There are different covenants which exist; some are case specific for national Israel and others affect all mankind. Thinking about this a bit further, I would say that in addition to God's provision for Adam and creation of a covenant of marriage (which man merely participated in with the consummation) He also had the conditions of remaining in the garden of Eden whose terms of course were broken. What we learn from the fall of man is that death came to Adam and Eve; which started with the fall of the soul of man followed by eventual physical death that caused all of creation to groan to this day ( Romans 8:22). This caused the need for the "second Adam" ( 1 Cor. 15:45) to be necessitated; as prophesied in the first prophecy in scripture in Genesis 3:15 about Christ's atonement for sins; which had its first foreshadowing with the first animal sacrifice by God Himself in Genesis 3:21 for clothing.
Because we are all under what is termed "original sin" which in fact causes a fallen nature of the soul and spirit of man none of us can escape God's judgment as HE DID ALL THE WORK in creating us as eternal beings ( Ecclesiastes 3:11 "eternity in their hearts). The universal marriage covenant; however formal or informal the ceremony is holds men accountable for the vows they make; Numbers 30:2 is just one example: If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. Ecclesiastes also discusses this; and for marriage specifically we see in 3 of 4 Gospels God's original design of making two into one flesh and what God joins together man is not to tear usunder. ( Mark 10:9).
The case specific covenants for Israel and its Sabbath day restrictions certainly point to Christ as He is Lord of the Sabbath ( Matt. 12:8). He has a new covenant because of His atoning death ( Heb 9:16-17) for us.
Day 20 January 20,2025 Living in Freedom John 8:36 KJV West Angeles Church Los Angeles California Consecration Calendar
I Pray for deliverance from anything hinders walk with Christ.
John 8:36 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is Father and the Son same language you can understand is God for us to be heirs to all the world. To believe you can do and follow Jesus and become what your expected to be the truth of God Romans 8:2 KJV, 1 Corinthians 7:22 KJV. This is the life to live also exhibited. It is used in
discipleship- to show the Holy bible is life
saints/ citizens- free from sin Galatians 5:1 KJV, liability, set free from thraldom, ransom Mark 10:45 KJV, evil ,captivity of Satan.
Freedom from the laws, rules, thraldom that are not of God moral and obedience to it. You are titled to freedom to the house of God and his supper. A example of analogy used family of God Himself.
Ways you can be free from sin are to listen to God's voice and word to obey and follow " do it" (speaking, actions, attention of communications)
Examples of people in the holy bible that made themselves free in God you can read and follow are Romans 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:1 .
This no doubt will be a lengthy series of postings but it is essential. The first thing we need to determine is what exactly is salvation? We can start with 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."
Now this seems to be perfectly clear and I don't wish to complicate the basic principle here. Let us dissect this verse to look at all the components.
God so loved the world. Now God is perfectly righteous and just and man is completely without hope and all have gone astray according to numerous passages; there is none righteous no not even one ( Romans 3:10 but with many other passages in Psalms in particular in the O.T. supporting this-see Psalm 19). God created man therefore had compassion and a vested interest over every soul. For God to atone for men's sins the Son of God had to enter the picture to come to earth as a man as part of God's eternal counsel and foreknowledge to remedy this situation and put us into right standing anew after the fall of Adam and his race. God couldn't look on sin so He turned away for the moment Christ had to take on all of our sin and be the sacrificial atonement. Jesus only did and said the words of the Father and those who the Father chose or elected. This principal is covered in the book of John in which I did a lengthy study of this concept of Predestination a couple years back.
Sent His only begotten Son. That is covered in the above commentary so I will move on.
That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
This involves more than just believing He was a good man. Mark 10:18 dispells any sentimenality we may have of Christ being a good man because it so understates His deity that it renders it more harmful than good. Believing in Him means believing the atonement was fully satisfying God's requirements to save man forever.
Mark 10:34 in the King James Version (KJV) reads...
"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."
You asked: Why does it say Christ will rise "the third day" rather than "after the third day"?
Understanding "the third day" vs. "after three days"
This confusion comes from how time was reckoned in Jewish culture during the first century. Here's a breakdown:
1. "The third day" means inclusive counting
In Jewish reckoning, any part of a day was counted as a full day.
So:
Day 1: Friday (crucified)
Day 2: Saturday (in the tomb)
Day 3: Sunday (rose early in the morning)
Thus, Jesus rose on the third day, according to their cultural understanding.
2. "After three days" is also used in Scripture
Some verses say "after three days" (e.g., Mark 8:31). This isn't a contradiction but a colloquial flexibility in ancient Jewish and Greek phrasing. "After three days" can still mean "on the third day" in that culture.
Examples:
Matthew 16:21 - "...and be raised again the third day."
Mark 8:31 - "...after three days rise again."
Luke 24:7 - "...and the third day rise again."
All of these refer to the same resurrection timing, just using different expressions.
Summary:
The phrase "the third day" in Mark 10:34 follows Jewish inclusive counting, where Friday (crucifixion), Saturday (burial), and Sunday (resurrection) count as three days. It does not mean "after three full 24-hour days." Different gospel writers used both phrases ("after three days" and "on the third day") interchangeably without contradiction based on how time was culturally understood.
The extensive use of scriptures in much of the Gospels by Christ were given for several reasons. First explaining the fullness of the law by explanations in His public preaching showed that He was the Lord; even over the Sabbath. It shows fulfillments; and was particularly poignant to the Pharisees who thought they had knowledge but didn't comprehend that Jesus's authority meant that He indeed was the "I am". Their obsession over many man made additions to the law were rebuked by scripture; such as the earlier example in Matthew 12 with David and the shewbread when the law (in this case more ceremonial) was broken due to the necessity of feeding David and His companions fleeing from Saul. It is an interesting sidenote that David also was to become King at a later time much like Christ when He returns and that God had to look after his needs as well.
Jesus saved to the end; including the thief on the cross when He was going through the agony of final moments of the crucifixion. He truly served to the end ( Mark 10:45).
Christ spent most of His life sort of self exiled; being submissive to service to His parents. This would demonstrate the deeper meaning of the age of 30 and Jewish manhood; no doubt. We need to remember that was just as significant as the rest of His life even if we don't see it. Having a perfect worker around is something I can only envy in my own forgetfullness and ineptitude on a daily basis but it must have been a sight to behold. One can only imagine the conversations about the Lord which would have been going on. We also see through the evidence of John being called to live with His mother that Joseph at some time previous to then had died. Therefore He was also living out the mandate that he who doesn't take care of His own family is worth less than an infidel or unbeliever ( 1 Tim. 5:8). Such loyalty makes His statement in Matthew 12:48 more poignant; surely hard to hear.
Mark 10:45 talks about Christ coming not to be served but to serve and giving His life as a ransom for many. This is also quoted in Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45. This theme again is played out through His preaching to the masses as we saw in the last posting; or to His Disciples. Service goes beyond Him being a "Cosmic Vending Machine" however ( John 6:26). What people needed was salvation of their souls resulting from forgiveness of sins; and He would emphasize this when performing His miracles even though His own life was threatened. He knew of course that He couldn't be touched until His time had come; and while He was on the earth His 12 Disciples also were protected; which we see when the soldiers came to arrest Him in Gethsemene. He was there to rebuke Peter when necessary and even offered what was considered the choice sop to Judas Iscariot before His betrayal. Unlike us as mortal men Jesus had us on His mind even facing death on a cross the next day; praying for all those who would come to Him eventually being as one; and as I mentioned before for Mary his mother to have John look after her as a mother showing that Joseph was almost certainly deceased at this time. He even reached out to the repentant criminal on the cross next to Him when dying assuring he would be with Him in paradise. Luke 23:34 is the ultimate forgiveness to those who didn't know what they were doing.
Part of service and having others as a priority over our own needs is taking time out for prayer. Jesus prayed all night before picking His 12 Disciples and this wasn't the only time He did this. Communicating with His Father in heaven was a constant ongoing process as He only said what the Father told Him ( John 12:49 etal). Service therefore for the Christian must involve a commitment of time not only for prayer for others but for ourselves; He may have been restricted while on earth to live as one of us but prayed to focus on God how much more should we seek Him?
More specific purposes of Christ during His earthly ministry
4. Calling out of His Disciples. He spent all night in prayer prior to this event. ( Luke 6:12-13). Some may think that He had to decide who to choose; but I doubt it. That was something I would think was foreknown; especially since the son of perdition Judas Iscariot had to be picked as well although I am not sure where in scripture the initial meeting was with him; maybe someone can let me know about that. No doubt He prayed for them to readily accept Him and for obstacles from the enemy not to thwart things to come. Overall this would complicate His mission as times had to be set aside with this "inner circle" for further discussion of matters and discipling through hard sayings. This would be the beginning of the church which He would further develop in the absence after His death and Resurrection when the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost.
5. Warning of destruction to come. The future persecutions of the Disciples and travail of the nation of Israel as a whole eventually were expanded to the birth pangs of the world in general as illustrated in Matthew 24. Everything familiar to the Jewish nation would be shook; with the destruction of the Temple and many Jews during AD 70; largely due to their blindness of Christ and who He was ( Matt. 23:37). He deliberately talked very little about ruling and reigning in the Millennial Kingdom as no doubt that was the expectation and hope even of the Disciples at that time of His soon arrival in that mode. This is mentioned in Acts 1:6 as something alluded to have happened earlier.
6. Always considering others needs above His own. Jesus came to serve and not be served. ( Mark 10:45). This could perhaps be best demonstrated in His statement to John when hanging on the cross ( Luke 19:25-29). It appears Joseph was dead at this time and Jesus knew John would live the longest so he was to take Mary in.
The most dangerous thing in the Bible is being deceived by false prophets, false apostles, false accusers, false witness and false Christs . Satan will use anyone to do his work in deception.
Jesus warns his Twelve Disiples of people that will say bad things against them.
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against youfalsely, for my sake.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 7:15
Beware offalseprophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,falsewitness,
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 24:11
And manyfalseprophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arisefalseChrists, andfalseprophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs and false prophets.
Mark 13:22
ForfalseChrists andfalseprophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
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John 8:36 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is Father and the Son same language you can understand is God for us to be heirs to all the world. To believe you can do and follow Jesus and become what your expected to be the truth of God Romans 8:2 KJV, 1 Corinthians 7:22 KJV. This is the life to live also exhibited. It is used in
discipleship- to show the Holy bible is life
saints/ citizens- free from sin Galatians 5:1 KJV, liability, set free from thraldom, ransom Mark 10:45 KJV, evil ,captivity of Satan.
Freedom from the laws, rules, thraldom that are not of God moral and obedience to it. You are titled to freedom to the house of God and his supper. A example of analogy used family of God Himself.
Ways you can be free from sin are to listen to God's voice and word to obey and follow " do it" (speaking, actions, attention of communications)
Examples of people in the holy bible that made themselves free in God you can read and follow are Romans 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:1 .
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." My interpetation: No mean time, cannot work or be done (not of God)
Elder Graves Quoted in Paragraph 1: Line 10-13 , Paragraph 2:Line 1-5
My interpetation:
Coming out of the law in truth meaning victory. 1 Corinthians 15:55 KJV
Elder Graves Quoted Paragraph 3 Line 8-14
My Respond: has blessed me with the opportunity that I have used my gifts to serve other writing comments of my ministry on Elder Graves blog website being displayed.
Colossians 3:17 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Proverbs 22:29 KJV
My interpetation:
Blessed my hands to see God, work, accomplish for me, and prosper. ( Mark 10:43-44, Nehemiah 2:18, Genesis 39:3,6
Genesis 41:43 )
Genesis 41:43 KJV
Elder Graves Defining Excellence Paragraph 2 Line 6-10
My Respond: I have honored God in Fairness and integrity in serving others working hands on and promoting the intellectual, ethical, cultural, emotional, and physical growth of each student.
According to California Department of Education supports high - quality educational programs for California diverse student population through its educational leadership role and places great importance on cultivating a diverse staff that understands and promotes the intellectual, ethical, cultural, emotional, and physical growth of each student.
Elder Graves Quoted Motivations for Christian Excellence
1. God and Jesus are Excellent:
My Respond: As a follower of Christ reflecting his excellence these are my supporting scripture texts Hebrews 12:2 KJV, Hebrews 4:15-16 KJV
Elder Graves Quoted Motivations for Christian Excellence
"And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals."
Three things are associated with the Son who is always tagged as the right hand in context of God who is One. The hand with which is good and the left hand in common usage is qualified as maladroit. Can we apply it to God? Oh no. The Spirit uses the right hand figuratively in order to define the divine Will in fulfilment. "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." ( Mark 10:18).So we need see his ministry as deity and humanity is the aspect of perfecting what his Father has willed. "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."( John 8:29) Before Pilate he confesses the host of angels at his disposal."Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" In his emptying his humanity was for delivering all whom his Father had left to his charge. So he would rather perfect with one sacrifice all those who were called.( John 17:12; He.10:14)
The book, the seven seals and the contents that it holds are three clues in which significance of their Association and with man, and also life as holiness, the name are inextricably bound.
"When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high." Jesus Christ as the Son has his seat. "and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne." There are other feature we need consider, firstly "a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald."and the Word both sound as well as sign, "And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God."(Re.4:1-5) Body Spirit and the soul is signified in v.5:6
RED APPLE TREATY 4 ME ONLY on Jeremiah 20:11 - 1 year ago
Jeremiah 20:11-16, 38:20 KJV
When you feel everything around you seems to be falling apart?
My interpetation:
1 Peter 1:3 KJV
'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, '
"The story of Jeremiah during the fall of Judah is a profound example of faithfulness and divine protection amidst overwhelming adversity." Jeremiah 20:11-16 KJV
Ways we can have God's hand over us and faithfulness is to have a clean heart and thoughts ( Jeremiah 29:11 KJV) keep God's morals when living life. Believe God's word for bread of life and living water.( John 6:35 KJV)
Morals- right from wrong , good from bad.
God has blessed me believing in God's word for bread of life and living water.
John 6:35 KJV
Ways you can stand firm and not conflict for example in Jeremiah 37 KJV. Are Allowing us Christians our hands to see God, work and accomplish for us and succeed. - Mark 10:43-44 KJV. Genesis 39:3,6,23 KJV
Ways you can overcome conflict is by having faith , praying, reading God's word.-holy bible.
Recognizing God's hands at work. Jeremiah 38:20 KJV
In Reference to Jeremiah 38:20 KJV My interpetation: "it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live." Because you come from God-" 1 John 4:4-7KJV. Your are God's son- 2 Corinthians 6:18 KJV.
Seeing myself born of God made into his image Genesis 1:27 living as God identification of male/man in this world but not of it has blessed with God and of him and his church to partake of the consolation which provides support and aid.
Support- To sustain, to act,represent well as to support, to support the part assigned.
Those who believed in Jesus Christ origin ( Christians)who had faithEphesians 2:8-9 KJVand the church to both show the truth were the partakers of the consolation.
RED APPLE TREATY 4 ME ONLY - In Reply - 1 year ago
At this time the Corinthian church showed compassion and mercy. The Corinthian church was in times of admiration of theologies and philosophies of the wealthy and glamorous.
Those who believed in Jesus Christ origin ( Christians) who had faithEphesians 2:8-9 KJVand the church to both show the truth were the partakers of the consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 KJV
[3] 'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. '
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.
'Allowing us Christians, the people and our hands to see God, work and accomplish for us and succeed. Correlation to todays poverty and depression, deep state of emergency
Mark 10:43-44 KJV
'and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: '
Nehemiah 2:18 KJV
'Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work
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.
The word whole is the word for salvation, SOUDSO.
Mark 11:22 - And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
So, Jesus responded and he said (According to our English Bible), Have faith in God.
Literally in the Greek text, it reads "have the faith of God." Big difference! And the word "have" is a command. Have the faith of God! Faith is a gift from God, not of man. So, when we call out for mercy, we also call out, "Lord, I believe but help my unbelief." Lord have mercy on me, I don't deserve it, but if You don't have mercy on me I'm lost. Jesus says, have the faith of God.
Mark 12:1 - And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
The word husbandmen is the Greek word for farmers. That was pretty customary to see in Jerusalem, where you fix up a vineyard and then rent it out to some farmers because you're leaving the country. And what the pay would be is that when the harvest comes, you would get a certain percentage of the crops. That is a pretty good deal!
Mark 12:14 - And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
The question is, is it lawful to give tribute, (that means tax) to Caesar, or not? They want to know if it is lawful. To the English-speaking mind, to give tribute to someone might mean to pay respect to or speak well of 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?
This is something else we probably would not catch in our English Bibles. You see the word good? That is a special word! It is the word AGATHOS. There are several different Greek words for the word good. AGATHOS, as we also see in Mark 10:18 that Jesus is going to use it. Jesus is going to say why did you all me AGATHOS? There is only one who is AGATHOS, and that is God. Why did you call me AGATHOS? He is bringing it to his attention.
Mark 10:18 - And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Jesus said "Why did you call me good?" There is only one that is AGATHOS, and that is God. Do you realize what you just called me? You called me God. Why did you do that?
Mark 10:44 - And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
The word for servant used in this verse is the word DULOS, meaning slave!
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.
The word "ransom" means "to purchase a slave out of the marketplace." And that's basically what Jesus did for us. We are enslaved to sin, and He paid the price to free us from sin.
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.
Where it says be of good comfort, that is the word courage. It doesn't mean be comfortable. This could be properly translated as "Have courage, rise; he calleth thee.
Mark 9:42 - And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Again, the word offend is the Greek word SCANDALON. It is where we get out word scandal from, except in Greek it had to do with a stick that was used to prop up a box. And it was used like a trap spring so that when an animal would run underneath the box, they would pull the stick and the box would fall down and they would trap it.
Whosoever shall trap one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. That is pretty serious!
Mark 9:43 - And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
This is what's called a hyperbole in literature. Jesus says that if your hand offends you to cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands and to go into hell. This would be Gehenna, the Valley of Henon.
The Valley of Henon was just to the south of Jerusalem. It was the Valley that they used to offer their children up in sacrifice in the old days. But at this time when Jesus came, they were using it as the garbage dump. People just came and dumped their garbage into the Valley and it was constantly burning. It is called "The Valley Geh of Henon," or Gehenna. It is better for him to be maimed than to go into Gehenna, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mark 10:7 - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
The word cleave is the word glue in the Greek text. Interesting!
Recently Rosaria Butterfield spoke as seen in a Cross Con site about repentance originally posted 5 months ago; but I am not sure where specifically she spoke. She mentioned how it is Christ in us and used verses in Romans about how sin dwells in us yet not I ( Romans 7:17). As to discussion on whether our old sin nature is completely dead or in a dying state as we are sanctified I will leave to another discussion. Here I am focusing on the audacity as it were; to anyone's reaction to such a bold statement that Christ lives in us.
If we think carefully; we become aware that the Holy Spirit works in a believer when we are convicted of sin and thus it is more than just carefully scripted language that fits the Biblical formula for salvation that affects anyone. The Lord chooses to use His Word along with the Spirit ( Romans 10:14) through the Great Commission to reach souls. There are instances where people read the Word and are convicted and come to conversion without a human agent directly involved in sharing scriptural truth; and reports of visions; dreams etc which have to be carefully evaluated. I believe it is possible for someone to recognize the Lord in someone even before sharing scripture. In any case the Lord does the work and receives all credit due.
Let me state what these facts are NOT.
1) Boasting in any way or through our attitudes displaying any air of superiority that we are saved; sanctified and delivered from the wrath to come. Christ Himself clearly came to serve and not to be served; and show the ultimate love sacrificing His life for His sheep ( Mark 10:45).
2) Working in our own strength to live out a life of righteousness or by merely following a confession or catechism or profession of faith.
It should be Christ in us that leads to true persecution and also draws people to Himself. It is not contention and strife merely to start an argument or get attention.
All the things you just ask for, has he not already given these things to you?
Isaiah 59:21 As for me (God), this is my (God's) covenant with THEM, saith the Lord, My Spirit that is upon thee (Christ), and my (God's) WORDS which I have put in thy (Christ's) mouth, Shall not depart out of thy (Christ's) mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy (Christ's) SEED, nor out of the mouth of thy (Christ's) SEEDS SEED, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.
Psalms 12:4 Who (mankind) have said, With our tongue we shall prevail; our LIPS ARE OUR OWN: who is Lord over us?
Mark 10:8 And they twain shall be ONE FLESH: so they are NO MORE TWAIN, but ONE FLESH.
Before the foundation of the world God predetermined that he would destroy sinful man from the face of the earth, and conform them to the IMAGE of his SON.
Matthew 25:34 .... Come, ye blessed of the Father, INHERIT the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
He chose the cross as his instrument.
He was going to do this ONLY ONCE.
In the fullness of time God sent his SON to take all the wrath of God for mankind, not to take the place of mankind, mankind had to also died on that cross.
Three days latter, to fulfill God's words, God resurrected CHRIST, and ALL mankind was resurrected as HEIRS OF CHRIST, his IMAGE, as he is the IMAGE of the Father.
He came to fulfill all the scriptures that were written about HIM, the kingdom of God.
There is more than enough of his speaking to the multitudes to come to the conclusion what his death and resurrection would accomplish: man becoming HIS IMAGE.
John 17:21 That they ALL may be ONE; as thou, Father, art IN ME, and I IN THEE, that they may be ONE IN US; that the world may believe thou has sent me.
Mark 10:8 And they twain, shall be ONE FLESH: so then they are no more twain but ONE FLESH.
Ephesians 2:15 ..... for to make in himself of twain ONE NEW MAN ......
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, IS IT NOT WRITTEN in your law, I SAID,Ye are gods?
Psalms 82:6 I have said: Ye are gods; and ALL OF YOU the children of the most high.
Psalms 82:7 But ye shall DIE LIKE MEN, and fall like one of the princes (Satan).
This was fulfilled on the Cross of Christ.
Isaiah 41:23 Shew the thing that are TO COME HEREAFTER, that we may know ye are gods ......
God through the pens of his prophets declared that he would make the whole earth desolate, left as a cottage in the wilderness.
He would destroy sinful man from the face of the earth, he would CUT OFF their name forever, and renew the face of the earth with a NEW CREATION, a kingdom of Priest, after the image of their creator and high priest JESUS CHRIST, and give them a NEW NAME, his name.
Mark 10:8 And they twain shall be ONE FLESH: so they are NO MORE twain, but ONE FLESH.
Christ came ONCE to fulfill the WORDS of his Father.
ALL was fulfill at the cross of Christ and HIS RESURRECTION.
He has declared all this in his word.
The question is:
Do you AGREE with his WORD, or REBEL against his WORD?
You stated; you based your thoughts on the how God saves infants and children on what Jesus said about infants and children in the Gospels. He is clear that we are to have childlike faith as those children who we brought to Him did. So, He is saying that infants and children can have true faith and be saved by Him.
I believe you are referring to Matthew 18:2-4 and Mark 10:14-15.
If I may, let me offer my understanding on Matthew 18:3 if this is the verse you are referring to.
This verse isn't exhorting us to have "childlike" faith in Matthew 18:1-3
Jesus says that we must "become as little children"
In verse one the disciples' question, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Here is Jesus response in verses 2-4.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
The disciples focus is on what constitutes "greatness" in heaven.
Jesus let's them know what constitutes greatness is Humility.
Those who willingly take the lowest position are the greatest in heaven's eyes.
A young child is destitute of ambition, pride, and haughtiness..
There's an similar verse in Mark 10:14-15
"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.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
As we apply these verses to prayer; we may consider that His victory means our victory; in the sense of our eternal future living with Him forever in heaven as well as now; when we suffer for His Name's sake we are fulfilling the Great Commission; and are assured of a reward in heaven as Jesus alludes to in the Sermon on the Mount. All of our life should therefore be wrapped up in the greater purposes; sowing in tears to reap later in joy ( Psalm 126:5-6). The meaning and purpose of earthly blessings common to man is only appreciated in the light of the weight of eternal glory. We ask for good things so that we can further His Kingdom; especially in regard to the filling of the Holy Spirit ( Luke 11:13). In praise; we ask that the King be exalted; and of course that starts in our hearts.
We look at Christ who suffered and His visage was marred more than any man ( Isaiah 52:14). But He shall see and be satisfied with His travail ( Isaiah 53:11). He willingly suffered in our place to fulfill the wish of the Father; but also came to serve and not be served as an example to us. ( Mark 10:45). We shall see Him exalted and victorious and no longer suffering; and no doubt He will rejoice for us as well. Therefore; we endure knowing that patience will have it's perfect work ( James 1:4).
This doesn't mean we don't long every day to see an end to suffering; but we know that we are gaining further eternal rewards in continuing to live faithfully until death or He comes on this earth. This should be a motivation primarily for others; we see the beginnings of what surely will be increasing numbers of Christians persecuted and martyred as we approach the end. We weary having not only to deal with our own sin and the terrible conditions of the last days but the spiritual warfare which is no doubt at fever pitch today. We must continue to boldly declare His coming conquest and victory even when looking like fools ( 1 Cor. 1:25)
And Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things." ( Luke 20:8).
The Pharisees; who derided Christ throughout His public ministry had this to say shortly before the crucifixion. Jesus shut them out; as well as remaining silent soon after during Pilate's interrogation. Self exaltation and justification wasn't necessary for Christ didn't seek to be served but to serve and give His life for a ransom for many. ( Mark 10:45) The fact is; the Pharisees and religious leaders should have known who He was; and therefore were operating in deliberate blindness; uniquely qualifying them to commit the unpardonable sin. (See Matthew 12:24).
Part of the concept of the verse on "casting pearls before swine" ( Matt. 7:6) relates to this. Jesus hid meanings of the Parables to others who were deliberately spiritually blind (see Matthew 13:34; and Matthew 13:15; Isaiah 42:19-20). John 9:39-41 shows the end of an entire chapter related to a blind man's healing; where Jesus explains how men are made blind to the truth; but the Pharisees after asking if that was the intention of what Jesus said were still left with the judgment for themselves because they could see and were responsible for their sin.
These are sobering reminders that man is not justified in any righteousness of their own and estranged from God from the womb ( Psalm 58:3); yet has a conscience given by God where men are judged more harshly that know the law ( Romans 2:15).
Jesus warned that judgment would be worse for those cities that rejected Him than for Sodom and Gomorrah ( Matthew 10:15).
This attitude led to the unpardonable sin; blasphemy of the Holy Spirit where Beelzebub was attributed to Christ's healing rather than God ( Matthew 12:22). The issue of forgiveness of sins was truly where the problem was; since the miracles were manifold.
Nonetheless; Jesus wouldn't use His power to save Himself on the cross or when unbelief was present (see Matthew 13:58).
There are different covenants which exist; some are case specific for national Israel and others affect all mankind. Thinking about this a bit further, I would say that in addition to God's provision for Adam and creation of a covenant of marriage (which man merely participated in with the consummation) He also had the conditions of remaining in the garden of Eden whose terms of course were broken. What we learn from the fall of man is that death came to Adam and Eve; which started with the fall of the soul of man followed by eventual physical death that caused all of creation to groan to this day ( Romans 8:22). This caused the need for the "second Adam" ( 1 Cor. 15:45) to be necessitated; as prophesied in the first prophecy in scripture in Genesis 3:15 about Christ's atonement for sins; which had its first foreshadowing with the first animal sacrifice by God Himself in Genesis 3:21 for clothing.
Because we are all under what is termed "original sin" which in fact causes a fallen nature of the soul and spirit of man none of us can escape God's judgment as HE DID ALL THE WORK in creating us as eternal beings ( Ecclesiastes 3:11 "eternity in their hearts). The universal marriage covenant; however formal or informal the ceremony is holds men accountable for the vows they make; Numbers 30:2 is just one example: If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. Ecclesiastes also discusses this; and for marriage specifically we see in 3 of 4 Gospels God's original design of making two into one flesh and what God joins together man is not to tear usunder. ( Mark 10:9).
The case specific covenants for Israel and its Sabbath day restrictions certainly point to Christ as He is Lord of the Sabbath ( Matt. 12:8). He has a new covenant because of His atoning death ( Heb 9:16-17) for us.
Integrity and honesty goes well with the presence of a zealous belief in God's word when being displayed
Also, when you are recognized and identified as a Christian you must be blameless in your present walk.
We must have the mindset to serve with humility and without partiality and not seek glory of men as the example given by our Lord in Mark 10:45.
I've seen people join a Church and soon leave because of partiality and a proud look from leadership.
Blessings.
I Pray for deliverance from anything hinders walk with Christ.
John 8:36 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is Father and the Son same language you can understand is God for us to be heirs to all the world. To believe you can do and follow Jesus and become what your expected to be the truth of God Romans 8:2 KJV, 1 Corinthians 7:22 KJV. This is the life to live also exhibited. It is used in
discipleship- to show the Holy bible is life
saints/ citizens- free from sin Galatians 5:1 KJV, liability, set free from thraldom, ransom Mark 10:45 KJV, evil ,captivity of Satan.
Freedom from the laws, rules, thraldom that are not of God moral and obedience to it. You are titled to freedom to the house of God and his supper. A example of analogy used family of God Himself.
Ways you can be free from sin are to listen to God's voice and word to obey and follow " do it" (speaking, actions, attention of communications)
Examples of people in the holy bible that made themselves free in God you can read and follow are Romans 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:1 .
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I like to look at it this way.
The penalty is death.
Hebrews 9:22
Romans 6:23
The penalty wasn't forgiven it was pay for. Mark 10:45.
Also.
Romans 5:8-10 reads "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
When we recieved Christ as savior we were baptized into his death and justified by the resurrection of Christ.
Blessings.
This no doubt will be a lengthy series of postings but it is essential. The first thing we need to determine is what exactly is salvation? We can start with 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."
Now this seems to be perfectly clear and I don't wish to complicate the basic principle here. Let us dissect this verse to look at all the components.
God so loved the world. Now God is perfectly righteous and just and man is completely without hope and all have gone astray according to numerous passages; there is none righteous no not even one ( Romans 3:10 but with many other passages in Psalms in particular in the O.T. supporting this-see Psalm 19). God created man therefore had compassion and a vested interest over every soul. For God to atone for men's sins the Son of God had to enter the picture to come to earth as a man as part of God's eternal counsel and foreknowledge to remedy this situation and put us into right standing anew after the fall of Adam and his race. God couldn't look on sin so He turned away for the moment Christ had to take on all of our sin and be the sacrificial atonement. Jesus only did and said the words of the Father and those who the Father chose or elected. This principal is covered in the book of John in which I did a lengthy study of this concept of Predestination a couple years back.
Sent His only begotten Son. That is covered in the above commentary so I will move on.
That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
This involves more than just believing He was a good man. Mark 10:18 dispells any sentimenality we may have of Christ being a good man because it so understates His deity that it renders it more harmful than good. Believing in Him means believing the atonement was fully satisfying God's requirements to save man forever.
"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."
You asked: Why does it say Christ will rise "the third day" rather than "after the third day"?
Understanding "the third day" vs. "after three days"
This confusion comes from how time was reckoned in Jewish culture during the first century. Here's a breakdown:
1. "The third day" means inclusive counting
In Jewish reckoning, any part of a day was counted as a full day.
So:
Day 1: Friday (crucified)
Day 2: Saturday (in the tomb)
Day 3: Sunday (rose early in the morning)
Thus, Jesus rose on the third day, according to their cultural understanding.
2. "After three days" is also used in Scripture
Some verses say "after three days" (e.g., Mark 8:31). This isn't a contradiction but a colloquial flexibility in ancient Jewish and Greek phrasing. "After three days" can still mean "on the third day" in that culture.
Examples:
Matthew 16:21 - "...and be raised again the third day."
Mark 8:31 - "...after three days rise again."
Luke 24:7 - "...and the third day rise again."
All of these refer to the same resurrection timing, just using different expressions.
Summary:
The phrase "the third day" in Mark 10:34 follows Jewish inclusive counting, where Friday (crucifixion), Saturday (burial), and Sunday (resurrection) count as three days. It does not mean "after three full 24-hour days." Different gospel writers used both phrases ("after three days" and "on the third day") interchangeably without contradiction based on how time was culturally understood.
Blessing Friend.
"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
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."
Blessings
All things are possible with GOD, but with man it's impossible... right?
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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.
Luke 18:27
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
MARANTHA...
Revelation 22:20-21
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
THANK YOU ***JESUS CHRIST***!!!
***YOUR CROSS & BLOOD***!!!
OUR ETERNAL SALVATION!!!
TO ***GOD ALMIGHTY*** BE ALL THE GLORY NOW AND FOREVER FOR ETERNITY!!!
AMEN!!!
The extensive use of scriptures in much of the Gospels by Christ were given for several reasons. First explaining the fullness of the law by explanations in His public preaching showed that He was the Lord; even over the Sabbath. It shows fulfillments; and was particularly poignant to the Pharisees who thought they had knowledge but didn't comprehend that Jesus's authority meant that He indeed was the "I am". Their obsession over many man made additions to the law were rebuked by scripture; such as the earlier example in Matthew 12 with David and the shewbread when the law (in this case more ceremonial) was broken due to the necessity of feeding David and His companions fleeing from Saul. It is an interesting sidenote that David also was to become King at a later time much like Christ when He returns and that God had to look after his needs as well.
Jesus saved to the end; including the thief on the cross when He was going through the agony of final moments of the crucifixion. He truly served to the end ( Mark 10:45).
Christ spent most of His life sort of self exiled; being submissive to service to His parents. This would demonstrate the deeper meaning of the age of 30 and Jewish manhood; no doubt. We need to remember that was just as significant as the rest of His life even if we don't see it. Having a perfect worker around is something I can only envy in my own forgetfullness and ineptitude on a daily basis but it must have been a sight to behold. One can only imagine the conversations about the Lord which would have been going on. We also see through the evidence of John being called to live with His mother that Joseph at some time previous to then had died. Therefore He was also living out the mandate that he who doesn't take care of His own family is worth less than an infidel or unbeliever ( 1 Tim. 5:8). Such loyalty makes His statement in Matthew 12:48 more poignant; surely hard to hear.
Part of service and having others as a priority over our own needs is taking time out for prayer. Jesus prayed all night before picking His 12 Disciples and this wasn't the only time He did this. Communicating with His Father in heaven was a constant ongoing process as He only said what the Father told Him ( John 12:49 etal). Service therefore for the Christian must involve a commitment of time not only for prayer for others but for ourselves; He may have been restricted while on earth to live as one of us but prayed to focus on God how much more should we seek Him?
More specific purposes of Christ during His earthly ministry
4. Calling out of His Disciples. He spent all night in prayer prior to this event. ( Luke 6:12-13). Some may think that He had to decide who to choose; but I doubt it. That was something I would think was foreknown; especially since the son of perdition Judas Iscariot had to be picked as well although I am not sure where in scripture the initial meeting was with him; maybe someone can let me know about that. No doubt He prayed for them to readily accept Him and for obstacles from the enemy not to thwart things to come. Overall this would complicate His mission as times had to be set aside with this "inner circle" for further discussion of matters and discipling through hard sayings. This would be the beginning of the church which He would further develop in the absence after His death and Resurrection when the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost.
5. Warning of destruction to come. The future persecutions of the Disciples and travail of the nation of Israel as a whole eventually were expanded to the birth pangs of the world in general as illustrated in Matthew 24. Everything familiar to the Jewish nation would be shook; with the destruction of the Temple and many Jews during AD 70; largely due to their blindness of Christ and who He was ( Matt. 23:37). He deliberately talked very little about ruling and reigning in the Millennial Kingdom as no doubt that was the expectation and hope even of the Disciples at that time of His soon arrival in that mode. This is mentioned in Acts 1:6 as something alluded to have happened earlier.
6. Always considering others needs above His own. Jesus came to serve and not be served. ( Mark 10:45). This could perhaps be best demonstrated in His statement to John when hanging on the cross ( Luke 19:25-29). It appears Joseph was dead at this time and Jesus knew John would live the longest so he was to take Mary in.
The most dangerous thing in the Bible is being deceived by false prophets, false apostles, false accusers, false witness and false Christs . Satan will use anyone to do his work in deception.
Jesus warns his Twelve Disiples of people that will say bad things against them.
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against youfalsely, for my sake.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 7:15
Beware offalseprophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,falsewitness,
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 24:11
And manyfalseprophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arisefalseChrists, andfalseprophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs and false prophets.
Mark 13:22
ForfalseChrists andfalseprophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
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John 8:36 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is Father and the Son same language you can understand is God for us to be heirs to all the world. To believe you can do and follow Jesus and become what your expected to be the truth of God Romans 8:2 KJV, 1 Corinthians 7:22 KJV. This is the life to live also exhibited. It is used in
discipleship- to show the Holy bible is life
saints/ citizens- free from sin Galatians 5:1 KJV, liability, set free from thraldom, ransom Mark 10:45 KJV, evil ,captivity of Satan.
Freedom from the laws, rules, thraldom that are not of God moral and obedience to it. You are titled to freedom to the house of God and his supper. A example of analogy used family of God Himself.
Ways you can be free from sin are to listen to God's voice and word to obey and follow " do it" (speaking, actions, attention of communications)
Examples of people in the holy bible that made themselves free in God you can read and follow are Romans 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:1 .
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in the crowd of people,that are telling him to stop calling/reaching out,is likened to what the world does to people.
holding people back with all of its stuff. him taking off his cloak,would be like taking off the cloak of the world and disbelief
he Asked and Received his sight immediately...a new follower of Christ. his passport to Heaven
For a person to see for the first time to look at Jesus......
when the cloak is removed,and the eyes opened
that's who you will see
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." My interpetation: No mean time, cannot work or be done (not of God)
Elder Graves Quoted in Paragraph 1: Line 10-13 , Paragraph 2:Line 1-5
My interpetation:
Coming out of the law in truth meaning victory. 1 Corinthians 15:55 KJV
Elder Graves Quoted Paragraph 3 Line 8-14
My Respond: has blessed me with the opportunity that I have used my gifts to serve other writing comments of my ministry on Elder Graves blog website being displayed.
Colossians 3:17 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Proverbs 22:29 KJV
My interpetation:
Blessed my hands to see God, work, accomplish for me, and prosper. ( Mark 10:43-44, Nehemiah 2:18, Genesis 39:3,6
Genesis 41:43 )
Genesis 41:43 KJV
Elder Graves Defining Excellence Paragraph 2 Line 6-10
My Respond: I have honored God in Fairness and integrity in serving others working hands on and promoting the intellectual, ethical, cultural, emotional, and physical growth of each student.
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Elder Graves Quoted Motivations for Christian Excellence
1. God and Jesus are Excellent:
My Respond: As a follower of Christ reflecting his excellence these are my supporting scripture texts Hebrews 12:2 KJV, Hebrews 4:15-16 KJV
Elder Graves Quoted Motivations for Christian Excellence
3. Excellence Encourages Growth:
I Peter 4:10 KJV Allows you listen to God.
Line 8-11 My Respond: I believe fruit can a
"And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals."
Three things are associated with the Son who is always tagged as the right hand in context of God who is One. The hand with which is good and the left hand in common usage is qualified as maladroit. Can we apply it to God? Oh no. The Spirit uses the right hand figuratively in order to define the divine Will in fulfilment. "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." ( Mark 10:18).So we need see his ministry as deity and humanity is the aspect of perfecting what his Father has willed. "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."( John 8:29) Before Pilate he confesses the host of angels at his disposal."Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" In his emptying his humanity was for delivering all whom his Father had left to his charge. So he would rather perfect with one sacrifice all those who were called.( John 17:12; He.10:14)
The book, the seven seals and the contents that it holds are three clues in which significance of their Association and with man, and also life as holiness, the name are inextricably bound.
"When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high." Jesus Christ as the Son has his seat. "and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne." There are other feature we need consider, firstly "a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald."and the Word both sound as well as sign, "And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God."(Re.4:1-5) Body Spirit and the soul is signified in v.5:6
When you feel everything around you seems to be falling apart?
My interpetation:
1 Peter 1:3 KJV
'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, '
"The story of Jeremiah during the fall of Judah is a profound example of faithfulness and divine protection amidst overwhelming adversity." Jeremiah 20:11-16 KJV
Ways we can have God's hand over us and faithfulness is to have a clean heart and thoughts ( Jeremiah 29:11 KJV) keep God's morals when living life. Believe God's word for bread of life and living water.( John 6:35 KJV)
Morals- right from wrong , good from bad.
God has blessed me believing in God's word for bread of life and living water.
John 6:35 KJV
Ways you can stand firm and not conflict for example in Jeremiah 37 KJV. Are Allowing us Christians our hands to see God, work and accomplish for us and succeed. - Mark 10:43-44 KJV. Genesis 39:3,6,23 KJV
Ways you can overcome conflict is by having faith , praying, reading God's word.-holy bible.
Recognizing God's hands at work. Jeremiah 38:20 KJV
In Reference to Jeremiah 38:20 KJV My interpetation: "it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live." Because you come from God-" 1 John 4:4-7KJV. Your are God's son- 2 Corinthians 6:18 KJV.
Seeing myself born of God made into his image Genesis 1:27 living as God identification of male/man in this world but not of it has blessed with God and of him and his church to partake of the consolation which provides support and aid.
Support- To sustain, to act,represent well as to support, to support the part assigned.
Those who believed in Jesus Christ origin ( Christians)who had faithEphesians 2:8-9 KJVand the church to both show the truth were the partakers of the consolation.
- Refrence example in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 KJV
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Those who believed in Jesus Christ origin ( Christians) who had faithEphesians 2:8-9 KJVand the church to both show the truth were the partakers of the consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 KJV
[3] 'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. '
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.
'Allowing us Christians, the people and our hands to see God, work and accomplish for us and succeed. Correlation to todays poverty and depression, deep state of emergency
Mark 10:43-44 KJV
'and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: '
Nehemiah 2:18 KJV
'Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work
Genesis 39:3,6,22KJV
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.
The word whole is the word for salvation, SOUDSO.
Mark 11:22 - And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
So, Jesus responded and he said (According to our English Bible), Have faith in God.
Literally in the Greek text, it reads "have the faith of God." Big difference! And the word "have" is a command. Have the faith of God! Faith is a gift from God, not of man. So, when we call out for mercy, we also call out, "Lord, I believe but help my unbelief." Lord have mercy on me, I don't deserve it, but if You don't have mercy on me I'm lost. Jesus says, have the faith of God.
Mark 12:1 - And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
The word husbandmen is the Greek word for farmers. That was pretty customary to see in Jerusalem, where you fix up a vineyard and then rent it out to some farmers because you're leaving the country. And what the pay would be is that when the harvest comes, you would get a certain percentage of the crops. That is a pretty good deal!
Mark 12:14 - And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
The question is, is it lawful to give tribute, (that means tax) to Caesar, or not? They want to know if it is lawful. To the English-speaking mind, to give tribute to someone might mean to pay respect to or speak well of 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?
This is something else we probably would not catch in our English Bibles. You see the word good? That is a special word! It is the word AGATHOS. There are several different Greek words for the word good. AGATHOS, as we also see in Mark 10:18 that Jesus is going to use it. Jesus is going to say why did you all me AGATHOS? There is only one who is AGATHOS, and that is God. Why did you call me AGATHOS? He is bringing it to his attention.
Mark 10:18 - And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Jesus said "Why did you call me good?" There is only one that is AGATHOS, and that is God. Do you realize what you just called me? You called me God. Why did you do that?
Mark 10:44 - And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
The word for servant used in this verse is the word DULOS, meaning slave!
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.
The word "ransom" means "to purchase a slave out of the marketplace." And that's basically what Jesus did for us. We are enslaved to sin, and He paid the price to free us from sin.
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.
Where it says be of good comfort, that is the word courage. It doesn't mean be comfortable. This could be properly translated as "Have courage, rise; he calleth thee.
Mark 9:42 - And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Again, the word offend is the Greek word SCANDALON. It is where we get out word scandal from, except in Greek it had to do with a stick that was used to prop up a box. And it was used like a trap spring so that when an animal would run underneath the box, they would pull the stick and the box would fall down and they would trap it.
Whosoever shall trap one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. That is pretty serious!
Mark 9:43 - And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
This is what's called a hyperbole in literature. Jesus says that if your hand offends you to cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands and to go into hell. This would be Gehenna, the Valley of Henon.
The Valley of Henon was just to the south of Jerusalem. It was the Valley that they used to offer their children up in sacrifice in the old days. But at this time when Jesus came, they were using it as the garbage dump. People just came and dumped their garbage into the Valley and it was constantly burning. It is called "The Valley Geh of Henon," or Gehenna. It is better for him to be maimed than to go into Gehenna, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mark 10:7 - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
The word cleave is the word glue in the Greek text. Interesting!
Recently Rosaria Butterfield spoke as seen in a Cross Con site about repentance originally posted 5 months ago; but I am not sure where specifically she spoke. She mentioned how it is Christ in us and used verses in Romans about how sin dwells in us yet not I ( Romans 7:17). As to discussion on whether our old sin nature is completely dead or in a dying state as we are sanctified I will leave to another discussion. Here I am focusing on the audacity as it were; to anyone's reaction to such a bold statement that Christ lives in us.
If we think carefully; we become aware that the Holy Spirit works in a believer when we are convicted of sin and thus it is more than just carefully scripted language that fits the Biblical formula for salvation that affects anyone. The Lord chooses to use His Word along with the Spirit ( Romans 10:14) through the Great Commission to reach souls. There are instances where people read the Word and are convicted and come to conversion without a human agent directly involved in sharing scriptural truth; and reports of visions; dreams etc which have to be carefully evaluated. I believe it is possible for someone to recognize the Lord in someone even before sharing scripture. In any case the Lord does the work and receives all credit due.
Let me state what these facts are NOT.
1) Boasting in any way or through our attitudes displaying any air of superiority that we are saved; sanctified and delivered from the wrath to come. Christ Himself clearly came to serve and not to be served; and show the ultimate love sacrificing His life for His sheep ( Mark 10:45).
2) Working in our own strength to live out a life of righteousness or by merely following a confession or catechism or profession of faith.
It should be Christ in us that leads to true persecution and also draws people to Himself. It is not contention and strife merely to start an argument or get attention.
I have a question?
All the things you just ask for, has he not already given these things to you?
Isaiah 59:21 As for me (God), this is my (God's) covenant with THEM, saith the Lord, My Spirit that is upon thee (Christ), and my (God's) WORDS which I have put in thy (Christ's) mouth, Shall not depart out of thy (Christ's) mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy (Christ's) SEED, nor out of the mouth of thy (Christ's) SEEDS SEED, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.
Psalms 12:4 Who (mankind) have said, With our tongue we shall prevail; our LIPS ARE OUR OWN: who is Lord over us?
Mark 10:8 And they twain shall be ONE FLESH: so they are NO MORE TWAIN, but ONE FLESH.
We are to worship in TRUTH and Spirit.
God Bless You.
I would like to add to you comment.
Predestination is predetermining something.
Before the foundation of the world God predetermined that he would destroy sinful man from the face of the earth, and conform them to the IMAGE of his SON.
Matthew 25:34 .... Come, ye blessed of the Father, INHERIT the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
He chose the cross as his instrument.
He was going to do this ONLY ONCE.
In the fullness of time God sent his SON to take all the wrath of God for mankind, not to take the place of mankind, mankind had to also died on that cross.
Three days latter, to fulfill God's words, God resurrected CHRIST, and ALL mankind was resurrected as HEIRS OF CHRIST, his IMAGE, as he is the IMAGE of the Father.
He came to fulfill all the scriptures that were written about HIM, the kingdom of God.
There is more than enough of his speaking to the multitudes to come to the conclusion what his death and resurrection would accomplish: man becoming HIS IMAGE.
John 17:21 That they ALL may be ONE; as thou, Father, art IN ME, and I IN THEE, that they may be ONE IN US; that the world may believe thou has sent me.
Mark 10:8 And they twain, shall be ONE FLESH: so then they are no more twain but ONE FLESH.
Ephesians 2:15 ..... for to make in himself of twain ONE NEW MAN ......
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, IS IT NOT WRITTEN in your law, I SAID,Ye are gods?
Psalms 82:6 I have said: Ye are gods; and ALL OF YOU the children of the most high.
Psalms 82:7 But ye shall DIE LIKE MEN, and fall like one of the princes (Satan).
This was fulfilled on the Cross of Christ.
Isaiah 41:23 Shew the thing that are TO COME HEREAFTER, that we may know ye are gods ......
God Bless You
He would destroy sinful man from the face of the earth, he would CUT OFF their name forever, and renew the face of the earth with a NEW CREATION, a kingdom of Priest, after the image of their creator and high priest JESUS CHRIST, and give them a NEW NAME, his name.
Mark 10:8 And they twain shall be ONE FLESH: so they are NO MORE twain, but ONE FLESH.
Christ came ONCE to fulfill the WORDS of his Father.
ALL was fulfill at the cross of Christ and HIS RESURRECTION.
He has declared all this in his word.
The question is:
Do you AGREE with his WORD, or REBEL against his WORD?
God Bless YOU
You stated; you based your thoughts on the how God saves infants and children on what Jesus said about infants and children in the Gospels. He is clear that we are to have childlike faith as those children who we brought to Him did. So, He is saying that infants and children can have true faith and be saved by Him.
I believe you are referring to Matthew 18:2-4 and Mark 10:14-15.
If I may, let me offer my understanding on Matthew 18:3 if this is the verse you are referring to.
This verse isn't exhorting us to have "childlike" faith in Matthew 18:1-3
Jesus says that we must "become as little children"
In verse one the disciples' question, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Here is Jesus response in verses 2-4.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
The disciples focus is on what constitutes "greatness" in heaven.
Jesus let's them know what constitutes greatness is Humility.
Those who willingly take the lowest position are the greatest in heaven's eyes.
A young child is destitute of ambition, pride, and haughtiness..
There's an similar verse in Mark 10:14-15
"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.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
God bless.
As we apply these verses to prayer; we may consider that His victory means our victory; in the sense of our eternal future living with Him forever in heaven as well as now; when we suffer for His Name's sake we are fulfilling the Great Commission; and are assured of a reward in heaven as Jesus alludes to in the Sermon on the Mount. All of our life should therefore be wrapped up in the greater purposes; sowing in tears to reap later in joy ( Psalm 126:5-6). The meaning and purpose of earthly blessings common to man is only appreciated in the light of the weight of eternal glory. We ask for good things so that we can further His Kingdom; especially in regard to the filling of the Holy Spirit ( Luke 11:13). In praise; we ask that the King be exalted; and of course that starts in our hearts.
We look at Christ who suffered and His visage was marred more than any man ( Isaiah 52:14). But He shall see and be satisfied with His travail ( Isaiah 53:11). He willingly suffered in our place to fulfill the wish of the Father; but also came to serve and not be served as an example to us. ( Mark 10:45). We shall see Him exalted and victorious and no longer suffering; and no doubt He will rejoice for us as well. Therefore; we endure knowing that patience will have it's perfect work ( James 1:4).
This doesn't mean we don't long every day to see an end to suffering; but we know that we are gaining further eternal rewards in continuing to live faithfully until death or He comes on this earth. This should be a motivation primarily for others; we see the beginnings of what surely will be increasing numbers of Christians persecuted and martyred as we approach the end. We weary having not only to deal with our own sin and the terrible conditions of the last days but the spiritual warfare which is no doubt at fever pitch today. We must continue to boldly declare His coming conquest and victory even when looking like fools ( 1 Cor. 1:25)
The Pharisees; who derided Christ throughout His public ministry had this to say shortly before the crucifixion. Jesus shut them out; as well as remaining silent soon after during Pilate's interrogation. Self exaltation and justification wasn't necessary for Christ didn't seek to be served but to serve and give His life for a ransom for many. ( Mark 10:45) The fact is; the Pharisees and religious leaders should have known who He was; and therefore were operating in deliberate blindness; uniquely qualifying them to commit the unpardonable sin. (See Matthew 12:24).
Part of the concept of the verse on "casting pearls before swine" ( Matt. 7:6) relates to this. Jesus hid meanings of the Parables to others who were deliberately spiritually blind (see Matthew 13:34; and Matthew 13:15; Isaiah 42:19-20). John 9:39-41 shows the end of an entire chapter related to a blind man's healing; where Jesus explains how men are made blind to the truth; but the Pharisees after asking if that was the intention of what Jesus said were still left with the judgment for themselves because they could see and were responsible for their sin.
These are sobering reminders that man is not justified in any righteousness of their own and estranged from God from the womb ( Psalm 58:3); yet has a conscience given by God where men are judged more harshly that know the law ( Romans 2:15).
Jesus warned that judgment would be worse for those cities that rejected Him than for Sodom and Gomorrah ( Matthew 10:15).
This attitude led to the unpardonable sin; blasphemy of the Holy Spirit where Beelzebub was attributed to Christ's healing rather than God ( Matthew 12:22). The issue of forgiveness of sins was truly where the problem was; since the miracles were manifold.
Nonetheless; Jesus wouldn't use His power to save Himself on the cross or when unbelief was present (see Matthew 13:58).