07/01 𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 Lk.3, Heb.7

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         Luke 3:7-14

7 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?” (Likely to the leaders of the Pharisee and Sadducee parties, and referring to the bound to occur final fall of the nation and its leadership. Though he did expect RESULTS from those coming out to listen and be baptized.) 8 “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham! 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Of 70 A.D./CE, noT a mythical, afterlife, never ending torture pit.)

     10 And the crowds asked him, “What shall we do?” 11 John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” 12 Even the tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?” [Hebrew tax collectors for Rome! Were especially disliked by the people.] 13 John told them, "Don't make people pay more than they owe." 14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”               

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From New Testament Letters

          (In Order Written)

           ~ Hebrews 7:11-12 ~

11 - If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical (Levi) priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people, is what established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? [The person who served as high priest, was from the descendants of Aaron, who was of the tribe of Levi (a Levite).] [Jesus being “the” forever high priest.] (Key word, perfection - teleiósis - completion, fulfillment, perfection, consummation which focuses on the final fulfillment, end-phase of the consummation process – see the correlating noun form tel/telos - which means “end-aim”.)

     12 When the priesthood is changed, the law changes also. [From a commentary at biblehub dot com (Benson’s) - “The priesthood was changed by raising up from another tribe a priest after the order of Melchisedek, whose services had for their object to purify the conscience of the worshippers, not by the sacrifice of beasts, but by the sacrifice of himself, and to sanctify their souls (heart, personhood) by the influences of the Holy Spirit.”] — The “new and living way” which results in change from within. No longer only imposed from without.. which can never do the full job!

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𝒯𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓌’𝓈 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓈:

𝐿𝓀.3:15-22 𝑜𝓇 𝑀𝓀.1:9-13

𝐻𝑒𝒷𝓇𝑒𝓌𝓈 7:13-17

𝒜𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 5:2-16

𝑅𝑒𝓋/𝒜𝓅𝑜𝒸 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 8:1-6

𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓉𝓈 - Jonah 

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