1John 3 15-17

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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08/16 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

15 - Anyone who is hating, is a murderer in their heart. And you know that no murderer has the enduring life abiding in them. 16 We have the Lord’s example of love. How he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives (our own self interest) for our fellows. 17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees another in need, yet closes their heart against them, how is God's love in them? {This is not a call to make human institutions powerful enough to guarantee equity.. as surely(?) that is way too much power in human hands. And if ever there is lack after handing over all power.. woe?}

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Tomorrows verses - 1John 3:18-22

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

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

08-16 𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 Mk-7 1Jn-3

𝓓aily 𝓖ospel \/erses ✨

          Mark 7:1-13

1 - Some Pharisees and several teachers of the Law of Moses from Jerusalem came and gathered around Jesus. 2 They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands. 3 The Jews [Hebrews] especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions. 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash, and there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups, pots, vessels, utensils and the dining couches. 5 So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing!” 6 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ 8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition!” (🤔These days it’s like an un-written rule to “say grace” over our food, rebel that I am, I seldom do. But! “the prayer of thanks WILL wash the food” of any contaminations.. So maybe it’s not  a bad idea to send up a prayer of “thank you Lord”?)

     9 You are good at rejecting God's commands/instructions so that you can follow your own teachings! 10 For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die. 11 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God (the temple, the priests) what I would have given to you.’ 12 In this way, you let them disregard their parents what they may need. 13 And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”                   

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From New Testament Letters

          (In Order Written)

           ~ 1 John 3:15-17 ~

15 Anyone who hates another is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them. 16 This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others! 17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees the brother or sister of them in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

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      𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒷𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒽𝓊𝒷 𝒹𝑜𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝑜𝑜𝓁𝓈

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𝒯𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓌’𝓈 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓈:

𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓀 7:14-30

1 𝒥𝑜𝒽𝓃 3:18-22

𝒜𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 8:25-40

𝑅𝑒𝓋/𝒜𝓅𝑜𝒸 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 11:1-14

𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓉𝓈 - Amos

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