🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
• 2 Corinthians 10:7-18 John 2:13-25
☀️ 2 Corinthians 10:7-18
7 - Remember what I (Paul) told you before, whatever’s evident and obvious. {Logical.} If anyone is confident that they are Christ's, let them be reminded that just as they are Christ's, so also are we. {So also are aLL, those who believe (are called to that role) now, are now manifestly his. Those who believe (are called for that role) later, are manifestly his, as well, later.}
8 For I’m not ashamed! Even if I boast a bit too much about our authority. Which authority the Lord gave for building you up! Not for tearing you down. 9 I don’t want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak. And his speech is of no account.” 11 Let such a one understand that what we say by letter when absent, we also represent when present. 12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending theirselves. But when they measure theirselves by one another and compare theirselves with one another, they are without understanding.
{Competing.. putting down Paul and others to build themselves up is not a fruit of the Spirit, but of the lower and mortal, self first, human nature. Creating levels and assigning self to the higher than others level is no sign of maturity. Satan “the accuser” was at work.. His fingers are in every pie, working all angles and sides of all things. And the rotten fruit is division, accusation.. aggressions, riots, wars.. The carnal (human, imperfect) nature is too easy.}
13 But! We won’t boast without limit, but only in regard to the area of influence God assigned to us! In order to reach you. 14 For we’re not over reaching, as if we were not the first to come all the way to you [there in a region of Greece] with the gospel (good news) of Christ. 15 We would never boast in the labors of others, as though they were our labors. But the hope we have, is that your faith will increase, and our influence among you become greater, 16 so we can move on to preach the good news in lands beyond you. Without boasting of work already done by others.
17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord!” 18 For it’s not the one who commends their own self who’s approved, but the one whom the Lord commends [sunistémi and sunistanó - to commend, establish, demonstrate, prove, hold together; from sýn - union, together with, and hístēmi - to stand, stand together, referring to facts lining up with each other to support or commend]. {He builds upon what He teaches.. And truth builds upon itself.}
🌙 John 2:13-25
13 - It was now Passover and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers doing business there. 15 So making a whip of ropes, he drove them out of the temple, along with the sheep and oxen. And he dumped out the coins of the money-changers and overturned the tables. 16 And he said, “Take these things away! Stop making my Father's house a house of merchandise!” 17 And his disciples remembered that it’s written, “He (messiah) will have zeal for Your house.” [Also, Passover being a time of cleansing - from Endicott’s Commentary, and likely others?]
18 So the leaders said to him, “What sign do you show us that you have authority to do these things?!” 19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple! And in three days I’ll raise it up!”
20 The leaders then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was talking about the temple of his body. 22 When he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the Scripture even more, and the message Jesus had spoken. [Like, “believe in God and believe in me.. and come and follow me.. Father I pray they be one as we are one.. The work of God is this, to believe in the one he has sent.. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded..”]
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem during Passover (week) many believed when they saw the signs (miracles) he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part didn’t trust himself to anyone, because he knows all people 25 and doesn’t need anyone to tell him what is in man. {Imperfection, which can be an abyss of potential. It’s why we lock our doors at night? An interesting note, we have man’s number? We are made up largely of carbon, which has six protons, six neutrons and six electrons. I think where in prophecy the triple six number turns up, strongly suggests apocalypse is all manmade and done. ..But it’s still better than creation as an Ant Farm. This is a one&done unavoidable contrast being let to run its course. Which is evident, yes?}
Tomorrows verses, 01/06
2 Corinthians 11:1-9 John 3:1-12
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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