08-24 - 1John 4 19-21 Mark 8 34-9:1

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

(An 8TH ‘DAY’ Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 1John 4:19-21

19 - And now we love.. Because he first loved us! 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and despises their brother or sister, they’re lying! [Pseústēs - from pseúdomai.] For whoever doesn’t love their brother or sister who they see, cannot love God who they don’t see. {We especially don’t ‘see’ him if we despise rather than love?} 21 And this is the commandment (“instructions”) we have from him - whoever loves God must also love their fellow (person). {The literal - “the one loving God, loves also the brother/sister of them - greek “same womb” of them]. {Aka Eve!}

            🌙 P.M. MARK 8:34-9:1

34 - Jesus called to him the crowd of people, to come and listen, and he told them, “If anyone will follow me, let them deny their self. Take up their cross. And follow after me. 35 For whoever will save their life will ruin it, but whoever lets loose of their life for my sake and the gospel's sake, will save it.

     36 For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit their soul?” [Psyxḗ - from psyxō - to breathe, blow, which is the root of the English words psyche and psychology – soul/psyche, a person's distinct identity, unique personhood and individual personality.] {God is Life.. he breathed into Adam and he “became a living soul.”}

     37 “For what can a person give in return for their soul/being? 38 And whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this unfaithful and wrong thinking generation, then also will the Son of man be ashamed of them when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” {‘Forever’ is an assumption. Aion, root of eon, has been changed to forever, along with its adjective aionion (eonian).}

     9:1 - “Truly, I tell you, there are some standing here who won’t taste death until having seen the kingdom of God come with power” (and flourish into a world force?). [Dýnamis - from dýnamai, energy, ability, force.] {Began at Pentecost? And not God’s Kingdom fully come. “The lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7.}

           

Tomorrows verses, 08/25

1John 5:1-5  Mark 9:2-13

Word references - biblehub dot com’s app

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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