May-05 From Mt-25 Titus-3

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GospeL Verses ~ Matthew 25:34-46

Parables.. 34 - “Then the King will say to those to the right hand of him, ‘Come, those being blessed by my Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation [katabolé - laying down] of the world. [Greek is most always in the present tense, as in “being blessed”.] 35 I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was a stranger and you were welcoming to me, 36 I lacked clothing and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you came and visited me, I was in prison and you came to see me.’ 37 Then the righteous (the being blessed) will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and gave you something to eat, or thirsty and we gave you a drink? 38 And when did we see you as a stranger and welcomed you, or you lacked clothing and we gave you clothes? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 And the King will answer, ‘Truly, I tell you, as you did it for the least of any, you did it for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Go from me [poreúomai - go from, from poros -a ford, passage] those being cursed [kataráomai - accursed, doomed] (earthly) into the ‘pertaining to an age [aionios/eonian] fire [pýr] prepared [hetoimazó - made ready, from hétoimos - sure to happen as needed. (Mt.13:30 “gather first the (still) tares.. then gather the wheat” is the fiery 2Thes.1:7,8 and Rev.16:13-16; also notice this, Mt.13:33, key word 3, with 1Cor.15:22-24,28, three harvests, barley, the wheat aNd grape-at the second vivification) (..Will have part in the fire? made ready] for (“for” is assumed) the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you fed me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not make me welcome. I lacked clothing and you did not give me with any clothes. I was sick and in prison and you didn’t come to see me.’44 Then they will say, ‘Lord! When did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and provided you no help?’45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I tell you, as you did not do for one of the least, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And so they shall go into aionion punishment [kolasin - korrection, correction] but the righteous (through the cross of Christ, the being blessed) - into - life unfading.” ((Into “the” millennium, to serve, called reigning, during his long second advent of the thousand years and judgment ‘day’. For to do His works surely(?) is to reign ..crowns of Life, not metal?)) Mt.25:1-13.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                  ~ Titus 3:1-7 ~

1 - Remind the believers to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey authority and be ready for every good work. 2 To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy toward all. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, and slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. (Our human condition all too often!) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit (/Presence of God) 6 which he poured out upon us - richly - through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by HiS grace we might become - heirs - according to the hope [elpis - expectation] of the unfading life. (God, surely? iS life, and he “is perfect” Mt.5:48, so what is the effect of straying, and lack of perfection?)

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Matthew 26:1-13

Titus 3:8-15

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Zechariah.. recently Daniel

Is.11:7 - The lion will eat straw like the ox!⛲️

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11-01 𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 Lk-21 1Cor-4

     𝓓aily 𝓖ospel \/erses ✨

          Luke 21:34-36

34 Jesus continued, “Take heed to yourself, don’t let your heart be weighed down with the cares of this present world, nor caught up in dissipation or pleasure seeking [methé - drunkenness (and drugs) phonetic sound - meth'-ay] and the day would come upon you suddenly as a snare. 35 For it will come upon all those sitting [kathémai - to be seated] upon all the face of the earth. 36 Watch during every season, pray that you can prevail, and come safely through [ekpheugó - to flee, escape away] the things that will occur and are left standing before the Son of man.                   

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From New Testament Letters

          (In Order Written)

    ~ 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 ~

14 - I (Paul) don’t write these things to shame or embarrass you, but as a parent correcting his own dear children. 15 You could have ten thousand counselors in the Lord, but you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father when I first gave you the message. 16 I implore you therefor, to be an imitator of me. 17 This is why I have sent to you Timothy, who is a beloved son in the Lord, and is faithful to the Lord and will remind you of the way that is in Christ (Messiah, Savior) Jesus, which is my teaching to every church/group. 18 Some have become puffed up [phusioó - inflated] supposing I will not visit. 19 I will come shortly however, if the Lord wills. Talk is cheap after all, but is there power? (Does a false way have power?) 20 For the kingdom of God is not only in word, but in power [dýnamis]. 21 Should I come to you in sternness to correct? Or in love and a spirit of gentleness? (There’s only one genuine successful “way”. Paul was passionate to see these baby and formative churches be what they should be. Especially as they were the foundation of the future. The accurate message needing to be preserved, so that the message going out to the world be accurate. Otherwise, why bother?)

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🗝️ [  ] - 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

      𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒷𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒽𝓊𝒷 𝒹𝑜𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝑜𝑜𝓁𝓈

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𝒯𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓌’𝓈 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓈:

Luke 21:37-22-2

1 Corinthians 5:1-6

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𝒜𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 15:1-21 ✔️

𝑅𝑒𝓋/𝒜𝓅𝑜𝒸 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 16:1-7

𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓉𝓈 - Isaiah part 1, 2, 3,4 ✔️

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Why It's Easy For Us To Think In Terms Of Billions Of Years

(As to origins, that is.) It's because we are in what is called a very long process. And the father of lies weaves strands of truth into all of his tapestries. (Which is doubly clever, for then we weave them into our psyche and life.)

When God endowed thinking ability a whole new realm (tree?) of possibilities came about, and He is being, and has been, infinitely patient awaiting the outcome. You see thinking ability includes being able to make choices, and hence we have life as it is and also death. Because God is Life itself, and is also Perfection. That makes imperfection, the opposite of life. And sooner or later, some one (some rational creature) is bound to think, "say.. do we really have to do all things, and think all things, God's way?"

He first made angels to be rational creatures. He waited and created the universe and man and woman, not only after the first rebel thought occurred, but waited until after it had matured into outright revolt and sedition. (Why? So all "in heaven and earth" would take this unavoidable journey and lesson, all together, at once.)

"Waited a very long time".. surely!? ..Here's where the "billions of years" actually comes from(!?) For when there was 'only' the Presence of the Father and the Son and the angels, surely there wasn't all that much to go astray about(?) And just think, God, being life itself, lives through all sufferings and disasters which ever occur (while He is for the most part, letting choice run its course).

And when God created the universe, in that majestic explosion of life / Himself, he placed all things where He wanted them to be, and began the motion from there. And! From the "foundation of the world" / from the beginning, He built the rescue of all into it - Jesus on the cross - an image, and love, strong enough to ultimately pierce every psyche. He is perfect, the only 'end' result imaginable, is the best one possible.
1 Timothy 4:10, among many, many verses, says "God is the savior of all.."

A thank you to Pixabay.com for the image.