🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
• Romans 2:1-5 Matthew 5:27-37 and ACTS 13:43-52 separately
☀️ Romans 2:1-5
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 all. {ALL are prone to “hamartia - missing the mark” translated sin.} 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon all. 3 Do you suppose, you who pass judgment on others for things you yourself do, that you will {somehow} escape the judgment of God? 4 Do you despise his rich kindness, forbearance and patience? Don’t you know his kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart {surely every imperfect being has fallen short and has at least some regrets.. either of things done, or things not done.. or even our thoughts, or impulses that come to mind, opportunities to do good or be kind that we let pass by.. words spoken in haste, whereas if no regrets} you’re storing up wrath. [Orge - passion] {cause and effect? His passion as opposed to creating a mere ant farm! Passion for purity, truth, perfection, genuineness, Life] 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 is the “fire (THE crucible) that is not quenched”/put out.}
Storing up wrath for the day of wrath [orge - passion] and the {passionate} revelation of God's righteous {“perfect”} judgment. [Next verse: “Who will render to every one according to their deeds”/their own doings.]
🌙 Matthew 5:27-37
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.” {He is of course exaggerating for dramatic effect.} [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 “So if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you! It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into gehenna.
31 It’s also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her, though innocent, the victim of adultery. And if he marries (another) he 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.]
Tomorrows verses, 01/18
Romans 2:6-16 Matthew 5:38-48
Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
have a great day! ☀️🕊️
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