10-12 - Galatians 4 8-20

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8 - Before, when you didn’t know God, you were in bondage to and submitted to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather - to be known by Him - how can you turn back and be slaves once again to weak, elementary principles of the world, that don’t work? 10 You (consider as demanded/required/mandatory to) observe days and months, seasons and years! 11 I’m afraid I may have labored over you in vain! 12 So I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you (gentiles) are. You did me no wrong. 13 You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first, 14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you didn’t scorn or despise me, but you received me as though I was a messenger of God, or even as Christ Jesus himself. 15 What then! Has become of your blessedness? For I testify that, if possible, you would have gouged out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

     17 They flatter and make a big deal of you. But that’s for no good purpose. They want to shut - you - out. So you will make a bid deal of {and will follow} them.

     18 It is always good to be zealous for a good purpose! And not only when I’m with you. 19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! 20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, but I am perplexed about you!

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Tomorrow - Galatians 4:21-31.

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10-11 - MARK 12 1-11

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{This parable is about the high Seraphim who was a “covering angel over Eden” - this is a note from last year.🤔🤷🏼‍♀️ And other covering angels joined him. Of course God knew! Waited so long.. This is an unavoidable journey! We’re all in the same boat, and going to the same place, Rev.21:1-5, 2Pet.3:12-13, JN.12:32. “The lion will (once again) eat straw like the ox, and the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7.}

     Vs.1 - Jesus began to speak to them in parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. Then he put a fence around it, dug a pit for a winepress, and built a tower for it. Then he hired tenants and went off to another country. 2 When the harvest came, he sent a hired worker to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

     4 A little later he sent another worker, and they hit him over the head and treated him shamefully. 5 Then he sent another, who they killed! And so with many others. Some they beat, and some they killed. 6 Then he had still one other, a beloved son. And finally he sent him, thinking to himself, ‘They’ll respect my son.’ 7 But those (evil) tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir! Let’s kill him! And the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they seized him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

     9 Now what do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? Won’t he come and pay back those evil tenants, and give the vineyard to others?! 10 Have you not read the Scripture, ‘The stone [Christ] the builders rejected is THE chief stone {both of humanity and creation} 11 this is the Lord's doing, and it’s marvelous in our eyes’!?”

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Tomorrow - Mark 12:12-27

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10-11 - Galatians 4 1-7

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(Speaking of us - ) verse 1 - What I (Paul) mean, is that an heir, while they are a child, is not much different from a hired servant, though they’re the owner of everything! 2 But they’re under guardians and managers until the date set by their father.

     3 This is us! While children, we’re held in bondage to the basic principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son to us, born of woman, and born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were held under by the law. {Truth is an iron/unbreakable measuring rod. Imperfection/“missing the mark” translated sin, is the opposite of Life! This is because God iS life, and he “is perfect” Mt.5:48. And imperfect is a held in bondage to it condition. Because imperfect cannot somehow transform itself into perfect.}

     This bound over to futility (disobedience) is so we receive adoption as sons and daughters and heirs. {Heirs to Life and the kingdom, an enduring paradise/perfection. Enduring because “all of heaven and all of earth” (Eph.1:10) will fully understand that straying in any tiny way from Truth/perfect Love, purity and holiness, can onLy ever result in imperfection/entropy, the opposite of Life - So all will be fiLLed with God’s Spirit/Presence - saturated/“sealed”. We shall “put on immortality” 1Cor.15:52-55.}

     6 And because we are his heirs, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, that cries out {responds}, “Father! My Father!”

     7 So you are no longer a servant, but a son or daughter, and if a son or daughter, then an heir of God. {“We shall be like Jesus” 1Jn.3:2 “the exact representation and image of God’s person” Col.1:15. THE blueprint, Jesus is called “the First” (greek “proto” and he is “forever preeminent” which I figure Jesus is also, the prototype of what God is creating. God, when all is fulfilled, calls us his jewels. So faceted, unique, not clones, and not merely an Ant Farm, the other option for creation? ..But would that be a paradise? Jewels - Malachi 3:17. ….”The lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow and their young will lie down together” Isaiah 11:7.

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Tomorrow - Galatians 4:8-20

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10-10 - MARK 11 27-33

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27 - And the next day they went again into Jerusalem. And as Jesus was walking in the temple, the chief priests, scribes and elders (leaders, authorities) came to him, 28 and they asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?” (He was teaching the people and he had kicked out those buying and selling in the temple court. And had overturned their tables.) 29 Jesus said to them, “I’ll ask you a question. And if you can answer it, I’ll tell you by what authority I’m doing these things. 30 Was the baptism of John from heaven? Or was it from man?”

    31 They discussed this among their selves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he’ll say, ‘Why then didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But can we say, ‘From man’?” For they were afraid of the people, who all held that John was a prophet. 33 So they answered, “We don’t know.” And Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

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Tomorrow - Mark 12:1-11

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Revelation - 9 13-21

 BooK of Revelation

          a paraphrased study

(Review: out of the smoke of {widespread?} warfare came loud locust like tormenting mankind for five months. Marshall Law enforced?)

13 - When the sixth angel blew his trumpet, I (John) heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar before God {four directions?} 14 and it said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, prepared for the hour, day, month, and year, were released that they may kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of mounted troops - twice ten thousand times ten thousand is the number I heard. {This is at the 6th trumpet blast, so late. The revelation vision is told three times. Like a production with sort of(?) “meanwhiles” or, seeing it from different aspects — 6:1-2 to 11:19; ch.12, verse 17 w/ Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11.. the three rejoining at the 7th trumpet’s sounding and armageddon w/ harpazo, Mt.13:30! Imo.}

     17 And this is the appearance of the horses in the vision, and those sitting atop them having fiery breastplates {shiny, reflective?} and hyacinth (dark blue or deep purple) and brimstone/sulfur {blue, yellow, and fiery red accompanies?}. And their heads were like lion heads (big) and fire, smoke, and sulfur came out of their mouths. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire (red), smoke (deep blue?) and brimstone (yellow) coming out of their mouths. (Rev.8:13 had said, “Woe! Woe! Woe [ouai - alas! woe!] to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts (that were) about to be sounded by the other three angels!” Trumpets five, six, and seven.] 19 For the power of the horses [6th trumpet] is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound. {Make war?}

     20 The rest of mankind, who weren’t killed by these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands nor of worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. 21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their sorceries [pharmakos - poisoning, sorceries, magic {modern(?) “miracles to mislead”?} and enchantments, mesmerising] nor did they repent of their sexual immoralities and thefts. [Still not persuaded that man and universe needs God. As opposed to Jn.3:33 - “The one who has accepted his testimony has acknowledged that God is truthful, genuine, {faithful} [aléthés - true, truthful, real, genuine.”]                               

                         ~*~

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10-10 - Galatians 3 22-29

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22 - The Scripture has declared all under sin. [Greek, hamartia - “missing the mark” i.e. imperfection. “HE has subjected (sugkleió - to shut up, enclose, confined) aLL to disobedience (apeitheia - disobedience, unbelief; from A "not" and peíthō - persuaded) SO he may have mercy on all” Ro.11:32] And so - the promise - by faith in Jesus, might be given to those who believe.

     23 Before faith came, we were under the law {like} held in custody, until the way of faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian [paidagógos - a trainer, tutor] until Christ came. This is so we might be justified by faith. 25 And now that faith has come, we are no longer under that guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus we are sons and daughters of God through faith. 27 And when you were baptized, it represented a putting on of Christ, like putting on new clothing. 28 And therefor, in Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither nor male and female, but all are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, and an heir according to the PROMISE.

     {Heir to what? To God’s Spirit/Presence, increasing so ultimately we shall be fully “like Jesus”. A full temple of God ..yet each unique, God calls his jewels, Mal.3:17. Heirs to “the kingdom”. All under sin/futility by first pair ‘falling’.. So it’s one and done, “all of heaven and all of earth” taking this unavoidable journey through this all important contrast all together at once. Other option? Ant Farm? ..Instead, total ‘herd’ immunity? To straying from God who iS Life and “is perfect” Mt.5:48. ..So imperfection is entropy.}

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Tomorrow - Galatians 4:1-7

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10-09 - MARK 11 20-26

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20 - In the morning when they went back by the fig tree that Jesus had cursed, they saw it had withered away right down to its roots. 21 And Peter remembering said, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus told the disciples, “Have faith in God. 23 For truly, I say to you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and don’t doubt in your heart, what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. 24 Therefore I say, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you receive it, and you shall. 25 But whenever you pray, if you have something against someone, forgive them, so your Father who is in heaven may forgive you! Forgive your trespasses [paraptóma - a false step, trespass, from parapiptó - to fall in, into or away, to fail; a lapse (deviation) from the truth, an error, slip up, wrong doing that (even) can be unconscious and non-deliberate].”

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Tomorrow - Mark 11:27-33

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ACTS 7 17-37

  Book of the Acts of the First Believers

(Stephen continues his very good history lesson) 17 - “But as the time of the promise [of a homeland] drew near, which God had told Abraham, the people had increased and multiplied in Egypt 18 until another king rose in Egypt who didn’t know Joseph [the nation as friends]. 19 He dealt poorly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants [to the elements] so they would perish. 20 And it was at this time that Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God's sight.” {As all babies are.. Yet God was choosing/had chosen/predetermined Moses for his purpose.} “And he remained for three months in his father's house, 21 and when he was put out in the elements, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own. 22 And so Moses was instructed in all the schooling and knowledge of the Egyptians, and was also gifted in his words and in his deeds.

     23 When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. 24 And then seeing one of them being beaten, he defended and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was going to deliver them by his hand, but they didn’t. 26 And on the following day he returned and saw some were quarreling and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you’re brothers. Why do you fight each other?’ 27 But the man who was wronging his neighbor {fellow person} pushed him aside, and said, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?! 28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?!’ 29 At this, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

     30 Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.” {Must be a strong metaphor here. Parable, in the literal. Fire that doesn’t consume. Is in the heart?} 31 Now when Moses saw that, he was amazed. And as he drew near to get a better look, there came from the bush, the voice of the LORD saying, 32 ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and no longer dared to look. 33 Then the LORD said to him, ‘Take the sandals from off your feet, for the place where you’re standing is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in slavery and bondage in Egypt. I have heard their groaning, and I’ve come down to deliver them. So now come, I will send you to Egypt.’

     35 This Moses” Stephen continued, “whom they at first rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a judge and ruler?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel [aggelos - a messenger, delegate] who was in the burning bush. 36 This Moses is the one who led them out, and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. 37 And this is the one who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you the prophet like me, from among your brothers.’”

                     ~*~

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10-09 - Galatians 3 16-21

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16 - The promises were made to Abraham and his offspring. God didn’t say to Abraham, “And to your offsprings,” as though meaning many, but - “to your offspring” - referring to one. And that one, is Christ.

     17 What I mean is this - the law, which came 430 years later, doesn’t cancel a covenant/contract/agreement/guarantee, previously ratified by God, so as to annul the promise. 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, then it’s no longer by promise.

     But God gave the promise {gave his word} to Abraham by a promise [epaggelia - a summons, promise, from epí - upon, appropriate, and aggellō - announce – a promise which literally announces what is fitting, epaggelía is a legal term that refers to an “officially sanctioned promise”]. {Fitting because it’s the “one way” that works.}

     19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgression [parabasis - a going aside, from pará - contrary, and bainō - go – properly, an overstepping, a deliberate going over the line and transgression] {wrong-doing, doing wrong/what cannot ever work, being false, not of Truth, built on sand. Added to show right from wrong. The Ten Commandments (etc) are society preserving}.

     The law was added, until the offspring should come to whom, and about whom, the promise was made. The law was put in place through angels, and by an mediator. (Which mediator was Moses.) 20 Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement.

     But God didn’t use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham. {HE said it. HE will do it.}

     21 Does the law then contradict the promises God has made? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that can impart life, then indeed, righteousness would come about from the law. {There’s only one source of Life. And Father God has ordained it be given and maintained through his Son, only straight out from God one. So close, both administer God’s Spirit/Presence. Saturation will equal “sealed”. 🕊️⛲️

      How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? (Sealed.)

     Because God is Life and “is perfect” mt.5:48, imperfect is entropy, which “doesn’t quit” so “God is savior of all, especially” (& currently) “those who believe” 1Tim.4:10. Eight millennial ‘days’ = one and done. Jn.12:32.}

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Tomorrow - Galatians 3:22-29

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10-08 - MARK 11 11-19

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11 - (Mark’s account.) And so Jesus entered Jerusalem and he went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went back to Bethany with the twelve.

     12 On the following morning, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it wasn’t yet the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

     15 When they came to Jerusalem, he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple courts. He turned over the tables of the money-changers along with the seats of those selling pigeons. 16 And he wouldn’t allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 And when he was teaching, he said, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you’ve made it into a den of robbers.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it (the leaders) and they were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. 19 When evening came they went back out of the city.

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Tomorrow - Mark 11:20-26

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10-08 - Galatians 3 8-15

paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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8 - The Scriptures long ago told how God would accept the nations because of their faith. This is why God told Abraham - the good news - that in him, all nations would be blessed. 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with, and like, Abraham. He is called the man of faith.

     10 The thing is, anyone relying on fulfilling of the law, to be accepted, are under a curse! For it’s written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t abide by, and do - all - that’s written in the Book of the Law.” {God iS life, and “is perfect” mt.5:48, so to stray in any tiny way in thought, word or deed is to become imperfect! Life as we presently know it is unavoidable, because no option to stray in Eden, would be creation as an Ant Farm. This imperfection/entropy is an all important contrast.}

     11 It’s proven no one is justified - before God - by the law. For it’s written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” 12 And the law is not of faith, rather it’s a way, as it’s written, that “The one who does the law, shall live by all the law.” 13 And Christ redeemed and rescued/delivered us from that curse {and captivity} by becoming a curse for us. For it’s written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree” — 14 so that to the nations the blessing of Abraham comes in Jesus Christ, so the promise of the Spirit is received through believing/faith.

     {🗝️? The only way to BE “perfect” is by God’s Spirit/Presence fully reigning upon the Throne of our Heart. We are the temple meant for God’s Spirit/Presence, as is creation itself. He is Life. There is no other “way”.}

     15 To give an example - even with a man-made covenant/contract, no one annuls it, or adds to it, once it’s been ratified. [And “faith” preceded The Law. Abraham was before Moses.]

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Tomorrow - Galatians 3:16-21

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)

God iS LiFe

🔆⛺️ “He is dressed in a robe of light. He stretched out the starry heavens like a tent” Ps.104:2. When done w/ what he’s creating - “God will Tabernacle/Tent with mankind” Rev.21:3.

      “Build a tent..” a replica.. energy of the universe wrapped in gold “take it with you wherever you go”..

     “Soon nothing will be beyond them”… they have split the building block.. “The earth will shake to and fro.. when the seven thunders make their voices heard” Is.24:20/Rev.10:4.. And then..

     Rev.20 is told like describing the crests of waves and not much of the in between.

Jn.12:32, 1Tim.4:10. Then “God will Tabernacle with man” after the “palin/again-genesis” (after the “new heavens and earth”) …”Where is the house you will build for Him?” Acts 7:49.

  🔅 Jesus said, “All those in the tombs/graves will hear God’s voice and will come forth” (from the graves/tombs) “some into the resurrection of life” (into THE millennium, to serve called reigning? for to do His works.. crown of Life, not metal.. during his long second advent, a full scope version of his so brief first one?).. “And some, into the resurrection of (the GWT) judgment” ‘day’ (Jn.5:28-29, part of his second advent) which elsewhere He calls agelasting correction [“kolasin aionion” oR “korrection eonian”] Mt.25:46, logically, the completing of - “drawing all” - Jn.12:32! And surely(?) it’s a same process of refinement/correction for all. The crucible being life as we presently know it - this unavoidable, all important contrast - of imperfection, this slow gehenna fade, entropy, that doesn’t quit or reverse - until vivification either at 1Cor.15:52,53 or at Rev.21:5, 1Cor.15:24-28. We shall all have character that is clear as crystal. Humanity and creation sealed and saturated with God’s Spirit/Presence. ..The dis-ease as part of the cure? ..And immunity! Total ‘herd’ immunity?

10-07 - LUKE 19 41-48

paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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41 - And as he drew near and saw the city (Jerusalem) he wept over it, 42 and he said “Would that you, even you, had known on this day! The things that make for peace! But now they’re hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come, when enemies will set up a barricade round about you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. 44 And you’ll be torn down, level to the ground. You and your children within {and after?} you. And in you, they will not leave oNe stone upon another” {here is the “70 weeks gap”, Lk.19:41,44 as Dn.12:11(12), which is also 1Cor.3:16, surely?} “because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

     45 And he went into the temple and began to drive out those who were selling. 46 And he said, “It’s written! ‘My house is a house of prayer!’ But you’ve made it a den of thieves!”

     47 He taught daily in the temple, and (the leaders/authorities) chief priests, scribes and principal men of the people, were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they couldn’t find how to do it, for the people were seeking him out and listening to him every day.

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Tomorrow - Mark 11:11-19

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10-07 - Galatians 3 1-7

paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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1 - Oh foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched [baskainó - to slander, hence by extension, to fascinate, bewitch, and overpower, from baskanos - to cast an evil spell, wishing injury upon someone, to bewitch. In classical Greek, Aristotle used baskaínō for "bewitching through the use of an evil power." That is, putting someone under a spell so they no longer could think (act) according to reason ..is also associated with envy ..slander (who has) bedazzled] you? It was before your eyes and public that Jesus Christ was crucified. 2 And let me ask you this! Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law? Or was it by hearing, with faith? By hearing, and believing what you heard. 3 And now are you so foolish?! Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by your own goodness and efforts? 4 Did you suffer so many things in vain? If indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, do so by works of the law? Or by hearing with faith? 6 Just as Abraham “believed God - and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

     7 Know thiS then! It is those who are of faith, who are the children of Abraham.

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Tomorrow - Galatians 3:8-15.

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)

10-06 - Mark 11 1-10

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1 - Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 saying to them, “Go into the nearby village, and as you enter it you’ll see a colt tied, which no one has sat upon. Untie it and bring it to me. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing that?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back.’” 4 So they went to town and found a colt tied at a door in the street, and untied it. 5 And some standing there said, “What are you doing?” 6 So they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go with the colt. 7 And they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many spread their cloaks and palm branches from the fields on the road. 9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! 10 Blessed is *the coming kingdom* of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights,

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      {  } - thots

Tomorrow - Luke 19:41-48

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)

10-06 - Galatians 2 11-21 ⭐️

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(Case in point.) 11 - When brother Peter came to Antioch, I (Paul) had to challenge him! 12 For before certain men came from James (and Jerusalem) he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back, separating himself. He did this because he feared what the circumcision party might think. {The “circumcision party” was Hebrew believers. They were brought up with the society preservative laws as THE covenant with God for LiFe, blessing and well being. The “judgments of The Law - against us - has been nailed to the cross of Jesus”. And now The Law is lived up to by the help and enabling which the Spirit/Presence of God called “grace” gives us. Indeed we surpass the society preservative laws! Not only does a Spirit filled person not murder, but they do not hate (divide, separate). We may hate an idea and beliefs that captivate, but not the people captured.}

     13 And then {of course} the rest of the Hebrews (slang Jews) acted hypocritically along with him! Even Barnabas was led astray!

     14 But when I saw how their conduct wasn’t in step with the Truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile - and not like a Jew - how can you expect the Gentile believers to live like Jews?” {Mixing “law with grace” as “another gospel”/message of God. On either side of the “narrow way” is two huge, bog filled ditches, the two L’s - Legalism and License. Both are deadly to successful Christ-ianity, both individual and collective.} 15 For we ourselves are Jews by birth and are not lawless. 16 Yet we know - that a person is not JUSTIFIED by following the law {because being imperfect/entropic we cannot do it perfectly} - but justification/declared innocent and righteous - is through faith in Jesus Christ.

     And we Hebrews, also, have believed in Christ, as the means to be justified. [Dikaioó - quote - “from dikē - right, approved, especially in a legal, authoritative and judicial sense; to show what is right, i.e. conformed to a proper standard, upright; the believer is made righteous/justified (G1344 /dikaióō) by the Lord, cleared of all charges.. Moreover, they are justified (1344 /dikaióō, "made right, righteous") by God's grace each time they receive (obey) faith (4102 /pístis), i.e. "God's inwrought persuasion" cf. the -oō ending which conveys "to bring to/out”] — {aha! It’s not only “all charges dropped” but right-ness is brought in and out of the (yielded) believer. Genuine Faith will bear Fruit. And all of it is by faith - The “new and living way”.}

     Because by works of the law, no one is justified! {Imperfect cannot make itself perfect.. 🗝️But God can, and will.} 17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be practicing sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin?? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a deliberate offender. {Loving death?} 19 For through the law, I died to the law - so that - I might live to God. 20 What I mean of course, is I, the old me, has been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live. But Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not cancel out and frustrate the grace of God! For if righteousness is earned {and not a gift and endowment} then Christ died in vain!

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Tomorrow - Galatians 3:1-7.

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)

10-05 - LUKE 19 29-40

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29 - As Jesus was drawing near to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany, he was at the grove called Mount of Olives, which is across the (Kidron) valley from Jerusalem. He sent two of the disciples 30 to go into the nearby village, and told them, “When you enter the town you’ll find a colt tied, which no one has yet ridden. Untie it and bring it to me. 31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ tell them, ‘The Lord has need of it.’”

     32 So the two went and found it just as he had told them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 They said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35 And they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and Jesus rode it across the valley. 36 And as he rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road ahead of him. 37 As they drew near to Jerusalem, the people accompanying him, a multitude, began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen. 38 And they cried out, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD! Peace in heaven (Rev.12:7-8) and glory in the highest!” 39 But some Pharisees nearby, and also in the crowd, said, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” 40 But he told them, “I tell you, if they were silent, the very stones would be crying out.”

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Tomorrow - Mark 11:1-10

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)

10-05 - Galatians 2 6-10

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6 - And as for those held in high esteem - however held, makes no difference to me, God shows no favoritism - they added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel TO the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel TO the circumcised (same gospel) 8 - for he who worked through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised, worked also through me for my apostleship to the Gentiles. 9 And when James, Peter and John, who are esteemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and I. And agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. (To the Hebrews/Jews/Israel). 10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I am always eager to do. {Paul too, was a Hebrew/Jew - the bible has a prophecy, because Israel didn’t recognize the coming of their Messiah, one result would be they would become known by a “byword and slang/slander”. But woe to anyone who touches them, or like in ancient days when Edom rejoiced at their adversity when enemies defeated them. ..Departing from God, his Spirit/Presence as a shield would fade. And the rebel angels, now spirits, entities, demons “having left their place, aka, strayed/fell, reaLLy haTe Israel. Christians too. All of humanity actually. (And are masters of genuine misinformation.) Imo, if we embrace division we will miss a wonderful thing!  Especially if the division is worldly based political dislike/hate/despising, then we are siding with “the god of this world” and hasten collapse and much suffering. And are being drawn to Rev.16:14-15-16? - Is.24:20/Rev.10:4 - And thus will sleep during the Lord’s long second advent and the opportunity to serve called reigning during the two millennium long advent (see Rev.20) a full scope version of his first so brief advent?}

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Tomorrow - Galatians 2:11-21

A.M. from the letters, in order

P.M. Gospel verses 

Through Acts & Revelation regularly.

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)

10-04 - LUKE 19 11-28

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11 - As he was nearing Jerusalem, and while the crowd of people were listening, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. 12 He told them “A nobleman went to a far away country to receive for himself a kingdom. And then to return. 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them each ten talents/coins, and said, ‘Use this in business until I return.’

     14 Meanwhile some of his future citizens hated him and sent a delegation saying, ‘We don’t want this man’s rule over us.’

     15 Now when he returned, having received the kingdom, he sent for those he had given the coins, that he might know what profit they had gained while hecwas away. 16 The first came, saying, ‘Lord, your coin has made ten coins more.’ 17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you’ve been faithful in a little, you shall have reign [exousia - delegated empowerment operating in a designated jurisdiction] {serving called reigning?} over ten cities.’ {Logically, during the Lord’s long second advent}. 18 And then the second worker came, saying, ‘Lord, your coin has made five coins.’ 19 And he said, ‘You will be over five cities.’ 20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is the talent you gave me. I kept it laid away in a cloth, 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you didn’t place, and reap what you didn’t sow.’ 22 And the businessman said to him, ‘I judge you by your own words, you troublesome [ponéros - toilsome, bad] worker, you knew I’m a harsh {harsh reality, school of hard knocks} man, taking up what I didn’t lay down and reaping what I didn’t sow? 23 Why then didn’t you not put the talent to usury (use) and at my coming, I would collect it with interest?’ 24 And he said to those who were nearby, ‘Take the coin from him, and give it to the one who has the ten.’ 25 And they said, ‘But lord, he has ten already!’ 26 ‘I tell you, everyone who has, more will be given. {More spirit/life, more wisdom, love, etc}. But from the one who hasn’t, even what they think they have will be taken away. 27 But as for these enemies of mine, who don’t want me to reign over them, bring them here before me and slay them.’” {“Beama/seat of judgment”/cause and effect/culmination of imperfection/entropy’s history. Also Daniel 7:9 - “And the ancient of days took his seat” ..“All of life is a stage” - Shakespeare. (Mt.13:30 gathering of tares, is Rev.16:13-16, the gathering to Armageddon battle, and/or Mt.25:1-13(10) - but where? does that door go?}

     28 And when he had said these things, Jesus went on up to Jerusalem.

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Tomorrow - Luke 19:29-40

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)

10-04 - Galatians 2 1-5

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1 - Then after fourteen years I (Paul) went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who have been deemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles. This was in order to be sure I was not running or had not run in vain. 3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not required to be circumcised, though he was a Greek (thus never circumcised). 4 For false brothers had secretly come in to spy out the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so they might bring us into captivity - 5 but we didn’t yield nor submit to them, not for a moment, so the truth of the gospel might continue with you. {Receiving grace is “the new and living way” not a system of earning, which purpose was to show us all we cannot, in an imperfect/entropic condition ever achieve. We “must be born again”. “The seed Jesus” implanted in our heart/upon our inner throne, and of course watered and nurtured like any seed, in order to take root, grow and bear fruit. Grace to be able to live up to, and exceed the Old Agreement laws.. No adultery.. not in the heart either, do not murder.. do noT hate.. World powers that be, inspire hate, not the Spirit/Presence of God. The still tares will be gathered to man’s armageddon bonfire, Is.24:20/Rev.10:4; Mt.13:30.}

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, 

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Tomorrow - Galatians 2:6-10

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)

10-03 - MARK 10 46-52

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46 - (On their way to Jerusalem) they came to Jericho. And a great crowd was walking with them as they were leaving Jericho, and Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 He heard the commotion, and when he learned it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many in the crowd scolded him, and told him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David! Have mercy on me!” 49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him over here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up, he’s calling for you!” 50 And throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus sprang up and went to Jesus.

     51 And Jesus said to him, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” 52 And Jesus said, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” And immediately his sight was restored and he could see. He then joined the crowd that was following Jesus.

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights,

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Tomorrow - Luke 19:11-28

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)

10-03 - Galatians 1 20-24

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20 - And what I (Paul) am writing to you (Galatian believers), is before God, I don’t lie. 21 Following that, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still, in person, unknown to the believers in Judea. 23 They were only hearing, “He who used to persecute us, is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy!” 24 And they praised and glorified God because of it.

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, 

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Tomorrow - Galatians 2:1-5

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)