ACTS 2 22-41

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     Book of the Acts of the First Believers

(Review - At Pentecost that year, seven weeks after resurrection, the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God) was poured out upon the believers. It came as a wild and rushing wind which caused quite a stir and confusion among those in Jerusalem for Pentecost, so Peter stood up to speak, and concluded with) 22 - “Fellow Israelites, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man, was shown to you by God with many mighty works, wonders, and signs, that God did through him among you — as you yourselves know. 23 This Jesus, was delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, when you crucified and killed him by the hands of lawless men.” {The gone astray, lawless world.} 24 “But God raised him up, loosing the anguish of death, because it wasn’t possible for death to hold him. 25 For David [known to be a prophetical ‘type’ of Jesus]  says concerning it, ‘I saw the LORD always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken, 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced! My flesh/body also will abide in expectation. 27 For you will not abandon my soul to hades” [verse 27 is a - word for word - quote of Ps.16:10, only replacing “sheol, where there’s no doing nor knowing/awareness” Eccles.9:10, with the Greek hades - not seen (aka gone)] “nor will you let your holy one see corruption. 28 You make known to me the path of Life! You make me full of gladness with your Presence!’” [Soul is nephesh - soul/psyche, life, self, person, heart, creature, mind, living being. “You will not abandon me ..to (the) sheol.”}

     29 “Brethren! I may say to you with confidence, about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried. His tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, he knew God had sworn with an oath (Ps.45:23) to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne (Ps.132:11). 31 And he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to sheol, nor did his flesh see corruption” (Ps.16:10, according to original word use).

     32 “This Jesus, God raised up. And of that - we’re all witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of His Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.” {Father and Son are so close, both administer God’s Spirit/Presence, same as will saturate and seal” all creation and humanity.}

     34 For David didn’t ascend into the heavens! But he prophesied - ‘The LORD said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’” [1Cor.15:22-28 w/ Mt.13:33, key word 3, barley, wheat, grape. Whereas Mt.13:30 is Rev.16:14-15-16 and, or Mt.25:1-13(10) — Much later completing JN.5:28,29].

     36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

     37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers! What shall we do!?”

     38 And Peter said, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins [hamartia - missing the mark] and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” {Exodus 33:14 - “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”}

     40 And with many other words he bore witness (testified) saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation/what was generated!” {This imperfection/entropy, that “doesn’t quit”. Purposely generated/allowed, because an Ant Farm is no paradise.} 41 So those who received his message were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Next - 2:42-47

12-29 - 2 Corinthians 7 1-10

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☀️ 1 - Since we have these - promises - beloved, let us rid ourselves from every pollution of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the reverence of God.

     2 And make room for us in your hearts. We’ve wronged no one, we’ve corrupted no one, we’ve not taken advantage of any one. 3 I (Paul) don’t say this to judge you! For as I said before, you’re in our hearts. Whether we die together, or live together!

     4 I’m acting with great boldness toward you because I have great pride in you. I’m filled with comfort! In all our troubles, I’m overflowing with joy!

     5 Even when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, we were troubled at every turn. There was fighting without. And fear within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus! 7 And not only by his coming but by your good words of comfort to us with which you sent him back with. He told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal. So I rejoiced even more. 8 Because even if I made you grieve with my letter, I don’t regret it.

     Though I did regret it! For I knew the letter would grieve you. But only for a while! 9 As it is, I rejoice! Not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved to repentance [metanoia - to change ones mind, to turn, repent]. For it was a godly grief, so you lost nothing from it, but gained. 10 For godly grief makes us come to our senses, which gains for us life, safety, wholeness, without regret. Whereas worldly grief [lupé - sorrow, grief, pain, distress] produces loss of life. {Stress, etc, equals less life? Now, and shorter duration of life? Sweeping issues under the carpet isn’t the best remedy? Burying them in the psyche.. Whereas Father and Son’s love graphically displayed as a high priced ransom, Christ Crucified, is strong enough to appease every psyche. Rich man, poor man parable, and the Rev.22 - outside of the vision - narrative, portray (surely?) initial, inner conditions of some during GWT Judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘Day’.. The inner, outside of the light darkness and gnashing of teeth.. which - Jn.12:32 - will progress to the weeping.. beating self up with many stripes.. Think cruel and heartless despots, large and small.. ultimately the gut wrenching remorse.. in God’s radiant and blazing Light, not soon put aside and fully forgotten. Imperfect being not only entropy, but a true abyss of potential.. Pre-flood was hands off.. First proof.. Seditious angels first, as accelerant.. And this one and done, the onLy crucible - imperfection. The dis-ease as part of the cure? Unavoidable unless creation’s to be a mere Ant Farm?}

Tomorrows verses - 2 Corinthians 7:11-16

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10-31 - 1 Corinthians 4 7-13

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7 - So what is so wonderful about you? {Or any!} What do any of us have that we didn’t receive? And if we received it, why do we act as though we didn’t receive it? {There were still some miracles occurring, and any insights we receive, are just that, received.. A lucky shake of the heavenly dice. Every imperfect, able to think and reason being iS imperfect. And imperfect is an abyss of potential. How low can we go? I think given - enough time and circumstance - aLL can go wAy low. It only depends where Father God blocks with his hand. Teachers, believers ..a lucky shake of the dice. “All the world’s a stage” - Shakespeare. Different roles in this letting things run course. Other option? Ant Farm. ..Imagine ultimately, for cruel, heartless despots, dividers and spoilers, etc, etc, the truly gut wrenching remorse. (During and after their “reconciliation with God” Jn.12:32.) But now that we know we should choose wisely. Especially winding up these days (different from any other, with its modern capabilities). We are every day choosing Love/God, or choosing the world’s hate, division, slander, labeling, &tc. Mt.13:30.}

     8 Already, you, have attained all! You already have become the most richly blessed! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so we might share in the reigning with you! {They were as moving ahead to The Age, Mt.25:1-13. But as wheat still with its chaff, so impossible to serve called reigning during the Lord’s long second advent, full scope version of his so brief first one.. “Gather first the (still) tares to a (bon)fire. Then gather the wheat into my barn” Mt.23:30.}

     9 Sometimes I think God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like being sentenced to death, for we’ve become a mockery to the world, to angels, and to all mankind. 10 We are fools for Jesus’ sake, but you, you’re wise! {Seeking the world’s approval. But the world will turn upon any of us, lukewarm as well as enthusiastic.} We’re weak, but you’re strong! You’re held in honor, but we’re held in disrepute. {And despised?} 11 To this present time we hunger and thirst, we’re poorly dressed. We’re beat about and homeless. 12 And we labor, working with our own hands, for our own support.

     When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure. {Imagine how all the more despised if haughty, rude or offensive! Bad enough the ancient, widely held strong delusion/enchantment spurned a modern, even stronger delusion/enchantment. Instead of a dark cloaked prophet a light cloaked ‘one’, Rev.12:15? The chapter a stand alone insert, middle telling of the vision out of three tellings.}

     13 When slandered, we encourage and comfort. Yet we’ve become {to the world} as garbage, the cast off of all things.

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Tomorrow - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

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MARK 9 33-50

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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 the 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 also wrote a gospel account/testimony/testament and 1,2 and 3 John) said, “Rabbi/teacher, 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 be soon able to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who’s not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, whoever may give 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 so the fires were kept burning, considered a great psychological insult). 47 “And if your eye causes you to do wrong, tear it out! It’s better for you to enter/be in the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown 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. But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it be made salty again? Have salt within yourselves! And - be at peace - with one another.”

     {Salt preserves from corruption/rot/entropy. We could say, life as we presently know it - imperfection, thus fading away, is the ‘parable’ of the decomposing ‘apple’ and its worm that doesn’t quit - which iS the decomposing. A slow motion gehenna ‘burning’ away, that at times flares up into fiery judgments and wars. Corruption, decomposing and degrading does not quit until it is dust. “Dust thou art” dust to dust, God’s wrath. But if there had been no option to stray in Eden, creation would have to be an ant farm. So this unavoidable, all important contrast is experienced, and let to run its course, one and done. Humanity and creation will be “sealed”/saturated with God’s Spirit/Presence. “Sealed” (‘herd’ immunity) from straying/imperfection which is an abyss of potential ..versus Ant Farm?

     How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? God is Life and “is perfect” mt.5:48, the ‘end’ result cannot be anything less than the best one possible. God is surely(?) 100% unfettered Genius. And Love! THE utter Perfection. Which shaLL - and hAs to - rule. Since God is Life, nothing besides Perfect can ever work or endure. He is making all perfect. He iS Life, and “is perfect”.}

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Tomorrows verses - Mark 10:1-9

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Hebrews 10 14-17

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07/14 ~ From New Testament Letters

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14 - For by one, single offering, he has perfected for all time, those who are being sanctified. {God is Life, and “is perfect” but no option to stray in Eden would be Ant Farm! So now this imperfection/entropy which “does not quit” and “God is savior of all” 1Tim.4:10.}

15 And the Holy Spirit{/Presence of God} also bears witness, for after saying, 16  “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the LORD, I will put my laws in their hearts, and write them on their minds,” (Rev.7:9,4; 14:4, truth virgins?) 17 then he adds, “I will no more be mindful of their sin [hamartia - missing the mark] and their lawless deeds.” {As Perfection.. purity consumes impurity. “Our God is a consuming fire” Heb.12:29. And is Life, surely? So..]

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Tomorrows verses - Hebrews 10:18-22

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Hebrews 3 7-11

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06/17 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

7 - Therefore, as the Holy Spirit has said, “Today if you will hear his voice, 8 don’t harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on that other day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where I was put to the test, though they saw my works for forty years. 10 So I was grieved with them, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart. They don’t know my ways.’ 11 As I swore in my wrath [orgé - passion] {cause and effect as opposed to Ant Farm?} ‘They shall not {cannot} enter my rest.’”

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Tomorrows verses - Hebrews 3:12-19

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Romans 3 1-6

  01/20 ~ From New Testament Letters

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        Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - What advantage then to the Hebrew? {Believers are “grafted into Israel” as ultimately, “a Hebrew is one inwardly”. Humanity will be “Israel” when all is said and totally done.} Or of what value is circumcision? [A requirement for all men who follow the Hebrew Laws of Moses. It represents the carnal, self ‘first and foremost’ nature, as removed/circumcised from the heart. It was done on a child’s “8th day” - this whole program/“administration of ages” lasts eight millennia. God, Son, only straight out from God one, angels, waiting, then big bang into the universe as is but like a clock not running, then, set in motion.]  2 Why! Much advantage and benefit in every way! To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. {The adversary, first gone rogue one seethes with hatred..} 3 What if some were unfaithful? {As in all ethnicities.} Does their unfaithfulness {our unfaithfulness as well} cancel the faithfulness of God? 4 Of course not! Let God be true though every one be a liar! As it’s written, “That You (God) may be justified in Your words, and will prevail when You (God) are judged.” {Selah/just think about that!}

     5 But if our condition of failure serves to show the rightness of God, what can we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath {imo, cause and effect} upon us? {Versus ant farm?} I (Paul) am speaking in a human way. 6 He unjust? By no means! For then how could God judge the world? {If not with justice and utter righteousness and rightness? There’s the one option for creation. Out of three, ‘magic’ number three.. Cause and effect w/remedy built in, ant farm, or entropy/imperfection into nothingness/noT being. Every able to think and reason being is bound to sooner or later stray in thought, word or deed, away from God. But God iS Life and “is Perfect” Mt.5:48, so strayed in any tiny speck of a way is imperfect, which is totally entropic. The dis-ease, this crucible and slow gehenna as part of the cure? And immunity..}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 3:7-18

By Necessity Paraphrased

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