08-31 - 3 John 1 9-14 Mark 9 33-50

Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}

(An 8TH ‘DAY’ CU Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 3 John 1:9-14

9 - I (John) have written something to the church/group, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself as foremost, doesn’t welcome us. 10 So if I come, I’ll bring it up, along with the terrible nonsense he’s been saying against us. And not only that, but he also refuses to welcome the brothers, and he prevents those who want to welcome them from doing so!

     11 Beloved! Don’t imitate evil! {As Diotrephes, sowing division, competing, accusing, slandering, etc, all worldly political and a siren call to ever worsening things.} Instead imitate the good. Whoever does good is of God. Whoever does evil has not {yet} seen God.

     12 Now Demetrius, he has received a good testimony from everyone. And from truth itself! {“Truth bears witness of itself”. Logic stands. Root word of logic is logos.} We also add our witness, and you know that our witness {testimony, testament} is true.

     13 I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with reed and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

     {This ends the year for the N.T. letters, tomorrow starts over, the letters in the order believed written.}

            🌙 P.M. MARK 9:33-50

33 - Then Jesus and the twelve went home to Capernaum. When they were in the house he asked the disciples, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 They didn’t say anything, because they’d been arguing with one another about who was greater. 35 So he sat down and called them round, and he said, “If you would be first, you must be last of all. And a servant of all.”

     36 And then he called a small child over to them, and taking him in his arms, he said, 37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me. And whoever receives me, receives not me, but he who sent me.”

     38 John (who wrote a gospel account/testimony/testament and 1,2 and 3 John) said, “Rabbi, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he’s not with us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him. For anyone who does a mighty work in my name will not soon be able to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who’s not against us is for us.

     41 I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water because you follow me, will by no means lose their reward!

     42 “But whoever guides one of these little ones into error, it would be better for them if a great millstone were hung around their neck and they be thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It’s better for you to enter [eiserchomai - enter, go into, come into, go through] life crippled than with two hands away into gehenna fire {‘fiery’ trials and troubles} not quenched.” {Entropy (imperfection) which doesn’t quit so naturally ends in death, but can include much dissolution, thus suffering/‘hell’ on the way.} 45 “And if your foot leads you to crime, cut it off! It’s better for you to enter [eiserchomai - from eis - to or into, point reached, and erchomai -  to come, go] {go through} life lame than with two feet to be thrown into gehenna” (valley dump where criminal’s bodies were thrown - a great insult - so the fires were kept burning. 47 “And if your eye causes you to do wrong, tear it out! It’s better for you to enter [eiserchomai - enter, go into, come into] the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown [balló - throw, cast, put, place] into gehenna, 48 ‘where the worm {of decomposition} does not die and the fire is not quenched’ [sbennumi - extinguished, quenched, suppressed, thwarted, put out]. 49 For - everyone - will be salted with fire.” {God’s wrath is cause and effect/consequences/results. Plus greaT sin will ultimately result in deep heart and gut wrenching remorse. Imagine having been a heartless despot, serial killer, child sex trafficker.. What sort of correction [kolasin] works best? Inner. Inner judgment, inner condemnation.. beating self up “with many stripes?” until realizing Christ Crucified, strong enough to appease every psyche and conscience.}

     50 “Salt is good. {Preserves.} But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it be made salty again? Have salt within yourselves! And - be at peace - with one another.”

          

Tomorrows verses, 09/01

James 1:1-8  Mark 10:1-9 and ACTS 9:1-20 separately

Revelation Vision Study, 09/11 - 6:1-4

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Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

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08-30 - 3 John 1 1-8 Luke 9 46-50

Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}

(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 3 John 1:1-8

1 - From the elder, to my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I pray you prosper in all things and be in health, even as your soul [psychē - soul, mind, life, self, inner being] prospers. 3 It makes me very happy when the Lord's followers come by and mention how you are living in the truth. 4 Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my children (in the faith) are obeying the truth.

     5 Dear friend, you have always been faithful in helping other followers of the Lord, even ones you’ve not met before and don’t know. 6 They have told the church of your love. [Church - ekklésia - from ek - out from and to, and kaléō - to call – called out - from the world - and to God - (called out) assembly.] Saying you welcomed them gladly and sent them on their mission with all that they needed. 7 When they left here to tell others about the Lord, they decided not to accept help from anyone but followers of the Lord. 8 And so it’s good we support such as they, so we can share in their labors!

            🌙 P.M. LUKE 9:46-50

46 - The disciples were arguing about which one of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus knew it, so he had a child come and stand beside him. 48  And he said to them, “When you welcome even a child {showing humbleness of spirit?} because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble, that’s the one who is greatest.”

     49 John said, “Master, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But we told him to stop, because he isn't one of us.” 50 “Don't stop him,” Jesus said. “Whoever isn't against you, is for you.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 08/31

3 John 1:9-14  Mark 9:33-50

Revelation Vision Study, 09/11 - 6:1-4

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Start/End the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

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08-29 - 2 John 1 4-13 Mark 9 25-32

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(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 2 John 1:4-13

4 - I (John) was very happy and rejoiced to see some of your children (group) walking in the Truth! And according to how we’ve been commanded (instructed) by the Father. (As an old man, John called everyone children.) 5 And now I ask you, dear lady (believing group) - not as though I were writing you a new commandment [entolé - commandment, order, instruction] - but the one we’ve had from the beginning - that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to his instructions. And this is the command/instruction, just as you’ve heard from the beginning, that which we should walk in. 7 For - many deceivers - are in the world, those who deny the coming of Christ (Messiah) Jesus in the flesh (literally). {1st aNd 2nd??} Such teaching is deception and antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, so you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win the full prize!

     9 Everyone who runs on ahead and doesn’t stay [menón - remain, abide, stay, continue, dwell] in - the teaching of Christ - does not have God. Whoever abides in - Christ’s - teaching has both the Father and the Son.

     10 If any believer comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive them nor embrace their message, 11 for whoever does, takes part in their harmful [ponéros - evil, wicked, bad, malicious, hurtful] works.

     12 Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use papyrus and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be full.

      13 The children of your elect sister (group) greet you. (End of this letter.)

            🌙 P.M. MARK 9:25-32

25 - Jesus, seeing that a large crowd was beginning to gather, rebuked the unclean spirit. {Entity, angel gone rogue.. a strange offshoot of being able to think and reason, for straying is not logical because God is life.. the life force.. As what else would be? See how all of heaven and all of earth are taking this, often heartbreaking, but unavoidable(?) journey all together at once. One and done? ..Pre-flood was hand off? Not just depraved but extremely eviL? God is justified. Death is a sleep. And logically(?) they will thank him for the sleep.}

     He said to the spirit “Spirit of muteness [alalos - speechless] and deafness [kóphos] I command you! Come out of him and don’t enter him again.”

     26 Then after crying out and convulsing him, the spirit came out. And the boy lay there like he was dead, so many then said, “He’s dead!” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, raised him up, and he stood.

     28 Later when Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?” 29 He answered, “This kind you can’t drive out but by prayer.”

     30 A little later they went on from there, passing through Galilee. And he didn’t want anyone to know, 31 for he was telling his disciples, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. But after three days he will rise.” 32 But they didn’t understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask.

           

Tomorrows verses, 08/30

3 John 1:1-8  Luke 9:46-50

Revelation Vision Study, 09/11-12 - 6:1-4

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Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

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ACTS 8 25-40

 Luke wrote “of the things fulfilled among us” paraphrased  [ ] ref  { } thots

Book of the Acts of the First Believers

25 - After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news to many villages of the Samaritans along the way.

     26 Now at about this time an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

     27 So he went and he came upon an Ethiopian eunuch who was an official of the court of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He was the official in charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship. 28 And he was now returning home, seated in his chariot, reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit{/Presence of God} said to Philip, “Go near to this chariot.”

     30 So Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”

     31 And the eunuch answered, “How can I? Unless someone tell me what it means?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him in the chariot.

     32 The passage of Scripture he was reading was, “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter. And like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he said not a word. 33 He was humiliated and justice was denied him. And who can describe his descendants? For his life was taken away from the earth.”

     34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “If I may ask, who does the prophet say this about? About himself, or someone else?”

     35 Then Philip, beginning with that verse, told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to a body of water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized!?” 38 And so he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

     39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the LORD carried Philip away. The eunuch saw him no more, and he continued on his way rejoicing.

     40 Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he went on, he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Next: 9:1-20

08-28 - 2 John 1 1-3 Mark 9 14-24

Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}

(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 2 John 1:1-3

1 - The elder to the elect lady and her children (to a believing group, meeting in a home) whom I love in all genuineness. And so does everyone else knowing truth. 2 This is because the truth lives in us, and will be with us to the age. 3 Also with us, grace, mercy and peace from [para] God the Father and from [para] Jesus Christ his Son, in truth and love. {Truth and Love go together?!}

            🌙 P.M. MARK 9:14-24

14 - When Jesus, with Peter, James, and John came down from the mountain, they saw a large crowd around the rest of the disciples, and the teachers of the law were arguing with them. 15 When the crowd saw Jesus, they ran to him and joyfully greeted him.

     16 He asked the disciples what the teachers had been arguing with them about, 17 and someone from the crowd said, “Teacher, I brought my son, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. 18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, he grinds his teeth and foams at the mouth, and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.”

     19 Then Jesus said, “Oh unbelieving generation.” {Humanity.} [Genea - race, family, generation, kind.] “How long will I be with you? To carry you! Bring him to me.”

     20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw Jesus, it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

     21 And Jesus asked the father, “How long has this been happening?” And he said, “From early childhood. 22 And it has often thrown him into fire and into water, trying to destroy him! But if you can, have compassion and help us!”

     23 “‘If I can’?” Jesus said, “All things are possible if you believe.” 24 The father said, “I do believe! Help my unbelief!” [Apistia - unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust, doubt.]

          

Tomorrows verses, 08/29

2 John 1:4-13  Mark 9:25-32

Today ACTS 8:25-40 separately

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Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

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08-27 - 1John 5 14-21 Luke 9 37-45

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(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 1John 5:14-21

14 - And this is the confidence we have, that if we ask anything - according to His will - he hears us. 15 And if he hears us, we have the requests we ask for. 16 So if you see your brother or sister sinning [hamartanó - missing the mark] ask, and God will give them life (repentance/turning). Unless it’s the sin unto death. Concerning that I cannot say. {Blasphemy/insulting the very Spirit/Presence of God. Called ‘the unforgivable sin’. The unable to be forgiven sin while it’s being practiced! “All the world’s a stage” - Shakespeare.}

    17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is missing the mark that isn’t death {to the faith and “walk”}. 18 For we know that everyone who has been born of God doesn’t just keep on sinning! For God protects them from the evil one. 19 We know that we’re from God, but “the world” lies in the POWER of the evil one. 20 And we know the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. This is so we may know He who is True. And we are in him, the true one, through his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and iS life enduring. 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

            🌙 P.M. Luke 9:37-45

37 - On the next day, when Jesus, with John, James and Peter came down from the mountain, a great crowd was waiting. 38 And a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher! Please come! And look at my son! He’s my only child! 39 An evil spirit seizes hold of him. And he suddenly cries out and it convulses him so badly, he foams at the mouth! It bruises him, and it keeps coming back. 40 I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t!”

     41 Jesus answered, “Oh unbelieving and twisted {missing the mark} generation {humans} how long am I to be with you and tolerate you? Bring your son here.”

     42 And even while he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and presented him back to his father. 43 And the crowd was in awe of the majesty of God.

     But while they were all marveling at all which he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to these words, let them sink into your ears - the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of man.” {The world.} 45 But they didn’t understand what it was he was saying. It was hidden from them, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

           

Tomorrows verses, 08/28

2 John 1:1-3  Mark 9:14-24 and ACTS 8:25-40 separately

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Start/End the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

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ACTS 8 1-24

Luke wrote “of the things fulfilled among us” paraphrased  [ ] ref  { } thots

Book of the Acts of the First Believers

1 - And (Pharisee) Saul approved of his (Stephen’s) execution. And on that very day, a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem {and crested} and the believers were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

     2 Devout men buried Stephen and great lamentation was shared over him. 3 Meanwhile Saul was ravaging the church, entering house after house, he dragged men and women off to prison.

     4 But those who were scattered went about preaching the message. 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Messiah/Christ. 6 And the crowds as one were listening to what Philip was saying. They heard him because they saw the signs he did. 7 They saw unclean spirits, crying out with loud voices, come out of many. And many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was much joy in that city.

     9 But there was a man there, named Simon, who was a practitioner of magic, and who had astonished the people, proclaiming himself as someone great. 10 They all, least to greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God who is called Great.” 11 And they listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. 12 But when the city believed Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he too continued with Philip. And he saw the signs and the great miracles being performed, and he was amazed.

     14 When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John. 15 So they came down and they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God), 16 for he had not yet fallen upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 So they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered money, 19 saying, “Give me this power! So anyone on whom I also lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, “Your silver will ruin and cause you loss, because you thought you could buy the gift of God! 21 You’ve neither partnership or lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness and pray earnestly to the Lord that this intention of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you’re in a ruinous bitterness, and in the captivity of an unjust way.” 24 And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord! That nothing you have said may come upon me.”

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