09-14 James 4 12-17

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

     🕊️reading & study 🕊️

12 - There is only one lawgiver. There is only one judge. And He (only) who is able to save or to destroy.

     But who are you? Who are you to pass judgement upon your neighbor/fellow person? (That ‘other’..}

     13 And you who say, “Today or tomorrow we’ll go to such and such a city, spend a year, trade, make a profit”— 14 yet you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You’re a mist that appears for a short time and then fades away! 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting isn’t good!

     17 So whoever knows the right to do and fails to do it, for them it’s sin [hamartia - missing the mark]. {To know right, but choose differently is a missing of the mark🎯. We’re a work in progress, but need to be in the right progression? Otherwise, why bother!?}

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - James 5:1-8

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post.. which has turned out to be an interesting way to ‘enter the ‘story’. 

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

LUKE 9 37-45

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story

🍃🕊️reading & study 🕊️🍃

   08/27 - GospeL Verses

37 - On the next day, when Jesus, with John, James and Peter came down from the mountain, a great crowd was waiting. 38 And a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher! Please come! And look at my son! He’s my only child! 39 An evil spirit seizes hold of him. And he suddenly cries out and it convulses him so badly, he foams at the mouth! It bruises him, and it keeps coming back. 40 I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.”

     41 Jesus answered, “Oh unbelieving and twisted {missing the mark} generation {humans} how long am I to be with you and tolerate you?” {Tolerate your present missing the mark condition.} “Bring your son here.” 42 And even while he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and presented him back to his father. {Two actions needed?} 43 And the crowd was in awe of the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at all which he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to these words, let them sink into your ears - the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of man.” {And the very twisted.} 45 But they didn’t understand what it was he was saying. It was hidden from them, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - Mark 9:14-24

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)