04-20 - 1Tim-1 Mt-22

N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased  [ ] references { } thots

 • 1 Timothy 1:1-8  Matthew 22:34-46 and Rev.20:11-21:3 separately

            ☀️ 1 Timothy 1:1-8

1 - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command [epitagé - command, order, directive, injunction; from epí, "suitably on," {up close?} intensifying tássō - arrange(ment) a command "fitting" to the situation, i.e. an order that arranges things so they build on (Gk epi) each other to achieve the needed goal, thus epitagḗ - a structured command, also stresses the authority of the command] (by command) of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus our expectation,

       2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

     3 As I urged you when I was leaving to go to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so you may charge certain ones not to teach different doctrine. 4 Nor to devote their time to myths and endless genealogies {myths and many ideas ..that say follow me?} which only promote speculations rather than the stewardship and training from God that is by faith. [2Tim.3:16.]

     5 The aim and goal is love that issues from a pure heart [pure - katharos - free of admixture/contamination, root of catharsis] a good conscience [syneídēsis - an innate discernment, self-judging consciousness] and a sincere [anypókritos - from A - not, and hypokrínomai – not feined or phony, real and genuine] faith [pistis - to be persuaded, convinced, having confidence].

     6 Certain persons, by swerving from these (pure heart, good conscience, and a genuine faith) have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers, but neither understanding what they’re saying or the things about which they make such confident assertions. 8 For instance, we know the law is good, if it’s used lawfully..

     {But not endless debates over. And we do not and cannot “earn” Life.. as if God would owe us. Paul interpreted it as “saved by faith”. Saved from what? Death, its cause, and the imperfection/entropy leading to its conclusion. We are transplanted into receiving the enduring Life, which of course, is God Himself. 🎺🎉 He gives the faith, puts us on the born-again, being transformed into the likeness of his Son “way”. How else can paradise/perfection ever remain intact?}

            🌙 Matthew 22:34-46

34 - Now when the Pharisee party heard Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered around him. 35 One of them, a lawyer, wanting to test him, asked him a question. 36 “Teacher” he said, “which is the great commandment in the Law?” 

     37 Jesus answered, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, you shall love your fellow person as yourself. 40 On these two hang all the Law and Prophets.”

     41 Now while they were gathered around him, he asked them a question, 42 “What do you think about the Christ (Greek for Messiah)? Whose son is he?”

     They answered him, “The son of David.” 43 So he asked them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 44 “‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I set your enemies under your feet”’? 45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” 46 None were able to give him an answer, and from that day, no one dared ask him any more such questions.

           

Tomorrows verses, 04/21

1 Timothy 1:9-15  Matthew 23:1-12

Start 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.

have a great day! ☀️🕊️

02-04 - Ro-7 Mt-11

🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots

 • Romans 7:1-4  Matthew 11:20-30

            ☀️ Romans 7:1-4

1 - Or do you not know - for I (Paul) am speaking to those who know the law - that the law is binding on a person only as long as they live? 2 For example, a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she’s released from the law of marriage to him. 3 Whereas, if she lives with another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she’s free from that law and if she marries another man she’s not committing adultery.

     4 In the same way, you too (who have been wed to the Law) have died to “the Law” through the body{/death} of Christ {we “died with him” and are “born again/anew”} so that you now belong not to the law {not to the O.T. outward conforming, society preserving, laws of Moses as a way to earn the enduring Life} but now you are married to another {another testament, treaty, agreement, contract} which is he who has been raised from the dead - in order - that we may bear fruit for God. {Healthy fruit, victorious/overcoming fruit, through our inward conforming union with God through, and with, the fully yielded, fully victorious Son.}

            🌙 Matthew 11:20-30

20 - Jesus began to scold the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent. [Metanoéō - from metá - changed after being with, and noiéō, - think – i.e. think differently after; quote - a turning point in one's life, a call to abandon former ways and embrace a new life in Christ.. particularly significant in the context of the early church, where converts often came from pagan backgrounds and needed to renounce their previous practices.]

     21 “Woe to you, Chorazin, woe to you, Bethsaida, for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes! 22 And I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the ‘day’ of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to hades (state of unseen, gone). For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be - more - bearable - on the day of judgment {during “8th” millennium, Rev.20} for the land of Sodom than for you.”

     25 Then Jesus prayed, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have HIDDEN these things from the {so called} wise and understanding and revealed them to little children {and ‘foolish’ of the world}. 26 Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All [ - the word “things” is inserted, but instead should read “all” - pas - every, the whole, entire, all] have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son if not the Father, and no one knows the Father if not the Son, and whoever the Son chooses to reveal him to. 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. And learn from me. For I’m gentle and lowly in heart, and you’ll find rest for your souls. 30 For - my - yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

     

Tomorrows verses, 02/05

Romans 7:5-10  John 5:1-17 and ACTS 16:1-19 separately

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! ☀️🕊️

01-06 - 2 Cor-11 Jn-3

🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots

 • 2 Corinthians 11:1-9  John 3:1-12

            ☀️ 2 Corinthians 11:1-9

1 - I hope you will bear with me (Paul) in a little foolishness! 2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you! For I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. {🗝️to Rev.14:4; 7:9,4; and also key to God being a “jealous God”, which is a - good - thing!} 3 But I’m fearful that as the serpent {seraphim?} [ophis - snake; symbolizing deceit, danger, and evil; serpent] deceived Eve by his cunning, that your thinking will be led astray from the sincere and pure devotion to Christ!

     4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaim, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you first received, or if you accept a different gospel {different message} from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough! 5 Let me say {foolishly} that I consider I am not in the least inferior to these ‘superior apostles’ {claiming levels and assigning theirselves as on a higher level than the others is no sign of maturity or superiority}. 6 Even if I were unskilled in my words, I am not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in many ways and in all things.

     7 Or do I commit a sin in humbling myself so you might be lifted up in your spirit? Or because I preached and taught God's message to you free of charge? 8 I accepted from other churches in order to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and was in need, I didn’t burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. So I didn’t burden you and will continue to not burden you in any way.

            🌙 John 3:1-12

1 - Now there was a man of the Pharisee party whose name was Nicodemus, a leader and ruler of the Jews. 2 He came out to see Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you’re a teacher come from God. For no one can do these signs, that you’ve been doing, unless God is with him.”

     3 Jesus answered, “Truly, I tell you, unless someone is born again they can’t see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said, “How can a person be born when they’re old? Can they enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born again?”

     5 Jesus said, “Unless one is born of water {natural birth from the womb} aNd, of the Spirit {of God, his Presence} they can’t enter into the kingdom of God. 6 Because what is produced by flesh/matter is flesh/matter {that which is mortal is mortal} and that which is produced of the Spirit is spirit.

     7 Don’t wonder that I said, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where the wind blows, and you hear the sound of it, but you don’t know exactly where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone having been born of the Spirit.”

     9 Nicodemus said, “How can this be?” 10 Jesus answered, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you don’t understand? 11 Truly, I tell you, what’s known is what someone will speak. And what someone sees,  is what they’ll bear witness to. But my witness/testimony isn’t received.

     12 If I’ve told you the earthly and you don’t believe me, how will you believe if I tell you the heavenly?”

           

Tomorrows verses, 01/07 

2 Corinthians 11:10-29  John 3:13-24

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! ☀️🕊️

JOHN 3 1-12

    🍃🕊️01/06 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

1 - Now there was a man of the Pharisee party whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you’re a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered, “Truly, I tell you, unless one is born again they cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said, “How can a person be born when they are old? Can they enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born again?” 5 Jesus said, “Unless one is born of water, and, of the Spirit, they cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That produced by flesh is flesh {that which is mortal is mortal} and that which is produced of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Don’t wonder that I said, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where the wind blows, and you hear the sound of it, but you don’t know exactly where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone having been born of the Spirit.”

     9 Nicodemus said, “How can this be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand? 11 Truly, I tell you, what is known is what is spoken, and what is seen is what is borne witness to. But my witness/testimony isn’t received. 12 If I’ve told you of earthly things and you don’t believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of heavenly things?

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Tomorrows verses - John 3:13-24

By Necessity Paraphrased

Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Reading & Study

A Rugged Realist?

Don't you think the Father Most High is a rugged realist? It's like He is saying to mankind you can't do such and such.. For it leads to death. So why would you do it? In the day that you do it, it will lead to death.

Don't, do it.

Of course all of us humans have been born into it! We're just naturally born imperfect. God is both life and perfection. That makes imperfection the opposite of life. We're not all evil, but the potential's there.. It's a veritable bottomless pit. History my dear proves that, over, and, over. Once a creature walks out of God's will and presence, they become imperfect. An irreparable state.

Irreparable for us, imperfect cannot make itself perfect. But not for Him. Because, of course, He did it. "Reconciled us to Himself while we were still yet sinners!" In the cosmic bank of what we owe, a sort of karma if you will, or just natural consequences and results, Jesus paid it all, including our death. Jesus on the cross. [For "death could not hold Him".]

"If I be lifted up from the Earth" Jesus said, "I will draw all to me". .."The mystery that's been hid for ages, Christ in you." .."Born again.." .."Behold I will make all things new".. "The lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow." .."Eye has not seen, nor the ear heard, or heart imagined, all that He has prepared.."