05-04 - Titus-2 Mt-25

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

 • Titus 2:9-15  Matthew 25:24-33 and Rev. 21:10-22 separately

            ☀️ A.M. Titus 2:9-15

9 - Bondservants (paying of a debt/agreement/bond by working, today employees) should work well and be respectful, not argumentative or resentful. 10 Not pilfering, but showing all good faith in everything, so they may adorn the news of God our Savior.

     11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, 12 and training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly longings, to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness {and entropy! imperfection is entropy (death) because God, (surely?) iS Life, and he “is perfect” Mt.5:48} and to purify [katharisē, a root of catharsis] to himself a people for his own who are zealous [zélótés - zealous, enthusiastic, fervent in support] for good [kalos - good, beautiful, noble, excellent, honorable] works [ergon]. 15 Declare these things Titus. Urge, encourage and convince with all authority. Let no one disregard you! {Because he was young?}

            🌙 P.M. Matthew 25:24-33

(Parable of the talents/coins continued) - 24 - “But the one who had received the one coin came forward, saying, ‘Master, I thought you to be a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid and went, dug a hole in the ground, and hid your coin.” {Cowed by “the world”? Hid the small amount of spirit had?}

     “Here, have what is yours.’ 26 But the master answered, ‘You wicked [ponéros - wicked, bad, malicious] and lazy [oknéros - slothful, lazy, idle, lagging behind; from oknéō - to delay – properly, hesitate and hence be tardy, reluctant, ‘dragging one's feet’] servant! You know I reap where I  haven’t sown, and I gather where I scatter no seed? 27 So you should have invested my money with the bankers {usury - use - perhaps sacrificing “the world’s” approval and acceptance} and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the coin from that one and give it to the one who has the ten coins. 29 For to everyone who has {maturity and spiritually} will more be given, and they will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what they have will be taken away. 30 And cast the unfit servant into the {inner} outer darkness. Where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Mt.13:30/Rev.16:14-15-16.)

     31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels [angeloi - angels, messengers] with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne [thronos - throne, seat]. {“All the world is a stage” - Shakespeare.} 32 And before him will be - gathered {Rev.16:14-15-16} - all the nations. And he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right. But the goats on the left.” {Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 and, or Mt.25:1-13.}

           

Tomorrows verses, 05/05

Titus 3:1-7  Matthew 25:34-46

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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Hebrews 2 9-11

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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06/13 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

9 - But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels. But then crowned with glory and honor because of his suffering of death, so that by the grace of God, he would taste death for all. 10 For it was fitting, that he, for whom and by whom, all exist, in bringing many to glory, should make the captain [archégos - pioneer] of their salvation [sótéria - deliverance, safety, rescue, well being] (tested to) perfection through suffering. 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one. That’s why he’s not ashamed to call them brethren [adelphos - of the same womb, brother, also sister].

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Tomorrows verses - Hebrews 2:12-14

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)

2 Corinthians 8 1-14

  12/31 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

1 - We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty has overflowed into a wealth of generosity. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, and of their own accord, 4 asking us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints—5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us as well. 6 So we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete with you this act of grace. 7 But as you excel in everything—in faith, speech, knowledge, in earnestness, and in the brotherly love that is between us, I know you’re bound to excel in this act of grace also.

     8 This isn’t a commandment we’re speaking about, or anything like that, but it will show to them how genuine your love for them is. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that by his poverty, we might become rich! 10 And in this matter I think this benefits you, it was a year ago that you started it, through your own motivation. 11 So now is indeed a good time to finish doing it. But out of what you have! 12 For if the motivation is there, it’s acceptable according to what a person has, and not according to what they don’t have. 13 For it’s not that others should be eased and you burdened. But 14 that your abundance at the present time, can supply their need, and their abundance may supply your need at a future time. {Not a top down “collectivism” to distribute to the masses - where somehow the distributing falls short.}

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Tomorrows verses - 2 Corinthians 8:15-24

By Necessity Paraphrased

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1 Corinthians 15:9-17

12/07 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

9 -  For I (Paul) am the least of the apostles. Actually unworthy to be called an apostle! Because I persecuted the church/believers of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than anyone, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 So whether then it was I or they, so we preach [kérussó - proclaim, preach, herald] and so you believed.

     12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is useless and your faith is empty. 15 And so we are even found to be lying about God, because we testified about him, that he raised Christ, when if the dead are not raised, then Christ did not rise. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is without value, and you are still in your sins [hamartia - missing the mark/imperfection-entropy]. {The worm that doesn’t quit - life as we presently know it as a ‘parable’ of the decomposing apple, and its worm, the decomposing, that does not quit. Entropy, this slow burning gehenna crucible and sieve that separates the chaff from off the wheat, which continues until one of TWO vivifications - 1Thes.4:16-17, or Rev.21:5, 1Cor.15:24-28. The dis-ease as - part - of the cure, and immunity!?}

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Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 15:18-26

By Necessity Paraphrased

Annual Daily Reading & Study