The "Person", the Risen Lord, Paul is talking about here is Jesus and be (Paul) is hoping that the reader (you) would see the obvious "hyperlink" to the Shema (see Deuteronomy 6). There is one God and one LORD. The mystery of the Father, Son and Spirit is that they are this One God. Paul is presenting Jesus as the one God of the story of the whole Bible. The Gospel writers didn't want you to miss this either. John 8:58 "Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” Jesus is the great "I AM". God in the flesh. John 14:7. "If you really know me, you will know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
I 100% agree with your pitch on tithing with all of the nuances and layers. Hit the mark dead centre! I completed my own study on tithing a few years ago out of annoyance based on what I saw going on in a local church service at that time (they have subtle shades of prosperity teaching going on at times). I remember emailing the study below to a few friends who fellowship at this church. TITHING is NOT part of the New Covenant AND has never been a scriptural Christian practice. ============================================================================ Tithing is an obsolete mentality that is not part of our “New Covenant relationship” to God through Christ. A “tithing mentality” actually hinders people from being led and empowered by the Holy Spirit in my opinion. New Testament scriptures are completely devoid of support for the practice of tithing. It is popular in some Christian churches to teach that we must tithe 10% of our pay-check to the church, but is this really what the New Covenant teaches? I find it quite ironic (and hypocritical) that the churches who teach that Old Testament Law is abolished are the same ones who teach that you must pay them “a tithe” from your income. This cultish teaching is quite popular because it ensures a steady income for pastors and their building programs. Understanding what it means to be “in Christ” is the key to understanding why tithing is not part of the New Covenant. In Christ, we are no longer just servants of God who live by laws and principles as people did before the Cross and his resurrection. Christians are spiritually re-born of God and live by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit and Christ himself. Old Covenant Israel had a very different relationship to God than we now have “in Christ”. “Tithing” was an Old Testament practice instituted by God as a means of Israel supporting the tribe of Levites who were not allowed to own land or income for themselves AND is not consistent with important aspects of the New Covenant and the believer's new nature in Christ. In the New Testament we are encouraged to GIVE GENEROUSLY (and not tithe religiously) and to do so willingly and as we feel moved by the Holy Spirit to meet the needs of both the Church, and the poor and needy (2 Corinthians 9:6-7; Matthew 6:1-4; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; 2 Corinthians 8:12; Luke 12:33-34). Generosity and giving is a desired Christian character trait and spiritual discipline of life in Christ. Financial giving of some Christians will likely far exceed 10% of their incomes. The spirit behind all forms of generous giving is also diametrically opposite to legalistic tithing. One is done out of love; the other is done out of legalism and even fear. I rejected the modern-day “10% Tithing” doctrine and discontinued its practice after having done quite a few studies on the topic and now firmly convinced on my position. In fact, Old Testament tithing was more complex than the man-made “10% of your income” tithe, and consisted of three different tithes practiced at different times. See ... gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/three-tithes/. For a much deeper dive on tithing check out www.tithingdebate.com which has some excellent studies, including Narramore’s free eBook “TITHING Low-Realm, Obsolete & Defunct”, and some detailed rebuttals of a few of the more well-known defenders of the false man-made Christian tithing doctrine. Don't get me wrong, I am happy to give to Christian missions, ministries and projects but reject being instructed on how, when, to who, or what I should give. Holy Spirit led giving alongside a desire to be generous is my personal position, and that will include giving of my time, gifts/talents, resources, and finances. I truly believe that the "spirit of our giving" is most important. My intention is not to offend anyone (this topic can be a bit of a sacred cow for some), BUT to point out what I see as distorted teachings and promotion of “Old Covenant legalism” within sections of the body of Christ.
Which gods of Genesis 1? Genesis 1 is ELOHIM (Lucifer and the fallen angels). They made this realm. They made man in their image. (tares) Man is an idol, a trap to hunt angels. Genesis 2:7 the Lord God forms His representative in their system. (wheat) One Gospel: Gospel (GOOD ANGEL) of Reconciliation. Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself. We are the fallen angels (ELOHIM) kept in DNA chains of darkness. If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever. Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of ELOHIM(gods). REPENT FALLEN ANGELS.
These dictionaries are way too expensive for the average person trying to pay their rent and buy their food.... Such a shame, I would value such a resource, but this is beyond my financial reach, even if I stretched my reach... :-( :'(
I appreciate your encouragement. Of course, the question for each of us remains what does God want me to do, what is my "calling". Your response is helpful.
In the complete Jewish Bible it clearly states Revelation 1:9; I, Yochanan, (John) am a brother of yours and a fellow-sharer in the suffering, Kingship, and perseverance that come with being united with Yeshua (Jesus).I have been exiled to the the island Patmos for having proclaimed the message of God and born witness to Yeshua. Your statement that the Bible doesn't give a reason for John being on the island appears false.
Thank you Pastor Edgardo. We must live up to God's call, whatever that may be. I will not be going to Ninevah (Mosul) but maybe God wants me right where I am.
Jesus told the thief on cross , TODAY !! You will be with me in paradise ! Also when Steven was being stoned to death he saw the heavens opening , not darkness coming , I can go on and on , especially about hades , and on the 7th day God went to his place of Rest , one more , New Testament says , to be absent from the body is to be home with our LORD !
We must keep the Sabbath as God commanded it. It has not changed. Read Isaiah 66:22-23 “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the LORD. This is after God destroys the world we live in now and makes the new heavens and earth. So let me get this right, the Sabbath was only given to Israel through Moses, which is really through God because Moses did nothing, nor did Moses command anything and then when Jesus showed up He changed His own command and said we can rest on any day we like up until He comes back and makes a new heaven and a new earth and then we have to go back to what He originally commanded.
When Jesus referred to a parable, He often said, "It is LIKE", or similar. But when referring to this true story He uses real, specific names such as Lazarus, real places such as Paradise and the place of the dead, and circumstances. You can research it more with any number of concordences.There are real differences.
The devil will cast us into their sombre synagogues and prisons, do not be partakers of their persecution and cruelty..beware the leven of the hypocrites..they cant sleep until they've done evil..we will see Babylon utterly scorched from existence, and not set back up..praise The Lord of hosts, amen.
The meek share everything in common! Blessed are the MERCIFUL, and dont forget, keep watch..the morning cometh, and also the night! The darkness comprehends not and cant repent, but We see, good deeds, meet for repentance, but we can also see that darkness comprehends not! They have their reward..obviously he sent the spirit on them the manner of which "they" know not..be not ignorant of the Babylons, where satan is propped up on high, for now. They have a short time..do not be partaking of their mortal worthlessness..cry aloud for wisdom..Babylon is an idiota..sits a queen? Be no widow? See no hurt? Delusional hag, and her canker worm sons, good riddance, enjoy fire lake, amen.
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, likely due too Ezekiel 33? What kind of watchman is babylon? Good forgotten, Sins remembered! Amen. At the preaching of "JONAS"........NINEVEH REPENTED!!!!!!! huh?!?! Babylon was given space to repent also...revelation 18 what is to happen. What is THE LORD to do? Put yer treasures in heaven...not on earth, where rust and theft can affect yer treasured souls...but where God hangs the stars, no oxygen, no rust! Rapture time? Put yer souls in heaven...what happens on earth soon? Now with the privatization of space travel, and half a century of returned Jews, space flight, and robots(speaking image, with metal parts, exceedingly strong) we can see that intelligence will increase, flying robots too? The Lord takes them in their cleverness, they dont get in each other's way, they dont feel pain or fear or fatigue...they utterly devastate Babylons infrastructure at least! If ye set up that which ye destroy, then ye be the transgressors. Blessed are the meek, for they shall put their treasures in heaven obviously and come out of Babylon, just before the inevitable fall of mortal worthlessness, good riddance. REJOICE..strong is The Lord God who judges the massive-ho -cranker! Mighty mother of human garbage that cant hearken nor repent, but will burn utterly from the map, GOD IS OUR WITNESS, to their injustice continuously, and will avenge us, on her..AMEN. shes on earth...where satan is seated, put yer treasures in heaven or not.
Nothing to make since about the true story.The rich that abused others to get their riches are lost and going to the bad waiting place for judgement.Lazarus,the poor guy was rich in spirit and lived a righteous life,when he died he went to paradise,the nice resting place awaiting judgement.Thevparable basically says they changed places,the rich man gets nothing for eternity,and Lazarus gets his hearts desire in eternity.
Sorry brother you are wrong, i am a greek and know much about patmos . the romans used the island as a prison. Patmos is a very small island with a small number of people read the first chapter of revelation again. the apostles rarely visit villages and small islands . John didn't went to patmos to evangelise the greeks, if you can read the greek koine you will understand better
Hello. I just want to “throw something in” The Helenistic, philosophical and mystical Egyptian influences did not come from the Apostle Paul, that is certain. He was the absolute expert on the ancient writings with Yahweh YHWH. The problem was the interpreters and translators. They literally tried not to manipulate but in the end there was the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, that's exactly what happened This Helenistic Egyptian influence "manifested" an unbiblical dogma, doctrine of the Trinity from a 3-person GOD who does not appear at all in the Holy Scriptures, commanded! Yes, there is only! 1 GOD ABBA YAHWEH and the new risen Adam Jesus the Anointed, a human being, Christ or Messiah. From the tribe of Judah. The 1st Adam was earthly. Flesh and blood. Or spiritually one notices a living soul through Ruach, God's Spirit. The 2nd Adam is spiritual. (with a others, eternal life body.,... .none of blood...after earthly life. A spiritual body. for a believer in God of Holy Scripture. From this point of view, the Holy Scriptures with the Hebrew background provide completely new insights. The Shma is Israel still valid! But access to a personal relationship with God only represents the pure sacrificial lamb and King of all kings but at the same time high priest for eternity.Jesus Christ. Without this understanding. body Is man simply "lost" or separated from GOD after death and thus simply death without awareness. He is no more. Shalom
JOHN 14.7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Obviously this is a man in the early stages of his Bible education. Hopefully he keeps the passion. If he stays at it, he’ll realize on his own how wrong he was here.
I get it but I don't want to sleep in the grave 😭 I'm 58 and been told all my life that I'll go directly to heaven by angels. Im 💔 in a big way. It is what it is so I must accept truths even if I wish it were different. I praise King Jesus, anyways.
May I ask, how can we be sure that he didnt sit on this throne when he was exalted to God's right hand and made lord? I'm guessing because the throne he was raised to was God's throne, whoch would be a separate throne than Davids?
It is because they want to hold on to one or two of their favorite sins so they claim false humility by saying that they're a sinner. And then if you say you are a saint, they call you self-righteous. These are the tares that Jesus spoke of.
Post-70AD dating of Revelation makes it not make much sense to the recipients, especially in light of the destruction of the temple and the siege of Jerusalem, both of which tribulations have already happened by the 90s... Revelation 1:1-3 speaks of "...things that must soon take..." place. A later dating of Revelation makes it irrelevant to the recipients because "soon" does not mean much...a later dating makes John not much of a prophet or revelator - he doesn't prophesy about the biggest catastrophe of the times for the Jews (a real tribulation) and prophesies only some 20 after it has happened. I mean if Agabus prophesied the famine in Jerusalem then someone should have prophesied its siege and the destruction of the temple; those seem like a big deal.
PRETERISTS, HISTORISTS are taking away from the worst horror the world will see (Matthew 24:21), when the earth shakes to and fro like a drunkard (Isaiah 24:20), as the pit is opened (Revelation 9:2) and the locusts are released (Joel 2:25). John received the book of Revelation. Yet, he was told that he would be coming back at the end. Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy AGAIN before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. That revelation (given within the past 2 decades):
That example in Luke 15 about having joy over sinners who repent is hitting me pretty hard. I think it’s probably a mature kind of joy that serious Christians have in life more and more since it shifts from just joy over our own salvation to now the selfless joy of salvation of others.
Everything you have spoken is correct. But you're also taking out that we live in the flesh and Jesus died for our sins. I believe you are judged by t he heart when you confess. Even when you walk as he asks, doesn't mean you will never sin. Thus, we have to hate sin and ask for forgiveness every day. My brother, you lack to mention the Love of God and the Blood of Christ our the most important thing we need to confess and believe
I think this conclusion would be fine if the rest of the Bible didn't exist. Among others: Ephesians 4:4-6 - “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.” John 10:30 I and the Father are one John 10:36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
1Cor 15:21-27: "For since, in fact, through a man came death, through a Man, also, comes the resurrection of the dead. For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified. Yet each in his own class: the Firstfruit, Christ; thereupon those who are Christ's in His presence; thereafter the consummation, whenever He may be giving up the kingdom to His God and Father, whenever He should be nullifying all sovereignty and all authority and power. For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy is being abolished: death.” Vivified [the root word is zoe] meaning made immortal….each in his own class, (1) Christ the firstfruits, (2) those who are Christ’s [aka Christians] at His coming (3) the consummation [which is at least 1000 years after his coming]. If all are made immortal who are going to be made immortal at Christ’s coming, then who exactly is made immortal at the consummation when death is abolished? Whose death is abolished at the consummation? Is God all in all at the Christ’s coming, or is He all in all at the consummation when all are made alive? All creation is in Christ.
A whole bunch of thoughts and comments: In Genesis 3:1, isn't the "one" that deceived the woman described as more crafty than any other beast, and NOT technically described as a beast, NOR a creation that a man should have dominion over? (And perhaps in other places of scripture: - this "one" is characterised as having a character of a serpant, - and indeed is called "serpant" - including in Genesis 3:1, - And perhaps is also called "beast" - IMHO as a character/nature and not a "being") My point is how is it clear that Adam was to have dominion (or rule) over this "one" too? +++ She was NOT Eve, until when Adam called her that. Genesis 3:20 Adam called her "woman" from the start. Genesis 2:23 (There are special powers to the "calling" that was made.) The woman was BEFORE the fall. Eve was AFTER the fall. +++ Adam was "with" the woman. Genesis 3:6. It's not the same as Adam was "with" the woman physically at the time the woman had the conversation with the serpant. Also, Adam confirmed that he is stayed with her in Genesis 3:12. +++ The woman ate... Then gave to Adam. Genesis 3:6 It's not that Adam and the woman ate at the same time, per say. +++ The woman confirmed she was deceived. Genesis 3:13 Adam said he stayed with the woman he was given, even though she gave him of the tree to eat. Genesis 3:12 +++ The woman had a consequence... that includes Adam ruling over her. Genesis 3:16 Adam had rule over the woman AFTER the fall, NOT before. Adam had a consequence for listening (and taking heed) to the woman - instead of what God commanded him- to eat of the tree. Genesis 3:17 IMHO, the reason the reason for the consequence wasn't specified to the woman is because she is subject to Adam now. +++ The woman was decieved. 1 Timothy 2:14 Adam was NOT deceived. 1 Timothy 2:14 +++ There are a number of places in scripture where it states husbands are to love their wives. There are also a number of places in scripture where it states wives are to submit to their husbands. +++ Adam and "his bone of his bones, and flesh of his flesh... taken out of him" (Genesis 2:23), is akin to Romeo and Juliet... A love story done better... But still not right... They both died! Why did Adam, who was NOT deceived, stay "with" the woman? Why is the woman's desire "for" her husband? Genesis 3:16 +++ Christ came, then died... For his body, the church... And God was well-pleased! Isaiah 53:10; 2 Peter 1:17-18. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his unique Son, that whoever will believe in him will not be die, but will have life in the age to come" Also definitely see Ephesians 5:22-33
Revelation 12:9 refers to a great dragon, which it identifies as "the serpent of old" who is called the devil and Satan. So was this adversary speaking through the serpent in a similar way to how an angel of God may have spoken through Balaam's ass? We know snakes and donkeys don't talk (except in Shrek, The Jungle Book and the Bible). I get a kick out of how Balaam has a conversation with his donkey, and the narrator doesn't even address how crazy this is! I have to assume that the narrator of the Balaam story in Numbers expects us to know it was the angel that made him talk. Could you elaborate on the Hebrew word for serpent, on how it is related to whispering spells/divination? Was this creature/beast a hissing whisperer of some other sort? Was it really a serpent? Or was it one hisser (Satan) speaking through another? I like the idea of your video. There are all lot of little details we miss in the bible because we think we already "KNOW" the story, and we fail to read carefully. These small missed details would make a great theme for a series of short videos.
Failure in basic systematic theology. The Bible does not teach “soul sleep.” Multiple passages refute that view. Matthew 22:31-32 “But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." Did not Jesus say to the dying thief, “ ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise’ ” (Luke 23:43)? At the moment of death, the believers spirit/soul is ushered into the presence of the Lord. The apostle wrote, “To be absent from the body is to be present with Christ.” The mortal body lies in the grave until the resurrection when the spirit/soul is reunited with our immortal heavenly body.
The dead s spirits are sleeping but not in their graves but the good are sleeping with Abraham in Paradise,and the wicked unrepentant are across the gulf,sleeping in a tormented sleep,waitng on the resurrection of the dead,and the final judgement.Those who die for Jesus take part in the first resurrection and are raised to live again with Jesus in His kingdom here on earth for 1,000 years,and those that take part in the first resurrection dont die again,and have no part in the second death.
