03-06 - Ro-16 Mt-18

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

 • Romans 16:13-27  Mt. 18:12-20 and Acts 18:1-16 separately

            ☀️ Romans 16:13-27

(Paul continues signing off with greetings and final instructions.) 13 - Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord! Also his mother, who’s been a mother to me as well. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. 15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.

     17 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions, and create obstacles with teachings contrary to the teaching you {first believers} were taught. Avoid them, 18 for such persons don’t serve the Lord, but their own selves. And by smooth talk [chréstologia - from chrestos and lego - fair speech, good words] and flattery [eulogia - blessing, praise, benefit, fine speaking. elegant language, fine discourse, polished language, persuasive words] they mislead [exapataó - deceive, beguile, lead astray] the hearts of the naive.

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19 Your obedience {to “the way”} is known to all, so I rejoice over you! But I want you to be wise as to what is good, and innocent and free of what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush the adversary [satan, satanas - adversary, accuser] {and accelerator} under your feet! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you! 21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as does Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I Tertius, who did the writing of this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, host to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.

     25 Now to he who is able to strengthen you according to the gospel I proclaim, which is the teaching of Jesus Christ, and according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages. 26 But now it has been revealed. And through the prophetic writings it’s been made known to all nations. This is according to the command of the eternal and immortal God, to bring about the obedience of faith. {To humanity.} 27 To the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. {The dis-ease is part of the cure, and immunity. THI and a forever enduring paradise/perfection.}

            🌙 Matthew 18:12-20

(The disciples had asked Jesus, “Who is greatest in the kingdom?”) 12 - “What do you think?” Jesus asked them, “If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one goes astray. Will the shepherd not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the one that has gone astray?13 And when he find’s it, will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that were not lost. {Will rejoice over all, for “all have gone astray” Isaiah 53:6.}

     14 It’s not the will of my Father in heaven that any should perish, even (the) [mikros - small, little, least significant].”

    15 “If your brother or sister - sins against you - go and tell them their fault, between you and they alone. If they hear you, you’ve gained your brother or sister!

     16 But if they don’t listen, take one or two others with you, so everything can be established by the witness of two or three. 17 And if they still refuse to listen, tell it to the group. And if they refuse to hear even then, let them be to you as an outsider. 18 Truly, I tell you, whatever you bind on earth, will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. {What you decide - in His wisdom and “Way” - will be honored/upheld by God.} 19 Again I tell you - if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there with you.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 03/07

Philemon 1:1-16  Matthew 18:21-35

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

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MATTHEW 25 24-33

a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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     05/04 - GospeL Verses 

24 - But the one who had received the one coin came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew 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” {hid the small amount of spirit had}. “Here, you have what is yours.’ 26 But the master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy 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 {Spirit} 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 [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.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 25:34-46

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).

MATTHEW 18 12-20

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12 - “What do you think?” Jesus said, “If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one goes astray, will they not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the one that has gone astray?13 And when they find it, I tell you, they will {just naturally} rejoice over it more than he ever has before, or has over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So it’s not the will of my Father in heaven that even one of these little ones should perish.” (He had been talking about children, and how {we} disciples should be like children {in heart condition, thus sentiment, attitude and words}.)

     15 “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and tell them their fault, between you and they alone. If they hear you, you’ve gained your brother or sister. 16 But if they don’t listen, take one or two others along with you, so every charge may be established by the witness of two or three. 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church. And if they refuse to hear even the church, let them be to you as an outsider. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth, will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I tell you - if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, with them.”

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 18:21-35

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Finding The Quietness

It's not always easy.. finding the Quietness.. but it is in "entering His rest" that the God filled life is fulfilled. Jesus said "the scriptures speak of Me". Jesus, is our rest. Not only does our faith "rest" in the "finished work of Jesus" (we are declared righteous and innocent, setting us free to grow in the Lord, He is the vine, we are the branches). But we rest - in Jesus Himself. "Let God do what seemeth Him good.." (Let God do..)

Reading about King David, while he was still just a shepherd, it says "the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.." (1 Sam 16:13)

It takes the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost of God, to bring about in our lives the spirit of being an overcomer. As the world heads more and more towards, well, where it is rushing toward, it will require this Spirit all the more so. It's the key to the treasure! And it's the key to overcoming, and to the fruit of the Spirit maturing within us and within our life.

It's also "in His rest" that we most easily hear the still, small voice of God Almighty speaking. ("Be still. And know I am God." Psalm 46:10) And this is the rest which God's people enjoy. And all of us, like the psalmist says, thirst for this stream, as the deer thirsts for running water. Sometimes there are Goliaths in our way. And it's in this Rest of God that we can defeat them and vanquish them from off our path.

Joel prophesied a dark and smoky day.. Keeping with the spirit that the scripture is both literal and metaphor - having a spiritual meaning that lasts always.. As the days mature, the clouds of darkness and deception will become (surely?) thicker and thicker. Believers of the day will need to abide, live, tabernacle (often) in God's Rest, not just for peace and joy, but for survival and perception. (Of course our goal is to always abide in that rest.)

It's the mighty sWord of the LORD which cuts through all things, all clouds, darkness, and the untruth they rest upon. And it's the Spirit of God Almighty which opens our eyes and seals our forehead (to go along with the seal of God on our heart, which cries "abba, Father!" (2 Corinthians 1:22, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 1:13,14).

"Let God do what seemeth Him good". (1 Samuel 3:18)
Jesus tells us, "my yoke is easy, my burden is light". (Matthew 11:30)

"The works were finished from the foundation of the world.. Let us therefor be diligent to enter that rest.. for we have a great High Priest.. ..therefor come boldly to the throne of peace.." (from Hebrews 4:3,11,14,16)

What A Long Day!

Can I even remember what was in my mind to blog this morning..?
I came across this sort of, well known saying, recently, "Once abolish the God and the government becomes the God." --G.K.Chesterton.
- And I thought of it later when I read "..the hireling when he sees the wolf, leaves the sheep and flees.." John 10:12,13.
- I hate to leave it at that, after all I don't want to focus on the negative! It's simply preparing just a bit 4 the negative.. and maybe not even us, but maybe our kids and grand kids..
Matthew 24:29-31 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days.. shall they see the Son of man coming on the clouds.. He will send His angels with the great sound of the trumpet and they shall gather His elect from the four winds.."
- "The cow and the bear shall graze,
    their young shall lie down together;
    and the lion shall eat straw like the ox." Isaiah 11:7
- He will settle arguments
between distant
    and powerful nations.
They will pound their swords
and their spears
    into rakes and shovels;
they will never again make war
    or attack one another.
 Everyone will find rest
beneath their own fig trees
    or grape vines,
and they will live in peace.
This is a solemn promise
    of the Lord All-Powerful." Micah 4:4
                   (Contemporary English Version)
- "...from the four winds.." Some versions read "from the four corners" (of the world) and some have used this verse to claim Jesus thought the world was flat. (Rofl! North, South, East, West! dah.. Oh well, I wasn't born believing either!)
-  "The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.." John 10:11. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.." John 10:27. ["..the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep." John 10:11]