Revelation 21 4-9

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased      

[A voice from the midst of the throne continues.] - 4 - “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death is no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor pain, for the former has passed away.” 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all new.” [All - pas - every, all, the whole]. And he said to me (John), “Write for these words are faithful, and they are true.

     6 It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning — and the end. To the one thirsting, I will give from the spring of the water of life freely. {Now.} 7 And they who overcome will inherit all and I will be their God and they will be my sons and daughters. 8 But” {I think of this as narrative spoken outside of the vision} “as for the cowardly, the faithless {now, and still at Jesus’ appearing} the having become abominable, the murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers [pharmakos], idolaters, and the liars, their portion is in the lake burning [kaió - kindled, set fire to] with fire and sulfur which is the second death.” {First death through Adam, second, the death of death? And of imperfection/entropy. The armageddon lake, the death of empire.. half done.. Or one third done, as there are the three mentions of lake of fire, at Armageddon, at the adversary’s fiery final defeat, and at the fiery Regeneration/Regenesis (Greek word, palin/again-genesis. ..Interesting, death of empire, death of the adversary, which both belong to death, so all wound up in the death of death. All of it the second (and final) death. Per God’s plan who saw all possibilities from the beginning.} {Armageddon, and the entire apocalypse is man done, not God done except he created a cause and effect universe (as opposed to an ant farm?)}

     9 Then came to me one of the seven angels having the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues [plégé - a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague] and he said to me, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

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Romans 5 16-21

  01/31 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

16 - The free gift isn’t like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment {result} of one trespass brought liability, but the free gift, which followed many trespasses, brought acquittal and pardon.

     17 Because of one man's trespass, death has reigned, through that one trespass. (How God planned it, one and done.) How much more, will those who receive the abundance of grace, and free gift of pardon and righteousness, reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ? {Also all die through Adam and because of Adam, how much more shall all live through Jesus and because of Jesus.}

     18 Therefore, as the one trespass led to condemnation for all (imperfect/entropy doesn’t reverse course) so also, the one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience “the many” were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience “the many” will be made righteous. 20 Now the law was given to magnify the trespass, but where sin abounded, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigns in death, grace reigns in life. Justification/pardon and righteousness leads to enduring life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 6:1-7

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 10 16-26

   🍃🕊️01/31 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

16 - “Listen, I’m sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves. {In thought, word and deed. And to be harmless is to be wise.} 17 Beware of man. For they will deliver you over to courts and even have you flogged. 18 You’ll be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the nations. 19 When they deliver you over, don’t worry about what you should say. For what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 For it’s not you who speaks, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you. {Especially if we have a harmless soul/heart.} 21 Brother will betray brother over to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and have them put to death. 22 You’ll be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved [sózó - to save, heal, preserve, rescue; from a primary word σώος (sóos), meaning safe, or sound].

     23 If they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have completed all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.  [Daniel 7:13 - In the night visions I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. Matthew 27:21,22 - Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven {on that day} but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord’..]

     24 “A disciple isn’t above their teacher, nor a servant above their master. 25 It’s enough for the disciple to be like their teacher, and the servant like their master. {Worker identified with employer.} If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household? 26 But have no fear of them. For nothing is covered over, that won’t be revealed, or hidden, that won’t be made known.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 10:27-42

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Romans 5 11-15

 01/30 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

11 - Not only this! But we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus, through whom we have received reconciliation. {We are no longer at odds with God - in ouR heart - but now we are friends with him.} 12 Therefore - just as - sin [hamartia - missing the mark] entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all, because all sinned (fall short). 13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given. But sin is not charged against anyone where there is no law stated. (Like no crime can be taken to court if there are no laws to have been broken.) 14 Regardless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who never sinned by breaking a command, as Adam did. Adam being a pattern (type, shadow) of the one [the real “first”/proto] that was to come. 15 But the gift (from the one that came) isn’t like the trespass. For if “the many” died by the trespass of the one - how much - moRe - does the gift overflow and abound to “the many”. (The same many.) The gift that came by the one man, Jesus Christ, and by God’s grace. [Both death, and the gift of Life, each came through one person, death through Adam, life through Jesus.]

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 5:16-21

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MATTHEW 10 1-15

   🍃🕊️01/30 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over the unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these {I think in the order of their being called and summoned): Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew (the surname of Nathanael); Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus/Jude (brother of this James? also referred to as Lebbaeus?); 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

     5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing [paraggelló - commanding, charging, instructing] them, “Don’t go among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, proclaim the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without earning or paying, and so give without reward. 9 Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his keep.” {Be ready, within, to go as you are, at a moment’s notice?} 11 “And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you leave. 12 When you enter a house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it’s not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And anyone who isn’t receptive and welcoming to you, and won’t hear your words, shake the dust from off your feet when you leave that house or town.” {Don’t ruminate..} 15 “Truly, I tell you, it will be more bearable on the ‘day’ of judgment for the notorious land of Sodom and Gomorrah, than it will for that town.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 10:16-26

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A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

ACTS 21 26-40

         WeekLy BooK oF Acts 

26 - Then Paul went with the men, ritually purifying himself along with them, and they went into the temple, and gave notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.

     27 Then when the week was almost over, some Hebrew leaders from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law, Jerusalem and the temple! He even brought Greeks into the temple and has made common this holy place.” 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together and seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.

     31 And as they were looking to kill him, word came to the tribune/officer of the cohort (tenth part of a Roman legion) that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 So he took soldiers and Roman centurions and ran down to them. And when the people saw the officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 And the tribune arrested him and ordered him to be bound with not one chain, but two, and asked who he was and what it was he has done. 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some were shouting another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the confusion, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. 35 When they came with Paul to the steps, the soldiers actually carried him because of the violence of the crowd. 36 And the mob followed, crying out, “Away with him!” {Triggered by Satan the adversary, first gone rogue one.. And they became unreasonable.}

     37 And as they were about to go into the barracks, Paul said to the officer, “May I tell you something?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?38 Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men, called the Assassins, out into the wilderness?” 39 Paul replied, “I’m a Jew (a Hebrew) from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.”

     40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying.. (To be continued.)

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Romans 5 6-10

  01/29 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

6 - For while we were still weak, at the appointed time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one would dare to. 8 But God - shows his love for us - in that while we were still sinners [hamartólos (hamartians, lol, still) - missing the mark] Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have been justified [dikaioó - justified, acquited] by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. {Imo, cause and effect. Greek orge - passion — cause and effect as opposed to creation as some sort of cardboard replica/ant farm?}

     10 Because, if it was while we were (aLL) at odds with God, that we were reconciled to him by the death of his Son {the remedy hAs to be Strong Enough to appease eveRy conscience and get them in line, now or later, Rev.7:9,4} how much more, now that we aRe reconciled, shall we be saved - by his life?

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 5:11-15

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 9 27-38

    🍃🕊️01/29 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

27 - And as Jesus was leaving from there, two blind men were following him and crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came in, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I’m able to do this?” They said, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith so be it.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them saying, “See that no one knows about this.” 31 But they went out and spread his fame throughout all the district.

     32 As they were leaving, a demon-oppressed man who was suffering being mute, was brought to him. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out the demons by the prince of demons!”

     35 Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he (always) felt compassion, for they were harassed and helpless, like sheep with no shepherd. 37 He told his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful. But the laborers are few. 38 Pray earnestly to the LORD of the harvest, that he will send out laborers into his harvest.” [“Lovest thou me?” he asked. “Feed my sheep.” Jn.21:15]

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 10:1-15

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Romans 5 1-5

  01/28 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - So! Since we have been justified by faith, we {can know that we} have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we also have obtained access, by faith, into this grace in which we stand! And we rejoice in hope [elpis - expectation] of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, for we know that suffering produces endurance, 4 endurance produces character, character produces expectation, 5 and expectation does not make us ashamed, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit{/Presence of God} having been given to us.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 5:6-10

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MATTHEW 9 18-26

   🍃🕊️01/28 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

18 - While he was saying these things, a ruler (leader) came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she’ll live.” 19 So Jesus followed him, along with his disciples.

     20 On the way, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she thought to herself, “If I can but touch his garment, I’ll be cured.” 22 And Jesus turned, and said to her, “Take heart, daughter. Your faith has made you well.” And instantly she was cured.

     23 When they arrived to the ruler's house, they saw the flute players and the crowd making a sad commotion, 24 but he told them to leave, and said,  “She is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl rose up. 26 And the report of it went through all the district.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 9:27-38

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Romans 4 19-25

 01/27 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

19 - Abraham didn’t weaken in his faith (that he and Sarah would have a son) when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead. Since he was about a hundred years old. Or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, instead he grew strong in his faith [it was exercised] as he gave glory to God. 21 For he was fully convinced that God was able to do what he had said and promised. 22 And that’s why his faith was “reckoned to him as righteousness.” {The partnership, and balance? Of belief and blessedness/trusting God’s gift.}

     23 But the words “it was reckoned to him” were not written for only his sake! 24 But for ours as well. It will be reckoned to us who believe in he who raised Jesus our Lord out from the dead [nekros - dead, deceased, lifeless, without life] 25 who was delivered over for our trespasses and raised for our justification. {Who is GOD trying to convince? Logically, the human psyche ..and conscience. As we mature the cross becomes a clear indication of God’s sincerity. But the thing is, the human conscience has to be appeased, and double the thing is, it has to convince the hardest hearts and the very guiltiest of consciences. ..To awaken into (Matthew 25:46’s) “aionion korrection”, and you had oppressed, horribly abused and ruined many people.. or even one. Ultimately what gut wrenching remorse! ..And isn’t that how it should be? For a while. Imperfection is an abyss of potential. But.. the other option is creation as an ant farm? So this unavoidable, all important contrast is being let to run its course, in all its (dark?) glory. “All the world is a stage” ..Shakespeare.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 5:1-5

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MATTHEW 9 9-17

   🍃🕊️01/27 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

9 - As Jesus was walking on, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collecting booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. (Matthew who’s account this is, was a tax collector, who were not popular with fellow Hebrews/Israelis/Jews, as the taxes collected were for Imperial Rome. World domination - Imperialism - being the main dream of the rogue powers and principalities.)

     10 And as Jesus was reclined at table in the house of Matthew, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining at table with Jesus and his disciples. 11 Now when the Pharisees saw this! They asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, Jesus said, “Those who are not ill, don’t need a physician, the ones who are not well do. 13 Go and learn what this means - ‘It’s mercy I desire, and not sacrifices.’ I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

     14 Some disciples of John came looking for him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t?” 15 Jesus answered them with a question, “Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away, and then they’ll fast. 16 Because no one sews on a piece of unshrunk cloth onto an old garment, for the patch will tear the garment worse than at first. 17 Neither do we put new wine in an old wineskin, for the skin will burst, spilling the wine and ruining the skin. But new wine is put into new wineskins, so both the wine and the skin are preserved.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 9:18-26

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Romans 4 14-18

01/26 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans           

14 - For if it’s the adherents of the law who are to be the HEIRS, then faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath {cause and effect! imo} but if there were no law there is no breaking it.

     16 That’s why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may stand on grace, and be guaranteed - to all his offspring. Not only to the adherent of the law, but also to the one who shares the faith Abraham had. (Before circumcision! Which circumcision represents the spiritual, and literal,  self first and foremost removed from humanity/each person.) Father Abraham, father of us all! 17 As it’s written, “I have made you a father of many nations” [Gen.17:5]. And he walked before God/in his Presence, in whom he believed. In He who gives life to the dead, and calls into existence the things that don’t (yet) exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told - “So shall your offspring be.” (Abraham lived in the desert, and one starry night when Abraham was an old man, God told him, “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the heavens” and “I will make you a father of a multitude of nations”.

     [Galatians 3:16 and 29 - “The promises were made to Abraham and to his seed (offspring). Not ‘to offsprings’ as many, but referring to one. ‘And to your offspring’ which is Christ.” (THE seed ..implanted.) “And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, and HEIRS according to promise.” (And not according to works/earning. Life is a gift, not earned. God cannot ‘owe’ us.)]

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 4:19-25

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MATTHEW 9 1-8

    🍃🕊️01/26 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

1 - And getting into a boat Jesus crossed back over and came to his own town. 2 And some people carried to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son, your sins are forgiven.” 3 And some of the scribes thought to theirselves, “This man is blaspheming!” 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why think evil [ponéros- evil, wicked, bad, malicious] in your hearts? 5 For what is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or, ‘Rise up and walk’? 6 But so you may know the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose, picked up his bed/mat, and went home. 8 When the crowd of people saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to man.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 9:9-17

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Romans 4 9-13

  01-25 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

9 - Is this blessing then only for the circumcised? Or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that - faith - was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it reckoned to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was before. 11 He received circumcision as a sign. A seal (proof, guarantee) of the righteousness that was his by faith, while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised (everyone not Hebrew) so that righteousness would be reckoned to them as well. 12 And to make him the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham walked in, and before he was circumcised. {Walking in now, before the self first and foremost is fully removed/circumcised from humanity. Each person perfected in one of two (partially collective) vivifications.}

     13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world, didn’t come through the law but (as a gift) through the righteousness of faith. {Like? Here’s the Gift. Take it.}

     {If circumcision is done on the “8th day” - the eighth MILLENNIAL ‘day’ for humanity. (Note : It was an accelerated big bang into the universe as is. Then, it was set in motion.. No millions/billions of years of a steady state explosion.) During the 8th day, the “last great day” (Lev.23:36, Jn.7:37) is what?

     What follows “the” millennium?

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 4:14-18

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A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 8 28-34

     🍃🕊️01/25 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

28 - And when he came to the other side of the lake, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs. They were so fierce that no one could pass by that way. 29 And they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God?! Have you come here to torment us before the time?” 30 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding in a field nearby. 31 And the demons said, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs!” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out of the men and went into the pigs, and squealing loudly, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything that had happened. 34 And all the city came out, and they asked Jesus to go away from there.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 9:1-8

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Revelation 20 11 - 21:3

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased      

11 - Then I saw a great white throne (GWT) and he who was seated upon it. And from his face the earth and heavens fled away. {Much, much earlier, before doing any act of creation, he could see all possibilities like a floating blanket of clouds stretched out before his face, full circle around him. I saw this in prayer -n- study many years ago, the beginning of insights which came sort of, like “bams!”.} 11- A great white throne (GWT) and he who sits upon it. And from his face, earth and heavens fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead [nekros - dead, deceased] were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

     13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, death and hades [“place of the dead”] {the grave, state of being gone} gave up the dead which were in them and they were judged, each one, according to what they had done. {Same as we were and are judged now. Logic, since “God does the choosing” and not us, and not because we are better, or worse, or any smarter, than any others. It’s just roles to play in this alternate reality from God’s blueprint - “all the world is a stage”.. (Shakespeare) - proving to one and all, and all together at once, that He is Life, there is no choice. It’s his way or no way. The (measuring) rod - oF Iron. Sorry! The Law of Life cannot be broken! And life, creation, humanity hAs to be Perfect, because he is Life, and, “is Perfect” Mt.5:48.} 14 Then Death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire. [2Pet.3:12-13 “..the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, the heavenly bodies melting.. (then) a new heavens and a new earth..”] This is the second death, the lake of fire. {The end of death and imperfection/“missing the mark” - One and done! 1Cor.15:24-26. First death is the one come about through, and “in Adam”.} 15 And if [ei - whether, if] anyone was found, whose name {by then} was not written in the book of life, they were thrown [balló - thrown, cast, hurled, put, placed] into the lake of fire. 21:1 - And I saw - a new heavens, and a new earth - for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, [were “set on fire” and “dissolved”, the “heavenly bodies/planets and stars melting”] and the sea {separation upon earth} was no more. (Isaiah 11:7)

     2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, radiant as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will tabernacle/tent/dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”

                         ~*~

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Romans 4 1-8

  01/24 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

        Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. {Like God could owe us!} 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in he who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness, 6 just as David also spoke of the blessing of the one to whom God reckons as righteous, apart from works. {Apart from outward effort, trying to earn what GOD says is a gift. In return be a whole burnt offering to him. Yielded into his hands/POWER.)

     7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is man, upon whom the LORD will not reckon sin [hamartia - missing the mark].”

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 4:9-13

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 8 18-27

   🍃🕊️01/24 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

18 - There was such a big crowd following Jesus, that he decided to go to the other side of the lake. 19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” 20 But Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

     21 Another disciple [mathétés - disciple, learner, pupil] said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” {Entropic. Imperfect =‘s entropy, the slow gehenna fire that cannot be put out. And the worm that doesn’t quit, in this living ‘parable’ of the decomposing ‘apple’.}

     23 And when he got into the boat, the twelve did as well. 24 But there arose a great storm and the boat was being swamped by the waves, and Jesus was sleeping. 25 So they woke him, and said, “Save us, Lord! We’re perishing!” 26 And he said, “Why are you afraid, O ye of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and waves, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What manner of man is this, that even the winds and sea obey him?”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 8:28-34

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 3 24-31

  01/23 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

3:24 - (Verse 23 - All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God) 24 aNd, are justified by his grace - as a gift. (We don’t earn life and God owe us!) A gift, that is through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 25 Whom God put forward as a propitiation [means of appeasement or atonement - I am convinced it’s the human conscience that needs to be appeased.. due to the tricky and trickily honest psyche.. "Propitiation" or "mercy seat"  referring to the lid of the Ark of the Covenant where the high priest would sprinkle the blood of the sacrifice on the “Day” of Atonement] by his blood, the propitiation/pardon to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness! Because in his divine forbearance he has “passed over” our missing the mark. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 11:32 - “HE has subjected all to disobedience..” Ours to learn “why”.)

     27 So then what becomes of our boasting? It’s done away with! By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we proclaim that one is justified by faith, apart from works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised by faith as well. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? No! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 4:1-8

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 8 1-17

    🍃🕊️01/23 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

8:1 - When he came down from the mountain, great crowds were following him. 2 And a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.”And his leprosy was gone immediately. 4 And Jesus said, “Don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses instructed, as a proof to them.”

     5 When he was in Capernaum, a Roman centurion came and said to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion said, “Lord, I’m not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man with authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those around him, “Truly, I tell you, no where in all Israel have I found such faith. 11 Many, I tell you, will come from east and west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons and daughters of the kingdom will be outside in darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.” {Surely(?) this is foremost, an inner, outside of the Light, darkness.. As portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable (and the outside of the vision narrative of Rev.22). With gnashing of teeth progressing to weeping.. and beating self up with many stripes, because (Jn.12.32) Jesus said he “will draw all”. All being from the greek word “pas”. Which word was changed into “all things” whenever possible.. Rev.21:5, Eph.1:10, Jn.13:3, 1Cor.15:27-28, five times! ..This due to translator partial disbelief? 

     13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go, it will be done for you, as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.

     14 When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying sick with a fever, 15 so he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she rose up and began to prepare a meal for them. 16 And that evening they brought to the house many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, “He took our illnesses and carried our diseases.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 8:18-27

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 3 19-23

 Universalism in the New Testament

02/22 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

19 - Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to all who are under the law, so every tongue can be stopped, and the entire world may be held accountable to God. 20 But by following the law no one is justified in his sight, since through the law comes the knowledge of sin [hamartia - missing the mark]. {Knowing we fall short.} 21 But now the righteousness of God has been revealed, as apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets point to it, 22 namely, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction. 23 All have sinned/transgressed and fall short of the glory of God, {We are pardoned by believing (Him, and thus) the pardon as HE has set forth and instructed.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 3:24-31

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

ACTS 21 1-25

         WeekLy BooK oF Acts 

21:1 - And when we had parted from Miletus and the Ephesians who met us there, and set sail, we went by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from Rhodes to Patara. 2 We found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, got aboard and we set sail. 3 We could see Cyprus in the distance to our left as we sailed to Syria, where we landed at Tyre, for it was there the ship was to unload its cargo. 4 And so we looked up the disciples there, and stayed for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go to Jerusalem. 5 When the week was over, we made ready to depart, and they all, the men, women and children, accompanied us out of the city. And kneeling down on the sand at the shore, we prayed 6 and then we said farewell to one another. We went on board the ship, and they returned home.

     7 Then from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day. 8 The next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we went to the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven (worked with Stephen) and we stayed with him. 9 He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. 10 And after we’d been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And while there, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the leaders at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the nations.’” 12 When we heard this, we and the people there urged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 But Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am in readiness not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem ..for the name of the Lord Jesus!” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.”

     15 After these days we departed and went on up to Jerusalem. 16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of one, Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would lodge.

     17 When we got to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly. 18 On the following day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there. 19 After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his work. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified God. And then, they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews (Hebrews) of those who have believed. But they’re all zealous for the law, 21 and they’ve been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs. 22 What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you’ve come. 23 Take our advice. There are four of them who are under a vow. 24 Go with these men and sanctify yourself along with them and bear expense with, and so shave your head (to show the vow). This will show them there’s nothing in what they’ve been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. 25 But - as for the Gentiles - who have believed, we have sent a letter to them with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

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Weekly ‘Enter the Story’ Reading & Study

MATTHEW 7 21-29

     🍃🕊️01/22 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. but the one doing the will of my Father, who’s in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘But Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we cast out demons in your name? And do many mighty works [dunamis - power, strength, ability, might, miracle, energy, works] in your name?’ 23 Then [tote - then, at that time] I will say to them, ‘I’ve never known you, depart from me, all those working lawlessness.’

     24 Everyone then who hears these words of mine, and does them, will be like a wise person who built their house on the rock. 25 And when the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, it didn’t fall, because it had been founded and built upon the rock.

     26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish person who builds their house on sand. 27 And the rain falls, and the floods come, and the winds blow and beat against that house, and it falls, and great is the fall of it.” {Surely? history and life as we presently know it - the - crucible, this slow gehenna burn and fade, that separates the chaff from off the kernal of wheat. The dis-ease as part of the cure ..and immunity. How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact?}

     28 When Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one with certainty [exousia - authority, power, right, jurisdiction, dominion] and not like the scribes.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 8:1-17

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 3 7-18

  01/21 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

7 - But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being reckoned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come of it? As some people slanderously charge us with saying! Their judgment is just.

     9 What then? Are we Hebrews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin [hamartia - missing the mark]. 10 as it’s written, {without God’s intervention} “none are righteous, no, not one. 11 No one understands, no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside, all together they have become lacking and profane. There’s no one who does good [chréstotés - kindness, goodness, gentleness, from chrēstos - useful, good] not even one. 13 Their throat is like an open grave, they use their tongues to deceive, and the venom of snakes is upon their lips. 14 Their mouth is full of curses, slander and bitterness.15 Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 In their paths are ruin and misery, 17 and the way of peace they have not known. 18 There is no reverence of God before their eyes.” {Imperfection is an abyss of potential. We all need to be born anew, “the seed Jesus” planted in us..(Gal.3:16) and watered.. fed 📜🍞+🍷🕊️(+Logic) .. all our life.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 3:19-23

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 7 1-20

  🍃🕊️01/21 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

(Jesus continues while sitting at the side of a mountain, likely a summary of a few such times.) 1 - “Judge not - so you - will not be judged. 2 For how you judge others, is how you will be judged, and with the measure you use, is how it will be measured back to you. 3 Why do you see the speck in your brother or sister’s eye, but don’t notice the log that’s in your eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother or sister, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye’ - when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the tiny speck out of your brother's eye.

     6 Don’t try to give to the irreverent what is holy, and don’t throw pearls before them, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn to trample you.

     7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. And the one who seeks, finds. And to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which of you, if their child asks for bread, will give them a stone? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, will give them a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil [ponéros - wicked, bad, malicious, evil] {not good, imperfect} know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good [agathos - good, beneficial] things to those who ask him!

     12 So treat others how you would like others to treat you! This is - the Law - and the Prophets. {Sum and substance? and the “end-aim”..}

     13 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way easy that leads to destruction [apóleia - ruin, loss, destruction] and many are therein. 14 For small is the gate and narrow and troublesome the way to enduring life, and those who find it are few. 15 So beware of false prophets, who come in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You’ll recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes? Or figs from thistles? 17 A healthy tree bears good fruit, but an unhealthy tree bears fruit that is not good. 18 A healthy tree can’t bear noxious fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. {Will go through gehenna crash, whether collective, or personal.} 20 And so you can recognize them” {and doctrines} “by the fruit they produce and display.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 7:21-29

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 3 1-6

  01/20 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

        Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - What advantage then to the Hebrew? {Believers are “grafted into Israel” as ultimately, “a Hebrew is one inwardly”. Humanity will be “Israel” when all is said and totally done.} Or of what value is circumcision? [A requirement for all men who follow the Hebrew Laws of Moses. It represents the carnal, self ‘first and foremost’ nature, as removed/circumcised from the heart. It was done on a child’s “8th day” - this whole program/“administration of ages” lasts eight millennia. God, Son, only straight out from God one, angels, waiting, then big bang into the universe as is but like a clock not running, then, set in motion.]  2 Why! Much advantage and benefit in every way! To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. {The adversary, first gone rogue one seethes with hatred..} 3 What if some were unfaithful? {As in all ethnicities.} Does their unfaithfulness {our unfaithfulness as well} cancel the faithfulness of God? 4 Of course not! Let God be true though every one be a liar! As it’s written, “That You (God) may be justified in Your words, and will prevail when You (God) are judged.” {Selah/just think about that!}

     5 But if our condition of failure serves to show the rightness of God, what can we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath {imo, cause and effect} upon us? {Versus ant farm?} I (Paul) am speaking in a human way. 6 He unjust? By no means! For then how could God judge the world? {If not with justice and utter righteousness and rightness? There’s the one option for creation. Out of three, ‘magic’ number three.. Cause and effect w/remedy built in, ant farm, or entropy/imperfection into nothingness/noT being. Every able to think and reason being is bound to sooner or later stray in thought, word or deed, away from God. But God iS Life and “is Perfect” Mt.5:48, so strayed in any tiny speck of a way is imperfect, which is totally entropic. The dis-ease, this crucible and slow gehenna as part of the cure? And immunity..}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 3:7-18

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 6 22-34

   🍃🕊️01/20 - GospeL Verses 🍃

[Sermon while sitting on the Mountainside continued.] 22 -  “Your eye is the lamp of your body. So, if your eye is healthy and clear, your entire body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad and dark your body will be full of darkness as well. If then the light in you is darkness, how very great is that darkness! 24 No one is able serve two masters. They will love one and hate the other. They will hold fast to one and will despise the other. You cannot be devoted to both God and wealth.

     25 I tell you, don’t be anxious about your life, what you’ll eat or drink, or what you’ll wear. Isn’t life more than food? And the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air. They don’t sow, nor do they reap nor gather into barns. And yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to your lifetime?

     28 And why are you anxious about what you’ll wear.. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil nor spin, 29 yet even Solomon in all his glory wasn’t arrayed like one of these. 30 And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven [grass was twisted and used for fire] will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore don’t be anxious, and thinking, what will we eat, what will we drink, or what shall we wear? 32 For the worldly seek after all these, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 If you seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all other things will be added to you. 34 Therefore don’t be anxious about tomorrow, for each day can have enough trouble without worrying about the next day. And tomorrow will take care of itself.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 7:1-20

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 2 17-29

 01/19 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

        Paul’s Letter To The Romans                 

17 - But if you call yourself a Hebrew {important - in that day, teachers of the law} and rely on your standing, and boast in God, 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed in what’s written, 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having the embodiment of knowledge and truth, 21 you then who teach others, do you teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 One must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 If your boast is in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you.” [“None are righteous, no not one.”] - {We cannot earn Life. Imperfect cannot make itself perfect, if we think we can, think we are superior, we mislead ourself. Life is a gift from God. HE is the key. We are pardon (humble) and judged to be innocent “righteousness imputed” free to be born anew as reconciled to, and growing in -> God, all through Jesus and he crucified. It’s all about Him.}

     25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if one who is uncircumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not their uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 Then the one who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law, will condemn you who have the written code, and circumcision, but you break the law! 28 For no one is a Hebrew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Hebrew is one inwardly. And circumcision is of the heart. And is - by the Spirit - not, by the law. And the praise is not from man, but from God.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 3:1-6

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 6 1-21

    🍃🕊️01/19 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

1 - “Be careful not to do your kindnesses in front of others to be seen by them, for then you’ll not have reward from your Father in heaven. 2 If you help someone or give to someone in need, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the meeting places and in the streets, so they’ll be praised by others. Truly, I tell you, they have already received their reward. 3 So when you give to the needy, don’t even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing! 4 Then your giving will be in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 5 Likewise when you pray. You mustn’t be like the hypocritical. For they like to stand and pray in the meetings and at the street corners, that others may see them. Truly, they’ve received their reward. 6 So when you pray, go to your room and shut the door and pray to your Father, the one who is hidden, and your Father who sees the hidden will reward you.

     7 And when you pray, don’t repeat empty words as the Gentiles do, for they think they’ll be heard for their many words. 8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 May your kingdom come, and your will be done, upon earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts and failings, as we also forgive other’s failures and debts. 13 And let us not be led into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you, 15 but if you don’t forgive others their trespasses and failures, neither will your Father forgive you.

     16 When you fast, don’t put on a long face like the hypocritical, for they disfigure their faces so their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

     19 Don’t lay up for yourselves treasure upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves can break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves cannot break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, that is where your heart will be also.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 6:22-34

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 2 6-16

 01/18 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

          Paul’s Letter To The Romans

6 - ..Who will give to each one, according to their works and actions. 7 To those who by patient endurance, are working good - glory, honor and immortality, (for) they are seeking life aionion. {Seeking Life. Communion. Unity. God.}

     8 But for those being self-seeking and not obeying the truth, being persuaded of unrighteousness, there remains wrath/{cause and effect} [orgé - from the Greek verb ὀρέγω (oregō), meaning - to stretch out or reach forth, indicating a passionate impulse or desire] and remains anger [thumos - a rising indignation] 9 and tribulation and distress {remains} upon every soul working evil. 10 But glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good. 11 For God shows no partiality. 12 All who have sinned [hamartanó - missed the mark, erred] whether with (knowing) the law, or without the law, will perish. All according to {natural} law. {The law that God is Life and “is Perfect” so imperfect is entropy the slow gehenna that cannot be put out/cannot reverse course.}

     13 It’s not hearers who are righteous before God, but the doers who are justified. 14 For when Gentiles (these days, not yet believers) who don’t understand the law, by nature do as the law says, 15 it shows it’s written in their hearts, and are following a good conscience, the thoughts accusing or excusing them, 16 on that day when, according to this gospel, God judges each person’s heart and secrets - by Christ Jesus. {We accuse or excuse self? God judges by the cross of Christ? Which had to be, and is, strong enough to reach all. And able to appease even the worst consciences among us “on that day” (during) the “last day” the “8th ‘day’/aion”? Lev.23:36, Jn.7:37.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 2:17-29

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

Holy Days, An Outline - Lev.23

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MATTHEW 5 38-48

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(Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mountain” continued. It likely is representative of a few or many such occasions? So a sort of summary?) 38 - “You have heard it said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?’ 39 I say to you, don’t resist evil. If someone should slap you on the right cheek, turn to them the other as well. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your shirt, let them have your coat also. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two. 42 Give to the one who asks from you, and don’t refuse the one who would borrow.

     43 You have heard that it’s said, ‘You shall love your neighbor/fellow person, and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say, love your enemies and pray for those who misuse you! 45 So you may be sons and daughters of your Father who’s in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise upon both evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust. 46 Because if you love only those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?” [Irony, Matthew, the author, was a tax collector before following Jesus.]

     47 “And if you greet only your brethren and friends, what more are you doing than others? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect” {GOD’s work in us, and “he is faithful to complete the work” of making perfect} “as your heavenly Father” {who iS life} “is perfect”.

     {Perfect - means the question is, what is God doing, and how? And most importantly why.. It also means the ‘end’ result can only be the best, most perfect one possible. (The Greek word translated - the end, more closely means the “end-aim”.) He also, as life/the very life force, lives through all things that ever occur. And he endowed thinking and reasoning ability (to man and angel) anyway! All are bound to stray sooner or later.. Which can never work. Imperfect is entropy, this slow gehenna.) How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact?

     “The lion will eat straw like the ox and the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7. All creation and humanity will be “sealed” with God’s Spirit/Presence. But first Isaiah 24:20, Rev.10:4.}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 6:1-21

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Revelation 20 7-10

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased     

7 - And when “the” thousand years are ended, Satan will be released 8 and he will come out to mislead the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog {these are, logically, descendants of mortal survivors of the (man done) apocalypse} and he gathers them for battle. Their number is like the sand at the seashore. 9 And they marched up over all the broad plain of earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. {Do we imagine this takes but a moment or two..?} But - fire - came from the heavens and consumed them. 10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur (second mention of lake of fire) where also the beast and false prophet {were thrown} and (are) tormented day and night - to - the ages of the ages.

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Romans 2 1-5

  01/17 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

          Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - It is inexcusable for anyone to set theirself up as judge. For in passing judgment upon another is to condemn one’s self, because the same things are done by them. {ALL are prone to “hamartia - missing the mark” translated sin).} 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon all who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such and yet do also, that - you - will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and his forbearance and patience?  Knowing not that God's kindness is meant to lead - you - to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath. [Orge - passion] {cause and effect? His passion as opposed to creating a mere ant farm! Passion for purity, truth, perfection, for he is Life, aNd, “is Perfect” mt.5:48, so only Perfection can endure, and be God’s will. The biggest cause and effect being that imperfect is entropy the “worm that does not quit” and “fire (THE crucible, selah!) that is not quenched”/put out.} Storing up wrath for yourself upon the day of wrath and revelation of God's righteous judgment. [Next verse: “Who will render to every one according to their deeds”/their own doings.]

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 2:6-16

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A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 5 27-37

   🍃🕊️01/17 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

27 -  “You have heard it said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you everyone looking upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery in his heart. 29 If your right eye will cause you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It’s better to lose it than your whole body be thrown into gehenna.” (Gehenna Valley was the place of the city dump, where even the bodies of criminals were thrown, so the fires were kept burning. It was a great threat and insult to not be properly buried.) 30 “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you! For it’s better you lose it than your whole body go into gehenna.

     31 It’s also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you, anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries her commits adultery.

     33 Again you’ve heard it said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the LORD what you have sworn.’” {Lying wasn’t in the “ten commandments” except not to swear an oath falsely. Not that lying isn’t a “trespass”/missing the mark, translated “sin”.} “But I say to you, don’t take an oath at all! Either by heaven, for it’s the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it’s his footstool. Nor by Jerusalem, for it’s the city of the great KING. 36 And don’t take an oath by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Anything more than this comes from evil.” [Ponéros - evil, wicked, bad, malicious, slothful, from porneo - to work hard, and ponos - pain ridden, aligns with the Hebrew understanding of evil as anything that opposes God's will and righteousness/rightness.]

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 5:38-48

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 1 24-32

01/16 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans            

24 - So then God gave them up to the desires of the hearts of them {versus creating an ant farm, let them go the way they wanted} to impurity, the dishonoring of their bodies among theirselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood and they reverenced and served the created thing rather than the one having created - who is blessed to the ages, amen!

     26 So God gave them up to passions of dishonor. For the women exchanged the natural into that contrary to nature. 27 And the men gave up natural relations with women and were inflamed with passion for one another, male committing shameless acts with male and receiving in themselves the recompense {effects} of their error. 28 And since they did not approve of having knowledge of God, he let them go into a counterfeit and unfit mind to do what is not proper. 29 And man [anthropos/mankind] became filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those practicing such are worthy [axios - from the base of ἄγω (agō), meaning to lead or to bring, worthy or deserving, implies a sense of balance or equivalence] of death, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 2:1-5

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 5 13-26

   🍃🕊️01/16 - GospeL Verses 🍃

(Jesus continues his teaching while sitting on the hillside, called “the Sermon on the Mountain”.) 13 - “You, are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how shall it be restored? It’s no longer good for anything! Only to be thrown out and trampled under foot.

     14 You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill can’t be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket {or under the table} but on a stand, and it gives light to everyone [pas] in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine [“let the light of you shine”] so others see your good works and will glorify your Father in the heavens.

17 Don’t think I’ve come to abolish the Law. Or the Prophets. I’ve not come to do away, but to fulfill. 18 For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a dot of an i, or a crossing of a t will pass from the Law until all of it is accomplished. 19 Anyone who does away with the least of these and teaches others to do so, they will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever shall keep and teach them, will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 Truly I tell you, if your righteousness does not abound - greater - than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.

     21 You’ve heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, whoever insults his brother will be liable to the courts, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the gehenna of fire. {Gehenna is a valley where the armageddon battle will be fought. To my mind, all fiery judgments are flare ups of this crucible ->imperfection, and its fruit, entropy.}

     23 So if you’re offering a gift at the ‘altar’ {including a gift of thanksgiving, sacrifice of praise, or whole burnt offering of our very being} and you remember that your brother or sister/fellow person has something against you. 24 Go and first be reconciled, and then offer your gift.

     25 Come to peace terms quickly with an accuser while you’re going with them to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26 Truly, I tell you, you won’t get out untiL you pay the last penny you owe.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 5:27-37

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

ACTS 20 17-38

         WeekLy BooK oF Acts 

17 - When they stopped at Miletus Paul went ashore and sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church, 18 and when they came, he said to them, “You know how I lived among you the whole time [for three years] from the first day I set foot in Asia. 19 By serving the Lord in humility, with tears and trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jewish/Hebrew leaders. 20 But how I didn’t shrink from proclaiming to you anything that was of benefit. And teaching you both in public and from house to house, 21 I testified to both Hebrews and Greeks, the repentance [metanoia - a change of mind, change in the inner person, repentance] toward God, and of faith in our Lord Jesus. 22 And now, I’m going to Jerusalem, bound by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except the Holy Spirit has testified to me in every city that imprisonment and affliction awaits me. 24 But! I don’t account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course, the mission I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify and proclaim the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now I know that none of you to whom I have gone about testifying of the kingdom, will see my face again. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of all. [Ezekiel 3:18 - If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood/death.] 27 I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God, 28 so pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Take care of the church of God, which he obtained with his own sufferings. 29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 And also, from among you yourselves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away disciples, into following them.

     31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I didn’t cease night or day to teach and warn each one with tears. 32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and give you the inheritance - among all those who are sanctified. 33 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 You yourselves know that these hands worked for my necessities and of those who were with me. 35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

     36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them. 37 And there was much weeping on the part of everyone. And they embraced Paul and kissed him, 38 being sorrowful most of all because he had said they wouldn’t see him again. And they accompanied him back to the ship.

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Romans 1 16-23

 01/15 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

16 - I’m not ashamed of the gospel, for it’s the power of God to salvation to everyone believing, to the Jew/Hebrew first, and also to the Greek/all others. 17 For in it, the righteousness [dikaiosuné - from dikaios - righteous, just, upright; righteousness, justice] {total fairness} of God is made known from faith to faith, as it was written, the righteous shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God {as cause and effect, results, consequences} is revealed from heaven against ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress [the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition gives three meanings for suppress - “(1) to put an end to forcibly, as in suppress a rebellion - (2) to curtail or prohibit the activities of, as in suppress dissident groups - (3) to keep from being revealed, published, or circulated”] {to prohibit} the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain, because God has shown it, 20 for his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, since the creation of the world, in all that has been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they know God is, they do not honor him as God, nor give thanks to him. But they become futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts are darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they become fools. 23 And they exchange the glory of the immortal God, into the likeness of an image of mortal/carnal man, or of birds, animals, and creeping things.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 1:24-32

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

MATTHEW 4 24 to 5 12

   🍃🕊️01/15 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

24 - Jesus’ fame had spread throughout all of Syria, so they brought to him all the sick and afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them all. 25 Great crowds were following him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. 5 And seeing the crowds, he sat down at the side of the mountain, and his disciples and followers came to hear him. 2 And he taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit (humble) the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness [dikaiosuné - righteousness, justice, quality of being right and just] they will be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, they will receive mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers {noT adversarial} for they will be called sons and daughters of God.” [Huios - sons - quote biblehub dot com - “the New Testament expands this {greek} word to include all believers as sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing spiritual - inheritance - and identity; equally refers to female believers (Gal 3:28).] 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 11 Blessed are you when others insult you, treat you badly, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you, falsely, on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great, for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you.” {And they were not Perfect either.}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 5:13-26

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 1 8-15

   01/14 ~ From New Testament Letters

     🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

  8 - First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you! Because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 And God - who I serve in my spirit, in the good news of his Son - is my witness, that I always mention you 10 in my prayers. Asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you there in Rome. 11 For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you. 12 Or that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 13 I don’t want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I have often intended to come to you in order that I may reap some harvest (believers) among you, and beyond you among the rest of the gentiles/nations. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish, to all. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 1:16-23

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ N.T. Letter Reading & Study

LUKE 4 16-30

   🍃🕊️01/14 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

16 - And Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had lived while growing up. And as was his custom, on the Sabbath, he went to the synagogue. And he stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him by the attendant and he unrolled it and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives (both physical and spiritual) and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” [Isaiah 61:1-2 - verse two includes not only “the time of the LORD’s favor has come” but included with it - “the day of vengeance”. {Imperfection is bound to include oppressions, which can spiral down way low as to what occurs and what is done. In the New Testament quote, vengeance is from the word ekdikos - “avenger, one who carries out justice”. The rest of verse two points out it’s two sides of the coin, time of the LORD’s favor. And retribution, justice as well. Contrary to what the world says, isn’t that precisely how it should be?! All 3 mentions of lake of fire are at huge fiery events. God’s wrath/orge/passion is surely(?) cause and effect, results, consequences. And because God is Life and is Perfect (Mt.5:48) “the wages of hamartia/missing the mark, translated sin, is..? Death”. And its entropy/slow burn gehenna crucible, with it. But! 1Tim.4:10! And the unspoken part of the verse he read, the other side of the coin, is justice - and it’s aionion/pertaining to the age/aion. The consequences of their own doings ..which siren call is division? Rev.16:13-16, Mt.13:30, Ps.2, Is.24:20.}

     20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened upon him. 21 And he said, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 All had heard of him and they wondered at the gracious words he spoke. But they said, “Isn’t this Joseph's son?” 23 And he said, “Doubtless you’ll quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself. What we’ve heard you did at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown. 24 Truly, I tell you, a prophet isn’t accepted in his hometown. 25 There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up - three years and six months - and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them were cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, they were filled with wrath, 29 and they drove him out of the synagogue, and out of the town, rushing with him toward the brow of the cliff the town was built on, so they could throw him over the edge. 30 But passing through their midst, he went on his way.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 4:24-5:12

By Necessity Paraphrased

A Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospel Reading & Study

Romans 1 1-7

 Universalism in the New Testament

01/13 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

      Paul’s Letter to the Romans

1 - (From) Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the message of God, 2 which he promised long ago through his prophets, in the holy scriptures, 3 namely his Son {the message, the promise}. He was descended from David according to the earthly (as written) 4 and was declared - in power - to be the Son of God. For it was demonstrated through the Spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead. 5 It is through him, Jesus Christ, our Lord, that we have received grace and this apostleship [apostolé - to be sent] . And this in order to bring about faith and the fruit of obedience to it, for the sake of his name, and his cause among all nations. 6 This includes all of you, who are called [klétos - called, invited] to belong to Jesus Christ. {During this brief lifetime.}

     7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints (believers) - Grace to you! And peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 1:8-15

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JOHN 4 45-54

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45 - So when he came to Galilee (but not yet Nazareth) the people welcomed him, having seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover/Unleavened Bread feast. For they too had gone up to the feast.

     46 So he went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water into wine. Meanwhile at Capernaum, there was an official whose son was ill. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was dying. 48 So Jesus said to the crowd, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you’ll not believe.” 49 The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50 Jesus said to him, “Go. Your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said, and returned home. 51 When still on his way, his servants met him and told him his son was recovering. 52 So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said, “It was yesterday at the seventh hour that the fever left him.” 53 The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And so he believed, and so did all his household. 54 This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he came from Judea into Galilee.

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Tomorrows verses - Luke 4:16-30

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2 Corinthians 13 10-14

01/12 ~ From New Testament Letters

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10 - For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, so when I come I can use the authority the Lord has given me for building up, and not for tearing down.

     11 Finally, rejoice! Aim for restoration. Comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

     12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit {Presence of God} be with you all.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 1:1-7

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JOHN 4 27-44

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(“I am he” - the Christ/Messiah - Jesus told her.) 27 - And just then his disciples came back. They were surprised to find him talking with a woman, but no one asked, “What does she seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar at the well and went back into town and told the townspeople, 29 “Come! And see a man who told me all about myself! Can this be the Christ?” 30 So they went out of town to the well to see him.

     31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him to eat something. 32 But he said, “I have food to eat that you don’t know of.” 33 So they asked one another, “Has someone brought him something to eat?”

     34 Jesus said, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work. 35 Don’t say, ‘There are yet four months, until harvest’. Look, I tell you - lift up your eyes - and see that the fields are ripe for harvest.” {He says as the town is coming out to see him. People went for Jesus.. how is it later at his crucifixion/execution the people cried “crucify him!” ..They were worked upon, agitated. That day made easier perhaps because friends of Barabbas were there? Who agitated? Hint, it was way more political than religious/spiritual?}

     36 “Already the one who reaps is receiving wages, and gathering fruit for unfading life {stored in heaven/stored in God} so that sower and reaper will rejoice together. 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ 38 I sent you to harvest that for which you didn’t labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

     39 Many Samaritans from that town were already believing it was he, because of what the woman had said about him, “He told me all that I ever did!” 40 So they asked him to stay, and he stayed with them for two days. 41 And many more believed because of the things he said. 42 And they said to the woman, “It’s no longer because of what we heard you say, that we believe, but now we have heard him ourselves. And we can see that this is indeed the Savior of the world!”

     43 After the two days he left for Galilee. 44 For Jesus himself had said that a prophet has honor last of all, in his own hometown.

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Tomorrows verses - John 4:45-54

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