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ACTS 23
Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. Links to my sites here and the bottom of every post- https://ccoutreach87.com/links-to-my-sites-updated-10-2018/ Acts 23 videos- https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMh1jRYqrBQstjQjfD https://www.dropbox.com/s/kaffzjf68v490ex/9-26-17%20Acts%2023.mp4?dl=0 https://mega.nz/file/3CAAgQhI#Nxnquv9LmNqgUxMviN9kDCHhoERwtb5CZjyj66VrxeM https://youtu.be/JcRgHfvfLjI https://ccoutreach87.com/9-26-17-acts-23-2/ https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/9-26-17-acts-23.zip Did I almost get whacked? [yes- I reviewed Acts 23 on this clip- I made it right before the teaching video] https://youtu.be/FcBD6k6Wj1Y https://ccoutreach87.com/9-26-17-did-i-almost-get-whacked/https://ccoutreach87.com/9-26-17-did-i-almost-get-whacked/ ON VIDEO- .Pet of the week [Baby the dog] .County- Federal courts in Acts .High priest= County judge .Paul rebukes the judge- in court .Paul divides the crowd .Sanhedrin- Jewish court made up of 70-100 men http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sanhedrin .Ananias- the high priest- killed by his own people in Jewish war with Romans .Felix- governor of Judea representing Rome .Conspiracy of 40 men to kill Paul- the local authorities agreed! .Paul’s nephew spills the beans .Paul put in the holding cell .Corruption in the courts- seen in Acts .The locals [even in Paul’s day] knew the judge was corrupt PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates- Verses below] (739)ACTS 23- Paul continues his defense before the council and chief priests. He realizes that the council is divided ‘politically/religiously’ along the lines of the Pharisees versus the Sadducees. Though these were both religious groups who were Jewish, yet they had major disagreements. The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection or spirit or angels [why in the heck would you even want to be religious if you rejected these things? ‘Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die’! The philosophies that rose out of the enlightenment era and the French revolution were based on ‘nihilism’ the idea of having no moral compass. The rise of Marxism and other communist expressions of Government had good intentions at times! The problem was they espoused the atheistic philosophies of the time and [overblog- see here- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/10/04/acts-23-2/ ]ultimately this leads to a total loss of purpose and meaning. Though these philosophers tried to say that religion and the ‘God delusion’ were the cause of all the ills of society, there grand scheme would ultimately lead to forms of human government that disrespected human life. Hitler of course was an extreme example. He did embrace eugenics, the idea that the stronger races will eventually win and the weaker races/classes will die off. He simply thought he was speeding up the process by exterminating Jews. Though the philosophers of the enlightenment fall into different groups. Some for example did believe in deism and they felt God could be proved from natural means. Others saw religion as the ‘opiate of the people’ and ultimately did disgrace unto the human race!] The Pharisees believed in resurrection. So good old Paul stands up and says ‘I am a Pharisee, and the very reason I am in trouble is because I believe in the hope of the resurrection’ Paul knew how to ‘triangulate’ [politically]. Well of course the Pharisees say ‘well, we see nothing wrong with this man. If an angel or spirit appeared to him, then Gods will be done’. So the group splits. Paul is put under guard and eventually appeals to the next step. The authorities send him to Governor Felix in Caesarea for the next appeal. Why is it important to see the legal maneuverings of Paul? Jesus even appears to him again and says ‘you will testify of me in Rome’. The religious leaders of the 1st century did all they could to not report the facts of the early followers of Christ. The gospels tell us that they even resorted to outright lying to cover up the fact of the resurrection. Paul’s interjection into the legal arena caused there to be a written record of these events! The historians of the day were covering the legal events of the day. The record of Jesus and his followers would be forever imbedded in the historic records of the time. God wanted Paul in this system as a sure testimony of the witness of Christ’s resurrection. We end the chapter with Paul waiting at Caesarea for the accusers to come and make their case. Acts 1 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-1-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1127926303727005696?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pa5fytdcmeb_0o3k_44qcq https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-13014806 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-1-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-1 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48730326-acts-1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104483660143238159 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-1-4e7c9783f368?source=---------1------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-1 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-1-671b63d9-ef8b-49cc-a697-b100a10b51d0 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-1-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2173932/acts-1 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/ Acts 2 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-2-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/14/acts-2-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1129736078525673472?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/hypbnm_b2ue_oonnuu63ya https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-21118886 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-2-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-2 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48756669-acts-2 https://share.par.pw/post/699c8a1bc1204d8a9402f5f00b9b131f https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104511927755326967 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-2-420ab08196be?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/@ccoutreach http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-2-91b118f5-6286-4afe-9d08-03cfc0673554 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-2-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2177771/acts-2 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/14/acts-2/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-2.html Acts 3 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-3-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/16/acts-3-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1130467870836252672?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/uu2zfvigiofar0jl7mnkhw https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-39441566 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-3-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-3 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48768047-acts-3 https://share.par.pw/post/5b166caec11a4446b383c41943b96b31 https://mastodon.social/@ccoutreach87 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104523365507211648 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-3-8e9ab2f04b9e?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-3 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-3-ed6b4ebd-479e-48ab-a751-e00e247f03f6 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-3-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2179508/acts-3 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/16/acts-3/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-3.html Acts 4 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-4-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/21/acts-4-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132261735736111104?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/znv8s33jd97afgccl-1dsa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-43647073 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-4-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-4 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48789492-acts-4 https://parler.com/post-view?q=6d605e24aea14f43b196785e961f6865 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104551399928052761 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-4-6416d610445a?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-4 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-4-a3294f11-48c1-40bf-afb4-4a113b8cf284 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2183172/acts-4 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/21/acts-4/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-4.html Acts 5 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-5-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/23/acts-5-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132996622881796096?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/x3dxtignx62nwtlgqq04vg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-56177730 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-5-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-5 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48799547-acts-5 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=216193 https://share.par.pw/post/8e2452108971405dbbd1facb0e2a7fab https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104562821327350506 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-5-46295e59f39b?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-5 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-5-bdbf39cc-eec0-474c-8fc6-bbc26da0b6f5 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-5-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2185316/acts-5 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/23/acts-5/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-5.html Acts 6 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-6-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/28/acts-6-8/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1134805331470696448?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/_8o4g8yelwjtw2yolfkpua https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-67909323 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-6-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-6 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48826153-acts-6 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217068 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-6-xgdqvxq https://parler.com/post-view?q=046c4c072de24b518c2bbbfe1c2af814 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104591120535196827 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-6-fdfa369c0555?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-6 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-6-8dafe23d-5150-41f4-aafe-fe5af3620364 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-6-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2190073/acts-6 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/28/acts-6/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-6.html Acts 7 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-7-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/30/acts-7-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1135531300650958848?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/s64muopw0emuo8mjpu5fdg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-73600699 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-7-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-7 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48836002-acts-7 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217351 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-7-xmdrxgn https://share.par.pw/post/52fe0f08d1e04e11bda084fcbdcf0d91 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104602459675522613 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-7-b5da7219ec30?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-7 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-7-56ffdde7-bc60-42d1-8435-1df52894b811 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-7-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2191777/acts-7 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/30/acts-7/ Acts 8 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-8-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/04/acts-8-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1137339184075583488?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/wc-c8qfvyzjtwgdka1w7oa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-87334430 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-8-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-8 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48857487-acts-8 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218122 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-8-xwnkpme https://share.par.pw/post/e300ba49c20a435789b22067bf17d63c https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104630711421301469 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-8-c6dcd2e6c34f?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-8 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-8-bc24de87-c677-45bd-84b3-e3562df948cd https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-8-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2195597/acts-8 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/04/acts-8/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-8.html Acts 9 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-9.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/06/acts-9-text-2/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1138074162488729600?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/p8rod3i0onzwt7u3ub8eeq https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-91808719 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-9-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-9 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48871750-acts-9 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218443 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-9-xpjrwov https://parler.com/post-view?q=5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22 https://share.par.pw/post/5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104642204681431651 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-9-1bb3b6e928ba?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-9 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-9-e1691f8d-3ef8-4c6e-89a0-ca619c51cbbf https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-9-2 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http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-10-b8bd09cd-ecfa-4e3e-8519-66cc8cec2345 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-10-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2203338/acts-10 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/13/acts-10/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-10.html Acts 11 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-11-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/18/acts-11-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1142430149605695488?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/ktygjeyojgt1rccjqr2fxa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-116127257 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-11-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-11 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48933178-acts-11 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=219921 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-11-xmdxzoo https://share.par.pw/post/af8d8cf8b60c46b3a378464baf93c7d0 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104710281325222346 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-11-90ce852f18ac?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-11 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-11-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2207777/acts-11 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/18/acts-11/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-11.html Acts 12 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-12-text.html?m=0 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/u6nqm4utak7hvlad2et-nw https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-12-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-12 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/show/48943494-acts-12 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=220215 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-12-xkkvkzr https://share.par.pw/post/6576c0c7742d49b7934bbf12ad5207ae https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-12-47ef1ece8e63?source=---------7------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-12 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-12-4773e36d-97a0-4133-aed5-60742c12bf37 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-12-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2209625/acts-12 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/20/acts-12-text/ Acts 13 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-13-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/27/acts-13-text-2/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1145673234190258176?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/c49vuuasg3v0v7zafyjctg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-134087851 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-13-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-13 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48974390-acts-13 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221123 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-13-xroemre https://share.par.pw/post/9b3c55ae197e40159b08f4aa50234db7 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https://wt.social/post/dn3mp595329870487441 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48997642-acts-14 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221776 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-14-xgdgdoo https://share.par.pw/post/d9ce69e22f474bd9986046b8d57209a8 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104789491240088631 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-14-6cef2bf4f471?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-14 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-14-7ab37144-70e1-4564-8ad7-b8204658bea3 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-14-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2221011/acts-14 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/01/acts-14/ Acts 15 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/video-acts-15-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/03/acts-15-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/8qcmcosaxfjwyndvbwzjiw https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1148218714961383424?referrer=ccoutreach87 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16 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-16-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/08/acts-16-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/nnc2eos_3btrvzwanatnxa https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1150026772858339328?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-16-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-169479816 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-16 https://wt.social/post/ny51gb45331877778205 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49044659-acts-16 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=222695 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-16-xjjllep https://share.par.pw/post/506853b629d34c1ba42e697c1b22075d https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104828960434452379 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-16-faa1cb11bcf?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-16 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/add-a-blog-post-title-cba63088-d169-4836-9a80-6e8d2dfb9c06 https://www.plurk.com/p/nzv8h9 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-16-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2228235/acts-16 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/08/acts-16/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-16.html Acts 17 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-17-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/15/acts-17-text/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/vsf1bzczs17rbp_zesoxla https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1152575390267703296?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-17-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-172311530 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-17 https://wt.social/post/3qi49yh533390319753 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49083122-acts-17 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223554 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-17-xlldlgl https://share.par.pw/post/e73966fd6530446dba250dbe128b6c0a https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104868781485823471 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-17-55250206ffee?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-17 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-17-441dbb3a-27aa-4bbd-b026-36df5c584ea2 https://www.plurk.com/p/o087av https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-17-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2235991/acts-17 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/15/acts-17/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-17.html Acts 18 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-18-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/7mkvwmhsischhrz0ye_4qw https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1153293332811915264?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-18-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-187827192 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-18 https://wt.social/post/6z8u4175334473464036 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49094182-acts-18 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223783 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-18-xromnjj https://share.par.pw/post/fa7ff5d964234067b3954d0bca3206d1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104879990913574245 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-18-4ade9157941b?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-18-5563b921-a102-4fb9-9022-b9955241b55d https://www.plurk.com/p/o0c2dt https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-18-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2237859/acts-18 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-18.html Acts 19 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-19-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/22/acts-19-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/gxjb2ktudwf7pmf50ufexa https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1155092687069192192?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-19-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-196475944 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-19 https://wt.social/post/9xr4jz7533590360812 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49128350-acts-19 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224270 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-19-xyvzoxl https://share.par.pw/post/a85db99bf36a43b4be10986402cac618 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104908109275431045 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-19-38025ea7be7c?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-19-13305668-48d2-429d-b500-5fdace445b8d https://www.plurk.com/p/o0kyxt https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-19-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2242807/acts-19 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/22/acts-19/ Acts 20 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-20-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/zexr67ularssu4q88szhww https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-20-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-209724693 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-20 https://wt.social/post/wyi5chq5336479259241 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49141836-acts-20 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224432 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-20-xxoexrk https://share.par.pw/post/db044e89e1ff447f9ce10c212b9f4e52 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104919429012413133 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-20-632916187d0e?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-20-3b71295c-3dd8-44a0-b42e-de91aa05bbc9 https://www.plurk.com/p/o0otbo https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-20-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2244637/acts-20 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-20.html Acts 21 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-21-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/29/acts-21-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pfubjv6ncd0lhg2zidul8a https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-21-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-211154140 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-21 https://wt.social/post/vwnsctz5337927032076 https://sharfly.com/Ccoutreach87 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49170495-acts-21 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=225011 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-21-xmdldoy https://share.par.pw/post/ef36dc42340f4a88b376449aa6ee3627 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104947886524198397 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-21-727076e82a79?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-21-b778ec4b-f006-40b5-9cef-924332968a29 https://www.plurk.com/p/o0y0bl https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-21-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2249446/acts-21 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/29/acts-21/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-21.html Acts 22 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/10/acts-22-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/10/06/acts-22-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/snn0sww3aakj8dou0mxs-g https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-22-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-228167173 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-22 https://wt.social/post/onbpcfu5339932858829 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49208006-acts-22 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=225891 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-22-xjjglpe https://share.par.pw/post/1579adecefc2413292d2ee3d2407e1d4 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104987327576030118 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-22-e395fe663c37?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-22-27275258-787f-4f9c-95d5-27c819c7715f https://www.plurk.com/p/o1ahgu https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-22-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2265407/acts-22 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/10/06/acts-22/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/10/acts-22.html VERSES- [These are the verses I Talked about on the video- Links to all my sites below] Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. Acts 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Acts 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? Acts 23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest? Acts 23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. =top> Acts 23:7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. Acts 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. Acts 23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. Acts 23:12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. Acts 23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Acts 23:14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Acts 23:15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. Acts 23:16 And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Acts 23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. Acts 23:18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. Acts 23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? Acts 23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly. Acts 23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. Acts 23:22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me. Acts 23:23 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; Acts 23:24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. Acts 23:25 And he wrote a letter after this manner: Acts 23:26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. Acts 23:27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. Acts 23:28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: Acts 23:29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. Acts 23:30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell. Acts 23:31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. Acts 23:32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle: Acts 23:33 Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. Acts 23:34 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; Acts 23:35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Phil 3 Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 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ACTS 22
Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.Acts 22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. Links to my sites here and the bottom of every post- https://ccoutreach87.com/links-to-my-sites-updated-10-2018/ Acts 22 video’s- https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhz6lDRVITz4C6B2J https://www.dropbox.com/s/44qwv60hpe389hh/9-12-17%20Acts%2022.mp4?dl=0 https://mega.nz/file/iHIHBSKZ#VnSS88mTiZhNKHWzBcxAdP0paZQqOFQzNBy3f4zAJMg https://youtu.be/rUV-gp_WDY0 https://ccoutreach87.com/9-12-17-acts-22/ https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/9-12-17-acts-22.zip [These videos- below- were my daughter Becky and I taking a homeless friends dog’s for their shots. The dogs were Paisley and Fat Boy, they were Jammer’s [James Pope] dogs] Dogs 1- At the park https://youtu.be/srNPlAdTv4w Dogs 2- In the truck- on the way for their shots https://youtu.be/DiUTEnBlvOU Dogs 3- At the vet. https://youtu.be/a0dZE6rIDWI Dogs 4- After the shots https://youtu.be/BZ02F05QKI4 Dogs 5- on the way home https://youtu.be/PoyYlel4DUA Micah 6:9 The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. https://youtu.be/wcs_8TW2EC8 Fear God- Judge ON VIDEO [Acts 22]- .Animal ministry too .They wanted to kill Paul- over religious disagreement .Violence is never the answer- then- or now .Paul’s defense .He recounts his conversion [Acts 9] .Another vision .What did Jesus tell Paul? .How did it impact his teaching? .Spiritual gifts and theology worked together in the early church .The vision was confirmed by the writings of the prophets .Plea for religious tolerance today .Open forum good- have open debate .But don’t advocate for violence while doing it .The Reformers .Church history .Paul spoke out against injustice .Halfway house story Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. TEACHING- [Past teaching- verses below] After I taught Acts 22- I went to see my homeless friends at the park. Caveman [Jammer] told me some people were going to pick up his dogs- Fat Boy and Paisley [who you have seen on my videos in the past] and take them to get their shots- and the people were going to pay for the dogs shots. As we were sitting there my daughters and LuLu showed up- sure enough- they were the people who Jammer was talking about. I rode with them to the Vet and held them as they were getting their shots. The dogs know me- I play with them all the time- so it was good that I went in the truck with them. fat-boy did growl and scared the nurse- but I told her ‘just do it- don’t wait so long’. He got thru it fine- and Paisley did great too. They slept on my lap on the way back- it was cute. So- the videos titled- Dogs 1- Dogs 2- etc- are short clips of the animal ‘ministry’ my daughters do. Hope you enjoy them. 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 1Cor. 5 NOTE- before I taught acts 22- we went to Alice [from Sandia] and Becky and Lu treated a ladies kittens with medication- we drove for a few hours and then went back to Sandia [where Becky lives]. Then I taught Acts 22. We went our separate ways- I wound up in the Bluff spending a few hours with my homeless friends [I see spending time with them- as ministry- we talk- the guys ask questions- it’s a part of ministry in my mind]. That’s when my kids showed up for the dogs- Lesson- Ministry- teaching- preaching- it should be a part of ‘ministry’ and it should come out of a lifestyle of good works- reaching out- charity. As I teach the books of Acts- we see Paul on a journey- going form place to place- making a defense of the gospel. But he was on the move- like Jesus and the 12. It’s easy to think of ministry as simply holding meetings in a building- on Sunday. That’s ok- but we are all called to be a part of the work. While I was at the park- Jill asked me ‘when did you decide to be a minister’? Jill is a new homeless person in the area- from Boston. I told Jill- I really do not view myself as a quote ‘minister’ I told her for many years I worked with people in trouble- bible studies in the jails- stuff like that. But I tried to simply say- it’s really more of a lifestyle- give yourself away- help others- Yes- teaching plays a role- But being active- works of charity- Those things- at least to me- are the heart of the matter. PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates to this post- ACTS 22- Verses below] https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/09/15/kings-12-3/ https://ccoutreach87.com/romans-updated-2015/ https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-links/ https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/ https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/ ACTS- Acts 1 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-1-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1127926303727005696?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pa5fytdcmeb_0o3k_44qcq https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-13014806 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-1-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-1 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48730326-acts-1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104483660143238159 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-1-4e7c9783f368?source=---------1------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-1 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-1-671b63d9-ef8b-49cc-a697-b100a10b51d0 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-1-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2173932/acts-1 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/ Acts 2 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-2-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/14/acts-2-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1129736078525673472?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/hypbnm_b2ue_oonnuu63ya https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-21118886 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-2-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-2 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48756669-acts-2 https://share.par.pw/post/699c8a1bc1204d8a9402f5f00b9b131f https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104511927755326967 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-2-420ab08196be?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/@ccoutreach http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-2-91b118f5-6286-4afe-9d08-03cfc0673554 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-2-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2177771/acts-2 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/14/acts-2/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-2.html Acts 3 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-3-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/16/acts-3-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1130467870836252672?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/uu2zfvigiofar0jl7mnkhw https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-39441566 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-3-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-3 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48768047-acts-3 https://share.par.pw/post/5b166caec11a4446b383c41943b96b31 https://mastodon.social/@ccoutreach87 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104523365507211648 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-3-8e9ab2f04b9e?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-3 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-3-ed6b4ebd-479e-48ab-a751-e00e247f03f6 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-3-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2179508/acts-3 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/16/acts-3/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-3.html Acts 4 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-4-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/21/acts-4-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132261735736111104?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/znv8s33jd97afgccl-1dsa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-43647073 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-4-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-4 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48789492-acts-4 https://parler.com/post-view?q=6d605e24aea14f43b196785e961f6865 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104551399928052761 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-4-6416d610445a?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-4 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-4-a3294f11-48c1-40bf-afb4-4a113b8cf284 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2183172/acts-4 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/21/acts-4/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-4.html Acts 5 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-5-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/23/acts-5-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132996622881796096?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/x3dxtignx62nwtlgqq04vg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-56177730 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-5-3 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https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-67909323 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-6-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-6 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48826153-acts-6 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217068 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-6-xgdqvxq https://parler.com/post-view?q=046c4c072de24b518c2bbbfe1c2af814 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104591120535196827 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-6-fdfa369c0555?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-6 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-6-8dafe23d-5150-41f4-aafe-fe5af3620364 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-6-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2190073/acts-6 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/28/acts-6/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-6.html Acts 7 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-7-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/30/acts-7-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1135531300650958848?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/s64muopw0emuo8mjpu5fdg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-73600699 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-7-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-7 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48836002-acts-7 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217351 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-7-xmdrxgn https://share.par.pw/post/52fe0f08d1e04e11bda084fcbdcf0d91 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104602459675522613 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-7-b5da7219ec30?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-7 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-7-56ffdde7-bc60-42d1-8435-1df52894b811 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-7-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2191777/acts-7 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/30/acts-7/ Acts 8 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-8-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/04/acts-8-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1137339184075583488?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/wc-c8qfvyzjtwgdka1w7oa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-87334430 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-8-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-8 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48857487-acts-8 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218122 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-8-xwnkpme https://share.par.pw/post/e300ba49c20a435789b22067bf17d63c https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104630711421301469 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-8-c6dcd2e6c34f?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-8 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-8-bc24de87-c677-45bd-84b3-e3562df948cd https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-8-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2195597/acts-8 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/04/acts-8/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-8.html Acts 9 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-9.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/06/acts-9-text-2/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1138074162488729600?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/p8rod3i0onzwt7u3ub8eeq https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-91808719 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-9-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-9 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48871750-acts-9 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218443 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-9-xpjrwov https://parler.com/post-view?q=5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22 https://share.par.pw/post/5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104642204681431651 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-9-1bb3b6e928ba?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-9 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-9-e1691f8d-3ef8-4c6e-89a0-ca619c51cbbf https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-9-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2197458/acts-9 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/06/acts-9/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-9.html Acts 10 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-10-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/13/acts-10-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1140608187680903168?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/j85zth8qy_zlghuvppzi2w https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-108152647 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-10-3 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48909480-acts-10 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=219297 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-10-xmdxrzm https://share.par.pw/post/e83c2c177d654cae8cc1a8fa44903cb7 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104681783130005580 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-10-30035b157b91?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-10 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-10-b8bd09cd-ecfa-4e3e-8519-66cc8cec2345 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-10-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2203338/acts-10 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/13/acts-10/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-10.html Acts 11 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-11-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/18/acts-11-text/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1142430149605695488?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/ktygjeyojgt1rccjqr2fxa https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-116127257 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-11-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-11 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48933178-acts-11 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=219921 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-11-xmdxzoo https://share.par.pw/post/af8d8cf8b60c46b3a378464baf93c7d0 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104710281325222346 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-11-90ce852f18ac?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-11 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-11-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2207777/acts-11 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/18/acts-11/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-11.html Acts 12 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-12-text.html?m=0 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/u6nqm4utak7hvlad2et-nw https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-12-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-12 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/show/48943494-acts-12 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=220215 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-12-xkkvkzr https://share.par.pw/post/6576c0c7742d49b7934bbf12ad5207ae https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-12-47ef1ece8e63?source=---------7------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-12 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-12-4773e36d-97a0-4133-aed5-60742c12bf37 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-12-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2209625/acts-12 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/20/acts-12-text/ Acts 13 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-13-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/27/acts-13-text-2/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1145673234190258176?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/c49vuuasg3v0v7zafyjctg https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-134087851 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-13-3 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-13 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48974390-acts-13 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221123 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-13-xroemre https://share.par.pw/post/9b3c55ae197e40159b08f4aa50234db7 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104760954742461039 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-13-d31a851efb53?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-13 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-13-7ed8ed7c-b8a0-4b62-9229-d9ababc5535a https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-13-2 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-13-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2216374/acts-13 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/27/acts-13/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-13.html Acts 14 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-14-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/01/acts-14-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/wixbvetizvj65ywoy_-liw https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1147500070687854592?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-14-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-146539612 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-14 https://wt.social/post/dn3mp595329870487441 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48997642-acts-14 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221776 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-14-xgdgdoo https://share.par.pw/post/d9ce69e22f474bd9986046b8d57209a8 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104789491240088631 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-14-6cef2bf4f471?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-14 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-14-7ab37144-70e1-4564-8ad7-b8204658bea3 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-14-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2221011/acts-14 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/01/acts-14/ Acts 15 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/video-acts-15-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/03/acts-15-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/8qcmcosaxfjwyndvbwzjiw https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1148218714961383424?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-15-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-155426422 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-15 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/03/acts-15-text-2/ https://wt.social/post/t4gav1i5330441776023 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49008406-acts-15 https://snacpia.com/link/profile/51155 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-15-xjjlrqw https://share.par.pw/post/2a93fe52edc94320ad004ba3c58583ea https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104800716235998927 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-15-91a4de8c93d2?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-15 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-15-2f3bf4c4-5d32-4868-a087-c05faaaba0da https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-15-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2223072/acts-15 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/03/acts-15/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-15.html Acts 16 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-16-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/08/acts-16-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/nnc2eos_3btrvzwanatnxa https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1150026772858339328?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-16-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-169479816 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-16 https://wt.social/post/ny51gb45331877778205 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49044659-acts-16 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=222695 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-16-xjjllep https://share.par.pw/post/506853b629d34c1ba42e697c1b22075d https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104828960434452379 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-16-faa1cb11bcf?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-16 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/add-a-blog-post-title-cba63088-d169-4836-9a80-6e8d2dfb9c06 https://www.plurk.com/p/nzv8h9 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-16-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2228235/acts-16 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/08/acts-16/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-16.html Acts 17 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-17-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/15/acts-17-text/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/vsf1bzczs17rbp_zesoxla https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1152575390267703296?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-17-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-172311530 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-17 https://wt.social/post/3qi49yh533390319753 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49083122-acts-17 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223554 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-17-xlldlgl https://share.par.pw/post/e73966fd6530446dba250dbe128b6c0a https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104868781485823471 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-17-55250206ffee?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-17 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-17-441dbb3a-27aa-4bbd-b026-36df5c584ea2 https://www.plurk.com/p/o087av https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-17-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2235991/acts-17 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/15/acts-17/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-17.html Acts 18 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-18-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/7mkvwmhsischhrz0ye_4qw https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1153293332811915264?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-18-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-187827192 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-18 https://wt.social/post/6z8u4175334473464036 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49094182-acts-18 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223783 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-18-xromnjj https://share.par.pw/post/fa7ff5d964234067b3954d0bca3206d1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104879990913574245 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-18-4ade9157941b?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-18-5563b921-a102-4fb9-9022-b9955241b55d https://www.plurk.com/p/o0c2dt https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-18-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2237859/acts-18 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-18.html Acts 19 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-19-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/22/acts-19-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/gxjb2ktudwf7pmf50ufexa https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1155092687069192192?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-19-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-196475944 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-19 https://wt.social/post/9xr4jz7533590360812 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49128350-acts-19 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224270 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-19-xyvzoxl https://share.par.pw/post/a85db99bf36a43b4be10986402cac618 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104908109275431045 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-19-38025ea7be7c?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-19-13305668-48d2-429d-b500-5fdace445b8d https://www.plurk.com/p/o0kyxt https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-19-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2242807/acts-19 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/22/acts-19/ Acts 20 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-20-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/zexr67ularssu4q88szhww https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-20-3 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-209724693 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-20 https://wt.social/post/wyi5chq5336479259241 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49141836-acts-20 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224432 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-20-xxoexrk https://share.par.pw/post/db044e89e1ff447f9ce10c212b9f4e52 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104919429012413133 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-20-632916187d0e?source=---------2---------------------------- http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-20-3b71295c-3dd8-44a0-b42e-de91aa05bbc9 https://www.plurk.com/p/o0otbo https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-20-2 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2244637/acts-20 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-20.html Acts 21 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-21-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/29/acts-21-text-2/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pfubjv6ncd0lhg2zidul8a https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-21-3 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As he speaks in Hebrew, they give him special attention. We learned earlier [Acts 6] that Hebrew speaking Jews were looked upon as better than non Hebrew speakers. Paul tells the Jewish people that he too used to be zealous of the law and also hated the new movement of Messiah. He informs them that he was raised under Gamaliel’s school of Phariseeism! You had different schools of learning, even within the class of the Pharisees, Paul was what you would call a Harvard man. He explains that on his previous trip to Damascus he encountered Jesus. He gives his conversion testimony, which by the way contains most of the elements of all the various conversion accounts in Acts ‘arise, be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord’. Paul was such an anti Christian that the Lord made sure he would cover all the angles![and also be received amongst all the different groups of believers thru out the church who will claim strong baptism verses, or calling on the Lord verses. In essence you can find in him the varied experiences of believers thru out the centuries]. Now Paul recounts how after his conversion he had a vision in the Temple at Jerusalem. He has his audience captivated until he says how Jesus appeared to him and told him to go to the gentiles. This was too much for the elite Jewish mind to grasp. The people chant ‘away with him’ they want him killed! As the soldiers are getting ready to beat him some more, he says ‘is it lawful for you to beat a Roman citizen like this?’ Paul was quite a guy, he used any advantage he had to win the argument. The soldier’s enquire how he obtained Roman citizenship, he tells them he was ‘free born’. All people under the rule of Rome were not Roman citizens. The region of Judea and the area of Jesus and his men were considered the ‘wrong side of the tracks’ Galileans were a low class. Most scholars believe Jesus spoke Aramaic, the language from his area. Paul was the first out this bunch of radical followers who had an upper class image. His pedigree was good. He surprised his opponents by having a good education and being a Roman citizen. Paul also wrote [Corinthians] how not many noble and educated people were chosen by the Lord. It wasn’t because the lord didn’t want the upper class folk! It was the fact that education and ‘class’ can be such obstacles in the minds of those who posses it. It’s the sin of pride. Also in this chapter Paul describes his vision at the temple as ‘being in a trance’ the same language used of Peter in chapter 10. A trance is a different type of experience. St. Thomas Aquinas, considered by many to be the most intellectual apologist of the latter middle ages [scholastic period] shared experiences he had right before his death. He would call them ‘being in a state of ecstasy’. These were sort of ‘trances’ where he would experience the presence of God so mightily that he would describe it as almost unbearable. He would say that the Lord revealed so much to him during these times that all he had ever written or taught in the past seemed trivial compared to what he was ‘seeing’ during these events. Paul himself will write about being caught up into the 3rd heaven and not knowing whether he was in the body or out of it. He would say he saw things that were impossible to explain in human words. In this chapter Paul says Jesus appeared to him at the beginning of his journey, it seems as if this wasn’t the only time he saw the Lord. (820)ROMANS 6- Lets talk about baptism. To start off I believe that the baptism spoken about in this chapter is primarily referring to ‘the baptism of the Spirit’, that is the work of the Holy Spirit placing a believer in the Body of Christ. The Catholic and Orthodox [and Reformed!] brothers believe that Paul is speaking about water baptism. The MAJORITY VIEW of Christians today believe this chapter is referring to water baptism. Why? First, the text itself does not indicate either way. You could take this baptism and see it either way! You are not a heretic if you believe in it referring to Spirit or water. You are not a heretic if you believe in Paedo baptism [infant baptism]. ‘What are you saying? Now you lost me.’ Infant baptism developed as a Christian rite over the course of church history. The church struggled with how to ‘dedicate’ new babies to Christ. Though the scriptures give no examples of infant baptism, some felt that the reason was because the scriptures primarily show us the conversion of the first century believers. There really aren’t a whole lot of stories of ‘generations’ of believers passing on the faith to other generations. So some felt that the idea of dedicating babies to the Lord through infant baptism was all right. The examples they used were the circumcision of babies in the Old Testament. Infants were circumcised [a rite that placed you under the terms of the Old Covenant] though they weren’t old enough to really understand what they were doing! This example was carried over into the Christian church and applied to infant baptism. Now, I do not believe in infant baptism. But I can certainly understand this line of reasoning. As Christian theology developed thru the early centuries, particularly thru the patristic period, you had very intellectual scholars grapple with many different themes and ideas. Some that we just studied in chapter 5. Some theologians came to see infant baptism as dealing with original sin. They applied the concept of infant baptism as a rite that washes away original sin. The church did not teach that this meant you did not have to later believe and follow Christ. They simply developed a way of seeing baptism as ‘sanctifying’ the new members of Christian households. This basic belief made it all the way to the Reformation. The Reformers themselves still practiced infant baptism. It was the Anabaptists [re-baptizers] who saw the truth of adult baptism and suffered for it, at the hands of the reformers! Ulrich Zwingli, the Swiss reformer, would have them drowned for their belief. Some Protestants stuck with the infant rite, while others [the Restorationists] would reject it. Today most Evangelicals do not practice infant baptism, the majority of Christians world wide do. Now, the reason I did a little history is because Evangelicals [of which I am one] have a tendency to simply look at other believers who practice this rite as ‘deceived’. Many are unaware of the history I just showed you. The reasons the historic church developed this doctrine are not heretical! They used scripture and tradition to pass it down to future generations. I do not believe or practice infant baptism, many good believers do. [parts] HERACLITUS- Ok- lets pick up on my philosophy stuff. Heraclitus lived in the 6th/5th century BC. – He was from Ephesus and his key thought was Ever Present Change. That is he saw everything as being in a state of continual flux- one of his famous sayings was ‘No man ever steps into the same river twice’. He is called the Weeping Philosopher- sort of like the prophet Jeremiah in the bible- also called the Weeping Prophet. Heraclitus is known for his concept of the Logos- the Word- or thought/reason. Now- this aspect of his thought plays a role in the development of the Christian understanding of Christ himself- in our New Testaments [written in Greek] Jesus is indeed referred to as the Logos- or Word of God. The Greek philosophers understanding of the Logos was not the same as the Christian view- mainly expressed thru the writings of John [The gospel- the 3 epistles- and Revelation]. But- some see the Greek view as a precursor to Christ. In the work of one of the early church fathers- Hippolytus ‘The Refutation of all Heresies’ he attacks Heraclitus view of the Logos as an early form of heresy. The apologist Justin Martyr is more gracious- he [Like Ulrich Zwingli- the great Swiss reformer of the 16th century] viewed the early Geek thinkers as ‘pre- Christian’ or ‘Christians before Christ’. Though many reject this view- yet there is some scripture to back it up. The apostle Paul said in his letter to the Romans that if the Gentiles [non-Jews] do by nature the things contained in the law- then they are justified in God’s sight. Of course these things are debatable- but I add this to show you that some great Christian thinkers did indeed view the early Greek thinkers- who did live by a moral code- as being right in God’s eyes. And the bible does teach a theme that we will be judged according to the amount of light [understanding] that we had at the time. I should note that Plato [one of the 3 titans that arose after Heraclitus- from the city/state of Athens] disagreed with Heraclitus on all things being in a state of constant change. When [if?] we get to Socrates- Plato and Aristotle- I’ll try and cover the ways they advanced- built upon- the thought of the pre Socratic thinkers. As a side note- the most famous student of Aristotle- who was the most famous student of Plato- who was the most famous student of Socrates- was Alexander the Great. This goes to show you how great an influence Greek philosophy had on the ancient world. A few nuggets from Heraclitus- ‘all things come to pass in accordance with this Logos’ ‘follow the common’ ‘not having their own judgment’. Recently I covered Acts chapter 2- and we see some of these ideas in the early Christian movement. The first Christians did ‘follow the common’ they sold their goods- and had ‘all things common’ [communal lifestyle]. The apostle Paul teaches the early church to all ‘speak the same thing- that there be no divisions among you’. And the New Testament also says the scripture should not be given to Private Interpretation- meaning- ‘not having your own personal judgment’. All in all- we do indeed see a sort of pre Christian thought in the pre Socratic thinkers- they did indeed speak of the Divine- God- though there understanding of him was not the same as the Christian church. In a sense- Heraclitus idea that in life- the only ‘constant’ is the fact that there is no constant- that life itself is made up of an ongoing journey- we live day by day- not ever knowing what ‘the next day will bring forth’- Jesus. Yeah- the man had some good points- the later Stoics would consider Heraclitus as the father of their movement. And in the study of Philosophy- the Stoics- who had a good run from a few years before the Common Era- were overtaken in the 4th century [as the main influential philosophy of the time] by some new and lasting philosophy- started by a man named Jesus Christ- who his followers claimed rose from the dead. Yeah- this New Way was called Christianity- and this philosophy has endured now for over 2 thousand years. [parts] (1335) GALATIANS 5- Paul’s main theme is if we possess the Spirit as believers [being indwelt by God’s Spirit] then let us also walk in/by the Spirit, as opposed to trying to please God by the law and being circumcised. Paul will use the somewhat controversial term ‘ye are fallen from grace’ which simply means that these Gentile believers started by faith and went back to the old Jewish system, much like the themes in the book of Hebrews. Paul says when you go back to the law you have left grace. Christ has ‘become of no effect to you, you who are justified by the law’. This is a good example of how words and certain phrases can develop over the centuries of church history and develop a different meaning over time. In essence the bible does teach that a person can ‘fall from grace’ but this does not describe what the modern reader might think. The first church father who attempted to formulate the Christian doctrine of the Trinity was a man named Tertullian, he lived in the second century and was what theologians refer to as one of the Latin fathers [as opposed to the Greek ones- Origen, etc.] Tertullian was famous for the sayings ‘what does Jerusalem have to do with Athens’ and ‘I believe because it is absurd’ he was resisting the influence of Greek philosophy on the church, he felt that Greek wisdom was influencing the church too much. He was trained in law before becoming a theologian [like Luther and Calvin of 16th century Reformation fame] and he used the words ‘God is one substance/essence and also three persons’ later church councils would agree with this language. But the word ‘person’ at Tertullian’s time was the Latin word ‘personi’ which was taken from the theater and meant a person/actor who would put on different masks during the play; the word had a little different meaning then what we think of today as ‘person’. Later centuries would come to condemn certain Christian groups who seem to have formulated language on the Trinity that expresses the same thing as what the original developer of the doctrine meant to say, but because words and their meanings change over time we get ourselves into disputes that might be getting us off track. Paul also tells the Galatians that if they become circumcised that they are obligating themselves to keep all the law. Of course the medical procedure that many have done in our day is not what he is speaking about, but in Paul’s day getting circumcised was the religious rite that placed you into the religion of Judaism, and this is what Paul is refuting among the Galatians, he tells them not to go down that road. This chapter has lots of good ‘memory verses’, the famous lists of the works of the flesh versus the fruit of the Spirit are found here, and it seems pretty clear to me that Paul identified circumcision with the moral law of the 10 commandments, that is he saw being circumcised as an act that obligated you to ‘keep all the law’ some theologians are discussing whether or not Paul meant the law of Moses when speaking about going ‘back under the law’ some think Paul was speaking only of the ceremonial law and the system of animal sacrifices when he was telling the gentiles that they should not go under the law, I believe if you read Paul in context both in this letter and the book of Romans, that he is speaking of the moral law too, not just the ceremonial law. All in all Paul exhorts these believers to fight for their right to be free from the past restraints of religion and bondage, he tells them to not desire to go back under a system of bondage, that Christ has made us free from that legalistic way of life and he has liberated us by giving us the Holy Spirit- if we ‘walk in the Spirit we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh, for the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, and these two are contrary one to the other, so that you cannot do the things that you would’ amen to that. [parts] [1773] LUTHER CLASHES WITH ROME Let’s do another post on the Protestant Reformation. I’ll probably only do a few more before I transition into another study. By the way- all the studies I do thru out the year are posted in the February posts of the following year. Okay- last we left off Luther was just beginning to butt heads with the church [Tetzel] over the abuse of the sale of indulgences that was going on in Germany. In a previous post I mentioned how the priest- Tetzel- was selling these ‘get out of Purgatory’ type coupons in the area where Luther operated out- Saxony. Actually- Tetzel never entered Saxony itself- but was selling these out of a bordering city- and many of Luther’s students/parishioners were being hoodwinked into spending their money to rescue a loved one out of Purgatory. Tetzel is known for a jingle he started in connection with the sale of the indulgence- it goes ‘as soon as a coin in the coffer rings- a soul in Purgatory springs’- ouch! Like I said before- the church never taught this- they did teach the Treasury of Merit [previous post] but the way Tetzel used it was a real abuse of the teaching of the church at the time. Now- Luther responds to the abuse by writing the famous 95 thesis. This is the act that is often associated with the launching of the Reformation- the act that got the ball rolling. The 95 thesis were simply 95 questions challenging the whole practice of the sale of indulgences- there was no mention of the doctrine of Justification by Faith- which will become the trumpet sound that springs out of the Protestant Reformation. Luther takes these questions- written in Latin- and nails them to the university church door at Wittenberg. Sometimes while reading church history this ‘nailing to the door’ is seen as a sort of vandalism – you know- ‘he nailed them to the door!’ In actuality Luther was simply using the system of the day that one scholar would use in order to bring up an official point of contention with the church- Luther wrote the Thesis in Latin- which was the scholars language- not the language of the common man. But Luther’s students quickly translated the Thesis into the vernacular [German] and it was said that in 2 weeks the paper made it into every village of Germany. The challenge was a spark in the lives of many Christians who also believed the church was off track and that someone needed to rebuke her- and they picked Luther as the man for the job. Now- the Catholic church wanted Luther to go to Rome and discuss the situation there- Luther’s friends warned him not to go- so they agreed to meet- a few times- in Germany. The first meeting was in 1518 at Heidelberg- Luther actually gave a great defense of his argument and convinced some other top Catholic scholars that he was right [as a side note- the church had already scheduled this meeting because of a controversy that rose up between the Augustinian order of monks and the Dominicans. They were debating over which philosophy was more consistent with church teaching- Nominalism or Realism- for those of you who have read the posts this past year- I taught this when doing our posts on philosophy]. One man- Martin Bucer- wrote a stirring account of Luther- Bucer would later influence another young Swiss priest with Reformation teachings- his name is John Calvin. As a side not Calvin will become one of the 3 big heavy hitters of the 16th century Reformation [Ulrich Zwingli is the 3rd]. Luther will meet again in Augsburg- and debate the leading Catholic scholar of the day- Cardinal Cajetan. Then he goes to the city of Leipzig- and debates the leading German scholar- Johann Eck. And his last meeting with the church will be at the famous Diet of Worms [pronounced- Vurmtz] and it will be here that Luther makes his last stand and officially will break with the church and launch the Protestant Reformation. It should be noted that Luther held what we call a High Church position for most of this time- he still saw the church at Rome- and the Pope- as a legitimate expression of true Christianity- his beef was what he saw as an abuse of the system- by the priest Tetzel. As time progressed- the other beliefs of Luther- founded upon the bible- did come into contention with Rome. The main disagreement eventually became the teaching in the bible called Justification by faith. I have written a study on the topic on the blog- I have also written a bible study on the book of Romans and Galatians. For those of you who can- try and read Romans chapters 2-4 and Galatians 2-3- these are the key chapters that cover the teaching. Down the road I will cover the official teaching of both the Protestants and the Catholics on the doctrine of justification- the Catholic Council of Trent- referred to as the Counter Reformation- spells out the official teaching of Rome- and there are a few papers put out by the Reformers that explain their belief. Since the 16th century Reformation there have been efforts made by Protestants and Catholics to bridge the gap as much as possible- to try to come to some common language since the historic split. I like some of the efforts that have been made- and recently both groups put out a statement that jointly said we all believe that we are saved by Gods grace thru Christ- that’s good. But as we get into some of the actual discussion- you will see the points at which the 2 sides disagreed- and the main one was on the act- the actual thing that happens- when a person is declared just- the Reformers said it takes place when a person has faith- believes- the Catholic church said it takes place at baptism- water baptism. This- as well as a few other things- will be a defining distinction between the 2. http://www.corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com Note- Do me a favor, those who read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read them on. Thanks- John VERSES- [These are the verses I talked about on the video- Links to all my sites below] Acts 22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. Acts 22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. Acts 22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. Acts 22:5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. Acts 22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. Acts 22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. Acts 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. Acts 22:10 And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. Acts 22:11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. Acts 22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, Acts 22:13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. Acts 22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Acts 22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; Acts 22:18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. Acts 22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: Acts 22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. Acts 22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts 22:22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. Acts 22:23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, Acts 22:24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. Acts 22:25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Acts 22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. Acts 22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. Acts 22:29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. Acts 22:30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. 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Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Links to my sites here and the bottom of every post- https://ccoutreach87.com/links-to-my-sites-updated-10-2018/ Sunday Sermon videos- https://www.dropbox.com/s/ddtb9062ts9lhqi/10-8-17%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0 https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhBa3n8oVSUJeaz9t https://youtu.be/0qEuSvE12Ww http://ccoutreach87.com/10-8-17-sunday-sermon/ http://ccoutreach87.com/10-8-17-sunday-sermon-2/ ON VIDEO- .See the Cathedral and Downtown C.C. .Parable of the vineyard .Not anti Semitic .Parables/teaching in 1st century context .It’s not about ‘eternal security’ .John Wesley ‘the world is my field’ .KCTA radio .You all have your own recording studio .Mother Theresa PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates to this post- Verses below] https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/ https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/ https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/10/06/sunday-sermon-9/ (614) JOHN 15 [Radio # 598] Jesus tells the disciples they are the branches, he is the vine. If they truncate themselves from him they will perish. In the world of ‘once saved always saved’ and ‘if you walk away you are lost’ a lot of these verses become arguing points. I believe the main context here is sort of like when I taught Hebrews [read chapter 6 of the commentary on this blog]. I see Jesus telling the disciples as a microcosm of the Nation of Israel ‘If you don’t continue in the Old Testament revelation of me as Messiah, then you will be cut off [AD 70] and be destroyed’. Basically Jesus telling Israel ‘you must remain in me [after all you have all come from me! John 1:1] if you want to be fruitful’. Jesus says ‘I want you to have full joy’ in the same context of bearing fruit. God designed all of us to be active participants in the spreading of his kingdom. In many modern scenarios you have the Pastors and staff finding fulfillment, but the average church attendee is simply a funder of the organization. They see everything thru this paradigm. ‘Give sacrificially, we can reach the world!’ It’s good to give sacrificially, but God wants all of us to ‘reach the world’ to be active participants in this thing. You can’t have ‘full joy’ unless you do the stuff! Jesus says ‘If I had not come and spoken unto them [religious leaders] they wouldn’t have known they were wrong’ also ‘if I had not done the works among them that no one else was doing’. Jesus reproved by word and deed. I find it funny how after preaching that you don’t need lots of money to reach the world for Christ, that preachers get really mad at this. Then when we do impact a large region [basically Texas, New York area and all the African preachers who have been reading/listening to us on the internet] with me paying for everything, that this really gets the ‘religious leaders’ mad. Don’t be mad, instill this same concept into your people and you will have a full reward. Tell them like Jesus told his disciples ‘go into the world, don’t think you need a lot of equipment for this, you are the equipment. No special appeals for funds, keep it simple’ [Message Bible] Jesus taught and lived contrary to the professional clergies agenda. They got mad! NOTE; Jesus says ‘ye are clean thru the word that I have spoken unto you’. As I was reading this chapter for a few days, getting ready to write on it. I usually get up early and pray ‘aggressively’ for a while before I write. Sometimes I just wait on the Lord and just listen [for about an hour] and hear what he is saying. All of these entries come from this ‘hearing’ time, not from much ‘head knowledge’. As I was waiting the other day, the Lord spoke to me about this verse ‘ye are clean [set apart for my purpose] thru the word I speak to you, not thru what you speak [pray] to me’. I felt like the Lord was saying there are times in our lives where we simply receive and become the ‘incarnate’ purpose of God. That God desires to reveal himself to people thru us. The purpose of receiving his word is not for didactic teaching only, but for becoming what he says. Sort of like the imagery I taught in John 1 [go back and read it!] we in essence become what he is communicating. We don’t just ‘hear’ it, we experience it. Like the Prophets in the Old Testament, God would communicate thru them, but they also would go thru some strange stuff! Jesus also says ‘if you abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what you will and it will be done’. I want to credit the Word of Faith guys for bringing out truth in this area. They popularized the idea of knowing Gods will and purpose by knowing his word. His will is his word, if you will. The problem became an unbalanced teaching thru only seeing the ‘good stuff’ and avoiding the suffering verses. It would become next to impossible to correct these brothers as they went headlong down the path of materialism. Any attempt to reprove them would be seen as ‘don’t listen to the negative naysayer’ and they would develop a mindset that would not receive correction. In the reality of Gods will being his word, we must understand it is his whole word. Even the verses that give warnings about end time teachers who would stray from the faith by becoming money focused! [1st Timothy 6]. So lets give credit where it is due, but also stay on course. Mark 12 POSTED BY CCOUTREACH87 ⋅ JULY 14, 2017 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT MARK 12 Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. https://youtu.be/VJBAPuroAUY Mark 12 https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/7-6-17-mark-12.zip https://ccoutreach87.com/7-6-17-mark-12/ ON VIDEO- .Sandia .Storehouse wisdom .Kingdom to the gentiles [church] .Vineyard- wisdom- tower .Song of the vineyard .Apostles .Leadership .7 dead brothers .Married in heaven? .We are the bride- he is the groom .Burning bush- I AM .Great commandment .Beware of the religious leaders .Jesus has a question too .The common people liked it TEACHING Jesus teaches the parable of the vineyard [or tenants]- it comes from the song of Isaiah chapter 5. The parable speaks about the Jewish people- and their rejection of Jesus as the promised Messiah. A landowner plants a vineyard- puts a hedge around it- places a wine-press in it- and sets up a tower. He then leases it out to tenants. The Lord of the vineyard leaves- and over time he sends his men back to collect the fruit. The people who have leased the land refuse to give the fruit. They beat and stone those who are sent. And finally the landowner sends his son- and they kill him. The meaning is clear- God sent his prophets to speak to his people [Israel] they rejected them over time- and finally kill the Son. Remember- Jesus is teaching this- before he is crucified. He predicts his own death in the parable. Yet- at the end- he quotes Psalm 118- Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Mark 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: Mark 12:11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? He predicts his Resurrection as well. The Son who was rejected and killed- becomes the head of the corner. In this chapter Jesus will also quote Psalm 110- Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. He questions the religious leaders- He asks them Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? Yes- Jesus did indeed come from the line of David- but as the eternal logos- he was before David- John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The chapter ends with 2 stories- about widows. It’s important that we see them both. Jesus rebukes the religious teachers for taking advantage of widows- for financial gain Mark 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market places, Mark 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Mark 12:40 Which devour widows’ houses, Then he commends the poor widow for giving into the offering- Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: Mark 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Over the years there have been many examples of religious leaders taking advantage of the poor- many have enriched themselves by abusing their office as teachers of the bible. Jesus strongly condemns those who do this. Yet- he commends the poor widow for giving to God. The rich were giving out of an abundance- it seems as if they actually learned the principle of abundance in their giving to God. Yet- he sees the woman giving out of her poverty- understand- she is still poor at the time she is commended. Yet the others were rich- and giving. Many in today’s church would look at the rich- who had an abundance- and say they prospered because they were giving- and had a lot. And some would condemn the poor widow- because she obviously must be doing something wrong- because she gives- and is yet poor. But Jesus did not see it that way. The woman gave sacrificially because of her love for God. The rich gave- yet they did it out of their wealth. Jesus honors the poor widow- not because she learned some secret of giving to get a harvest- because she had no harvest. But she loved God- she gave for the work of God- as she understood it. Her giving was not based on the return she would get- because as of now- she has not received a return [poor widow]. Yet in the eyes of Jesus- she indeed gave more. There are a few other things in this chapter that I taught on the video. The challenge of the Sadducees- who do not believe in the resurrection. And Jesus rebuke- Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? I have taught this before- and will try and find those past posts and add them below. Jesus also gives us the great commandment in this chapter- Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. When the common people saw Jesus put the religious leaders to silence- the bible says they loved it- Mark 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. The downtrodden of society were rejected by the religious leaders of the day. Their outward religion caused them to neglect true justice- true love of fellow man. The same things that the song of Isaiah- which Jesus used in the parable- were being rebuked for- Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. The fruit the land owner wanted- was not simply religious works- It was what the other man in this chapter saw- Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. The animal sacrifices and outward religion were the things that Jesus rebuked them for. Those who seemed to use religion in order to have an abundant wealthy life- were not seen in a good light by Jesus. The tenants wanted an inheritance and their lust for the wealth of the vineyard [financial harvest] caused them to reject the actual Son of God himself- Mark 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s. Yes- many in the modern church have tried to seize on some material inheritance and given out of an abundance and implemented many of the principles of the bible in order to prosper. But in doing this- they have had to reject many of the plain things Jesus taught- New International Version “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matt. 6:24 Yes- in a way- they have killed the Son- and seized the wealth. But Jesus saw the widow- the poor widow- the woman who seemed to have never gotten a hold of the wealth building principles of those who gave out of their abundance. Yes Jesus saw her- And in the wisdom of God- She gave more than all the others combined- And thus the chapter ends. PAST POSTS- [Parts of my past teaching that relate- Verses below] http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/john-complete-links-added.html http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/romans-2015-video-links-included-romans.html http://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/p/2015-video-linksincluded-hebrews-1-3.html https://ccoutreach87.com/further-talks-on-church-and-ministry/ https://ccoutreach87.com/house-of-prayer-or-den-of-thieves/ MARK- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/02/28/jersey-city-ride-mark-1/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/02/mark-2-north-bergen/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/04/mark-3-isaiah-61/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/14/mark-4/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/03/27/mark-5/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/05/mark-6/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/16/mark-7/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/04/30/mark-8/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/05/14/mark-9/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/06/07/mark-10/ https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/06/22/mark-11/ I mentioned Bultmann and the Herodians on today’s video- below are some past teachings I did on them- During the time of Jesus you had a divided people. In 1st century Palestine the Jewish people split into 4 basic sects. 2 of them are pretty well known- the Pharisees and Sadducees- they are mentioned often in scripture. The other 2 are less well known- the Zealots and the Essenes. The Zealots are named in the bible- but only in passing. We have no references to the Essenes. The Pharisees were sticklers for the Torah [Jewish bible] and the Sadducees centered their life around the Temple- they were more of a political/religious type group. They stuck to the Torah alone. That is they only received the actual first 5 books of the Old Testament- which is the Torah [also the term is used to speak of the entire Old Testament] and that’s why the Sadducees rejected miracles and angels and stuff. Most of those stories are found in the other O.T. books. The Zealots were a group of people who hated compromise- they were actually a 1st century ‘terrorist’ group- who carried out assassinations. Not on Rome- but on their own people! The zealots hated those who compromised with Rome- and if they felt a leader was too chummy- they killed him. The Essenes were a separatist group who lived in ‘the hills’ [Qumran community] they simply gave up completely on any political solutions for the day- and went and lived in the hills. These are the ones responsible for hiding the Dead Sea scrolls [old bible books found in the last century] in a cave. It’s interesting to note that Jesus had both a Zealot on his team [Simon- not Peter who also went by that name] and Matthew- a Tax collector. Tax collectors were considered the biggest sell outs of all- they actually worked for Rome and scammed their own people- it must have been hard for Jesus to lead this group [the 12 disciples] who came from such opposite ends of the political spectrum. Yet Jesus did lead them- he was even offered earthly rule a few times [once from satan- and once from the people who heard him] he rejected it both times. His kingdom was not ‘of this world’. In the New Testament book of Philippians- the bible says that though Jesus was in the form of God [deity] yet he became a man and humbled himself to the death of the Cross- a shameful way to die. We have one letter written in the N.T. by a ‘family’ member of Jesus- that’s the epistle of James. Protestants believe that Mary had other kids after Jesus was born- our Catholic friends teach that she remained a Virgin her whole life. My purpose right now is not to get into that. James was considered the ‘half brother’ of Jesus [Mary was the mom of both boys- Joseph was the dad of James- Jesus’ father was God]. Okay- James was slow to believe in his brother- but over time as Jesus was declaring himself to be the Messiah- I’m sure James had to wonder- you know- think back ‘gee- come to think of it- I can’t’ remember a time where my brother got in trouble’. Wait- now I remember- yeah- that time when Jesus was 12- we all went to Jerusalem for the big feast- and Jesus stayed behind while we started the trip home. Yeah- we went 3 days before we realized he was gone. Boy was mom mad that day. So we went all the way back to get him- and when we found him- he was sitting in the temple- asking these questions- I mean questions that only theologians knew- Jesus was still a kid. Mom said to him ‘son- why did you stay behind- we were worried’! Yeah- she was mad- if there was ever a time my brother came close to getting in trouble- this was it. But Jesus said ‘why were you worried- didn’t you know I would be doing my Fathers business’ yeah- he sure seemed different- but the Messiah- come on. So as the ministry years of Jesus role by- there are all these reports of miracles and healings- blind people seeing- dead people coming back from the grave. Yeah- James has got to be wondering now- but no- he could not accept that his own brother was the promised Son of God- no- too much. Then the day came- that terrible day where mom had to watch Jesus die on that rugged Cross- on Golgotha- man the hill looked like a skull. Yeah- it was a strange site- I mean the sky got dark- an earthquake shook the place- and even the Roman soldier who witnessed my brother die said ‘surely this was the son of God’. Wow- too much- my bother has carried this thing too far- even in his death he won’t let this obsession go. Then James hears some disturbing reports- his friends are saying that Jesus has come back- that he pulled it off- the greatest miracle ever- the one Houdini himself couldn’t do. But are the reports true? I mean if anyone could tell if this guy walking around is really Jesus- James would know. We don’t read of the account- but all we know is James became a believer- a believer that his brother was indeed the Messiah- the Son of God. I guess it went something like this- Jesus sitting there with his men- James shows up and sees his brother- the perfect one- not a spot on his record. Maybe Jesus looked up- maybe he said ‘brother- do you now see’ and yeah- he saw. James would go on to be one of the leaders/Pastors of the church at Jerusalem- we read about him in Acts chapter 15. Most scholars believe this was the same James who penned the short letter we find in the N.T. that bears his name. One thing James hits on a lot in his letter- is he defends the poor- the downtrodden- and he rips into the rich- the elite of the day. He warns us not to be biased- not to use ‘uneven scales’ when dealing with people. James hit on social justice issues- he picked them up from his brother. We need to be concerned about the world- if a raped woman is forced to marry her rapist- then we ought not say ‘she was pardoned’. When we critique one person for past failures- then we must do that to all. But at the end of the day- Jesus never took the earthly crown- he did not see the solution to be a political one- he brought Simon and Matthew together on the same team- and he showed them what it means to lay your life down for others- to live without the praise of men- the earthly standard of success- he chose another way- and he left that path for us. http://www.corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com [1622] ARE THE JAPANESE DISPROVING FREUD? One of the narratives coming from the Japan disaster is the response of the Japanese people. In contrast to our Katrina tragedy the Japanese are very self reliant. Jack Cafferty [CNN] read an email from some elderly lady who contrasted the 2 responses. She called the Louisiana residents who looted, killed, complained and wined- she said ‘those scumbags’ [ouch!] What are we seeing in the Japanese people? The media are referring to them as Stoic’s- the philosophy [ancient Greek- one of only 2 philosophies mentioned by name in the bible- Acts chapter 17 mentions the Stoic’s and Epicureanism] that said the secret to life is living on an even plane. Don’t get too ‘up’ or too down- just ride the wave of life as moderately as you can. The other side of the coin is Hedonism- the philosophy of men like Freud- who taught that the problem with man is that he is taught to restrain himself [by religion] and that this restraint is itself a product of neurosis. Freud was a strange fellow, the father of modern Psychoanalysis; his ideas were actually quite weird. As a Jew [non practicing] he embraced the higher criticism of his day [a way of interpreting the bible as not being actually true- just good stories] and he sought to come up with an explanation for mans religious bent. So he came up with the idea of the Oedipal Complex- a strange view of man that said the real problems of man are they have this view of love and hate for the father figure- and the ‘real’ story of Moses and the children of Israel was the Jews killed Moses in the wilderness [hatred for the father figure] they then felt guilty about it- and out of this guilt they would eventually develop a ‘religion of the Son’ [Christianity] and Walla- that’s the real story. You would be surprised how many people hear silly stuff like this in life [or college!] and they never give it a second thought. Like Pope Benedict says in ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ [1st book of a trilogy on the life of Christ] he mentions the theories of the critics [men like Bultmann] and he then responds ‘and how do you know this’? Bultmann [one of the famous liberal theologians of the day] would come up with ideas like this- and he would just espouse them. The funny thing about these critics was they were trying to challenge the historical accuracy of the bible- are the gospels true- stuff like that. And in their challenge they would ‘make up’ their own stuff [Oedipal complex] and simply expect everyone to believe it. So Freud taught that we need to free man from this neurosis of religion- this thing in society that says ‘restrain yourself’ and if we teach man to do and be all that he feels like doing- then we will have healed him of this destructive religious belief that developed out of a secret love/hate relationship of father. Wow. I can think of no greater philosophy to not live your life by than that. How did the Freudian experiment turn out? It was/is a disaster- I’m not just saying this as a Christian who rejects Freud’s atheism- but many of his ideas have also been roundly rejected by the psychologists of the modern day. Freud actually taught that when you counsel a person [yes- he was the originator of the idea of the patient lying on the couch while the counselor listens] that the patient is ‘transmitting’ psychic energy from himself to the doctor- and that’s what makes him better. Freud wrote Moses and Monotheism [his fictional account of the origins of Judaism/Christianity] Totem and Taboo- the fictional idea of the primitive religion of man- and Civilization and it’s Discontents, his explanation of the conflict between mans psychic life and the demands of society. The basic view of Freud [Hedonism] is a failed system that does not work in the real world. To live your life based on the philosophy of ‘if it feels good- do it’ does not work in any area of life- for the long term. In food, shopping, family life, marriage, sexual expression- the basic principle of self restraint and discipline [the Japanese response] is in great contrast to the ‘unrestrained’ view of life [as seen in some of the Katrina response- many of the looters and rioters were raised with a welfare mentality- they were dependant on the state/govt. to do things for them. When things went bad- they blamed the govt. for it]. In the end of the day- the society that practices self discipline- that teaches their children to be self reliant- those are the ones who have the most successful lives. Those who practice Hedonism blame stuff on everyone else. http://www.corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com VERSES- New International Version As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. John 8:40 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. Heb. 13 KJ21 “Behold, a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel” (which being interpreted is, “God with us”). Matt. 1:23 Proverbs 21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations 1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Heb. 6 Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. Mark 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. Mark 12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. Mark 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. Mark 12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. Mark 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s. Mark 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. Mark 12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Mark 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: Mark 12:11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Mark 12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. Mark 12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Mark 12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. Mark 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. Mark 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him. Mark 12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Mark 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Mark 12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. Mark 12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. Mark 12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. Mark 12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: Mark 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. Mark 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. Mark 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, Mark 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Mark 12:40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. Mark 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Mark 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: Mark 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Isaiah 5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: Isaiah 5:2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. Isaiah 5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? Isaiah 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: Isaiah 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. CHAPTER 13: Once again we will see an image in this chapter that Paul will take from the Old Testament and use to describe the sacrifice of Christ. It might even be the best image yet! But let’s start with some basics. ‘Let brotherly love continue’ the other day I was shopping at Wal Mart and saw some Cowboys shirts. I have a homeless friend who I have known for 15 years who loves the Cowboys [The football team!] So I bought him a 13 dollar shirt [they had a nicer Jersey for around 40 dollars, but I am not that spiritual yet]. So I bought him the cheaper one. Sure enough he’s been wearing it ever since! Sometimes it’s the little things, the ‘brotherly love’ stuff that we need to do. We are so obsessed with doing ‘religious stuff’ and attending ‘religious meetings’ and ‘tithing’ that we really do not see the underlying reality of going out of our way for others. We will read in this chapter the 3 sacrifices God does want from us, after all the teaching Paul does on ‘no more sacrifices’ he will give us the spiritual sacrifices that God requires of us. They don’t even touch what we think is important! ‘Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them’ a regular part of my prayer life includes praying for our fellow brothers and sisters ‘in bonds’. A few years ago a brother from our area got sent to jail for stealing money from a famous Christian mission that he worked for. I met him a few times over the years. He used to go to the church I attended. I really didn’t like him to be honest with you. I loved him as a brother, but a little to ‘I am a Christian, cant you see’ type thing. I don’t want to judge him, but this was how I felt. Well many years later when he got sent to jail he became the talk of the town. I started regularly praying for him and haven’t stopped since. This has been around 5 years or so. I also recently included some other Christians who also did some public crimes and were sent to prison, a girl who was found guilty of murdering her foster child. I also pray for those around the world who are in prison for the faith. True persecution. I want to exhort you to pray for those in bonds. Paul knew how hard it was, he was in jail often. ‘Marriage is honorable in all… but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge’ Paul made it clear in all his letters that he was not preaching a gospel of grace that condoned sin. He will say this time and again thru out his writings. He was accused of preaching a sinful gospel, but he wanted to make it clear that in all of his preaching about the law and sacrifices passing away, that in Christ people by nature will do what is right [Romans]. At the end of this great treatise to the Hebrews he makes it clear ‘don’t go on sinning’. ‘Let your conversation [lifestyle] be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he hath said ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee’ Paul once again deals with avoiding a materialistic mindset. He isn’t urging them to believe God for millions of dollars, or to set a goal of what you want and then to use scripture to get it. He tells them ‘you have Jesus, so be happy. Don’t be always trying to find fulfillment in things, they pass away’. You will find this mindset all thru out scripture [read 1st Timothy 6!] so many Christians today think that this mindset is ‘tradition’. But it is in scripture! ‘Remember THEM which have the rule over you’ to be fair, I have done a lot of teaching in the past against the authoritarian one man rule over believers. I want to submit to you that both here, and in every other New Testament letter that leadership is always plural. It is ‘them’ not ‘him’. Also there are a few other passages that use the term ‘rule’ you could also interpret these as ‘those who watch over you, have care for you’ and use more amicable terms. There are actual reasons why the stronger language is used, I don’t really want to get into the whole thing here, but some feel it had to do with the time that the English bibles were being translated. The kings of the time [England] wanted to maintain a strong hierarchy within their ‘nation states’ as they broke away from the Papacy of Rome, and the translators made a conscious decision to use the more authoritarian terms to keep the people under authority. A whole book has been written on this dynamic. But for now I simply want you to see that Paul is addressing a community of people and saying ‘submit to the eldership of your area, they have responsibility for your spiritual growth, they will give an account to God. So listen to them’ this is not a verse to be used to justify the present office of the singular Pastor in the Protestant church! ‘Be not carried about with diverse and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them which have been occupied therein’ I like this verse. It summarizes so much of the Christian life. The whole point of this letter is to establish people in grace. To see that in Christ we have been accepted with God. Our main message isn’t all the interesting doctrines and stuff that we like to argue about. It really is Christ and Gods grace being freely given to us thru him. A lot of the reproving I do is not for the purpose [I hope not!] of just arguing about things that don’t matter, but it is for the purpose of bringing Gods people back to a platform of grace. I teach ‘you are not under the tithe [law] but give all you can in love [grace]’ we are all living our lives openly before the face of God, we shouldn’t be running around trying to ‘one up’ the next guy. Or showing everybody how smart or spiritual we are. We are all here to become more like Jesus and to simply see our requirement as living a thankful life and doing good deeds and sharing our goods with others [the 3 sacrifices that we will see later in this chapter!] I like this verse a lot! ‘We have an altar [the Cross] whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle [those under the tabernacle system, the law!] For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp [the main area where the tabernacle and all the holy things of God were located]. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate [right outside the City of Jerusalem at the hill of Golgotha]. Let us go forth therefore unto him [leave the Old Covenant and all of its sacrifices, and move on unto perfection found only in Christ] without the camp [outside of the rules and regulations of the law and all of its shadows], bearing his reproach [those who left their Jewish heritage for Christ suffered extreme reproach and ridicule from their friends and family. It was a very unpopular thing to do for the 1st century Jew] for here we have no continuing city [natural Jerusalem], but we seek one to come [spiritual Jerusalem]’ Paul sees significance in the fact that the bodies of the animals whose blood was used for atonement were burned outside the camp. There were different types of sacrifices that took place around the system of the tabernacle. Some were totally burnt [burnt offering] others were eaten [Passover] and for the one whose blood alone was used, these bodies were taken to a place outside of the camp and were disposed of by burning. It was purely a utilitarian purpose. They had to get rid of the bodies and they burnt them. Now Paul sees this as a prophetic symbol of Christ. Paul says ‘remember that place where those bodies were burnt? It is a type of Jesus who suffered outside of the city. It was showing that there would be a day where a sacrifice would be made, outside of the law system, that would sanctify all the people’! Amazing, once again Paul sees things in scripture that no body else is seeing, until now! Paul’s mind was consumed with seeing Jesus in everything. He sees hidden shadows of Gods preplanned coming of Messiah and how God all along would require people to ‘leave the camp’ and come unto Christ. In essence Paul is saying ‘even in the tabernacle system God prefigured a once for all sacrifice that would take place outside of the law’ Bravo! Also you will notice how Paul says ‘here we have no continuing city’ [Jerusalem] but we seek one to come [The heavenly city, the bride the Lambs wife, the church!] Paul does not do what many modern Evangelicals do. He does not exalt Israel’s natural heritage. Interesting that a first century Jewish believer [Paul] writing to a 1st century Jewish audience, downplays their ‘holy land’. If you go back and review everything in this commentary, you will see that there are no references to the prophetic significance to the land of Israel as a geographical ‘holy place’. As a matter of fact the main theme is ‘leave your dependence and cultural pride that comes from your natural heritage, and come into this ‘new city’ that all of our fore fathers were looking for’ there is this amazing lack of exalting the natural city of Jerusalem [which the New Testament calls ‘Sodom’ in a spiritual sense! Revelation] and a plea for all nations, including natural Israel, to come unto Christ. ‘By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased’ Paul gives us 3 main sacrifices that the New Covenant priest/believer can bring. Praise, doing good and giving of your goods and money to meet the needs of those around you [communicate means this here]. ‘Obey THEM that have the rule over you and submit yourselves’ again we see leadership in plurality. Every city has spiritual leadership, they are responsible before God for how they lead the people in their area. They are also responsible to bring the people to maturity and independence. A place where people are not co dependant upon leadership. I believe much of the modern system has failed in this respect. The modern system has actually taken these types of verses and used them to tell people ‘your main role is to come to church on Sunday and passively listen’ we have built this audience/ spectator mindset into people, and we have failed in this respect. ‘Pray for us’ I have found this simple request to be one of the most important things you can ask others to do for you. Enlist prayer support. Pray for me! Ask people to pray for you! We all need this desperately! ‘Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever amen’ What a great way to end this letter! It is thru the blood of Jesus Christ that we are accepted and perfected in every way. We can only live and function because of the blood! We have true forgiveness for all of our sins because of what Christ has done for us. Paul has penned 13 chapters of revelation showing us the great significance of Christ’s sacrifice. He has urged his fellow country men ‘come out from trying to make yourselves holy and acceptable, and receive the once and for all sacrifice of Christ’ he has trumpeted this theme all thru out this letter. I want to exhort you guys to see the sufficiency of the Cross. We get so caught up in what we are doing that there is a tendency to rely on ourselves and our own ability to change things [even us!] we need to re-focus on the biblical priority and necessity of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. He truly is the way, the truth and the life. No man can come to the Father but by him! God bless you guys, John. Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. [Try and do this- I have this verse painted on a sign in my yard- I have a consistent prayer time- early in the morning- it includes nations- world issues- many subjects that God is concerned with. During this prayer pattern- which I have done for 30 years now- I also pray for the prisoners- and this verse asks us to do just that. I have friends- even Pastors- who simply do not pray- regularly. I would encourage all of you- learn a routine pattern of prayer- not a selfish time where you focus on yourself and your needs [though that can be a small part of it]- but a prayer time that consistently covers the issues that scripture teaches us to be concerned with]. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. [This past year- I have talked to my friends about this issue- sleeping around. Many of these friends- are still friends- but I felt my associations with them- sort of ‘overlooking’ this very issue- made them feel like ‘well- John will have to learn to live with it’- meaning they felt like I could still do ministry stuff with them- still hang out- all the things I have done for many years. But time is rolling on- and I fear that these friends- yes- even Christians- think this issue of adultery is a minor thing. The scripture makes it VERY CLEAR- that those who do these things cannot I inherit the kingdom of God. I am not trying to be mean to these guys [and gals] but this issue must be dealt with in this life- not the next. And I want my friends to get this issue dealt with- and that’s one of the reasons I have stopped ministry activity with some of the guys]. Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. [Over the years I have heard it taught that if you are content with what you have- you are in sin. Because you must believe God for increased wealth- to fund ministry projects. Many of the people who preach this are good men- but I fear the do not see it is a violation of scripture. This is just one- of many verses in the New Testament that warns against a wealth building mindset. The writer is saying when God meets our basic needs- and we show the world that our joy does not come from the things of this world- then that itself is a witness for God]. Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Hebrews 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. [The altar ‘we have’ is the Cross- he is saying that if the Jewish brothers stay in ‘the tabernacle’- meaning the law covenant- then they can’t partake of the benefits of the final sacrifice of Christ- this verse is not talking about church buildings- as some have said]. Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Hebrews 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. [The references to ‘without the camp/gate’ refer to the whole theme of this letter ‘you must go forth- move on from the Old Covenant mindset- and suffer the reproach of being a follower of the Messiah’- it was difficult for the early Jewish believers to embrace Christ. It brought scorn on them from family and friends- it was a price that many of us in the modern day don’t experience. So at the end of this letter the writer exhorts them to bear the reproach- become a believer in the Messiah- it will be worth it in the end]. Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. [He is speaking about the church here- I already pasted some of the verses in this post that show us this]. Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. Hebrews 13:19 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Hebrews 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. [Frankly- this sounds just like the apostle Paul- these are reasons why I still lean towards Paul being the writer of this letter]. Hebrews 13:24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you. Hebrews 13:25 Grace be with you all. Amen. Masada. Hadrian. Judaism in transition. Did they ‘move on’ ? Who was Elazar ben Yair? In the last video I spoke about what happened to the Jews after the letter to the Hebrews was written. In a way- the Jewish people made a transition- though forcibly- into some of the exhortations we read about in this letter- They no longer offered animal sacrifices- why? The Jews saw the destruction of their city and temple in AD 70 under the Roman leader Titus- Some continued to resist Rome- they took over the fortress of Masada- a great fortress built by the late King Herod- Herod the Great. They held the fort for around 3 years- until the Romans built a rampart to invade it. The fortress was built high on a cliff by the Dead Sea- The only way to get to it was from a narrow road- called the snake. It had no ‘hand rails’ or walls to protect you- it was built this way on purpose. So when the Roman soldiers tried to capture the Jews in the fortress- a small group could easily fight back- and hold the fort. So the Romans built this rampart- it took about 2 years- and right before they reached the fort- the Jews holed up inside killed themselves. They chose 10 men by lot- who would kill all inside the fort [women and kids too]. Out of the 10- they drew lots for one of them to kill the other 9- then he killed himself. Elazar ben Yair was the leader of the Jewish resistance- we read the account in the writings of Josephus Flavius- the great historian who too fought against the Romans. Here’s a quote from Elazar ben Yair “Since we long ago resolved never to be servants to the Romans, nor to any other than to God Himself, Who alone is the true and just Lord of mankind, the time is now come that obliges us to make that resolution true in practice …We were the very first that revolted, and we are the last to fight against them; and I cannot but esteem it as a favor that God has granted us, that it is still in our power to die bravely, and in a state of freedom.” Falvius wrote 4 great works [we read about this account in Jewish Wars] – after the rebellion was over- Josephus was brought to Rome- and he began writing his historical works in order to show the Romans that the Jewish people were a great people- with a great history. Many scholars refer to Josephus works [mostly Antiquities] because they give us history that we don’t find in the bible- it sort of fills in the gaps- and gives us historical context. The Bar Kokhba Revolt- The Jews had their last revolt against Rome around 130-132 AD- Under the leadership of Shimon Bar Kokhba they resisted Rome- Emperor Hadrian would eventually prevail- and ban the Jews from their land- and make laws outlawing Jewish religious practice. Over time the Jewish people learned/adapted to practice their religion- without Temple/Priest or sacrifice. The Seder meal became the memorial of Gods deliverance from Egypt- they use the bone of a lamb- but they do not actually have the Passover sacrifice [which the letter to the Hebrews exhorts them to do- to not practice animal sacrifices any more]. The priests were no more- but the people had Rabbis- one in particular tried to help the people transition after such a cultural loss. He taught them that the ‘new way’ of sacrifice and worship would be thru acts of charity- and prayer ‘sacrifice and offering I do not want’ a quote from the Old testament Prophets. So- in a way- the Jewish people did ‘move on’ from the Old sacrificial system- and embraced a ‘more Christian’ view of religion. Of course there are Jews today who fully embrace Jesus as the messiah- but over all- as a people- their Old Law system was done away- Today you have various forms of Judaism- ranking form the most strict- to the most liberal [we see this in Christianity as well]. But none of them practice ritual sacrifice any more- Some Christians [and Jews] actually believe the Temple will be restored- and at that time the sacrifices will be re-instituted. I actually do not hold to this end time view- But for now- that system has been done away with [or put on hold- if that’s your view]. And the ‘new works’ of religion- are charity and prayer and Mercy- The same theme we read in this letter to the Hebrews- 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith , Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: Hebrews 10:5 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is , the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Hebrews 13:15 VERSES- [These are the verses I talked about on the video, Sunday sermon- Other videos below] USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings « October 7 | October 9 » Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 139 Reading 1IS 5:1-7 Let me now sing of my friend, my friend's song concerning his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; he spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard: What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? Now, I will let you know what I mean to do with my vineyard: take away its hedge, give it to grazing, break through its wall, let it be trampled! Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to send rain upon it. The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his cherished plant; he looked for judgment, but see, bloodshed! for justice, but hark, the outcry! Responsorial PsalmPS 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 R. (Is 5:7a) The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. A vine from Egypt you transplanted; you drove away the nations and planted it. It put forth its foliage to the Sea, its shoots as far as the River. R. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Why have you broken down its walls, so that every passer-by plucks its fruit, The boar from the forest lays it waste, and the beasts of the field feed upon it? R. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Once again, O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted the son of man whom you yourself made strong. R. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name. O LORD, God of hosts, restore us; if your face shine upon us, then we shall be saved. R. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Reading 2PHIL 4:6-9 Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you. AlleluiaCF. JN 15:16 R. Alleluia, alleluia. I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will remain. R. Alleluia, alleluia. GospelMT 21:33-43 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?" They answered him, "He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times." Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit." John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. John 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake,� because they know not him that sent me. John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: John 15:27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 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2Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 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Jn. 20:17 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb. 2:10 PAST POSTS [These are links and parts of my past teachings that relate in some way to today’s post- verses below] 1ST CORINTHIANS 7:1-15 Paul addresses divorce. It is interesting that Jesus himself actually raised the bar from the Old Covenant practice to the New. In most other areas he emphasized grace as opposed to law ‘the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath’ but in this area Jesus said ‘Moses made an exception under the law for divorce, but from the beginning this was not Gods plan’ and Jesus restricted divorce to the cause of adultery [fornication- actually the word for pornography] only. Here Paul gives some direction. First, you shouldn’t divorce. You also shouldn’t be married to an unbeliever. Well, what should happen to those who were unbelievers when they married, but now one is a believer? Paul says if the unbeliever is ‘pleased’ to stay in the union, then that’s fine. Well what does ‘pleased’ mean? If the unbeliever is physically abusing his spouse, then that doesn’t seem ‘pleasing’ to me. Paul will say if the unbeliever departs, let them go. The believer should not feel condemned by this. He/she had no control in this case. But if there is a divorce, let the one who left remain unmarried. So what happens if you were forced into it, can you re marry? Paul does not specifically say. He does say to the one who left the marriage, they should not remarry. Divorce is a tricky issue. When attending the fundamental Baptist church they taught that if one were divorced they could never be ‘a Pastor’ [even though no one was ‘a pastor’ in this way in the first century church!]. Many teach that Paul’s instructions on Bishops/Elders said a divorced person should not be an overseer. Paul actually said ‘they should be the husband of one wife’. This most certainly could simply be saying they shouldn’t be in a plural marriage. This was common in the first century, so you could take it this way. Overall I find it strange that someone could have been a murderer [Paul] or any other type of sinner, but the divorcee’ seems to be the only sinner that is excluded. The other problem is how much of ‘a believer’ were you at the time of your divorce. There have been well known preachers who initiated the divorce from their wives, they remarried and later wanted this to be treated as any other sin, just forgive and forget. The problem is if you were wise enough in the lord to have known better, then true repentance would entail making things right. Whether that’s reconciliation or simply remaining single, but it sure seems like these types of brothers who went into the whole remarriage thing with their eyes wide open, they should be held to a higher standard. Overall, we should not be in bondage to things that were out of our control. Those who were victimized and the partner left you, you should not be condemned for something that was out of your control. Believers who initiate the divorce from someone who was willing to stay in the marriage, they should not remarry. There have been too many cases where believers divorce other believers, without biblical grounds, and then remarry someone from the church. These situations are not permitted. If the believing spouse was simply ‘difficult to live with’ then that doesn’t cut it. In situations where there was actual physical abuse, well I don’t believe the Lord wants you to stay in the house under these circumstances. But the only biblical excuse for divorce, according to Jesus, is adultery. In all of these gray areas, wisdom must be applied. The high profile ministers who have initiated their divorces and remarried, without the proper biblical grounds, should not be simply ‘forgiven’ and permitted to continue in their public role in ministry. True forgiveness and restoration would entail some sort of repentance and a public change in the situation. Like Paul says ‘to the rest speak I, not the Lord’. I am giving you my opinion on some of this stuff, but I too think I have the Spirit of Christ. (962)1ST CORINTHIANS 7:16-24 ‘Were you circumcised when you were called into the Christian life? Then don’t become uncircumcised’ [that would be quite a feat!] ‘Were you uncircumcised when called? Don’t get circumcised’. What’s Paul saying? Basically he is keeping the decrees that were made at the Jerusalem council [Acts 15]. He is stressing the importance of Christ’s spiritual kingdom. To the Jew, he is not saying ‘keep trying to become justified by the law and sacrifices’ but he is saying ‘I am not trying to wipe out your culture and heritage, I am trying to bring you into the fullness of what the Prophets have foretold’. This is Paul’s ongoing defense in the book of Acts ‘I stand condemned because I believe that what the prophets said would happen, did!’. Paul says the thing that matters is ‘the doing of Gods commandments’. When we studied Romans I showed how Paul did say ‘the hearers of the law are not justified, but the doers shall be’. Here again Paul stresses the importance of the Christian life being one of true conversion. Those who believe are changed and become doers of Gods law by nature. The mechanism of conversion is Faith, the outworking of that conversion is obedience. So even though Paul is not putting the law on the gentile converts, yet he does teach that they will by nature keep the law [Romans again]. Now he says ‘were you a slave when called? Seek not to become free. Were you free? Don’t become a slave’ and ‘be not the servants/slaves of men’. We actually have hit on this a few times in recent months. Once again Paul says ‘don’t see this new faith as an opportunity to mount a civil disobedience campaign’ but at the same time he makes it clear ‘don’t put yourself under servitude either!’ The New Testament does not justify the institution of slavery or racism! The basic ethos of this new kingdom is freedom from bondage, it was only a matter of time before this new movement would shake the foundations of society and uproot this evil. Make no mistake about it, the anti-slavery movement was instigated by the people of God [William Wilberforce, Charles Finney and many others]. (963)1ST CORINTHIANS 7: 25-40 let’s be a little unconventional today. This passage deals with Paul’s counsel on celibacy and marriage. The historic church has had a bad rap on this issue. It is common today to say the church devalued marriage [and sex] and therefore we should exalt it. Sometimes this attempt at trying to correct the perceived imbalance puts a stumbling block in the way of those who are truly called to live the single life. Though marriage is an honorable thing, a true gift from God, yet living the celibate life can also be considered a very noble thing. It is rare in contemporary evangelicalism to leave this option open. Paul does say this option is not only available, but a noteworthy calling! He also makes it clear that only those who are called to this single lifestyle should attempt it. The church should not force celibacy on people. Now, do our catholic brothers force it upon the Priests? In a way, yes. But don’t forget that no one is ‘forced’ into the priesthood. Some feel like the scandals of catholic priests who abused children can be blamed on forced celibacy. The problem with this idea is many protestant ministers have also fallen sexually, and they were not celibate! The point being we need to be careful when we brand any Christian denomination with an accusation. Now, Paul also makes an interesting statement that we need to look at. He says ‘for the present distress I give these guidelines’. Is it possible that Paul’s seeming harshness on marriage was due to the fact of some type of distress that he saw coming? Possibly the Neronic persecutions? If so, Paul could be saying ‘because of the upcoming severe persecution I recommend everyone just laying low for the time, if married, seek not to be single and vice a versa’. This is possible, we need to keep this in mind when reading this section of scripture. But most of all I think the modern evangelical church needs to retool her message in this area. Marriage and sex are good, God ordained these things in their proper place. But living single and celibate is also considered a very noble calling, we do not normally reflect this balance in the present atmosphere. Also as an aside, a few years back it was common to teach ‘the world/public schools have taken sex and taught it to our kids. They have usurped the job of the family/church’ while there is some truth to this, the problem was some well known TV evangelists began to discuss sex in the Sunday morning setting that was improper in a way [If you local Pastors who read this have done this, be assured I am not talking about you!]. I remember watching a national minister speak openly, with grandma’s and children in the service, and say ‘now speaking about sexual climax’ Yikes!! Just because the family/church dropped the ball on these issues, this doesn’t mean there are no barriers at all while dealing with these issues. Those who do this type of stuff seem to be saying ‘sex is not a dirty thing, therefore we need to bring it out into the open’ while this is true to a degree, there are also age appropriate subjects that should be taught in a private setting. If the church feels the need to delve into these subjects, we need to be careful that we are not crossing boundaries when doing it.
I quoted from Galatians 6 on the video [2nd Cor. 7] Here’s my complete study- https://ccoutreach87.com/galatians-links-2020/ https://ccoutreach87.com/protestant-reformation-luther/ https://ccoutreach87.com/christian-recovery-from-addiction-long-version/ [Talked about this on the video] 2nd Corinthians- Links Chapter 1 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/sunday-sermon-text_12.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/12/sunday-sermon-text-45/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1129014278838173696?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/efamx3lej2xc7qxeiypqcq https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/sunday-sermon4915463 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/sunday-sermon-124 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/sunday-sermon-23 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48746086-sunday-sermon https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104500654638626975 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/sunday-sermon-d9e7fd58d11f?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/3zmee5-sunday-sermon http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/sunday-sermon-34253d13-77ee-4dbb-a9c0-d16cac3c5142 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/sunday-sermon-121 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2176132/sunday-sermon https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/12/sunday-sermon/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/sunday-sermon.html Chapter 2 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/sunday-sermon-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/02/sunday-sermon-text-47/ https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1136635064196055040?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/5yrhkdf1wuf0x7n1xice3g https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/sunday-sermon2770276 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/sunday-sermon-126 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/sunday-sermon-25 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48849165-sunday-sermon https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217830 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/sunday-sermon-xdrxwxx https://share.par.pw/post/537c71bc6c5347039b281105c3d6aca1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104619707250871955 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/sunday-sermon-e94b2c16d064?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/vyggg-sunday-sermon http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/sunday-sermon-ca98f17f-b264-4bf8-8006-bdaaad1c2d15 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/sunday-sermon-123 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2193930/sunday-sermon https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/02/sunday-sermon/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/sunday-sermon.html Chapter 3 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-sermon-text_21.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/06/21/sunday-sermon-text-42/ https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/sunday-sermon4998591 http://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/sunday-sermon-121 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/sunday-sermon-20 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48637496-sunday-sermon https://vk.com/wall533663718_4108 https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1121406032009469952?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104381777807592789 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/sunday-sermon-39d49dc0f7de?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/emyd5-sunday-sermon http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/sunday-sermon-ad34ccd7-aab9-4281-bb21-a443abcfb371 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/sunday-sermon-118 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2157898/sunday-sermon https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/06/21/sunday-sermon-text/ Chapter 4 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/2nd-corinthians-4-text.html?m=0 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http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2214552/2nd-cor-5 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/25/2nd-cor-5/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/2nd-cor.5.html 2nd Cor. 6 https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/2nd-cor-6-text.html?m=0 https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/10/2nd-cor-6-text/ https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/upyzlsffd5cswycz-fecow https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1150771822111387648?referrer=ccoutreach87 https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/2nd-cor-6 https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/2nd-cor-6 https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/2nd-cor-6 https://wt.social/post/cvsp0f65332469862006 https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49058811-2nd-cor-6 https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=222947 https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/2nd-cor-6-xoldnyz https://share.par.pw/post/ac8e3590948847b78e92d68b0491dbc1 https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104840600887833753 https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/2nd-cor-6-55c4a07937a5?source=---------2------------------ https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/2nd-cor-6 http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/2nd-cor-6 https://www.plurk.com/p/nzz7w4 https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/2nd-cor-6 http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2230211/2nd-cor-6 https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/10/2nd-cor-6-text/ http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/ )ROMANS 9: 1-8 Paul returns to an earlier theme ‘Christ came, as pertaining to the flesh, in response to the covenants that God made with Israel’ [my paraphrase!] Paul says that natural Israel played a very important role in the coming of Messiah. He was [is] the fulfillment of the prophecies that came as a result of Gods interaction with ‘the commonwealth of Israel’. Now Paul again says ‘they are not all Israel, which are of Israel, but “in Isaac shall thy seed be called’”. Understand something here, Paul is not teaching ‘another’ natural lineage to Christ. The mistake of the worldwide church of God [Herbert Armstrong] which teaches British Israelism, trying to trace the natural lineage of Europeans and saying ‘these are the lost tribes’. Paul is simply saying ‘those who are of the Law, the natural tribe of Israel [Jews] are not automatically counted as ‘the seed’ [children] but those who ‘are of promise’. Paul also uses this in Galatians 3 and 4. ‘Of promise’ is simply saying ‘those who have been born of Gods Spirit [Jew or Gentile] are the children that God promised to Abraham’ he is the father of ‘many nations’. All who would believe. These themes are building upon Paul’s earlier theology in this letter. This letter [Romans] has a little more ‘weight’ than say a pastoral epistle [Timothy, Titus]. Now, I am not saying it is ‘more inspired’ but I want you to see that even in the book of Acts you see Paul place special emphasis on ‘I must make it to Rome’! Paul fully realizes that this letter will be read among the believers and Jews at Rome. Rome is the capitol city of the Empire. He wants the early believers to understand the role and purpose of God for Israel. Paul’s efforts are being seen by some Jewish believers [Jerusalem] as antagonistic. Paul wants to make it clear that he was not trying to start some type of movement that rejected natural Israel. At the same time he wants natural Israel ‘my kinsman according to the flesh’ to receive their Messiah! So in this context Romans is a theological treatise saying ‘God wants to bring both Jew and Gentile together as one new man in Christ [Ephesians]’. When he argues ‘they that are the children of the flesh ARE NOT THE CHILDREN OF GOD[verse 8] but the children of the promise are counted for the seed’ he is simply saying ‘all people, both Jews and Gentiles [which includes all races that are ‘non Jews’ even Arabs!] can partake of this free gift by grace’. The promise is to all who ‘will believe’. (849)ROMANS 9:9-23 now we get into predestination. Paul uses the example of Jacob and Esau [I spoke on this in the Genesis study, see chapter 25], he says God chose Jacob over Esau before they were born. He also uses the story of Pharaoh and says God was the one who hardened his heart. Paul says these things show us that God’s mercy and choice are a sovereign act. He specifically says ‘God chose Jacob, not on the basis of any thing he did [or would do!] but because of his own sovereign choice’. Now, this is another one of those arguments where Paul says ‘you will then say to me, how can God find fault? If everyone is simply doing the things he preordained, fulfilling destiny, then how can God justly hold people accountable’? First, I want you to see that this statement, that Paul is putting into the mouths of his opponents, only makes sense from the classic position of predestination. Second, if predestination only spoke of Gods foreknowledge of the choices that people were going to make [like asking Jesus into their heart!] then the obvious response to the argument would be ‘Oh, God chose Jacob because he knew what a good boy he was going to be’. Not only would this be wrong, Jacob [the supplanter] was not a ‘good boy’, but Paul does not use this defense in arguing his case. He simply says ‘who are we to question God? Can the thing formed say to him that formed it “why have you made me like this”? It seems as if Paul’s understanding of predestination was in the Augustinian/Calvinistic Tradition. A few years back a popular author on the west coast, Dave Hunt, wrote a book called ‘what kind of love is this’? He took on the Reformed Faiths understanding of predestination. Dave was a little out of his league in the book. He seemed to not fully grasp the historic understanding of the doctrine. He quoted some stuff from Charles Spurgeon that made it sound like he was not a believer in predestination. Spurgeon did make strong statements against certain ideas that were [are] prevalent in classic Calvinism. Some taught that Christ’s Blood was shed only for the elect. This is called ‘particular redemption’ or from the famous ‘Tulip’ example ‘limited atonement’. Spurgeon did not embrace the idea that Christ’s Blood was not sufficient to cover the sins of the whole world. The problem with Hunt using this true example from Spurgeon, is that he overlooked the other obvious statements from Spurgeon that place him squarely in the Calvinistic camp. Some refer to this as ‘4 point Calvinism’. I myself agree with Spurgeon on this point. The reason I mention this whole thing is to show you that major Christian figures have dealt with these texts and have struggled with the obvious difficulties involved. I think Paul does a little ‘speculative theology’ himself in this chapter. He says ‘what if God willing to show his mercy and wrath permitted certain things’. He gives possible reasons for the seeming ‘unfairness’ of this doctrine. The point I want to stress is Paul never tries to defend it from the classic Arminian understanding, that says ‘God knew the way people were going to choose, and he simply ‘foreordained’ those who would choose right’. To be honest, this argument does answer the question in the minds of many believers, I simply don’t see it to be accurate. (851)ROMANS 9:24-29 Paul quotes Hosea and Isaiah to show that God has a purpose for both Jew and Gentile. He uses a few verses from Isaiah 10 and 13 to say ‘except the lord had left us a remnant, no one would be left’. Now, once again we come up against the mindset of always reading ‘saved’ as meaning ‘born again’. In context, God ‘saving’ a remnant simply means ‘he spared them from ruin and total destruction’. There is a verse in Revelation that says ‘the nations of them which are saved shall enjoy the new heavens and earth’. Some commentators will show you how some versions leave out ‘which are saved’ which would leave the text as saying ‘the nations [that are left, remain!] shall walk in it’. This is the context here. Paul is saying God always had a few from Israel that remained, he didn’t utterly wipe them out. Now, this of course fits in with ‘having sins forgiven’, being ‘saved’ or redeemed. There are prophets who say ‘the Lord will turn away ungodliness from Jacob’ [delivered from sin] and ‘the lord comes to those who have turned away from their sin’ speaking of Israel. So I want you to grasp the biblical concept of God saving [sparing] a remnant. The word ‘remnant’ actually speaks of the part of cloth/ material that is ‘left over’ from the whole piece. Jesus also said ‘unless those days were shortened, their would no flesh “be saved”’. Once again meaning ‘no human would survive unless God cut short his wrath’. Paul also uses this language here ‘the lord will do a quick work on the earth and cut it short [shortened!] in righteousness’. (853)ROMANS 9: 30-33 ‘What shall we say then? That the Gentiles which followed not after the law of righteousness have attained it, even by faith’. Paul concludes the chapter by summing up his ‘righteousness by faith’ argument. Natural Israel, who sought to become righteous by law, who were always striving for perfection thru the keeping of the law. They did not attain that which they sought after. Why? Because they sought it ‘not by faith, but by law’. No law could ever make a man righteous. The Gentiles, which were not even looking! They got it. Why? Because they simply believed in the Messiah, it was the best message they ever heard. They were told their whole lives ‘you are separated from Gods promises. You are not included in the commonwealth of Israel’. They never dreamed that the Jewish Messiah would say ‘neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more’. They received Gods righteousness by faith. Israel ‘stumbled’ at the stumbling stone. Jesus is called a precious stone and also a rock of offence. To those who believe, he is great, precious. To those who don’t believe he is this tremendous obstacle. The unbelieving world doesn’t know what to do with him. I was watching Ravi Zacharias the other night. He is a good Christian apologist. He was telling the story of being in Russia and speaking to a large group of Atheists. During his talk they were really aggressive, making motions with their hands and all. He was told ahead of time to be prepared. At the question and answer time a Russian Atheist asked ‘what are you talking about when you say God? I have no idea what you mean by this false concept’. Ravi asked him ‘sir, are you an Atheist?’ He replied yes. ‘What is an Atheist’? Ravi asked. The man responded ‘someone who denies God’. Ravi said ‘what exactly is it that you are denying’? The unbeliever has come up against this ‘rock of offence’. He tries to get around it, to develop all types of systems and philosophies to deny it. The rock is there, you can either ‘fall on it’. That is admit he is who he claims to be. Submit and be ‘broken’. Or it will eventually ‘grind you to powder’. You will pass from the scene and the next crop of Atheists will rise and face the same dilemma. This rock ‘aint going away’. (854)ROMANS 10: 1-13 Many years ago I referenced all the back up scriptures for this chapter [and book!]. The study was intense because I saw a fundamental ‘fault line’ that ran thru many in the Evangelical church [the revivalist tradition]. The ‘fault line’ was reading this chapter as in if it were saying ‘ask Jesus into your heart, or you won’t be saved’. Now, I have no problem with those who trace their conversion to an experience like this. But I want to give you my understanding of this chapter, based on the exhaustive study I did years ago. Also, I will probably quote some verses and you will have to find them later [I forget where they all are]. Paul begins with his desire for ‘all Israel to be saved’. I taught in chapter one how come the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Because all who believe ‘become righteous’. After 9 chapters of Romans, we have seen that when Paul refers to ‘justification by faith’ this is synonymous with ‘believing with the heart unto righteousness’. Here Paul’s desire is for Israel to experience ‘all facets of salvation’ [present and future] to ‘be saved’. Now, he will say ‘Christ is the end of the law to all who believe’ Israel did not attain unto ‘righteousness’ because they sought after it by trying to keep the law. But it comes only by faith. Then Paul quotes a kind of obscure verse from Deuteronomy saying ‘Moses says the righteousness which is by faith’ [note- this whole description that follows is describing ‘the righteousness that comes by faith’] and says ‘the word is near thee, in thy mouth and heart’. Paul then says ‘whoever calls on the Lord will be saved, with the heart a man believes and becomes righteous [which according to Paul means ‘justified’] and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation’. In this text, Paul once again is ‘dividing’ the common understanding of ‘salvation’ meaning ‘getting initially saved’- which is ‘believing and being justified’. And simply saying ‘believers will inevitably call and be saved’ [in a generic sense]. Why would he do this? In the context of his argument, he is simply showing the ‘righteousness which is from the law’ [the man under the law is described as ‘doing something’ continuing under the load and strain of law] versus the ‘righteousness which is by faith’ [described as a person who believes and speaks, as opposed to ‘does stuff’]. It is not inconsistent for Paul to use the term ‘confessing and being saved’ as speaking of something different than meaning ‘accepting Christ into your heart’. Paul is simply giving a description of those who believe ‘all who believe will call’. And yes, they will and do experience ‘salvation’. It’s just in this example Paul is not saying ‘they are saved initially upon confession, calling’. At least not ‘saved’ in the sense of ‘getting justified by faith’. Why? Because the rest of the chapter doesn’t make a whole lotta sense if he were saying this. ‘How can they call on him in whom they have not believed’? He already showed us that ‘believers are justified’. The very argument Paul makes distinguishes between ‘believing unto righteousness, and calling unto salvation’. You can see it like this, there is a verse I stumbled across years ago. It is in one of the prophets [Old Testament] and it says ‘Gods wrath will come upon all them WHO HAVE NOT CALLED UPON HIM’. In this context Paul can be saying ‘whoever calls upon God will never enter judgment/wrath’ [a description of a particular lifestyle, remember Paul said Gods Spirit makes us cry ‘Abba Father’] in this light Paul can be saying ‘all who call [both Jew and Gentile- simply making an argument for inclusion. God accepts ‘all who call’] will not come under future [or present!] wrath’. This would be in keeping with Peters scathing sermon in Act’s where he quotes the Prophet Joel and says ‘whosoever calls upon the Lord shall be saved’. If you go back and read Joel you will see that in context he is saying ‘at the future time of God’s revealed judgment, those who cry for deliverance will be spared’. Peter quotes it in this context as well. He shows Gods future time of judgment and ends with ‘all who call will be saved’. How do we know that Peter was not quoting Joel for some type of ‘sinner’s prayer’ thing? Because after the Jews say ‘what should we do’? He doesn’t lead them in a sinners Prayer! I don’t want to be picky, I simply want you to see context. Paul has already established multiple times thru out this letter how righteousness comes to those who believe. One of the descriptions of ‘those who believe’ are they ‘call upon God’. They even call upon God ‘to save them’. In this chapter the reason Paul uses ‘whosoever calls upon the lord will be saved’ is to simply show God will deliver both Jews and Gentiles. His promise of salvation is ‘to all’. When he uses ‘believing and being made righteous’ along with ‘calling and being saved’ he obviously can not be speaking about the same thing! He even states it this way in his argument. ‘How can they call unless they already believe’? He was simply giving a description of ‘those who believe’. This ‘calling for salvation’ that ‘all who believe’ partake of can speak both of a ‘present tense’ being saved, that is from any and all types of bad things, and a ‘future tense’ deliverance from wrath. Even when Paul quoted David in Roman’s 4, he is ‘describing the blessedness of the man unto whom God will not impute sin’ [Psalms 32] if you go back and read that psalm David says ‘for this shall EVERY ONE THAT IS GODLY PRAY UNTO THEE’. David uses this in the context of his confession of his sin. So the ‘everyone that is Godly’ describes ‘the righteous’ and they WILL CALL! Also in 2nd Corinthians Paul quotes Isaiah ‘now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation’ in the context of ‘God heard you and saved you’. Why would Paul use this in 2nd Corinthians? They need not be told ‘pray and get saved’. In context he used it to encourage them to return back into full communion and fellowship after their restoration and reproof he gave them in the first letter. He is saying ‘I rebuked you guys harshly, you repented and asked for forgiveness. God ‘heard you’ in his acceptable time, now get over it and ‘be restored’. Salvation to them came by ‘calling’ but it was not describing an initial conversion experience. Well, I didn’t realize I would go so long, but this is a good example of having a ‘holistic view’ of scripture. You try and take all the quotes the writers are using, put them in context of the broad themes of scripture. Add that to the immediate context of the letter [Romans] and then come to a deeper understanding of truth. I am not against those who see this chapter thru an evangelistic lens, I just think the way I taught it is more faithful to the text. [NOTE- Thru out this site I have taught the doctrine of ‘the salvation of the righteous’. I mentioned it earlier in Romans and have spoken on it before. If you can find these entries they will add some insight to this chapter. NOTE- verse 20 actually has Paul quoting Isaiah ‘I was found by them who did not ask for me’. This would sure seem strange to say in the same chapter that taught a concept of ‘all who ask for me will enter the kingdom’. It is quite possible to ask and pray and confess everything ‘just right’ and still not find him. And according to this verse, the ones who did ‘find him’ [Gentiles] did not ask! After years of coming to the above understanding I read a church council [Council of Orange?] and I was surprised to see how they actually dealt with the issue of believing versus ‘calling upon God’. They quoted some of these texts to show that before a person could call upon the Lord, he first needed faith. They used this example to show Gods sovereignty in salvation. I though it interesting that they came to the very same conclusions that I did. They even used the same examples! This shows you how the corporate mind of the church is manifestly expressed thru out the ages. I think the council was in the 8th or 9th century? (855)ROMANS 10:14-21 [Just a note for the previous entry. In the conversions recorded in scripture [Acts] do you know how many times there is a reference to ‘calling upon the Lord’ during the conversion? Surprisingly one time. The conversion of Saul [Paul]! During one of the ‘re-tellings’ of his own story he says ‘I was told to arise, and be baptized. Washing away my sins while calling upon the Lord’. Wow, could we have arguments over this one! Do you identify the ‘washing away of sins’ with baptism or the ‘prayer’? I actually previously taught [somewhere on this long blog!] how in the 1st century Jewish mindset ‘washing from uncleanness’ and water were related. I taught it in a way that did not teach ‘baptismal regeneration’ but more along the lines of ‘discipleship’ you might find the entry under ‘my statement of faith’. The point I want to make here is Paul spent 3 days after the Lord appeared to him before he actually got baptized and made an open confession of faith. Paul’s reputation was so bad [he killed Christians!] that his conversion and confession needed to have all the weight possible. Others needed to know that he now ‘confessed Christ’. Most commentators will look to the appearance of Jesus to Paul on the Damascus road as his conversion. The point I want to make is in the book of Acts, the main ‘altar call’ was actually baptism. This was the normal means to identify with the believing community. We also see the fact that once people believed, they then were baptized. The same distinction can be made with ‘confessing’. Neither can take place until one believes. I would assume that Paul said something like this at his baptism ‘O Jesus, please forgive me for what I have done. I killed your people and have committed a terrible crime’. There obviously were some serious things he needed to confess! But the overall view of conversion in Acts does not show a ‘sinner’s prayer’ type conversion.] Paul indicts Israel ‘The word did come to you, you didn’t believe’. He also quotes Moses ‘God said he would provoke you to jealousy by a nation who were “no people”’. We are beginning a portion of Romans where Paul will try and explain the dynamic of Gods purpose for Israel, and his ‘use’ of the Gentile nations to ‘make them jealous’. When we studied the parables we saw this dynamic at work. Israel was offended that God [Messiah] was offering equal access to the promises of Israel thru Jesus. Israel was jealous of this free grace. Paul shows them that Moses prophesied that this day would come. You also see this in Stephens sermon in Acts chapter 7 ‘Moses said the Lord would raise up a prophet like me [Jesus!]’ and then Stephen shows how Israel also did not recognize that Moses was the intended deliverer of the people. So likewise 1st century Israel also did not recognize their Messiah [the first time around!]. God’s acceptance of the Gentiles was difficult for Israel to embrace. It took a divine vision for Peter, and he still ‘fell back’ into a caste system mentality. God is not finished with these dealings [Paul will say in the next few chapters] and he will make every effort to show both Jews and Gentiles that they are both important pieces to this ‘divine puzzle’. He will even warn the Gentiles ‘don’t get proud, if God cut off the true branches to graft you in, watch out! He might do the same with you.’ Paul is striving for both Jew and Gentile to live in harmony as much as possible, he did not want to come off as a defender of the Gentiles only. He was ‘defending the gospel’. (857)ROMANS- Let me overview a little. This entry goes along with the last one [#856- those of you reading this straight from the Romans study will need to find it under one of the ‘teaching’ sections]. Paul deals with the issue of ‘being provoked by/to jealousy’. Many times believers remain divided because of pride and jealousy. We often do not want to accept the fact that God actually is working thru other camps, groups of Christians who are ‘not like us’. It challenges our very identity at times! We feel like ‘well, my whole experience with God has been one of coming out of [name the group- for many it’s Catholicism] and I KNOW that I have found and experienced God by leaving mistaken concepts about God. Therefore any other ‘defender’ of Catholics is challenging my core experience’. I myself attribute my conversion to ‘leaving religious ideas’ and reading the bible for the first time. Though I had various believers witnessing to me, it was the actual reading of Johns gospel [and the whole New Testament] that clinched it for me. The reality of ‘whoever believes’ as opposed to religion. But my own experience should not limit [in my mind] the reality of others who also embraced the Cross without ‘leaving’ their former church. It is quite possible that other ‘Catholics’ arrived at a serious level of commitment to the Cross, while remaining faithful to their church. Now I realize this in itself can become an issue of contention, all I want to show you is we should not limit the power of the gospel to our own personal experience. During the recent controversy [2008] over certain Pentecostal expressions of ‘revival’ some old time churches simply made a case against all the Charisms [gifts] of the Spirit. The fact is most theologians accept the gifts of the Spirit as being for all ages of the church. Sure, there have been problems with them, even early on [the Montanists] but the fact is there has always been some type of Charismatic expression of Christianity thru out the church age. But the more Reformed brother’s sound [and are often!] more ‘biblical’ than some of the crazy stuff that happens under the banner of ‘Pentecostal/Charismatic’. So the divisions exist. In this chapter [Romans 11] Paul is dealing with a very real dynamic that says ‘I find my whole identity in the way God has worked with me for centuries [Judaism]. The fact that he began a new thing with other groups who I detest [Gentiles] has offended me to the point where I can’t even experience God any more’. Israel could not see past her own experience with God. The fact that God was ‘being experienced’ by other groups in ways that seemed highly ‘unorthodox’ did not mean that their former experience was illegitimate. It simply meant that Gods experience with them was always intended to ‘break out’ into the broader community of mankind. They lost this original intent and used their ‘orthodoxy’ as a means of self identification. An ‘elite’ religious class, if you will. I find many of these same dynamics being present in the modern church. We should stand strong for orthodoxy, we also need to expose and correct error when it gets to a point where many believers are being led astray. But we also need to be able to see God at work in other groups, we should not use our own experience with God [no matter how legitimate it is!] as the criterion of what’s right or wrong. CHAPTER 11: [see commentary on Acts 21] ‘Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, FOR BY IT THE ELDERS OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT [JUSTIFIED]’ This is the key verse to the chapter. Paul will go on to prove that all the Old Testament figures that ‘pleased God’ did it by faith, and not by works! ‘Through faith WE UNDERSTAND that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear’ Faith is not ‘blind’. It informs and gives understanding. This understanding is real! Let me show you what I mean. All of the universe and creation had a beginning point. Science did not always know or believe this. Today science teaches this. It is called ‘the point of singularity/density’. Science has traced back the origins of all things and has found scientific evidence to prove that all things had a ‘beginning point’. Now if you were to ask science ‘what did you have right before the beginning point’? They are stumped. Some of course believe in God and will boldly proclaim him at this point. To the others they can not answer this question. Why? Because they realize, thru science, that matter is not infinite. Some have theorized that either all things always existed [which science has now disproved] or that at one point nothing existed [which science also teaches that if this were true then you would have nothing today. You can not get something from nothing!] So all true science has gone back to this ‘point of singularity’ and can not see what is right before ‘the point’. The Christian ‘sees’ God at this point! He ‘understands’ that by necessity there has to have been something that existed before creation, science teaches this. This something can not have been created also, because then where did the ‘being’ who created ‘it’ come from? So science teaches us that whoever got the ball rolling [Saint Thomas Aquinas calls this the ‘prime mover’] had to have been preexistent/ self existent in order to have done it. And we know that creation couldn’t have done it by itself, so therefore all reasoning and understanding leave us at the philosophical point of ‘there had to have been something/someone who existed forever in order for anything to be today’. So now you see how ‘by faith we understand that all things that now exist were brought into existence by someone who we can not see’. FAITH UNDERSTANDS! As we go thru the rest of this chapter I want you to focus in on all the references of justification by faith. You will be surprised [I think?] on how many examples Paul gives to Israel from their own history [his too!] on God justifying people by faith. I will also try and show you [if I remember] how this chapter links the division between Paul’s epistles to the gentiles [Romans, Galatians] with James letter to the Jews. James was one of the lead Apostles at Jerusalem [Acts 15] and the Judaizers who were always accusing Paul of preaching grace in a way that justified sin, they came out of Jerusalem. James and Paul were rivals in a sense. James had the difficult job of overseeing the Church at Jerusalem, who had all the Pharisees who believed, while Paul was preaching this radical message of grace. This is why James’s letter [book of James] focused so much on faith and works. James was seeing the Genesis 22 account of Abraham’s justification when he offered Isaac on the altar. James will say ‘see how Abraham was justified by his works’. While in Paul’s letters he focuses on the Genesis 15 account of Abraham believing God and being made righteous. James was not contradicting Paul; he was showing the actual outcome of the life of a person who was previously justified by faith. James was saying ‘When God made Abraham righteous [Gen 15] he later actually became what God made him!’ [Gen. 22]. Now when Abraham would later do righteous things, he only did them because he previously had faith in Gods promise. But the fact still remains that when Abraham did a righteous act, God still justified him [in a sense, God has the prerogative to say ‘good job son, I am pleased with you’ so this can be described as an act/function of justification]. Well, now that I already showed you all this, I guess I wont have to remember telling it to you later. The point is in this chapter Paul will go down and show all these examples of Jewish leaders acting by faith and doing righteous deeds. This sort of bridges the gap between the strong emphasis on faith in Paul’s letters, with the strong emphasis on works in James letter. Paul is telling Israel ‘yes, all the old saints did do good works that pleased God, but they did them by faith!’ ‘Faith without works is dead’ [James]. So in a sense this single chapter bridges one of the key divisions in the early church between Jerusalem and Antioch [Acts 13 and 15]. Note; I believe all the chapter references above are correct, I write all this from memory so you might want to go back and double check the references. I know all the stories are right. ‘By FAITH Able offered …by which he obtained witness that he was RIGHTEOUS…by FAITH Enoch was translated…he had this testimony that he PLEASED GOD…without FAITH it is impossible to PLEASE HIM [all these ‘please him’ references are like saying ‘being justified’ when a person is justified by God, God sees him as acceptable, pleasing. ‘Thou art my beloved son in whom I am well PLEASED’ God to Jesus!] By faith Noah… prepared an ark to the SAVING of his house…and became heir to the RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS BY FAITH [wow, he makes this one real plain] By faith Abraham…went out into a strange land…and sojourned’ interesting, both the aspect of ‘going out to a new land’ and ‘staying in it when you get there’ are both functions of faith. Let me throw in some practical stuff here. Over the years of ‘doing ministry’ I have seen and been a partaker of both of these experiences. Sometimes it takes an act of faith to uproot us from familiar territory and move on to the next level. And do you know what can happen next? The enemy will try to intimidate you once you get in the land of promise, and tell you ‘you cant stay here, look at all the people who hate you. Look at all the mistakes you made’ and it often takes an act of faith to STAY IN THE LAND. Don’t leave the land of your destiny; all true leaders will go thru both of these dealings. ‘For he looked for a city which hath foundations [Jesus is the foundation of this city!] whose builder and maker is God’ All of these great heroes of the faith were looking forward towards a future promise of being in Gods true church, the ‘City of God’ the Bride, the Lambs wife. Paul shows Israel that this 1st century appearing of Messiah was for the purpose of Israel coming into the ‘new land’ the Body of Christ. It is important to see this. There are many preachers today who are treating natural Israel as in if everything is just fine. It isn’t! They need Christ as much as the Muslim does. God was telling Israel ‘come into this new city’ [New Jerusalem versus Old Jerusalem] he wasn’t appealing for them to stay in ‘old Jerusalem’ and be a ‘completed Jew’. [I know this sounds harsh, but I want to emphasize to all my evangelical friends that Jews need Jesus, they play a special role in Gods plan, but ultimately they need Christ!] ‘Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed’ it takes faith to produce spiritual offspring! It might look impossible, but with God all things are possible. ‘Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky and the sand by the shore’ sometimes God will allow you to bring forth one ‘seed’ [person or act of ministry] and you will be surprised how much fruit can come forth from this singular effort. This is why it’s so important to simply hear and obey God. Often times in ministry we do tons of ‘leg work’ which is OK. But when God gives you an idea or mode of function that you weren’t even thinking of, go with it. These are usually the ‘little seeds’ that produce the great harvest! ‘THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH, NOT HAVING RECEIVED THE PROMISES’ I want to emphasize here that it is possible to live your whole life in faith without actually seeing the fulfillment of all that God has told you. Now faith does obtain promises [verse 33] but sometimes we also see things many years down the road and we must realize that the measurement of faith is not whether or not you are currently getting the actual promise. In the above [and below] verse’s we see Abraham and Sara being told that their offspring would number in the millions. They believed these promises, but it is obvious that they didn’t live to see it fulfilled, but they sure knew that after they were gone it would come to pass. So I want to exhort you to believe to see certain things fulfilled in your life time, but have some greater goals that you initiate while here on earth, knowing that after you depart they will be fulfilled. ‘And truly if they had been MINDFUL of the country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned’ what is Paul saying here? The greatest threat to the gospel taking root in the Hebrew community was the desire to go back to old law and culture. How many believers ‘revert’ back to an older form of church simply because they missed the old culture and ‘feelings’ that they had when they were younger? Many of the Jews would not go all the way with the gospel because they were ‘mindful’ of the good old days of law and sacrifice. I just watched a show the other day that told how even some gentile believers began celebrating certain feasts of Israel with their Jewish neighbors. While it is good to understand and see the significance of the feasts, yet we know Paul wrote the early believers and said ‘you observe days and times and feasts, and I am concerned about it’. So when we [or 1st century Israel] are ‘mindful’ of the ‘good old days’ then there is always a danger of going back! ‘By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac…of whom it was said in Isaac shall thy seed be called. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure’ Abraham exhibited characteristics of the Father [God] as well as Isaac being a type of the Son [Jesus]. It’s interesting that these verses show that Abraham knew for a fact that God was going to give Isaac millions of children, Abraham also knew the voice of God so well that when he ‘thought’ he heard God say ‘offer up this boy’ that in the mind of Abraham, the only way these 2 things could be reconciled, is he came to the conclusion ‘I guess God will have to raise him up, being he has told me this boy will have millions of children, plus he is telling me to kill him’. Most of us would not have come to this conclusion! We would have doubted either the original promise, or said ‘surely this can’t be God telling me to offer Isaac’ [most likely we would have doubted the latter!]. There is a real important reason for Abraham to have been a real man of faith. God wanted this ‘picture’ of the offering up of Isaac for a type of the Cross and Resurrection. The only way he could have shown this example was to have had someone so radically filled with faith, that he would have come to this conclusion of ‘well, I guess God will just raise him’. It was necessary for the figure to have been truly fulfilled. It took Abraham many years of hearing and believing God before he would get to this stage. The part of Abraham’s mind that said ‘God will just have to raise him up’ was important for the figure to truly work. God knew he could only bring someone to this conclusion by arranging the whole scenario around a person of faith. It truly took a real person of faith to have come to the conclusion of resurrection as being inevitable! [For Abraham to fulfill the type of God, he had to have been convinced beyond all doubt that after he offered up his son, that he would be raised again. This is exactly what the Father [God] believed and knew about his own Sons death. So not only did Isaac fulfill the type of Jesus in this story, but Abraham also fulfilled a type of God!] [NOTE; Today is September 22, 2007. Israel’s Day of Atonement. I just heard a brother preach on the feasts of the Lord [I have done this also] but he preached it in a way that said ‘because God said you were to observe these feasts perpetually, therefore all gentile believers need to start observing these days’ he added ‘I know Paul taught the law passed and all, but these feasts are supposed to be forever because God said so’. How are the feasts ‘perpetual’? Thru the fulfilling of them in Christ! Paul makes this plain all thru the New Testament [as well as this letter!] I was surprised to hear the brother preach that the first 2 feasts [out of the 3 main ones] were fulfilled and memorialized, but the 3rd one [Atonement/tabernacles] has yet to be fulfilled! What? Jesus fulfilled Passover and Pentecost for sure, and they are still being ‘fulfilled’ God is still bringing people in thru the blood of Christ and the Spirit is continually being poured out on people, and of course the ultimate reality of our atonement thru our high priest is a daily reality [he ever lives to make intercession] that is ‘fulfilled’ all the time[ I understand what the brother meant, that both Passover and Pentecost were fulfilled at the Cross and the day of Pentecost, and Tabernacles still has a future fulfillment. That Jesus will ‘ingather’ all peoples to himself at the end. The way he said it was in a way that he said Atonement, the beginning of Tabernacles/booths, still has to be fulfilled. It really came out badly!] I just thought it worth noting that today is natural Israel’s feast day, and we hold this feast in reality 24/7!] ‘By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of pharaohs daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward…by faith the harlot Rahab perished not…’ I want you to see that faith in Moses situation caused him to forsake great riches and leave a successful future. This is in keeping with all the times Jesus called people in the Gospels ‘forsake all and follow me’ mentality. We too often equate the ‘treasures of Egypt’ with following Jesus; the scripture puts a different spin on it! Also Rahab ‘perished not’ because she ‘believed’. Paul teaches in Corinthians that those who believe are ‘being saved’ and those who don’t believe are ‘perishing’. I want you to see that Paul is really making a theological argument for ‘being saved by faith’ in this chapter. Even a harlot can be saved! Wow. The law seemed to have no mercy on someone like that! ‘Who thru faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, stopped the mouths of lions…women received their dead raised to life…others were TORTURED not accepting deliverance…others had mocking and scourging and bonds and imprisonment, they were stoned, cut in half, were slain with the sword… being destitute, afflicted, tormented…they wandered in deserts and mountains and dens and caves of the earth, ALL THESE [both the ones who shut the mouths of lions as well as the one’s who were tortured without deliverance] OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT THRU FAITH, AND RECEIVED NOT THE PROMISE’ Faith does not always cause you to be better off in this life. I am very familiar with all the verses of God blessing us and providing for us ‘the blessing of the Lord it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it’. I believe and claim these verses just like the next guy. I also don’t want to tell people ‘give your life to Christ and all will go well’ did it go well for the ones who were tortured not getting delivered? Sure did. It went well the moment they saw the face of God. The same for those who were cut in half. It also went well for the women who received their dead raised to life. The point is ‘going well’ is not always defined by your outward circumstance. We must see the overall biblical worldview of all things here being temporary, while all true spiritual riches are eternal. Moses actually was ‘less rich’ by the choice to follow Christ. But he was ‘more rich’ in that he fulfilled Gods purpose. It is important to see that many of these great heroes of the faith died without fully seeing the promise in this life. Now the last verse does say ‘that they without us should not be made perfect’ and this does show that the promise is now fulfilled thru Christ. We have all become recipients of eternal salvation thru Christ. The Old Testament patriarchs have ‘found that city’ in that we are all now members of the great ‘City that comes down from God out of heaven’ we are all in Christ today, even our Old Testament brothers who had faith. The point is don’t always measure a persons faith by their outward wealth and condition. James rebuked this idea in his epistle, he taught us not to show partiality to people who were rich while despising the poor. When believers see faith only from the standpoint of outward things, they are missing the true riches. Jesus taught that all these outward things were not the true riches; I am surprised how many believers spend so much time hoarding and storing things that will all pass away some day. Let’s close this chapter on a good note. Paul has offered Israel all of their Old Testament heroes as an example of being justified by faith. He is saying ‘look, all the great fathers of the faith pleased God, just like you have said and taught for ages. I am declaring unto you they were all ‘justified/pleasing to God’ by faith, not law’. Therefore if you want to follow the example of Abraham and Moses and all the other wonderful fathers, then you too MUST BELIEVE! CHAPTER 12: ‘Wherefore seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses [all the heroes of the last chapter!] let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us’ a few practical things. Paul compares the journey to a marathon, not a sprint! The patient runner who paces himself will receive a reward. The sprinter will look good at the start, but you never see him again! I have been blessed by so many gifted people over the years. Some who were on radio, or were doing some type of ministry for the Lord. The gifts and callings were truly on these people. A few years would go by and they were no where to be found. Where did they go? Some of them jumped on the latest ‘Christian movement’ [I am not against movements from God, I just feel we get enamored by them and give up on the main thing the Lord has called us to] some walked away from the Lord. I have come to realize that God will put certain things in you from the early days, things that he predestined for you to fulfill before you were born. These are the things that you should be faithful to. Don’t abandon the original calling, it’s still there! You can spend your whole life leaving one ‘track’ and ‘sprinting’ in another. But God wants you to stay on the original course and run it with patience. It might not seem as glamorous or exciting as the newest race in town, but at the end you will receive a reward. ‘Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him ENDURED the cross, despising the shame and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that ENDURED such contradiction of sinners…and ye have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh to you as children [remember what we said about this type of privileged language in Hebrews? It is speaking to Israel] my son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art REBUKED of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If you endure chastening, God dealeth with you as sons’. Now, for many years I read this just like you. That God was telling Christians that he disciplines them. True enough. But in context what is Paul saying here? He spent 11 chapters ‘reproving’ Israel. He told them that all the sacrifices and wonderful holidays and family traditions are no more. That Messiah has fulfilled it and you can’t keep doing it. Now, how would you feel if some know it all preacher came along and totally dismantled your whole way of worship? And you knew in your heart he was right! You would take offence. You would feel like you just got ‘chastened’ up and down and all over. Your initial reaction would be ‘this is too much correction in one letter, I am tired of reading it!’ so Paul is telling Israel ‘Don’t take all this reproof the wrong way, Gods intent is to get you to move on with the program. He loves you guys; don’t forget that scripture [Old Testament] says ‘who God loves he chastens’ hey, God is just dealing with you as children who he loves’ get it? ‘We have had fathers of the flesh that corrected us…shall we not much rather be in subjection to the father of spirits and live?’ Paul is saying ‘you guys want to live [eternal life] then you need to submit to the correction the father is giving you’. ‘For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure, but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness’ Now, God does chasten believers for the purpose of holiness. Scripture says ‘those who have suffered in the flesh have ceased from sin, that they should no longer spend the rest of their days in the flesh pursuing the desires of the flesh, but the will of God’ ‘before I was afflicted I went astray, but after I kept thy word’ ‘thou in faithfulness hath afflicted me’ ‘though he were a son yet learned he obedience from the things he suffered’ ‘the captain of our salvation was made perfect thru suffering’ [the last 2 are in this letter, the others are some where in scripture, I just quoted them off the top of my head. As you can see I have some familiarity with this subject! Ouch] In context Paul is saying to Israel ‘you have tried to attain holiness thru legalistic means, by keeping the law [Romans 9-the last few verses] but until you submit to Gods chastening, and have faith in God, you will not truly have his ‘holiness’ [righteousness]. So God is disciplining them thru this letter so they will ‘believe and become righteous’ as opposed to staying in the old system of law. ‘Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous [old brother Paul, he sure knew how to understate things!] nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of RIGHTEOUSNESS to them that are exercised [or exorcised! Just kidding, but it can feel like this at times] thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down…and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame [broken] be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed’ David said ‘restore to me the joy of your salvation that the bones which YOU HAVE BROKEN may rejoice’ The danger of chastening [both for Christians and Israel] is that we get so broken that we never fully recover. Paul is telling Israel ‘I know it’s been hard on you guys to hear so much rebuke. Don’t walk away totally discouraged. There is a danger that you might respond to Gods correction the wrong way. Lift up your hands, shake off the depression, and let yourselves be healed. God wants to restore you!’ ‘Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For you know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for HE FOUND NO PLACE OF REPENTANCE though he sought it carefully with tears’. This is another reason why reading Hebrews in context is important. One of the themes of this letter is ‘if you miss out on it now, you can’t repent later!’[Chapter 6]. We know that Pauls other letters to the churches leave open future repentance for those who have sinned. In Paul’s letters to the Corinthians we see this being done. But in Hebrews the idea is ‘if you pass on the Cross, you can not find repentance thru any other means. There is no other place for repentance’. So this is the reason why Hebrews has this theme of ‘no future repentance’ thru out the letter. Paul is certainly not telling Israel that if they decide to repent and accept Christ at a future date, they can’t! But he is saying ‘if you pass over this sacrifice of Christ, all the other ‘sacrifices’ and means of repentance that are contained in the law will have no future effect, remember Esau!’ ‘For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched…but ye are come to Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem [the church]…and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things than that of Able’ Here Paul comes back to a ‘scarlet thread’ that runs thru out this letter. He says ‘hey, you think the first covenant was a fearful thing, watch out! If you disregard this covenant [Jesus blood] then you have gone against something that is much greater than the law’. Also the ‘blood of Able’ cried out from the ground for vengeance, the blood of Jesus cries out from heaven for mercy and forgiveness! It ‘speaks’ better things than that of Able! ‘See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth [Moses and the law] much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him which speaketh from heaven’ again Paul repeats themes he hit on earlier in this letter. He says ‘Moses spoke Gods Word [law] to you from an earthly mountain and place, you are come to a heavenly mountain [Sion-spiritual Jerusalem] and Jesus is speaking to you from heaven. This is much more strict than he who spoke from earth’. ‘Wherefore we receiving a Kingdom that can not be moved, let us HAVE GRACE, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: for our God is a consuming fire’ Though Paul doesn’t say it [I think he should have!] but this alludes to the ‘God’ of Moses day, who did not consume the burning bush, compared to the ‘God’ of today [new covenant] who will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire! This fits in with the theme of a harsher punishment for those who reject the covenant of grace as opposed to those who rejected the covenant of law. I know these themes are not popular, but this is clearly the way Paul is presenting them. I also am not saying the ‘God’ of the Old Testament is different from the ‘God’ of the new [this is the heresy of Marcion! I think that was his name. He was an early Christian heretic who comprised the first canon of scripture for a ‘new testament’ it included basically Paul’s letters, and he taught that The God of the new testament was different from the God in the old] but Paul is presenting the new covenant in a way that says ‘don’t neglect this new way of salvation, those who do will receive a harsher judgment than those who rejected the law’. VERSES [These are the verses I either quoted or taught from on today’s post- Links to all my sites below] 2Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2Corinthians 7:2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 2Corinthians 7:3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 2Corinthians 7:4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. 2Corinthians 7:5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. 2Corinthians 7:6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 2Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. 2Corinthians 7:8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season. 2Corinthians 7:9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 2Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2Corinthians 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. 2Corinthians 7:12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. 2Corinthians 7:13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 2Corinthians 7:14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. 2Corinthians 7:15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. 2Corinthians 7:16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Hebrews 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Hebrews 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? Hebrews 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? Hebrews 12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Hebrews 12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; Hebrews 12:13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Hebrews 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, Hebrews 12:19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: Hebrews 12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: Hebrews 12:21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, Hebrews 12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things that that of Abel. Hebrews 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Hebrews 12:26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. Hebrews 12:27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Jn. 20:17 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb. 2:10 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. Matt. 11:19 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Gal. 6:1 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matt. 7 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Phil. 2:12 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Ps. 34:17 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 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