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Amen Brother Jesse.

I was focusing on the recipient of the word elect, EKLEKTOS, in 1 Peter. "a specific designation for Jewish people. The elect of God.

I read that and never put much emphasis on it "from that particular verse" I did on others but not that one. It's like I just passed over verse 2!

That's why I said, "Sometimes we forget to consider that, and factor that in when we read these scriptures".

I carry that on over to Matthews 24 and other places.

Thanks, and God bless.

Hi again Gigi.

Another look at the early Church in Acts 11.

Acts 11:19-21. Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word TO NONE BUT UNTO THE JEWS ONLY.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

Thats all I have for tonight Gigi.

Goodnight and God bless.

Hi Gigi.

I said I suppose Peter is speaking to Jewish believers being that the early church started out with mostly "if not all Jews.

Here's why.

The early Church began in Jerusalem. Not at 1 Peter.

Many Jews turned to Christ after His death upon the cross and His resurrection from the dead.

We see the rapid growth of the Church in Acts 2 "in Jerusalem" where they started! The Lord added to the Church daily.

Multitudes of priests turned to Christ! They were all Jewish!

By the time you get to the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 the Church "IN JERUSEALEM was all Jews, and 16-18 years passed between the events in Acts 2 (the day of Pentecost) and the Council of Jerusalem described in Acts 15.

The council in Jerusalem in Acts 15 was roughly around 50 AD. Roughly around 20 years after Christ death on the cross.

1 Peter was written around 63 AD and he wrote to the DIASPORA! He addressed them that way in 1 Peter 1:1. Roughly around 30 years after Christ death on the cross. Peter opened the doors for the Gentiles, but his primary message was to the Jews.

The Gentiles eventually grew in numbers due to the Churches Paul set up on his journey but due to slow travel and Paul's often imprisonment we have no way of knowing the numbers before Paul was martyred around 67 AD.

In 70, the local Christians all left Jerusalem and went to Pella, on the other side of the Jordan, where they disappeared. Jerusalem had prestige and was the spiritual center of the Church, but Pella was just one small town out of many!

Antioch became the closest thing to the center of Christianity after the destruction of Jerusalem.

Paul also spent time bearing the Lord's name before Jews also.

In Acts 9:15 we see that Paul was a chosen vessel to bear the Lord's name before the children of Israel as well.

"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL"

God bless.

Prayer to do well in college and all things trying to steal kill and destroy anything in my life are removed. I ask for all of these things in Lord Jesus Christ Name, amen.

Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Galatians 3:28-29 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.

Blessings

God bless you

bless yall keep reading and understanding

The excellence of Christ's priesthood above that of Aaron is shown. (1-6) The great excellence of the new covenant above the former. (7-13)1-6 The substance, or summary, of what had been declared was, that Christians had such a High Priest as they needed. He took upon himself human nature, appeared on earth, and there gave himself as a sacrifice to God for the sins of his people. We must not dare to approach God, or to present any thing to him, but in and through Christ, depending upon his merits and mediation; for we are accepted only in the Beloved. In all obedience and worship, we should keep close to God's word, which is the only and perfect standard. Christ is the substance and end of the law of righteousness. But the covenant here referred to, was that made with Israel as a nation, securing temporal benefits to them. The promises of all spiritual blessings, and of eternal life, revealed in the gospel, and made sure through Christ, are of infinitely greater value. Let us bless God that we have a High Priest that suits our helpless condition.

7-13 The superior excellence of the priesthood of Christ, above that of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was Mediator. The law not only made all subject to it, liable to be condemned for the guilt of sin, but also was unable to remove that guilt, and clear the conscience from the sense and terror of it. Whereas, by the blood of Christ, a full remission of sins was provided, so that God would remember them no more. God once wrote his laws to his people, now he will write his laws in them; he will give them understanding to know and to believe his laws; he will give them memories to retain them; he will give them hearts to love them, courage to profess them, and power to put them in practice. This is the foundation of the covenant; and when this is laid, duty will be done wisely, sincerely, readily, easily, resolutely, constantly, and with comfort. A plentiful outpouring of the Spirit of God will

The excellence of Christ's priesthood above that of Aaron is shown. (1-6) The great excellence of the new covenant above the former. (7-13)1-6 The substance, or summary, of what had been declared was, that Christians had such a High Priest as they needed. He took upon himself human nature, appeared on earth, and there gave himself as a sacrifice to God for the sins of his people. We must not dare to approach God, or to present any thing to him, but in and through Christ, depending upon his merits and mediation; for we are accepted only in the Beloved. In all obedience and worship, we should keep close to God's word, which is the only and perfect standard. Christ is the substance and end of the law of righteousness. But the covenant here referred to, was that made with Israel as a nation, securing temporal benefits to them. The promises of all spiritual blessings, and of eternal life, revealed in the gospel, and made sure through Christ, are of infinitely greater value. Let us bless God that we have a High Priest that suits our helpless condition.

7-13 The superior excellence of the priesthood of Christ, above that of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was Mediator. The law not only made all subject to it, liable to be condemned for the guilt of sin, but also was unable to remove that guilt, and clear the conscience from the sense and terror of it. Whereas, by the blood of Christ, a full remission of sins was provided, so that God would remember them no more. God once wrote his laws to his people, now he will write his laws in them; he will give them understanding to know and to believe his laws; he will give them memories to retain them; he will give them hearts to love them, courage to profess them, and power to put them in practice. This is the foundation of the covenant; and when this is laid, duty will be done wisely, sincerely, readily, easily, resolutely, constantly, and with comfort. A plentiful outpouring of the Spirit of God will

Ecclesiastes 8:1

"Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed."hi

To specify ,when i said i fear for my life ,i meant because of the bad infection in my body ,i am not suicidal.but i do suffer from disabling depresssion.i apologize if i came off as sounding suicidal ,i am not.

I truly fear for my life privately.i am not doing good.i have an infection in my feet and lower legs that i am not seeming to do enough to treat it and get rid ofit.i went to my doctor about my depression and he upped my antidepressants. But overall ,i still dont feel like doing anything to help myself.and i am still trying to care for my mother .and she requires a lot of attention and by the time i am finished helping her i am to mentally tired to want to dofor myself.i am really in a catch 22 situation.because i have a brother that deserted me and my mom and hes no help at all.and all my family that remains is in central florida ,and i am in north florida.i truly beg you to please pray for me and ask Jesus to help me with this bad situation i am in.i made things right with the Lord.And i hope that he will give me some relief from this crushing depression soon.

(1 Peter Part 7):

1 Peter 2:4 - To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

To whom (Christ), coming, and please notice that this is a Present Participle, coming. To whom continually coming, as unto a living stone (the living stone is Christ), disallowed, or rejected of men, but chosen of God, and precious.

He's now introduced as a living stone. This is the word LETHOS. It's not the word PETROS, or PETRA. It's the word LETHOS which is a medium size stone. It's larger than a PETROS, but not as big as a Petra. So, He was rejected by men, but by God He is elect and precious.

1 Peter 2:5 - Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

You also, as lively stones, and the word lively is an Old English word for living. It's the same word for Jesus Christ, and it's the same wording, LETHOS, only it's plural.

1 Peter 2:6 - Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

He says wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, (from Isaiah 28:16), Behold, I lay in Sion, or Zion. You'll hear Jewish people call it Sion also. I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, that's a LETHOS, elect, and precious: and he that believes upon Him shall not be confounded.

And the word confounded means embarrassed, or to withdraw yourself. The bible tells us that when Christ comes, the non-believers are going to look for places to hide, whereas the believer is going to run out because their Lord has come.

Interesting that even in the Hebrew scriptures, God said a chief cornerstone is going to come who's elect and precious, and the that believes upon Him shall not be embarrassed, or withdrawn. The word (not) by the way is Double Negative, shall never be confounded, or ashamed, or withdrawn.

(1 Peter Part 6):

1 Peter 2:3 - If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

So, if indeed you have received Christ, if indeed you have been feeding off of His truth, and found that He is gracious, he says keep going. If you've been born of the seed of God, the word of God, then continue to grow by feeding on His word that feeds your reasoning process.

There are two words that I want to share that I think is absolutely necessary to know to be able to fit in and understand the Jewish Literature section of the bible. There are two words in Hebrew, one represents good, and the other represents bad or evil. The Hebrew word for good is the word TOV. The Hebrew word for bad or evil is RAH.

Now here's how it works in Hebrew:

In creation, you'll remember that after the various days of creation, it said God looked at what He had created and saw that it was good, everything was good. Well, the Hebrew word for good TOV) means it is serving the purpose for which it is created. Now Rah is the opposite. If something is bad or evil, it's basically functioning in a way that it was not created to function.

And that really puts into proper focus about sin, about doing good, about doing bad, doing evil, is that as a sinner, I function in a way that God did not design for me to function. It's not according to my purpose that He has for me.

I wanted to share this now because it says in the last line of Verse 3, if you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. In the Greek text, it says the Lord is useful. The corresponding Hebrew word is TOV. If you have tasted that the Lord is functioning in a way that He is meant to function, then continue on.

If you have tasted from Christ and found Him to be true, and found Him to be the Messiah, and found Him to be the Savior, then continue on. The Lord is useful in the way that He functions and in His relationship to us.

(1 Peter Part 5b):

1 Peter 2:2 Continued

Now the word for "word," you would think that it would be the word for the word of God or for scripture, but it isn't. It is the word LOGIKOS, and it pertains to the reasoning process of man. We get our English word logical from this term. And so, it's not milk of the word. It's milk for the reasoning process. It's milk to feed your mind. And it is without duplicity. It has no double meaning.

The only other place where LOGIKOS is found is in Romans Chapter 12 Verse 1. It's the word reasonable, except is doesn't mean your logical service. It means your service is coming out of your reasoning process. You serve the Lord with thinking things out and making your decisions to obey Christ.

So, what Peter is saying is that as newborn babes, desire the sincere, that is, it means what it says, milk of the reasoning process. It's the milk that feeds the reasoning process. And the purpose clause: in order that you might grow in it.

(1 Peter Part 5a):

1 Peter 2:2 - As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

After having done this, as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:

Well, wouldn't you know it, the text is not as easy as it sounds. As newborn babes, there are different phases of growth in the Christian life. Both Paul and Peter mentioned milk as being the food for young Christians, infants, people who have just come to know the Lord.

Peter here, and then Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, he said when I first ministered to you, I fed you with milk. Now you should be able to eat solid food but you're still not able, and you're still drinking milk. And that was a five-year period that he said you should be able to start eating solid food. But milk is for infants, babes, newborn Christians. There's nothing wrong with that.

There's no problem, until you've known the Lord for 10 to 20 years and you're still drinking milk. That's a problem!

But desire the sincere milk. The word sincere is the negative form of the word guile. It's without deception, or literally without duplicity, and it literally means no double meaning. That's what deception is. You say one thing, but you mean another. Well, with the milk that you're fed with, you don't have to worry about it tricking you or not saying what it says. It is without duplicity. It has no double meaning. It means what it says, the intent of the inspiration of the writer as he wrote it.

Brother Spencer,

We do know that Peter was the apostle to the Jews and Paul to the Gentiles, and that Peter wrote both his letters to the diaspora. However, I am unable to speak one way or another on the number of Jewish and Gentile believers there were in the early church as this is not something that I have considered in the past. I wish I had some information to share with you, but I have nothing, sorry! I would be interested if anyone has any factual knowledge to share, perhaps with numbers and references. But yes, I do agree with you in that in our studies, it is beneficial to take into consideration who the writers are speaking to.

Blessings to you!

Hello S. Spencer,

I do think that Peter had the Jewish believers dispersed around the known world by the time He wrote these epistles. But also, by the time that most of the apostles met their martyrdom, most of the church would be Gentile due not only to the outreach of Paul to the Gentiles, but of Peter ( Acts 10), Phillip (and the eunich), Thomas is said to have gone to India, and the others who followed Jesus; command to bring the gospel to the whole world beginning in Jerusalem, then spreading out through Samaria and all of Palestine, Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, Egypt, and elsewhere soon after Paul met with the apostles in Jerusalem in Acts 15.

If God intended for the gospel to spread throughout the Mediterranean area, He would provide the call and means for the apostles and the other disciples (such as the 120 in the upper room) to take the gospel well outside of Jerusalem, thus reaching dispersed Jews along with Gentiles. It is clear from history that Gentiles greatly outnumbered dispersed Jews and the gospel spread speedily among the Gentiles. Romans 10 and 11 speak of this fact that the Gentiles where receptive to the gospel, while Jews, in general were not.

We do not know much of where Peter preached and travelled although we know he was in Rome before his martyrdom. As for the other apostles, the Scriptures do not tell us about their evangelization. We know John was active in Asia Minor and Antioch, appointing bishops until he was exiled to Patmos in the 90's.

I am wondering why you say that most believers were Jewish when Peter wrote his letters. What information can you give me.

Dear Kimberly,

I am so sorry that you have not been in contact with your living one or your grandson this past year. And it is so hard to lose a child, so I will pray for you and this distressing situation. May God lift from you the grief you are encountering and bring you peace despite the things that are so hard to bear. May God bring your son and grandson to you soon and may He bless these relationships in great ways that lift all of you out of the disconnect that exists.

Amy,

I will lift up prayer for Foxxy. I hope she is breathing better soon.

Longevity and Generational Blessing

God of all grace, I decree that Mitch shall not die but live and declare Your works. He will surpass the lifespans of his earthly parents and walk in divine health and strength all his days. I release generational blessings over our children and descendants, declaring they will walk in covenant promise and not in inherited infirmities.

"With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation." - Psalm 91:16

Please pray for my kitten Foxy today .. she is having a hard time breathing. She needs comfort and many prayers.

Thank you

Prayer for a Blessed day today and prayer to have peace. I ask for removal of all things trying to hinder my life and cause me to hang with negative people. I ask for a breakthrough in good friends. I ask that all things trying to hinder me from enjoy working is removed and that I will find a good job as soon as possible. I Ask for a breakthrough in the area of finances so that I am able to pay all of my bills as soon as possible. I ask for all of these things in Lord Jesus Christ Name, amen.

Healing on depression and anxiety fear

Physical pain the loss of me sons 1 passed away from the other one I haven't heard from in a year. I want to see my grandson. I want to get closer to God I need Peace and joy

Matthew 6:33

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

Mark 1:15

"And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."

Colossians 1:13

"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:"

Blessings

Reflection:

May our hearts be clean, so that we may live in holiness and truth before God. Every detail of life reveals His care. We pray, as in Ephesians 1:17, that the Spirit of wisdom and revelation may lead us into a deeper relationship with Him-for apart from His presence, everything loses its true meaning.

Teach us to love as Christ loved-whether in marriage, in friendship, or in service. May our words, thoughts, and actions reflect a heart that walks closely with Him. As 1 Corinthians 13:11 reminds us, maturity in faith transforms how we speak, think, and live. And may we be faithful stewards of our time, resources, and words-so that all things may bring glory to God.

Ezek.9.1

""He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand." (Ezek.9.1)

Last in the series we began with Ezekiel ch.9 and having discussed the significance of the number 6 we have in v.1: God sends group of six men with slaughter weapons, and they have charge over Jerusalem. Considering four angels presiding over the course of the river from the garden (Gen.2.10), it is certain that these six form only a minuscule of the angelic host attendant upon the Lord of Sabaoth. We have a number "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" (Mt.26.53). Each legion consists of 6000 angels and 12 as a number informs us that it is pressed into service so the word sent forth shall always prosper and never return to him in void. As the word become flesh it is his prerogative if need be, but as Son of man he would not. In truth he was the Word which 'was with God'. " and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side."(v.2) Thus according to the principle of Similitude the presence of the Angel of the Lord with six having their weapons in hand represent the word of God.

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?/ And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so." ( Joshua 5.13-15) God insists upon holiness from man. No nation is exempt.

Eph.2 14 "Christ the Mediator"

"For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us"

The great divide as we covered in a series of posts is to create a state where God may be all in all. The world framed by the word has the great divide between what is holy and what is not. North south divide sets judgment weed out the nations between light and darkness. Inheitance of saints in light allows no middle wall of partition. "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."Gal.3.28). Imposter churches build up on partitions so congregation on white and ethnic minorities goes contrary to the voice of God. The beast the populist leader preaches 'vox dei vox populi' but coming out of the sea his authority arises from the devil (Rev.13.1). Saul erred because he feared the voice of the people and went against the voice of the Lord. This made his sin symptomatic of the nation of Israe. In rejecting the Son the nation of Israel was judged. Speaking of Saul we have the Spirit giving him the tag Six to show he was the son of perdition, "And the people that were with him were about six hundred men." The angel in the vision of Ezekiel uses the measure, 'a measuring reed of six cubits long,' (the warning,'and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee'-Ezek.40.4-5) At the end of the book the total volume of the city is 18,000 (6x6x6x1000). " It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there."(Ezek.48.35) This city is the outer darkness while New Jerusalem is lit by the light of the Lamb, and the volume is 12x12x1000. God called the firmament Heaven where the great divide between the heaven and earth framed by the word of God. In this ministry of reconciliation the nation of Israel per se has no inheritance. The Lord is there so is the tabernacle of God among men.(Rev.21.1-3)

1 Sam.14.7 'The great divide'

The great divide here we find between Saul under the tree while the son and his armour bearer set out trusting in the Lord God. Jonathan here doubles for the Son and his servant the role of the soul of man. "And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart."(v.7) Jonathan set the token of God's will and the Philistians's response determined it. "And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh./The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah."(vv.4-5)

Jesus was manifest "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil." "And we will discover ourselves unto them./If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them."(vv.8-9)God gave them a mighty victory but Saul's order for the day made it problematic. The devil working from the beginning used Saul to impose by an oath. It is thus sin worked into the bloodstream of mankind. "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."(2 Cor.5.21). Saul would have carried out his threat, Jonathan's response was," My father hath troubled the land." He spoke the truth. "f haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?"(vv.29-30)

Where did Saul go wrong? "And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice." (1 Sam.15.24-35) Thereby he rejected the voice of the Lord.

Please remember me and my family today in your prayers