
actually covered this before.
Let
me give you the short version.
We-
as Christians- do indeed believe the story of Noah [the flood].
Some
debate whether it was a global event or local- I don’t want to get into that now.
But-
if there was a huge event- say like a 911 plane attack on the world trade center.
Would
you not expect to find that event- recorded in more than one culture?
Of
course you would.
So
the fact that other cultures have a flood event recorded too- this does not mean the Christians plagiarized the flood- no- it would be evidence that the flood really did
happen.
See?
Now-
the similarities between a divine son who rose from the dead.
First-
there ARE NOT 25 or so stories like this- with 12 disciples- raised on the 3rd day- and so on.
The
producer of the doc was simply mislead- or outright lying.
2nd.
We
must remember that anything we find in Greek culture- which predated Christian ‘culture’ was also predated by Jewish culture.
That
is to say that the story of Judaism comes before the Greek philosophers.
Are
there any themes in the Jewish religion that speak about a Messiah who would come- die- and be the Messiah of all mankind?
Yes!
So-
you could argue that any similarities between Greek myth- and Christianity- are actually ‘copies’ taken from the Old Testament story.
That
is- God himself gave us clues about the story of redemption- and these clues might have very well ‘seeped’ into the Greek culture- before Christ- and that’s why you might find similarities
between the 2.
See?
Okay-
I could go on- but I think I made the point.
I
was not mad that these documentaries were on net flix.
But
I saw the danger in presenting one side like this- without giving the other view [which I just gave].
All
in all- the Christian faith has more historical backing [like the many thousands of bible manuscripts that survived the early days] than any other religion or writings of any
kind.
The
documentaries made a couple of good points- things that were indeed true- but they had way too much mis information in them to be playing on such a huge venue.
Buyer
[or watcher] beware!
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posted lots.
Let’s
talk a little about Apologetics/Theology. Apologetics is the field where Christians Defend the Faith.
In
our day- it is common for believers to be ‘left in the dust’ when they bang up against an atheistic scientist [they not all are!] or someone versed in Philosophy [Sartre or Camus- atheist
thinkers- or Hitchen’s and Dawkins].
Many
times these various fields of study are too much for the average believer to feel like he can engage in- in an intelligent way- and ‘win’ the argument for the Christian view.
But
church history has a long- and very successful- track record doing this very thing.
A
few weeks back I did about 5 posts or so on Philosophy- a field I like to study. But if you do too many of those posts at one time- then it can get a little heavy [and boring!] So I try to break
it up by only doing so many at a time. The same goes for Theology- Church History- etc.
But
over time- if we become well versed in these various fields- it will help us defend the Christian view- in an intelligent way- without being mean about it [I try!]
But
sometimes you will offend people- even if you try to be nice- because you’re engaging in a conversation that says ‘yes- as Christians we believe in ultimate truth- and that truth is in the person
of Jesus Christ’ yes- that will offend some.
My
approach to these types of debates is I’m what you would call Ecumenical- I believe that Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox- and all the other ‘churches’ that profess Christ- I believe they are all
Christian.
Now
you might say ‘well John- doesn’t everybody?’ Actually no- many of the most knowledgeable Apologists do indeed go after the other groups. Quite often you will have a strong protestant defender
[usually from the Reformed faith] that will really hit the Catholic church- in my view- too hard.
While
it is true that historically Catholics and Protestants have differences- I have often found that Many ‘average’ Catholics/Protestants are not really aware of the real differences- they often have
very limited perspectives about the ‘other side’ and these limited ideas [often wrong] seem to stay with the people- for most of their lives.
One
example- the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception- what is it?
The
teaching became Official- only in the last 2 centuries of the Catholic church- though it was held by many- it finally became official in the last 2 hundred years [ 1854 for the Immaculate
Conception- 1950 for the Assumption of Mary doctrine].
The
doctrine teaches that the Virgin Mary- Jesus Mom- was born ‘without the taint of original sin’. Now- what does that mean?
Some
Protestants think the Catholics teach that Mary was ‘sinless’ in the same way Christ was sinless.
Actually-
that’s not the official doctrine [see- it’s important to know the official teaching when we engage like this]. The actual teaching- that has the churches Imprimatur on it- is that Mary WAS A
SINNER- just like the rest of us- but in order for Jesus to have been born from a pure vessel- that the actual work of the Cross- Redemption- it was applied to Mary ‘ahead of
time’.
Yes-
the official teaching is that Mary ‘was saved’ from her sin- just like the rest of us- thru the Cross. The difference is the forgiveness that came to Mary- came to her before she was born- yes-
the teaching does teach that Mary was born ‘without sin’ but not like Jesus was without sin- but she was ‘without sin’ because her salvation was applied ahead of time- way ahead of time- before
she was born.
Okay-
do Protestants believe in this teaching? No. But is it ‘so way out of line’ to the point where we should view our Catholic brothers and sisters as ‘non Christian’ because of it? No- not in my
view.
Plus-
many Catholics don’t even realize that this is what the doctrine teaches- many think it is talking about the birth of Jesus- being born without sin- by the act of the Holy Spirit descending upon
the Virgin Mary and Mary conceiving.
No-
this is what we call ‘The Virgin birth- conceived by the Holy Ghost’. Jesus being born from a virgin with no earthly father.
This
is not the Immaculate Conception.
So
right here alone [trust me- there are many more examples that I could give] Both Catholics and Protestants usually get the doctrine wrong- yet they remain divided their whole lives- over
something that they are not even right about.
So
I have found this type of stuff to be a problem while striving for Christian unity- and many Christians prefer to see the ‘other side’ in a negative light- and will continue to view them that
way- till they die.
I
always feel bad when I lose a friend from the site- sometimes you can’t help it [other times it is my fault!] but sometimes it’s because we have views about things- strongly held views- and when
others hold to a different view- well we try and avoid them.
One
day I received a Friends Request- to my surprise- it was from a young Catholic priest- I did not know him but he must have read a few posts of mine and liked them. He often gave me Thumbs Up
comments on the posts- and at times would tell me he loved the posts.
Most
were my Theology/Church history posts.
Often
times Catholics and Protestants can agree and enjoy these types of studies. I love studying and teaching on the Church Fathers and early Christian history- and these sources all have a very
strong Catholic flavor to them- so I see my fellow Catholics as being a part of a long tradition of Christian history.
Many
famous converts to the Catholic Church [Bishop John Newman- converted from the Anglican Church] convert because they read the Church Fathers- and when you read them- it’s obvious to see the
catholic nature of the early church in these men’s writings.
So
anyway I was very happy to have a Catholic priest as one of my ‘on line students’ [and honored].
But
one day- during one of my studies [covering one subject for a month or so] to my surprise I saw he was gone [yes- the dreaded block]. I thought- geez- wonder why?
I
realized it was right in the middle of a study I did on Islam- and while I was doing the posts- I was also going thru a study on Islam- by the same guy who teaches it to the U.S. govt. – yes- it
was a prof. [I think named Espinoza?] who teaches Islam to our govt. employees [sort of like a tolerance type thing].
Though
the teacher was Catholic- yet he was VERY much pro Islam- I mean to the point where I had to reject some of the stuff he was saying- and finish the study from my own education on
Islam.
At
one point- he taught that the spread of Islam thru out the world had a wonderful- liberating effect on all the women in the lands where Islam spread. I mean it was so obvious that the man had no
idea what he was talking about [in this area] that I realized he was not a good source [this happens every so often].
And
it was more troubling that this was the guy Obama picked to teach Islam to our govt. employees [don’t get me wrong here- he teaches our govt. workers- not to convert them- but more of an
informative type thing- just like you would teach any other course about sexual harassment- or whatever].
Anyway-
in one of my posts while teaching on my site- I did refer to Mohamed as ‘the prophet’- now- I don’t receive Mohamed that way myself- but because I was teaching some Muslims who did recently join
the site- well I used the title in this way.
I
think that might have been the ‘last straw’ for my student/priest- he ‘went on Pilgrimage’ right after that post.
Okay-
today’s point is we all should try our best to be ‘tolerant’ that is- we should give people as much grace/mercy as possible- but at the same time we also need to be honest about the Christian
faith.
Yes-
as Christians we believe salvation comes thru Christ- he was not just ‘one religious leader among many’ no- we believe he is the Way- the Truth- the Life/light- no man comes to the Father- but by
him.
Sometimes
we do our best not to offend- we might even go out of our way to receive people- other religions and systems that are not Christian- that’s okay- I have Muslim and Jewish and all types of
friends- I’m glad they are my friends!
But
we also have to be honest about our beliefs- and every now and then that might- just might- earn you a BLOCK.
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. Let me cover some church history. I have had someone argue with me about the history of Islam. Not a Muslim, but a Christian who was saying ‘why do you say Islam started in the 7th century, it
started around the 11th’. My answer was ‘Muhammad lived in the 7th century’. Not to hard to see this. So I thought I should cover some history. During the time of the rise of Islam, the Christian
church was already dividing from east and west. After Constantine [4th century Roman emperor] consolidated the Roman Empire in the 4th century he set up the capital city of the eastern empire,
Constantinople [named after him]. As time progressed the western church would take on the form of Roman Catholicism, the eastern [Constantinople area. Modern day Turkey-Istanbul] would be known
as ‘Orthodox’. Though the official split of eastern and western [Catholic-Rome!] churches occurred in 1054 AD, yet the division started years before. The official split is called ‘the great
schism’ of the 11th century; it would not be until 500 years later that the church would have her ‘reformation’. The official reason for this split was over a rather silly thing. For centuries
the Catholic church had an expression that said ‘the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father’ than they included ‘he proceeds from the father and the Son’. Well the eastern brothers didn’t like Rome
telling them what to believe and used this as the official reason to ‘have the schism’. To be honest the divisions were coming for years. After the Roman Empire consolidated under Constantine, he
tried to strengthen the eastern territories of his empire and for centuries you had the struggle for which region would be the most influential. At first you had 5 major areas that were divided
under 5 main Bishops. As time went on the argument would be ‘which bishop has the most say so’ and it was really a power struggle. Finally Rome said ‘the bishop of Rome is the FIRST AMONG EQUALS
[a term that many in the Protestant strain of the discipling movement would later embrace] he holds Peters seat’ and this is really where the divisions started. Eventually Muhammad would rise and
Islam would take control of the eastern capital. This later became the reason for the crusades. The Catholic church wanted to regain the territories that she lost in the east. The eastern
churches are very much Catholic in many ways. They also hold to a view of Christianity that sees man being ‘joined’ with God and becoming pleasing to God thru Christ’s grace uniting with us and
making us like him. A perfectly scriptural view, but a different emphasis from the strong intellectual power that you read about from the western fathers of the church. The Catholic church is
noted for her social action in ways that the eastern church is not. So both of these communions have good things to bring to the table. The Orthodox [eastern] churches would not be affected by
the major social and political upheavals that took place in the west. The Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment had major impacts on western Christianity, while not affecting the
eastern church in the same way. During the 13th- 15th centuries you would have ‘pre reformers’ rise up in the western church. John Wycliffe, the great Catholic Priest who was at the center of
learning in France would become known for his translating the scriptures into the common language. Then you have John Huss and John Knox [3 Johns, scripture says 3 fold cords are not easily
broken!] who would have their own influence in western Christianity. At this time you had whole movements of believers who would be seen as neither ‘western or eastern’ but restorationist [the
restoring of the early practices and beliefs of the church] Peter Waldo would be the Father of the Waldensians and in the 12th century you would have the Albigenses in the south of France. These
groups would be looked upon as ‘cults’ [though the term was not used yet] by the traditional church. So you can see how the church has been growing and reforming ever since the first century.
Even though we see many divisions that exist till this day, there are strides being made for unity. The eastern and western church are very close to‘re uniting’ once again. While I do not
personally hold to the doctrine of the Pope being the occupier of Peter’s seat, I also see him as a Christian man who is striving for unity in Christ’s church. Some believe the whole attempt for
outward unity is futile. The more ardent Protestants see it as ‘the one world church of the anti christ’ I reject that language out of hand. Well I hope you got something out of this short
overview of world history [real short!].
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Part
of the achievements of Constantine was his development of the eastern half of the Roman empire- whose capitol was named after him- Constantinople.
Over
a period of years the early Roman church fought over whose bishop would have more influence- the bishop of Rome [Pope] or the bishop in the east.
Many
bishops in the Catholic Church have disagreed over the influence of one bishop being greater than the others [the idea that all the bishops should have an equal voice at the church councils is
called Collegiality].
This
has caused splits within the Catholic Church thru the centuries [the last big one in the 19th century].
Eventually
the early church split- and the Eastern Church separated from Rome.
The
eastern empire [called Byzantium- the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church] officially split in the year 1054.
Now-
in church history we call this the Great Schism- even though the Protestant split which took place in the 16th century was greater in effect.
Okay-
the Protestant reformers split over various issues- I have an entire study on the blog about this.
But
the main issue became what we call justification by faith.
Over
the centuries many good men- and average church goers- lost the main message of the New Testament- which was a message of being saved by the grace of God.
Many
well meaning Christians were struggling to do penance in a way that sort of earned them their salvation thru works.
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The
6th session of Trent was the one where the church dealt with justification [how we become saved in Gods sight].
Rome
made a distinction between mortal and Venial sin in the council- the church said that Baptism is the INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE of justification. Yet faith is the Root- Foundation and Initial act that
justifies.
Rome
also taught that Mortal sin kills the grace in the soul that brings justification- and when a person commits a mortal sin- they need the ‘2nd plank of justification’ in order to be brought back
into a state of Grace.
This
2nd Plank is the Sacrament of Penance [confession]. Catholic Moral Theologians use an example to show the difference between Mortal and Venial sin.
Drinking-
if you take a drink [alcohol] not a sin. If you get tipsy- Venial- and if you get flat drunk- mortal.
This
is a true teaching by the way- not making this up.
Catholic
scholars are not in total agreement on all the Mortal/Venial sins.
Some
teach that missing Mass on Sunday is a Mortal sin.
I
just threw this in to show you the debates that take place.
The
teachings from Trent are referred to as Tridentine.
The
Protestants [early on] rejected the belief that a person can lose Gods grace once he has it- later on the Protestants would divide- severely- over this teaching- Predestination and the
Perseverance of the Saints.
But
early on all the major Reformers did indeed teach this.
Luther
believed in the doctrine of Predestination just as much- if not more- than John Calvin.
But
sometimes in these history shows they get this wrong and say Luther and Calvin disagreed on it- that’s a common mistake that you hear every so often.
Luther
actually wrote a book dedicated to the subject [The Bondage of the Will] Calvin never wrote a book solely on the subject.
Okay-
as we end this brief study of the Protestant Reformation- you could also call it a primer on Catholic doctrine [short one].
Why
is it important that we study this?
In
John chapter 17 Jesus said that he desired unity for all of Gods people- and many of these divisions- which date back 500 years- are commonly misunderstood on both sides.
It
is common in our day to run across an ex Catholic who might say ‘you know- I left the church because I don’t believe I need to confess to a priest’ or ‘the Catholic church teaches you are saved
by works’.
The
original Reformers did not have a problem with confession- the Lutherans carried the practice over into their communion.
And
like I just showed you- the Catholic church rejected the doctrine of being saved ‘by works’ [Pelagianism] and simply emphasized the teaching found in the bible- the book of James- and focused
more on James than Paul [who the protestants focus on].
So
yes- there are still differences- but if we are not informed- then it makes it harder to strive for unity- and at the end of the day God does desire unity for all his people.
The
other day I quoted the great Civil rights leader- MLK. In one of his famous speeches that’s played when we celebrate his life- you hear Martin say that not only was he seeking unity among the
races- but also in the church.
He
said he wanted to see Catholics and Protestants- as well as Blacks and Whites- sit down together- he referred to us all as Gods kids.
I
think we should strive to achieve the desire of Martin- and Jesus.
Amen.
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1782-
PROTESTANT REFORMATION CONCLUSION
Today
let’s finish up the study on the Protestant Reformation. We left off on Luther disputing with the church over the doctrine of how a person becomes just in the sight of God- is it by works or
faith?
Now-
to the surprise of many Protestants [and Catholics!] both sides agreed that a person cannot be justified by works.
Yes-
the Catholic Church rejected what was known as Pelagianism. In the early centuries of the church there was a Catholic priest- named Pelagius- who taught that people had the ability within
themselves to obey Gods law and become saved that way.
He
rejected the doctrine of original sin and another famous bishop- Saint Augustine- would refute Pelagius and teach salvation comes by the Grace of God. The official Catholic position was to reject
Pelagius and accept Augustine.
Okay-
then where’s the difference?
The
church council that spells it out is the Council of Trent [named after the Italian city where the council took place in the 1500’s- Trento].
This
council is often referred to as the Counter Reformation. The church rejected the Protestant line- but also acknowledged the need for reform and made some changes.
This
is the council where the church rejects Pelagianism- and also says the position of Luther [Justification by Faith ALONE] was flawed.
The
church appealed to the New Testament letter of Saint James- where James uses an example from the life of Abraham [found in Genesis 22] where Abraham obeys God and is willing to sacrifice his son
Isaac on an altar.
Of
course this never happens- God was simply testing Abraham- but James says this act of obedience justified him in Gods sight.
James
says ‘see how a man is justified by works- and not by faith ALONE’.
The
argument from Rome was Faith played THE major role in justification- but was not sufficient by itself- there had to be righteous works eventually associated with it in order for God to say ‘you
are just’ [saved].
Luther
disagreed and said God justified Abraham before he had good works- we find this in Genesis 15. God says to Abraham ‘look- count all the stars- so shall your offspring be’ and Walla- the bible
also says Abraham was justified in God’s eyes the moment he believed the promise.
Who’s
right?
Actually
they both are.
I
have taught this a few times over the years- and it would take too much time to re-do right now.
But
I believe James and Paul [the 2 who debate this in the bible] are simply looking at different aspects of salvation/justification.
Paul
emphasized faith- and James showed us how true faith always has works with it.
When
you read the statements that came out from the council of Trent- some of them do seem to indicate that both sides might have been talking past each other at some points.
In
the heat of the day they were too quick to condemn the other side- without really trying hard to achieve unity [like politics!].
The
6th session of Trent was the one where the church dealt with justification [how we become saved in Gods sight].
Rome
made a distinction between mortal and Venial sin in the council- the church said that Baptism is the INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE of justification. Yet faith is the Root- Foundation and Initial act that
justifies.
Rome
also taught that Mortal sin kills the grace in the soul that brings justification- and when a person commits a mortal sin- they need the ‘2nd plank of justification’ in order to be brought back
into a state of Grace.
This
2nd Plank is the Sacrament of Penance [confession]. Catholic Moral Theologians use an example to show the difference between Mortal and Venial sin.
Drinking-
if you take a drink [alcohol] not a sin. If you get tipsy- Venial- and if you get flat drunk- mortal.
This
is a true teaching by the way- not making this up.
Catholic
scholars are not in total agreement on all the Mortal/Venial sins.
Some
teach that missing Mass on Sunday is a Mortal sin.
I
just threw this in to show you the debates that take place.
The
teachings from Trent are referred to as Tridentine.
The
Protestants [early on] rejected the belief that a person can lose Gods grace once he has it- later on the Protestants would divide- severely- over this teaching- Predestination and the
Perseverance of the Saints.
But
early on all the major Reformers did indeed teach this.
Luther
believed in the doctrine of Predestination just as much- if not more- than John Calvin.
But
sometimes in these history shows they get this wrong and say Luther and Calvin disagreed on it- that’s a common mistake that you hear every so often.
Luther
actually wrote a book dedicated to the subject [The Bondage of the Will] Calvin never wrote a book solely on the subject.
Okay-
as we end this brief study of the Protestant Reformation- you could also call it a primer on Catholic doctrine [short one].
Why
is it important that we study this?
In
John chapter 17 Jesus said that he desired unity for all of Gods people- and many of these divisions- which date back 500 years- are commonly misunderstood on both sides.
It
is common in our day to run across an ex Catholic who might say ‘you know- I left the church because I don’t believe I need to confess to a priest’ or ‘the Catholic church teaches you are saved
by works’.
The
original Reformers did not have a problem with confession- the Lutherans carried the practice over into their communion.
And
like I just showed you- the Catholic church rejected the doctrine of being saved ‘by works’ [Pelagianism] and simply emphasized the teaching found in the bible- the book of James- and focused
more on James than Paul [who the protestants focus on].
So
yes- there are still differences- but if we are not informed- then it makes it harder to strive for unity- and at the end of the day God does desire unity for all his people.
The
other day I quoted the great Civil rights leader- MLK. In one of his famous speeches that’s played when we celebrate his life- you hear Martin say that not only was he seeking unity among the
races- but also in the church.
He
said he wanted to see Catholics and Protestants- as well as Blacks and Whites- sit down together- he referred to us all as Gods kids.
I
think we should strive to achieve the desire of Martin- and Jesus.
Amen.
[parts]
NOTE
3- Augustine.
I
personally am a fan of Saint Augustine. He is one of the famous church fathers of the early centuries.
In
my view he holds a distinct place- he is admired by both staunch Protestants [Reformed Theologians]- and Catholics.
Why?
The
original Protestant Reformation of the 16th century had 3 key figures.
Martin
Luther [Germany]- Ulrich Zwingli [Swiss] and John Calvin [studied for the priesthood in Paris- later took a key role in Geneva Switzerland].
One
of the key beliefs- of at least 2 of these 3- was the doctrine mentioned above- Predestination.
It
is a common mistake in our day to see historical documentaries [I have seen some] that refer to Calvin as someone who believed in Predestination [true] and that Luther disagreed with
him.
That’s
wrong [but you have to study theology to find this out- a brief reading of church history does not show you this- that’s why some of the well meaning documentaries you might see on the History
channel get this wrong].
Okay-
Martin Luther was a Catholic Monk- under an order called the Augustinian order- named after St. Augustine.
See?
Even
though he would break away from the church- and the Lutheran church would form- yet he held to the original belief that the founder/namesake of his order taught.
Now-
you do indeed find many verses in the bible that speak about God choosing us- and not us ‘choosing him’.
Or
chapters [Romans 9] that say Gods choice of us has nothing to do with our own goodness- but he chose us because he loved us.
So-
this teaching does indeed have scriptural backing.
But-
you also have scripture to back up the opposing view- which is referred to as Arminianism.
Named
after another church leader- Jacob Arminius.
He
held to the Calvinist view at first- but as he began studying- to defend this view- he came to the belief that this view [at least among its more radical adherents] was wrong.
These
2 groups- Calvinists- Armenians- became enemies as the Protestant Reformation grew.
The
followers of men like John Wesley [founder of the Methodist church] disagreed strongly with those who held to the Calvinist view.
In
our day- you still have adherents of both views- seeing the ‘other side’ as non Christian.
It’s
sad- but this is just one- of thousands of teachings- that have had this effect.
The
Catholic leaders warned of this at the time of the breakaway- which took place in the 16th century.
They
feared that once you made a clean break from the historic church- that the ‘breaking’ would never stop.
As
you look at the scene over the past 500 years- it’s hard to say they were wrong.
One
last note- many modern Protestants do not hold Augustine- or any of the men mentioned above- in high regard at all.
Some
hold to a belief [another popular one in groups that are Restorationist- as opposed to Reformist] that all of the early Christian expressions got off course [apostatized] and that the only ‘true’
church- just happens to be the group they are in.
Once
again- this type of belief simply increases the division in the church- in my view.
Many
reject men like Augustine- because of his influence by the Greek philosophers- they charge that some of the early church leaders were too much into philosophy.
For
instance- one of the first Christian schools ever founded was in Alexandria- Egypt.
In
the 2nd/3rd century Origen- an early church father- would take over the school and teach Christian theology.
But-
the school was basically a school that first taught Greek philosophy.
Origen
is respected by many [like me] but officially the church does not recognize him as a legitimate Church farther.
Why?
Because
he did indeed hold to some views that were not Christian based- like the pre- existence of the soul.
This
belief comes straight from Greek philosophy- not Christianity.
He
also believed in what we refer to as Universalism- that at the end- everyone gets saved- even the Devil!
So-
this debate has gone on for centuries- the debate over how ‘Platonic’ so and so is- or did men like Thomas Aquinas [ 13th century- another favorite of mine] simply mix Aristotelian thought
[Aristotle] in with Christian teaching- and thus water down the true faith.
This
is also the reason many [most] Protestants do not teach Philosophy- as a basic plank- in their seminaries.
I
think this is a big mistake.
Philosophy-
as a field- deals with the basic issues of life.
Why
are we hear- what’s the purpose of mans existence- etc.
For
the Protestant church to have basically abandoned this field- this left the secular world to shape it as they wish.
But-
the Catholic Church has indeed engaged in this field- and in my view- has presented a better world view- than the secular philosophers.
Okay-
now this post is becoming an entire study!
That’s
it for now- I have lots of posts like this on the blog- if you want- just look them up there.
[The
above comes from my study on the Protestant Reformation- here’s the complete study- https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/protestant-reformation-luther/ ]
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Galatians
2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Galatians
2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had
run, in vain.
Galatians
2:3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Galatians
2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
Galatians
2:5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Galatians
2:6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to
me:
Galatians
2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
Galatians
2:8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
Galatians
2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the
heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Galatians
2:10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
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 Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the
circumcision.
Galatians
2:13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Galatians
2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as
do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Galatians
2:15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
Galatians
2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and
not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galatians
2:17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Galatians
2:18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Galatians
2:19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Galatians
2:20 I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.
Galatians
2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Ephesians
2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians
2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians
2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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.
John
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John
5:25
Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Sonof God: and they that hear shall live.
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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.
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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.
5
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
16
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
19
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
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Today
[1-9-17] I found out that a good friend of mine died.
His
name was Huey Martin.
I
saw Huey about 10 days ago- the first time in about 7 months.
As
he pulled up to Timons [mission] he beeped the horn- and waved for me to come over. I didn’t recognize him- the car window was tinted. So- I sat there and ignored him.
I
noticed he kept waving for me to come over- like he thought ‘maybe John is mad- in one of his moods’.
Yes-
the guys know me- and this has happened before.
As
I walked away- I heard someone yell ‘John- John’.
I
walked over to the car window- and realized it was Huey.
I
could tell he felt bad- like I was ignoring him.
But
I told him I didn’t realize it was him- and I talked with him for around 15 minutes.
I
could see he was not doing well- I put my hand on his shoulder- like a brother- and told him I would pray for him.
I
see his older brother- David Martin- every week.
I
just visit with David- fellowship- and pray with him.
All
3 brothers are like family to me- Andy- David and Huey.
I
have had people ask me why I ‘hang out’ with some of the guys- because of their lifestyles.
Over
the years I had good talks with Huey- we laughed- he spent 3 days at the house once when he broke a rib.
And
yes- we talked about God and life.
I
will indeed miss Huey-
He
was my friend.
Here’s
a video I did about 2 years ago- Huey is in it https://youtu.be/R0ZNzDkvphc
NEW-
Paul
makes the argument that God promised Abraham that he would bless [save- justify] the whole world thru one of his sons.
Genesis
12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Ultimately
that Son was Jesus- who came down the line- from the offspring of Abraham-
Galatians
3:16
Now
to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Then
Paul says –
The
law [10 commandments and entire Old Covenant system] came 430 years after God gave Abraham this promise-
Galatians
3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of
none effect.
Paul
says ‘the scripture foresaw that God would justify the heathen thru faith- preaching the gospel beforehand’-
Galatians
3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Meaning-
if the Galatians were going to revert to the law [get circumcised and put themselves under the Old Covenant] thinking that would make them pleasing to God.
Then
the first promise [to Abraham] wasn’t true-
Galatians
3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of
none effect.
It’s
a simple argument- saying God already promised that he would save the world someday- thru Jesus.
And
if the law- which was given later- could also justify man- then basically God would have lied.
God
is not a man that he should lie-
Numbers
23:19
God
is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Then
the question is ‘why did God then give the law’?
Good
question- and I taught it when we covered the book of Romans- and in this chapter Paul teaches it again.
The
law was given till the seed [Son] would come to whom the promise was made-
Galatians
3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a
mediator.
But
after that Son [seed] has come- there is no longer any need for the law [covenant- which includes circumcision]-
Paul
teaches that the law was our tutor- to bring us to the time of Christ- but after the true teacher has come- there is no more need for a tutor-
Galatians
3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
The
law simply revealed to man his sin until the time of Christ-
Galatians
3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a
mediator.
The
law is holy- just and good-
But
men are sinful.
Therefore
the law could never justify us.
Its
purpose has been fulfilled- to reveal to man that he is a sinner- unable to keep it-
Romans
3:20
Therefore
by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Then-
when this purpose is fulfilled- we see the need for Christ- and the true purpose of the law is now accomplished-
Romans
3:31
Do
we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Simple.
The
law cannot save us- was never intended to save us-
Galatians
3:21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
And
now that Jesus has come-
The
only one who ever fulfilled all the law-
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.
He
himself saves us because he took all the transgressions that were held against man- and nailed them to his Cross-
Jesus
took away the ‘handwriting of ordinances’ that was against us- and nailed them to his Cross-
Colossians
2:14
Blotting
out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Paul
concludes that we are justified by faith- that Jesus ‘hung on a tree’ [the Cross] and became a curse for us-
Galatians
3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
He
quotes Habakkuk showing that the just shall live by faith-
Habakkuk
2:4
Behold,
his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Galatians
3:11
But
that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
And
the law is not faith- but the ‘man that does them- lives under them’-
Galatians
3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
The
quotes Paul uses in this chapter are from Deuteronomy- the ‘law’ and they show us the gospel itself-
Deuteronomy
21:22
And
if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
Deuteronomy
27:26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
He
warns the gentile believers- if you go back to that system- you are ‘falling from grace’-
Galatians
5:4
Christ
is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
We
are all the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ-
Galatians
3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians
3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians
3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians
3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Amen.
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VERSES
Galatians
3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Galatians
3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians
3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Galatians
3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Galatians
3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians
3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Galatians
3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Galatians
3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Galatians
3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Galatians
3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do
them.
Galatians
3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians
3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Galatians
3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Galatians
3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians
3:15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
Galatians
3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Galatians
3:17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of
none effect.
Galatians
3:18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Galatians
3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a
mediator.
Galatians
3:20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Galatians
3:21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Galatians
3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Galatians
3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Galatians
3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians
3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Galatians
3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians
3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians
3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians
3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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Romans
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans
8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans
8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Romans
8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Genesis
12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Genesis
12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Genesis
12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Romans
3:25
Whom
God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
In
Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 2:2
And
he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
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Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
1
John 4:10
Herein
is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
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Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
15
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John
1
Hebrews
9:14
How
much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
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sermon 2-25-18
2017-
Jan- Nov stuff
ROMANS
3:19-31 ‘Now we know that what things the law says, it says to those who are under the law… that every mouth may be stopped and all the world becomes guilty before God’. One of the questions that
arise as a response to Paul’s gospel is ‘if the law cannot make us righteous, then why even have it’? Paul will consistently teach the concept that Gods intention for the law was simply to reveal
mans sin to him. Man would have this ‘form’ of the law written on stone tablets and as he tried to live up to God’s standards he would come to the proper diagnosis that all men are sinners. This
diagnosis would then lead him to a place of faith in Jesus. After he believes in Jesus he then fulfills the law naturally, out of having a new nature ‘yea, we establish the law’ [3:31]. I have
found it interesting over the years to teach people this. To explain to sincere people, church goers. To say ‘did you know the bible says that no man can be saved by trying to obey Gods Ten
Commandments’? I will always explain that this doesn’t mean that God wants us to break them! But when we come to the Cross we by nature keep them. These verses lay down the foundation of
‘justification by faith’. He that believes is righteous. To declare Jesus righteousness for the remission of sins that are past. Having faith ‘in His Blood’. Both Jews and Gentiles need to be
made righteous thru faith/belief in Jesus. I want to establish this fact in your mind. Paul without a doubt describes this experience as being ‘justified by faith’. This is the same as saying
‘believing with the heart unto righteousness’. Later on [chapter 10] this needs to be understood when parsing the verses that say ‘with the heart a man believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation’ many are confused about this, to get it right you need to see that Paul spends much time early on establishing the fact that ‘those who believe unto
righteousness’ are justified by faith already!
Below
are just a few clips from Romans 1-3- I hope to hit on these in the video.
Romans
1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans
1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Romans
1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Romans
1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Romans
1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without
excuse:
Romans
2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Romans
2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Romans
2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Romans
3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans
3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans
3:21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Romans
3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Romans
3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans
3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans
3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of
God;
Romans
3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Romans
3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Romans
3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
ROMANS 4-7
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Video
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/700-galatians.wav?_=1 This is
an old radio show I made years ago- thought it fit well with what I’m teaching now- you’ll need to use Internet Explorer browser to hear it.
The
apostle Paul quotes a lot of Old Testament scriptures in this letter- I hope to cover some of them on the video- but as you read these chapters- it would be helpful to read Genesis 12- 13- 15-and
17- these are the main chapters Paul uses in the life of Abraham to show Abrahams faith- and how he was justified by faith- before he was circumcised [Gen 15].
He
will describe the faith of Abraham by using the story of Abraham and Sarah having a son in their old age [Gen. 17] – and talk about how the heirs of the promise- that Abraham would be ‘heir of
the world’ was made to ALL THE SEED- meaning not just to his Jewish brothers who would believe- but also to the Gentiles- who were never granted the ‘right of the covenant’
[circumcision].
Paul
explains that Abraham was justified BEFORE he was circumcised- so- he is the father of all the kids- even the Gentile believers who were never circumcised- but had the faith of
Abraham.
Now-
there’s’ a lot I am trying to cover in this Romans study- for those who watch the videos- you will see that I’m also covering the divisions within Christianity- primarily those that arose out of
the 16th century Protestant Reformation. I quote the book of James- and show how James says ‘was not Abraham our father JUSTIFIED BY WORKS when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar’.
It’s important to see- that these words JUSTIFIED BY WORKS- are indeed used in our New Testament- in the videos I’m explaining this- but the point I’m making is James uses the account of Abraham-
in Genesis 22- and shows us that the progressive work of ‘Justification’ can- and is- applied to the act of Abrahams obedience- and when God saw Abraham DO A JUST THING [a work] James says ‘he
was then justified’- the same word used in the initial act of our Justification- seen in Genesis 15- ok- this might be a bit much to take in now- but over time when we get a better grasp on this-
I believe it will help to foster unity in the Body of Christ.
James
2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
James
2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
James
2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
James
2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
NOTE-
As I do this study- I’m copying/pasting an old commentary I wrote years ago- I guess I should read the commentary first- after I penned the above- I read it- I basically covered the same thing-
at least I’m consistent!
ROMANS
4: 1-12 Now, Paul will use one of his most frequent arguments to prove that all men, both Jews and Gentiles, need to be justified by faith and not ‘by works’. The most famous singular
figure that natural Israel looked to as the ‘identifier’ of them being a special people was ‘Father Abraham’. Paul does a masterful job at showing how Abraham was indeed justified by faith and
not by works. The ‘work’ of circumcision came before the law. It would later become synonymous with law keeping [Ten Commandments] and Paul can certainly use it here as implying ‘the whole law’.
But to be accurate this work of circumcision was a national identifying factor that Israel looked to as saying ‘we are better than you [Gentiles]’. Paul is showing Israel that God in fact ‘made
Abraham righteous’ before he circumcised him! [Gen. 15] And the sign of this righteousness was circumcision. This meaning that Abrahams faith in Gods promise [a purely ‘passive’ act! This is very
important to see. Later on as we deal with the famous ‘conversion texts’ we need to keep this in mind] justified him without respect to the law. God simply took Abraham outside and said ‘look at
the stars, your children will be this abundant’ and Abraham simply believed this promise to be true. Much like the passive belief of Cornelius house at their conversion [Acts 10]. The simple
belief in the promise of Jesus justifies the sinner! Now this fact of Abraham believing and being made righteous, before being circumcised, is proof [according to Paul] that Abraham is the father
of ‘many nations’ not just natural Israel. All ethnic groups who HAVE THE SAME FAITH AS ABRAHAM are qualified to be ‘sons of Abraham/ heirs of God’. The fact that Abraham carried this
justification along with him as he became circumcised, shows that all Jewish people as well can partake of this ‘righteousness by faith’ if they have the same faith as Abraham had. Jesus did say
‘Abraham rejoiced to see my day’[ John’s gospel]. In Gods promise to Abraham of a future dynasty of children, this included the promised Messiah. So indirectly Abraham’s belief in the promise of
being the father of ‘many nations’ included belief in the coming Messiah. So according to Paul, all ethnic groups who have faith in Jesus are justified/made righteous. The very example Israel
used to justify ‘ethnic/national pride’ [Father Abraham] was taught in a way that showed the truth of the gospel and how God is no respecter of persons.
ROMANS
4:13-14 ‘Now the promise that Abraham would become the inheritor of the world was not going to be fulfilled thru the law [natural Israel] but thru faith [all who believe, both Jew and Gentile]’.
I have spoken on this before [see note at bottom] and will hit on it a little now. The historic church can be defined for the most part as ‘a-millennial’, that is they interpreted the parables on
the Kingdom of God and the promise of ‘inheriting the world [which includes the Promised Land]’ as being fulfilled thru the church. That Jesus established Gods kingdom and the church basically
fulfills these promises by expanding Christ’s ‘rule’ thru the earth. Some historians saw the 4thcentury ‘marriage’ of Rome and Christianity as a fulfillment of this. During the 19th and
20th century you had the rise of Dispensationalism, a ‘new/different’ way of interpreting these land promises. Many good men showed the reality of Christ’s literal coming and pointed to a
future time where Jesus literally sits on a throne in Jerusalem and rules all nations. These brothers are called ‘Pre-millennial’, they believe that Jesus comes back first [pre] and then
establishes his ‘millennial rule’ on earth. The Premillennialists would see the Amillennialists as ‘replacement theologians’. They said that these brothers were taking the actual promises that
God made to Israel and ‘replacing’ Israel with the church. In essence they accused the Amillennialists of spiritualizing the promises to Israel and saying the church would be the recipients of
the promises. Now, both sides have truth to them, I personally believe the Amillennialists have a lot more truth! But I do see some of the good points that the Premillenialists made. I want you
to simply read these verses [Romans 4:13-14, Galatians 3:18] and see for yourself how Paul does teach the reality that the promises to Abraham are to be fulfilled thru the church [spiritual
Israel]. This does not mean that there is no future physical return of Jesus. But the body of scripture leans heavily on the Amillinnialists side. [see entry 703] NOTE- To be fair, some historic
thinkers held to the Premillennial position. The majority were Amillennial.
ROMANS
4:15-25 ‘For the law worketh wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression’. I simply want to touch on the concept of ‘wrath’ being a very real part of judgment. One of the ways the
gospel ‘saves us’ is by promising a future [and present!] deliverance from wrath. While death ‘reigned’ before the law was given, it wasn’t until the law where you had a clear picture of
transgression and atonement. We will deal with this later in Romans. Now Paul once again hits on the theme of Abraham being the ‘spiritual father’ of many nations [all who believe] and how the
promises of God to Abraham were to be fulfilled thru this ‘new race of people’ [the church]. Paul is careful to not demean Israel; he couches his terms in a way that says ‘God will fulfill these
things thru the circumcision who believes [Jews] and the un-circumcision who believe’ [Gentiles]. I want to stress the very plain language Paul uses to show us that we should not be seeing Gods
‘covenant promises’ thru a natural lens. Christians need to be careful when they support [exalt!] natural Israel in a way that the New Testament doesn’t do. ‘To the end that the promise might be
sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is the faith of Abraham’. Now Paul tells us that when God made promises to Abraham that Abraham believed against
hope. When all things looked really bad, he still believed. When he was 100 years old and Sarah around 90, he held to the promise [read my commentaries on Genesis 15-18 and Hebrews 11] and
therefore God imputed righteousness to him. How closely are you paying attention to Paul’s free use of Abraham and Genesis? If you carefully read this chapter you see Paul ‘intermingle’ the story
of Abraham being ‘made righteous upon initial belief’ [Gen. 15] and the later story of Sarah having Isaac [Gen. 17]. I think Paul was simply using the description of Abrahams faith, as seen in
the Gen. 17 [and 22!] accounts of his life, to show the type of faith he initially ‘exercised’ [I don’t like using this term to be honest. God actually imputes faith to the believer at the
initial act of regeneration]. The important chapters from Genesis that we all need to have a ‘working knowledge’ of are Chapters 12 [the initial promise], 15 [the oft mentioned ‘imputed
righteousness’ verse], 17 [the receiving of the promised seed- Isaac], and 22 [the ultimate act of obedience that Abraham showed in offering up Isaac. This will be described in James epistle as
‘righteousness being fulfilled’. James, who is concerned about ‘works’, will say that when Abraham offered Isaac he was fulfilling the ‘imputed righteousness’ that God gave him earlier. James
actually describes this as ‘being justified by works’{James 2:21} and James says ‘the scripture was fulfilled that saith Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness’… ‘see
how that by works a man is justified and not by faith only’. The classic view taken by many confuses the ‘justified’ part with the initial act of justification that Paul centers on. James uses
‘see how he was justified by works’ in a future ‘judicial decree’ sense; that is God having the ongoing ‘freedom’ to continually say ‘good job son, you did well’. The word justification is used
in a fluid sense much like salvation. Christians need to be more ‘secure’ in their own assurance to be able to see these truths. When we approach all these seemingly ‘difficult passages’ in a
defensive mode, then we never arrive at the actual meaning]. When we see the overall work of God in Abraham’s life we see the purpose of God in ‘declaring people just’ [initially ‘getting
saved’]. The purpose is for them to eventually ‘act just’ [obey!] ‘Jesus was delivered for our offenses and raised again for our justification’ thank God that this process is dependant on the
work of the Cross! [see # 758]
VERSES [These are the verses I either quoted or taught from on today’s post- Other videos below]
Twenty-ninth
Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 146
Reading
1IS 53:10-11
The
LORD was pleased
to
crush him in infirmity.
If he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he
shall see his descendants in a long life,
and
the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he
shall see the light in fullness
of
days;
through
his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and
their guilt he shall bear.
Responsorial
PsalmPS 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
R.
(22) Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright
is the word of the LORD,
and
all his works are trustworthy.
He
loves justice and right;
of
the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. Lord,
let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
See,
the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon
those who hope for his kindness,
To
deliver them from death
and
preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Lord,
let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Our
soul waits for the LORD,
who
is our help and our shield.
May
your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who
have put our hope in you.
R. Lord,
let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Reading
2HEB 4:14-16
Brothers
and sisters:
Since
we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus,
the Son of God,
let
us hold fast to our confession.
For
we do not have a high priest
who
is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but
one who has similarly been tested in every way,
yet
without sin.
So
let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to
receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
AlleluiaMK
10:45
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
The
Son of Man came to serve
and
to give his life as a ransom for many.
R. Alleluia,
alleluia.
GospelMK
10:35-45
James
and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,
“Teacher,
we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”
He
replied, “What do you wish me to do for you?”
They
answered him, “Grant that in your glory
we
may sit one at your right and the other at your left.”
Jesus
said to them, “You do not know what you are asking.
Can
you drink the cup that I drink
or
be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”
They
said to him, “We can.”
Jesus
said to them, “The cup that I drink, you will drink,
and
with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
but
to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give
but
is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
When
the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus
summoned them and said to them,
“You
know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord
it over them,
and
their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But
it shall not be so among you.
Rather,
whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever
wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For
the Son of Man did not come to be served
but
to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
OrMK
10:42-45
Jesus summoned the twelve and said to them,
“You
know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord
it over them,
and
their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But
it shall not be so among you.
Rather,
whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever
wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For
the Son of Man did not come to be served
but
to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Genesis
2:9
And
out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the
midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Genesis
3:17
And
unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not
eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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Genesis
3:22
And
the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and
eat, and live for ever:
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Genesis
3:24
So
he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of
life.
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Proverbs
3:18
She
is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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Proverbs
11:30
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
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Proverbs
13:12
Hope
deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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Proverbs
15:4
A
wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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Revelation
2:7
He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God.
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Revelation
22:2
In
the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded
her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Revelation
22:14
Blessed
are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
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Romans
5:12
Wherefore,
as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
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Romans
5:15
But
not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man,
Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
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Romans
5:16
And
not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto
justification.
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Romans
5:17
For
if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus
Christ.)
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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.
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John
7:4
For
there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
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John
7:10
But
when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
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John
18:20
Jesus
answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said
nothing.
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Psalm
22:1
My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
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Matthew
27:46
And
about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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Mark
15:34
And
at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me?
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Acts 9 https://youtu.be/VBw6tOxifc4
9-2-18 Sunday sermon https://youtu.be/PFAx7qexpqU
Plotinus n Jesus https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQdbiaJF4i4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Mark 7 https://youtu.be/3AcdZ3ftotE
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Homeless friends https://youtu.be/2lawi5xxn_0
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Romans
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Homeless
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The
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Galatians
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Theodicy https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMjAhNSvZ5MuDSHpGV
6-3-18
Sunday sermon https://www.dropbox.com/s/rgqi61idjxsz8zu/6-3-18%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0
Homeless
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Palm
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Friends
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Revelation
11 https://youtu.be/mXaBqHOO81Q
Galatians
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Samuel
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12-2-18
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Homeless
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Ephesians
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The
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Acts
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9-16-18
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Plotinus
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7-7-19
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Paintings
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The
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God
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Matt-
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Sunday
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Pops
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Teaching
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Some of my studies-
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/reformation_12.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/overview-ofphilosophy-thales-andthe-pre.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/romans-links-1-2019.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/colossians-links-2019.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/corinthians-links-4-2019.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/ephesians-links.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/acts-links.html
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/galatians-links.html
NOTE- Every so often some of my sites think I am Spam- or a Bot- I am not. My name is John Chiarello, I am a retired firefighter living in Texas, Born in Hoboken New Jersey- raised in North Bergen. I post original content [all videos and text are by me]. I post 7 videos a night to many of my sites, and text posts 3 times a week. I NEVER take money- or ask for money- ever. Everything is free- I sell nothing- to some sites this makes a difference- so I wanted to say that here. There are no buildings- staff- salary- anything. Just me teaching- doing outreach- and reaching out thru my sites. All my teachings- videos- studies are free to download from all my sites. Make as many copies as you want- they are there for you to use. Thank You- John.
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http://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/__blog.html?r=20171009095200
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http://ccoutreach87.strikingly.com/
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Social Media sites-
https://www.facebook.com/john.chiarello.5?ref=bookmarks
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https://vk.com/id533663718 [Russia- Our largest group outside the U.S.]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-chiarello-b27340ab/
[Our largest group]
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https://ok.ru/profile/589985645111 [Ukraine- Our 2nd largest in Europe]
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https://mewe.com/i/johnchiarello
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http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/one-link_18.html [Link to past teaching]
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https://vk.com/videos533663718 [Russia]
[My Facebook videos]
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https://open.tube/video-channels/corpus_outreach/videos
Note- https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/bit-open-tube-review-8-2020
https://ccoutreach87.com/youtube-catalog-2020/ [Youtube catalog- 2020]
Youtube note- http://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/youtube-problems
Ugetube https://ugetube.com/@ccoutreach87
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Cloud sites-
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Inactive- work in progress-
http://johnchiarello.doodlekit.com/
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Note- Please do me a favor, those who read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read them on- Copy text- download video links- make complete copies of my books/studies and posts- everything is copyrighted by me- I give permission for all to copy and share as much as you like- I just ask that nothing be sold. We live in an online world- yet- there is only one internet- meaning if it ever goes down- the only access to the teachings are what others have copied or downloaded- so feel free to copy and download as much as you want- it’s all free-
Note- I have many web sites- at times some question whether I’m a ‘bot’ because I do post a lot.
I am not a ‘bot’- I’m John- so please- if you are on the verge of deleting something- my contact email is ccoutreach87@gmail.com - contact me first- thank you- John
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