"But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"
Matthew 5:19
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
1 John 2:27
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."
How do we begin? The 7-year tribulation is taken from the 490-year prophecy in Daniel 9:25-27. The he in Daniel 9:27 is said to be the antichrist, who will make a 3.5-year peace treaty with Israel. Midway through this week, he will cause the abomination that makes desolate, leading to 3.5 years of great tribulation.
In verse 25, it states there will be 69 weeks from the commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, 483 years. This was fulfilled when Jesus was baptized and anointed with the Holy Spirit, as seen in Matthew 3:13-17. Jesus confirms His identity as the Messiah in Luke 3:16-21, and John denies being the Christ but speaks of Jesus in John 1:33-34.
Daniel 9:26 states that after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off. The 7 weeks, or 49 years, had already passed, a period during which the temple and part of the wall were rebuilt. Jesus' ministry was 3.5 years, so His crucifixion was 69 weeks plus 3.5 years, totaling 486.5 years of the 490-year prophecy, leaving only 3.5 years of the 490-year prophecy.
The people of the prince who shall come are those who will destroy the city and the sanctuary. This refers to Titus, the prince, and the Roman army, the people, who destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70 for their abominations and rejection.
In verse 27, it is in the middle of the 70th week, Jesus' crucifixion causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, Hebrews 9:12. During the remaining 3.5 years, Jesus was confirming the covenant to Israel through His apostles, as seen in Matthew 15:24, to the Jew first, Romans 1:16, which ended when the leaders of Jerusalem stopped their ears, Acts 7:54-60.
It says, "for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make it desolate." The he in verse 27 refers to Jesus, not an antichrist. The leaders of Jerusalem are the ones who spread the abominations, and Jesus made it desolate, as described in Matthew 23:37-38. Read the entire chapter of Matthew 23.
The Bible in its entirety is the Word of God, and every part of it is for us. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals God's nature, His righteousness, His dealings with mankind, and His unfolding plan through history. Paul reminds us in Romans 15:4 that "whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." Likewise, 2 Timothy 3:16 affirms that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable." This makes the whole of the Bible essential for our instruction, encouragement, and understanding.
Yet, while the whole Bible is for us, not every portion is addressed directly to the Church, the Body of Christ. The Old Testament was primarily written to Israel under the covenants and the law. The Gospels show Christ ministering to "the lost sheep of the house of Israel" ( Matthew 15:24). The early chapters of Acts continue that kingdom program, as Peter and the other apostles called Israel to repent so that God would send Jesus back to establish the promised kingdom ( Acts 3:19-21). These scriptures remain deeply valuable, but they are not written as direct marching orders for the Body of Christ in this present dispensation.
It is in Paul's thirteen epistles that we find teaching written to us-the Church, the Body of Christ. Paul was given the revelation of the mystery ( Ephesians 3:1-9; Colossians 1:25-27), truths not made known in other ages, specifically concerning Jew and Gentile united in one body through faith in Christ alone. In Romans through Philemon we see our doctrine, walk, and destiny laid out clearly. So while the whole Bible is for our benefit, we must recognize that only Paul's writings are directly addressed to us, giving us our distinct instructions in this age of grace.
Here's my understanding on this. What they did in those days is that they set up this tradition in the temple that if a person's parents grew old and were unable to take care of themselves, and the kids did not want to spend all their money supporting their parents, the priests would arranged this CORBAN (Gift) which allowed the kids to bring all their money to the temple and say "this is a gift to God."
What the priests would do is they would pray over the money, and they would take 10% for the synagogue and give the rest back to the kids and tell them "You are no longer spending your money, you are spending our money, so now you are free to spend it anyway you like."
This way, the kids were off the hook as far as the command to honor their mother and father by supporting them. This was their mindset even though it was a bogus made-up tradition, perhaps a crooked way of bringing more money into the temple.
Now, the kids who didn't want to spend their money on their elderly parents could go to their parents and say, "You know, I would really like to help out, but I've got this money that belongs to the temple, and I don't have the freedom to spend it. I wish I could help!"
What they would allow them to do according to the tradition of the elders is that if I didn't want to give my money to my mother and father, which I am supposed to do to help them, but I would come and give it as a gift to the temple.
And then they would give 90% back to me and say now that we've prayed over it, it can only be used for God's purposes and we're trusting you to use it for God's purposes.
And they got 10% for that transaction. So hey, finances for the church! You didn't get to keep all of it. You walk away with 90% of what you dedicated. But then when your parents come to you according to Jesus in Matthew 15:5, He said, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
Matthew 15:5 and Mark 7:11. Corban, or gift. Not sure I understand exactly what Jesus is saying to them. I understand He's admonishing them for following their own traditions of men instead of the Word, but not sure exactly what He means by the gift
All of Jesus's life was about fulfilling the law and prophecy; it is to the Jew first and then the rest of the world, Romans 1:16, Romans 2:9-10. Jesus clearly said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and He instructed His disciples to do the same, Matthew 10:6, Matthew 15:24. Jesus spoke to them in parables so they would not understand and hear, and be healed, Matthew 13:13-15.
You are correct that, as a nation, they would have been able to receive Jesus as the Messiah if they had repented, and then the kingdom could have been established at that time. However, God knew their hearts. They were expecting Jesus to set up the kingdom at that time, including the apostles. They asked Jesus if He was going to establish it then, Acts 1:6.
Their final rejection is shown when they cried out loudly and covered their ears, Acts 7:57. Though many disagree, this also fulfills the last seven years in the prophecy of Daniel 9, which many associate with the end times and the doctrine of the Rapture of the Church. This gospel of grace is offered to Jew or Greek, and unto the whole world.
There is no difference between the Jew and any other person of any nation, Romans 10:12. It took the apostles some time to understand this, as shown by Peter's reluctance and his dream. It may not be in our Bible, but I believe they all understood God's plan. This Kingdom will be established when Jesus returns, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, Romans 11:25.
As beautiful as a worship song may be, if there is no truth in the heart, it means nothing. As C.S. Lewis once said: "God doesn't want something from us. He wants us." It's not the well-crafted words that touch heaven, but the broken and sincere heart. The poet Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: "He who loves God sincerely does not need to raise his voice, for heaven recognizes the silence of a surrendered heart."
Romans 12:9 - "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."
1 Corinthians 13:1-2 - "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong..."
Matthew 15:8 - "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."
Many posts on social media say things like: "It's not enough to lift your hands - lift your soul too." Or: "God doesn't hear performance, He hears surrender." And that's the truth. The worship that pleases the Father doesn't come from musical technique or aesthetics, but from a real love that burns deep within. As Joan Osborne once sang: "Worship is not a sound - it's a life on fire." May our lives sing louder than our lips.
As for today's generation, it's important to understand that they were "configured" in a completely different world than the one that shaped our parents. Children today grow up connected - exposed to information, a variety of ideas, freedom of speech, and endless cultural references. This builds a more critical awareness, but it also leads to emotional overload, constant comparison, and early existential confusion. It's not simply rebellion or spiritual disinterest - it's a heart searching for rhythm in a noisy world.
While many parents were raised with quiet obedience and inherited faith, today's youth are looking for faith that is lived with meaning, not imposed. This isn't rejection - it's a thirst for authenticity. That's why parents who wish to pass on their faith need more than tradition - they need to be living testimonies. Sorry a long cont.
Hallo again "Dddsam87" Thanks for your reply, my first impulse was of course to call you, :) but that's something we should never do. But now we have a thread here and can use it. Of course I believe that you have Jesus. That being said, there are many ways to approach Jesus. In short, I will give some key words. Congregation, make one or find one. We in a congregation pray for everyone every day and night. Right now I am in the state church. Because I have a long way to drive. But there are people who take Christianity seriously there too and they fold their hands and pray. And I believe that all the people here on the web pray for me, as I do for them. next
Praise the Lord, Love the Lord and have respect for everything God has created and fear God. Pray and be prepared, because right now it feels like you are a little off the beaten path. Pray that all the lost will come home to God. We are living in the last hour. You know it is only in God's word and through the Holy Spirit that you can be trained to become the men God wants you to be. And then it takes practice, in your practice lies boldness. Confession always remember and stand up before the Lord wherever you are. So when you have had all this work seriously, then you should also have received gifts. Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 13. And where the love of God and spiritual gifts are in you, it means that then there can be no spiritual obsession other than that which works for God, Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. The gifts you have then are so strong that you can chase out every unclean thought in your mind. As said earlier, Jesus says where such things come from. Matthew 15:19 and it is frightening for anyone who has been enlightened. Guard your heart above all else! So as a believer, I recommend you to become a believer. Stand up for yourself and confess to the world that you are a believer. I got one word for you today Luke 9:1-6 Take God'swordseriouslyandeverything willworkoutforyouasthe Lord Jesus want
Dear Dddsam87, Sorry for the late reply, but I had to take some time to think about it. And there are so many nice people in here who pray for all people every day, night and hour. Even if they don't appear on the web. So don't believe anything else even if answers come late. But we have 1 who doesn't come too late. It's Jesus Christ, He who went through hell for our sake. When the Light of Jesus fills a heart, that light drives out fear, hatred, and all that is evil and sometimes everything bad. We are talking about Healing for spirit, soul and body. And it's wonderful to read that you started praying to God! And you see, do you think that you and I can change anything without having the Lord with us? When you prayed back then, to God and didn't really know who you were praying to. Then He was there. Still, isn't it nice? So that was the best and most natural thing you could come up with. What you are talking about is possession by evil spirits. As clear as day, they exist now as never before. Because when Jesus was here on earth, He did nothing else but cast out diseases and evil spirits from people, everyday.
So these are real issues.
What you can do for yourself is to get to know Jesus Christ through the Word of God. And personally I think you have to be a personal Christian. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. You will find here on the web page how to be saved, read the words loud and clear. And believe them If you are, you are safe. Sometimes you can talk to the spirits, and you need to know who you are dealing with. For example: Everything that is of evil Jesus Himself mentions in Matthew 15:19 Remember that the person in question knows nothing about it. You don't need to gape and scream. It is enough to say things like - Come out of her/him now, you blasphemous spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. For in His Name He Himself says. HEhas all power in heaven and on earth. Jesus has allpower. AllspiritsareafraidofHim.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Apparently hand washing as a ritualistic practice was strictly enforced along with cleaning all objects. I would suspect that had to do with certain traditions today where foods can't be mixed and items carefully sanitized among Orthodox Jews. We are reminded of Jesus' comment and not handwashing in Matthew 15:2 and His response in verse 3. Things weren't going to get any better...
Woe #6 verses 27-28
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
The Temple and it's artifacts no doubt were very beautiful; hence the shock to the Disciples when it's total destruction was prophesied by Christ ( Matt. 24:2). The rest of this is rather self explanatory; and finally:
Woe #7 (I am skipping to verse 34 and 35)
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
This passage indicates that they had accumulated enough guilt for all those who were unrighteously slayed that were true prophets and Godly men from the beginning with Abel to Zacharias (text analysis not sure if this was the Prophet Zechariah but 1 Chronicles account seems to verify.)
3, And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This is one powerful verse: "And this is life eternal." This was the primary purpose of Jesus' mission: the immortality of the Father came to earth, manifested in Jesus, and eternal life which God the Father alone possesses, 1 Timothy 6:16.
God was revealed in the flesh of His only Son, Jesus. What is eternal was manifested in the world and is now available to us. This eternal life is given that we might know the only true God and His Son Jesus Christ, whom His Father sent, 1 John 4:7-16.
There are 38 times in the gospels where Jesus said God sent Him, the most expressive is in John 7:16-29. When Jesus was sent, it was first for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matthew 15:24, at the fullness of time, for those under the law, Galatians 4:4-5. This was part of God's plan from the beginning and happened at the fullness of time.
In 1 John 5:20, John says Jesus gave them understanding that they should know the Son of God, the Messiah has come, and that we should know the true God, and we are in Him, the true God, and in the Son of Him that is the only God from whom eternal life comes. Paul says the same in 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. God, the Father, of whom are all things, "of whom are" Greek ek" or "ex" indicates the origin or source. "Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, Greek dia ho, he, to pas, on the account of Jesus are all things.
The most dangerous thing in the Bible is being deceived by false prophets, false apostles, false accusers, false witness and false Christs . Satan will use anyone to do his work in deception.
Jesus warns his Twelve Disiples of people that will say bad things against them.
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against youfalsely, for my sake.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 7:15
Beware offalseprophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,falsewitness,
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 24:11
And manyfalseprophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arisefalseChrists, andfalseprophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs and false prophets.
Mark 13:22
ForfalseChrists andfalseprophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
A Gentile is definitely not called a unsaved person. A Gentile is a none physical Jew living on this planet earth. According to God in Heaven, we have the Jews and we have the rest of the people that are Gentiles living on this earth. Jews are part of the Twelve Tribes of Israel .
Genesis 49:28
All these are thetwelvetribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
The Gentiles never had the Law in the Old Testament.
Romans 2:14
For when theGentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Because the Gentiles did not believe in God in the Old Testament, they were called blasphemy.
Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed among theGentiles through you, as it is written.
The Gentiles had there own righteousness.
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That theGentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Jesus Christ called the Gentiles dogs.
Matthew 15:27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet thedogseat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Because the fall of Israel, the Gentiles are blessed with the gospel of grace.
Romans 11:11
I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto theGentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
The Gentiles now has the gospel.
Romans 15:16
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to theGentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of theGentilesmight be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Simply put; sin is our actions that break God's law. It can be divided into sins of COMMISSION and OMMISSION-the latter behavior often not considered as much as the first.
When studying to Word we can start with Christ and fewer laws; or go to the Old Testament with the 600 give or take Commandments to see how the Lord operates. Christ came to seek and save the lost and had a ministry of reconciliation with God and came to die as a servant of all when He was the Master and Creator of man and the rest of the universe. If we choose the New Testament as a guideline because of fewer laws we make two mistakes. The first being the fact that the thoughts and intents of the heart are the most important factor so the Pharisees would recieve GREATER condemnation for obeying the Law as well as adding through their own traditions and the predecessor writings for the Talmud further rules. Christ excoriated them for their hypocrisy. Going back to the subject at hand the deeper meaning of not committing murder or adultery examines the state of the heart; hence Matthew 15:19 and surrounding verses don't necessarily excuse outward behavior that appears rightous. It is true following the Old Testament laws that ceremonial ones have been eliminated as evidenced by Peter's stay with the Gentile believer Cornelius in the Book of Acts (chapter 9 I believe). Saturday Sabbath also is trumped or overtaken by Christ in the example of Him doing "work" on the Sabbath as well as His being Lord o the Sabbath as I see it.
At the core of the matter is the fact that we are all conceived in sin. This doesn't mean the act of procreation but the sin nature that is transferred; hence the Son of God had to be born of the Spirit rather than the seed of man (hence the "seed of woman" as Genesis 3 makes clear). Questions as to why evil exists also could in like manner involve an investigation of why sin exists as well as the sin nature with Adam's descendants.
2 Esdras 15:46-49 and Revelation 17: 5 are identical descriptions of Rome.
Asia in this Context is Asian Minor which at the time of writing was held by Rome and is also identified as Asia in Revelation 1:4
Mystery Babylon is the Roman Empire, 2 Esdras above is speaking about Constantinople which the Ottoman Turks vanquished. The Roman Empire at the time contained the cities of the 7 churches in Revelation 1 and 2. Those 7 churches were cities within the Roman Empire at the time of writing.
Just as the Bride of Christ as a woman is a church, so too is the Whore and the Harlot daughters. The Bride of Christ is the true Church. The Whore and the Harlot daughters are false churches. They take the name of Christ, but they don't follow the Commandments of God. Specifically, they reject the 4th Commandment and in doing so they break all of the others too.
Luke 6:46
"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
Matthew 15:9
"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Mark 7:8
"For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do."
Isaiah 4:1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
These Harlots and the Whore wear polluted Spiritual clothing. They eat Spiritually polluted bread. (They taint and serve polluted teaching as if it were the word of God) They claim to be Christian, but are Christian in name only, because they reject God's Commandments and teach doctrine of men in it's place. Those 7 women are the churches in Revelation 1 and 2. That man is Jesus Christ. The Whore is the Roman Catholic Church and the Harlot daughters are the churches that broke away, IE. Protestant, Baptist, etc... All keep Sunday rather than Saturday as Commanded and practice pagan rites/idolatry.
According to God's Word, Jesus isn't only with us; He's unremittingly for us ( Ps. 56:9; Rom. 8:31). His presence is always a favorable, advocating, affectionate embrace of us. ( Rom. 5:8; 1 John 2:1) We are wrapped in His Presence-even after we sin because He always intercedes for us to the Father.
Our Savior refuses to sit back and watch us suffer alone. God the Son became fully human and always will identify, suffer, and walk with His people while saving us, forever binding himself to us intimately. God has not left us alone in our suffering. Jesus suffered for us; we have a God who loves us with empathy. And, the Holy Spirit suffers along with us, groaning as He intercedes for us with the Father (8:26-27).
Compassion causes one to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
Compassion moves one to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless.
Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. And this is true of God incarnated, the Word, Son of the Father, enfleshed (John1:14) He did all these things in His divinity and humanity and continues to fully identify with, is pained with our suffering and misery. He became sin for us and thus knew the condemnation of sin on the cross.
And thus, Jesus is the Father's most compassionate gift to mankind. It is only by and through faith in Jesus Christ that we are forgiven of our guilt and rescued from our deplorable condition ( John 14:6; Acts 4:12).
The compassion of Christ can be clearly seen in the Gospel narratives. For example, in Matthew 9:36, we observe Christ's compassion for the harassed and helpless. In Matthew 14:14, we see His compassion for those who are sick and suffer disease. In Matthew 15:32, we witness His compassion for those who hunger.
Hey brother, I can see how that looks like Jesus made the decision Himself. In Hebrews 2:14 "he also himself likewise took part of the same". The word took is the Greek word metech means shared, share, partake of, a member of, my understanding is as the children were flesh and blood so was He. It is in line with Hebrews 2:17 "It behooved him to be made like unto his brethren".
The word for behooved is the Greek word opheilo meaning Jesus had to be made like His brethren, legally required, obligated to pay off a valid debt, we know what that debt was and man who had no sin was who had to pay it, Jesus gave His life a ransom to rescue us from God's wrath.
Agree with the Kinsman Redeemer that we now are considered fellow heirs, Jesus first came only for the lost sheep of Israel, Matthew 15:24. His blood was shed to pay the sin debt of those whom all will have faith in Him.
In verse 16 maybe Jesse or Giannis can help with that verse my understanding is Jesus taketh, not hold of angels, Jesus was not to save the fallen angels but to save the seed of Abraham, man. Not sure about that.
In Revelation 5:3-4 the word man is the Greek word oudeis means no one that could include any heavenly being or any earthly being.
My understanding of this chapter points to how Jesus was in all ways like us but without a sinful nature which is so clear to me in verses 17-18 and the start of chapter 3 and more.
This is not to debate; If you do not want to answer, maybe someone else will, if not that's ok. How can it be said God who cannot die died for our sins? Does not Scripture say God did not give Himself but His only begotten Son? Jesus was the final and complete sacrifice for our sins, and the death of Christ as our substitute is the heart of the gospel.
When God formed the first Adam, He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and Adam became a living soul/being, and without this breath/spirit of life that goes back to God when we die, whether we have done good or evil, we are a dead soul/being until we are resurrected and this is when we receive our reward whether to eternal life with Him or the second death in the lake of fire.
Jesus did not have any authority until His Father gave it to Him when Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit on the banks of the river Jordan. Jesus was given to die for us, Jesus was given power and authority, Jesus was given the Holy Spirit without measure, Jesus was given the words He said, all Jesus did was the will of the Father, not His. Jesus even said His Father was His God and His Father was greater than He.
If we say God died for our sins, do we make Jesus's sacrifice and death a charade, and not the truth because it is something God is incapable of doing, is to die.
God bless us and let His Spirit show us the truth regardless of the understanding we have now. Matthew 15:9 As Jesus said all things that the Father hath has been given to Him John 16:13-15.
Matthew 15:22 - And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
First of all, she is a Gentile, a Canaanite woman. Secondly, notice her plea: She says, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. Literally, "my daughter is severely demonized." That is the literal translation from the Greek text. Interesting!
Matthew 16:8 - Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
And when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith. Now I want to share this with you. Where it says "O ye of little faith," that is all one word in the Greek text, and it is a title. To have "little faith" is to have no faith!
I agree God's angels work in our protection but there are angels on the side of Satan as we see in Daniel 10, battles go on that we do not see and this will continue until Satan and his angels are cast out of heaven to earth permanently, in Revelation 12.
In the Bible, we see the possessions of people are done by devils/demons, or unclean spirits, Mark 5:1-5Mark 16:9Matthew 15:22, and others, as in Matthew 8 there was a legion of them in two men and they asked Jesus to cast them into pigs.
I understand rebelling or fallen angels wreak havoc and cause division they will influence, entice, and persuade, people. My understanding is they cannot continue to possess someone, and we will have spiritual battles Ephesians 6:12. I have seen possession of someone, and I had a being lay across me in bed when I awoke it looked like a burlap cloth and its hand over my face. I was able to free my mouth and only said Jesus and it was snatched up and was gone. I can only say it had a body and it was large.
This was in the 90s and during a time when these things happened, I started reading my Bible again and during this time I was saved. My wife and I went to several different churches and in one church the youth group went to an assisted living where my wife worked. She had gotten close to one of the ladies.
My wife was not there when the youth group went on a Saturday, that Sunday the lady over the youth group was telling the church about their visit and said a woman died while they were there. She described it as peaceful, and they were praying. She said the name of the lady and it was the lady my wife was close to, me and my wife both heard the woman say this.
My wife was upset so we left and went by the assisted living and that lady, or no one died. I talked to the preacher, he asked many of the church and no one heard the woman say that this woman died while they were there, we never went back to that church. There were other things.
I work with the Word of GOD, the Word is GOD, GOD Himself, self-executing, understand? I don't and never used the Word of GOD by a half, but the whole GOD's Word.
2Peter 3:8 - What does the Word of GOD say? But, beloved, be not IGNORANT of this one thing, that one Day (GOD's Day) is with the Lord as a thousand years(a Millennium), and a thousand years(a Millennium) as one Day-(GOD's Day). Did you understand?
In fact, the names of them WHICH ARE USING the verse by a half as base for malevolente comments are SeanPaul, Spencer and Chris. IN FACT, the intention of the stealthy spirit was to throw a stumbling block, and from there develop an environment for a DEMONIC discussion, mainly with me, no surprise, the time is of the last battle as is written, but the Word is GOD, GOD Himself, understand? the Word is quick and powerful, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and is a DISCERNER of the thoughts and INTENTS of the hearts. My Lord JESUS warned(He is GOD, understand?) saying that "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, FALSE WITNESS, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, blasphemies, understand? Matthew 15:19
Now, what matters and prevails is the Word of GOD, GOD Himself, self-executing, and as He said by His servant the Apostle Peter, i.e. the heavens(the FIRST and the SECOND HEAVENS, THE 3rd will be established from now on), and the earth(the current idolater Israel, the clay, a dry land), which are now, by the same Word are kept in store, reserved unto FIRE against this Day of Judgment(the Judgment Seat of Christ in this current Lord's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh and last millennium) and perdition of ungodly men.
About being sinless, I see in your reply that you use Leviticus, you do know there are 3 different types of laws in Leviticus, there is a preacher name Voddie Baucham video This is why I pick and chose. It is about a different subject but if you go to 13 min to 21 min he explains this better than I can about these Laws. The Moral laws, Civil laws, Ceremonial laws, and if you follow the Ceremonial Laws you could be committing a sin and not even know it. For when Jesus sacrificed himself many of the old covenant was replaced with his new covenant. Like gentiles can eat shrimp and shave ect. and don't have to make offering for sin.
Hebrews 10.
For Jesus said it is not what you put it your mouth that makes you unclean but what comes out of your mouth.. Matthew 15:11Ephesians 4:29
I mention these 2 verses because you also replied to I think Chris with "Whatever". I travel for my work and when people first started saying this I asked a waitress who used that saying what it meant. By the rules of this website #1 the parts in () prevent me from explaining what that words meaning really is. Not judging just saying sometimes we sin and don't even know it. I know the more I read the Bible the more thing I find are sins.
I pray that you are sinless and GOD takes you as he did the other 2 in the bible, so you do not have to know the suffering of death. Genesis 5:24 , 2 Kings 2:11
Thank you, Jesus shamed the leaders of Jerusalem about traditions, Matthew 15:3 and we are told in Colossians 2:8. My understanding is when we believe in our heart that Jesus is the Son of God and the only way to salvation we are justified by God's grace, Romans 3:24 and being baptized is being obedient to God's word, being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: We then start the road to sanctification by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, Titus 3:5.
Jesus Christ has done everything necessary for our salvation and all we do we do in is name including being baptized, Colossians 3:17. He paid the penalty that our sins deserved by His sacrificial death on the cross. His death satisfied God's justice and turned away His wrath from us. God calls us but we must answer we must believe and be obedient to Him to be chosen, Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
When we are baptized in the Name of Jesus we have put on Christ, Galatians 3:27. Being baptized is obedience, Ephesians 2:102 Thessalonians 1:8, every believer who has opportunity will be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Baptism is the result of salvation, not the means to it.
Our obedience strengthens our faith, obedience shows our love for God, and our obedience to God's word is essential and it is not works. Those who are obedient are imitators of Christ and are willingly submitting to the authority, His will, and the word of God.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown (IT'S TRUE) , and gathering where thou hast not strawed(CORRECT):
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not(AMONG GENTILE PEOPLES- Matthew 15:24-28), and gather where I have not strawed(among Gentile peoples):
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath ... there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ( Proverbs 18:21->21 DEATH and LIFE are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
12 Then came His disciples, and said unto Him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But He answered and said, EVERY PLANT, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto Him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the MOUTH come forth from the HEART; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the HEART proceed false witness, evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, blasphemies:
Ezekiel also prophesied, saying: Ez.11:19 - And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the STONY heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
And JESUS said : Matthew 15:19-20
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
GOD is light, and in Him is no darkness at all-1Jo.1:5.The Word is GOD from everlasting to everlasting,self-executing.
The Word of GOD is quick,and powerful,and sharper than any twoedged sword,piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,and of the joints and marrow,and is a DISCERNER of the THOUGHTS and INTENTS of the heart-the Word is GOD-, neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight:but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we must render an account-Heb.4:12-13.
By the way,Jeremiah says:The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked:who can know it?I the Lord search the heart,I try the reins,even to give every MAN according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings-Jer.17:9-10.
The Word made flesh,the Word is GOD,self-executing,He who calls Himself JESUS,He Himself said:...that which cometh out of the mouth,this defileth a man-Mt.15:11.Death and life are in the power of the tongue-Prov.18:21.
JESUS said more:Mt.15:18-19:
18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart;and they defile the man.
19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,false witness, murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,blasphemies:
For meditation and testify:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue.
We could or can understand that everyone dies through the mouth.
Compare this deep mystery of the death with Romans 3:12-18, combined with James 3:1-12,mainly verses 5to8.
But what does the Word of GOD say?1Cor.15:26->The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.Now, now, the death is an ENEMY,
so we must fight against this ENEMY and be transformed, knowing that the sting of death is sin- Matthew 15:19;the strength of sin is the Law. Yes, transformed and be changed( Philippians 3:20-21),for this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality,understand?
But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 15:3
"But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"
Matthew 5:19
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
1 John 2:27
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."
Blessings
How do we begin? The 7-year tribulation is taken from the 490-year prophecy in Daniel 9:25-27. The he in Daniel 9:27 is said to be the antichrist, who will make a 3.5-year peace treaty with Israel. Midway through this week, he will cause the abomination that makes desolate, leading to 3.5 years of great tribulation.
In verse 25, it states there will be 69 weeks from the commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, 483 years. This was fulfilled when Jesus was baptized and anointed with the Holy Spirit, as seen in Matthew 3:13-17. Jesus confirms His identity as the Messiah in Luke 3:16-21, and John denies being the Christ but speaks of Jesus in John 1:33-34.
Daniel 9:26 states that after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off. The 7 weeks, or 49 years, had already passed, a period during which the temple and part of the wall were rebuilt. Jesus' ministry was 3.5 years, so His crucifixion was 69 weeks plus 3.5 years, totaling 486.5 years of the 490-year prophecy, leaving only 3.5 years of the 490-year prophecy.
The people of the prince who shall come are those who will destroy the city and the sanctuary. This refers to Titus, the prince, and the Roman army, the people, who destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70 for their abominations and rejection.
In verse 27, it is in the middle of the 70th week, Jesus' crucifixion causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, Hebrews 9:12. During the remaining 3.5 years, Jesus was confirming the covenant to Israel through His apostles, as seen in Matthew 15:24, to the Jew first, Romans 1:16, which ended when the leaders of Jerusalem stopped their ears, Acts 7:54-60.
It says, "for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make it desolate." The he in verse 27 refers to Jesus, not an antichrist. The leaders of Jerusalem are the ones who spread the abominations, and Jesus made it desolate, as described in Matthew 23:37-38. Read the entire chapter of Matthew 23.
See part 2.
The Bible in its entirety is the Word of God, and every part of it is for us. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals God's nature, His righteousness, His dealings with mankind, and His unfolding plan through history. Paul reminds us in Romans 15:4 that "whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." Likewise, 2 Timothy 3:16 affirms that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable." This makes the whole of the Bible essential for our instruction, encouragement, and understanding.
Yet, while the whole Bible is for us, not every portion is addressed directly to the Church, the Body of Christ. The Old Testament was primarily written to Israel under the covenants and the law. The Gospels show Christ ministering to "the lost sheep of the house of Israel" ( Matthew 15:24). The early chapters of Acts continue that kingdom program, as Peter and the other apostles called Israel to repent so that God would send Jesus back to establish the promised kingdom ( Acts 3:19-21). These scriptures remain deeply valuable, but they are not written as direct marching orders for the Body of Christ in this present dispensation.
It is in Paul's thirteen epistles that we find teaching written to us-the Church, the Body of Christ. Paul was given the revelation of the mystery ( Ephesians 3:1-9; Colossians 1:25-27), truths not made known in other ages, specifically concerning Jew and Gentile united in one body through faith in Christ alone. In Romans through Philemon we see our doctrine, walk, and destiny laid out clearly. So while the whole Bible is for our benefit, we must recognize that only Paul's writings are directly addressed to us, giving us our distinct instructions in this age of grace.
Grace and Peace
Here's my understanding on this. What they did in those days is that they set up this tradition in the temple that if a person's parents grew old and were unable to take care of themselves, and the kids did not want to spend all their money supporting their parents, the priests would arranged this CORBAN (Gift) which allowed the kids to bring all their money to the temple and say "this is a gift to God."
What the priests would do is they would pray over the money, and they would take 10% for the synagogue and give the rest back to the kids and tell them "You are no longer spending your money, you are spending our money, so now you are free to spend it anyway you like."
This way, the kids were off the hook as far as the command to honor their mother and father by supporting them. This was their mindset even though it was a bogus made-up tradition, perhaps a crooked way of bringing more money into the temple.
Now, the kids who didn't want to spend their money on their elderly parents could go to their parents and say, "You know, I would really like to help out, but I've got this money that belongs to the temple, and I don't have the freedom to spend it. I wish I could help!"
What they would allow them to do according to the tradition of the elders is that if I didn't want to give my money to my mother and father, which I am supposed to do to help them, but I would come and give it as a gift to the temple.
And then they would give 90% back to me and say now that we've prayed over it, it can only be used for God's purposes and we're trusting you to use it for God's purposes.
And they got 10% for that transaction. So hey, finances for the church! You didn't get to keep all of it. You walk away with 90% of what you dedicated. But then when your parents come to you according to Jesus in Matthew 15:5, He said, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
I hope this helps!
Blessings!
Thoughts? Bob.
All of Jesus's life was about fulfilling the law and prophecy; it is to the Jew first and then the rest of the world, Romans 1:16, Romans 2:9-10. Jesus clearly said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and He instructed His disciples to do the same, Matthew 10:6, Matthew 15:24. Jesus spoke to them in parables so they would not understand and hear, and be healed, Matthew 13:13-15.
You are correct that, as a nation, they would have been able to receive Jesus as the Messiah if they had repented, and then the kingdom could have been established at that time. However, God knew their hearts. They were expecting Jesus to set up the kingdom at that time, including the apostles. They asked Jesus if He was going to establish it then, Acts 1:6.
Their final rejection is shown when they cried out loudly and covered their ears, Acts 7:57. Though many disagree, this also fulfills the last seven years in the prophecy of Daniel 9, which many associate with the end times and the doctrine of the Rapture of the Church. This gospel of grace is offered to Jew or Greek, and unto the whole world.
There is no difference between the Jew and any other person of any nation, Romans 10:12. It took the apostles some time to understand this, as shown by Peter's reluctance and his dream. It may not be in our Bible, but I believe they all understood God's plan. This Kingdom will be established when Jesus returns, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, Romans 11:25.
God bless,
RLW
Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof
Matthew 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
Matthew 15:11
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."
James 1:26
"If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
Blessings
Romans 12:9 - "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."
1 Corinthians 13:1-2 - "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong..."
Matthew 15:8 - "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."
Many posts on social media say things like: "It's not enough to lift your hands - lift your soul too." Or: "God doesn't hear performance, He hears surrender." And that's the truth. The worship that pleases the Father doesn't come from musical technique or aesthetics, but from a real love that burns deep within. As Joan Osborne once sang: "Worship is not a sound - it's a life on fire." May our lives sing louder than our lips.
As for today's generation, it's important to understand that they were "configured" in a completely different world than the one that shaped our parents. Children today grow up connected - exposed to information, a variety of ideas, freedom of speech, and endless cultural references. This builds a more critical awareness, but it also leads to emotional overload, constant comparison, and early existential confusion. It's not simply rebellion or spiritual disinterest - it's a heart searching for rhythm in a noisy world.
While many parents were raised with quiet obedience and inherited faith, today's youth are looking for faith that is lived with meaning, not imposed. This isn't rejection - it's a thirst for authenticity. That's why parents who wish to pass on their faith need more than tradition - they need to be living testimonies. Sorry a long cont.
Praise the Lord, Love the Lord and have respect for everything God has created and fear God. Pray and be prepared, because right now it feels like you are a little off the beaten path. Pray that all the lost will come home to God. We are living in the last hour. You know it is only in God's word and through the Holy Spirit that you can be trained to become the men God wants you to be. And then it takes practice, in your practice lies boldness. Confession always remember and stand up before the Lord wherever you are. So when you have had all this work seriously, then you should also have received gifts. Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 13. And where the love of God and spiritual gifts are in you, it means that then there can be no spiritual obsession other than that which works for God, Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. The gifts you have then are so strong that you can chase out every unclean thought in your mind. As said earlier, Jesus says where such things come from. Matthew 15:19 and it is frightening for anyone who has been enlightened. Guard your heart above all else! So as a believer, I recommend you to become a believer. Stand up for yourself and confess to the world that you are a believer. I got one word for you today Luke 9:1-6 Take God'swordseriouslyandeverything willworkoutforyouasthe Lord Jesus want
So these are real issues.
What you can do for yourself is to get to know Jesus Christ through the Word of God. And personally I think you have to be a personal Christian. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. You will find here on the web page how to be saved, read the words loud and clear. And believe them If you are, you are safe. Sometimes you can talk to the spirits, and you need to know who you are dealing with. For example: Everything that is of evil Jesus Himself mentions in Matthew 15:19 Remember that the person in question knows nothing about it. You don't need to gape and scream. It is enough to say things like - Come out of her/him now, you blasphemous spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. For in His Name He Himself says. HEhas all power in heaven and on earth. Jesus has allpower. AllspiritsareafraidofHim.
2 Peter 3:9 Hebrews 4:14-16 Joh 8:12 Acts 2:38
Acts 10:14
"But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean."
Acts 10:15
"And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."
Matthew 15:11
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Apparently hand washing as a ritualistic practice was strictly enforced along with cleaning all objects. I would suspect that had to do with certain traditions today where foods can't be mixed and items carefully sanitized among Orthodox Jews. We are reminded of Jesus' comment and not handwashing in Matthew 15:2 and His response in verse 3. Things weren't going to get any better...
Woe #6 verses 27-28
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
The Temple and it's artifacts no doubt were very beautiful; hence the shock to the Disciples when it's total destruction was prophesied by Christ ( Matt. 24:2). The rest of this is rather self explanatory; and finally:
Woe #7 (I am skipping to verse 34 and 35)
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
This passage indicates that they had accumulated enough guilt for all those who were unrighteously slayed that were true prophets and Godly men from the beginning with Abel to Zacharias (text analysis not sure if this was the Prophet Zechariah but 1 Chronicles account seems to verify.)
3, And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This is one powerful verse: "And this is life eternal." This was the primary purpose of Jesus' mission: the immortality of the Father came to earth, manifested in Jesus, and eternal life which God the Father alone possesses, 1 Timothy 6:16.
God was revealed in the flesh of His only Son, Jesus. What is eternal was manifested in the world and is now available to us. This eternal life is given that we might know the only true God and His Son Jesus Christ, whom His Father sent, 1 John 4:7-16.
There are 38 times in the gospels where Jesus said God sent Him, the most expressive is in John 7:16-29. When Jesus was sent, it was first for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matthew 15:24, at the fullness of time, for those under the law, Galatians 4:4-5. This was part of God's plan from the beginning and happened at the fullness of time.
In 1 John 5:20, John says Jesus gave them understanding that they should know the Son of God, the Messiah has come, and that we should know the true God, and we are in Him, the true God, and in the Son of Him that is the only God from whom eternal life comes. Paul says the same in 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. God, the Father, of whom are all things, "of whom are" Greek ek" or "ex" indicates the origin or source. "Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, Greek dia ho, he, to pas, on the account of Jesus are all things.
See part 4.
The most dangerous thing in the Bible is being deceived by false prophets, false apostles, false accusers, false witness and false Christs . Satan will use anyone to do his work in deception.
Jesus warns his Twelve Disiples of people that will say bad things against them.
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against youfalsely, for my sake.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 7:15
Beware offalseprophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,falsewitness,
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false prophets.
Matthew 24:11
And manyfalseprophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arisefalseChrists, andfalseprophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false Christs and false prophets.
Mark 13:22
ForfalseChrists andfalseprophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Jesus warns the Twelve Disiples of false witness.
Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bearfalsewitness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Ray, in Christ Jesus
A Gentile is definitely not called a unsaved person. A Gentile is a none physical Jew living on this planet earth. According to God in Heaven, we have the Jews and we have the rest of the people that are Gentiles living on this earth. Jews are part of the Twelve Tribes of Israel .
Genesis 49:28
All these are thetwelvetribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
The Gentiles never had the Law in the Old Testament.
Romans 2:14
For when theGentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Because the Gentiles did not believe in God in the Old Testament, they were called blasphemy.
Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed among theGentiles through you, as it is written.
The Gentiles had there own righteousness.
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That theGentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Jesus Christ called the Gentiles dogs.
Matthew 15:27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet thedogseat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Because the fall of Israel, the Gentiles are blessed with the gospel of grace.
Romans 11:11
I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto theGentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
The Gentiles now has the gospel.
Romans 15:16
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to theGentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of theGentilesmight be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
I am a Gentiles saved by grace.
Simply put; sin is our actions that break God's law. It can be divided into sins of COMMISSION and OMMISSION-the latter behavior often not considered as much as the first.
When studying to Word we can start with Christ and fewer laws; or go to the Old Testament with the 600 give or take Commandments to see how the Lord operates. Christ came to seek and save the lost and had a ministry of reconciliation with God and came to die as a servant of all when He was the Master and Creator of man and the rest of the universe. If we choose the New Testament as a guideline because of fewer laws we make two mistakes. The first being the fact that the thoughts and intents of the heart are the most important factor so the Pharisees would recieve GREATER condemnation for obeying the Law as well as adding through their own traditions and the predecessor writings for the Talmud further rules. Christ excoriated them for their hypocrisy. Going back to the subject at hand the deeper meaning of not committing murder or adultery examines the state of the heart; hence Matthew 15:19 and surrounding verses don't necessarily excuse outward behavior that appears rightous. It is true following the Old Testament laws that ceremonial ones have been eliminated as evidenced by Peter's stay with the Gentile believer Cornelius in the Book of Acts (chapter 9 I believe). Saturday Sabbath also is trumped or overtaken by Christ in the example of Him doing "work" on the Sabbath as well as His being Lord o the Sabbath as I see it.
At the core of the matter is the fact that we are all conceived in sin. This doesn't mean the act of procreation but the sin nature that is transferred; hence the Son of God had to be born of the Spirit rather than the seed of man (hence the "seed of woman" as Genesis 3 makes clear). Questions as to why evil exists also could in like manner involve an investigation of why sin exists as well as the sin nature with Adam's descendants.
Asia in this Context is Asian Minor which at the time of writing was held by Rome and is also identified as Asia in Revelation 1:4
Mystery Babylon is the Roman Empire, 2 Esdras above is speaking about Constantinople which the Ottoman Turks vanquished. The Roman Empire at the time contained the cities of the 7 churches in Revelation 1 and 2. Those 7 churches were cities within the Roman Empire at the time of writing.
Just as the Bride of Christ as a woman is a church, so too is the Whore and the Harlot daughters. The Bride of Christ is the true Church. The Whore and the Harlot daughters are false churches. They take the name of Christ, but they don't follow the Commandments of God. Specifically, they reject the 4th Commandment and in doing so they break all of the others too.
Luke 6:46
"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
Matthew 15:9
"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Mark 7:8
"For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do."
Isaiah 4:1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
These Harlots and the Whore wear polluted Spiritual clothing. They eat Spiritually polluted bread. (They taint and serve polluted teaching as if it were the word of God) They claim to be Christian, but are Christian in name only, because they reject God's Commandments and teach doctrine of men in it's place. Those 7 women are the churches in Revelation 1 and 2. That man is Jesus Christ. The Whore is the Roman Catholic Church and the Harlot daughters are the churches that broke away, IE. Protestant, Baptist, etc... All keep Sunday rather than Saturday as Commanded and practice pagan rites/idolatry.
Pt. 2
According to God's Word, Jesus isn't only with us; He's unremittingly for us ( Ps. 56:9; Rom. 8:31). His presence is always a favorable, advocating, affectionate embrace of us. ( Rom. 5:8; 1 John 2:1) We are wrapped in His Presence-even after we sin because He always intercedes for us to the Father.
Our Savior refuses to sit back and watch us suffer alone. God the Son became fully human and always will identify, suffer, and walk with His people while saving us, forever binding himself to us intimately. God has not left us alone in our suffering. Jesus suffered for us; we have a God who loves us with empathy. And, the Holy Spirit suffers along with us, groaning as He intercedes for us with the Father (8:26-27).
Compassion causes one to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
Compassion moves one to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless.
Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. And this is true of God incarnated, the Word, Son of the Father, enfleshed (John1:14) He did all these things in His divinity and humanity and continues to fully identify with, is pained with our suffering and misery. He became sin for us and thus knew the condemnation of sin on the cross.
And thus, Jesus is the Father's most compassionate gift to mankind. It is only by and through faith in Jesus Christ that we are forgiven of our guilt and rescued from our deplorable condition ( John 14:6; Acts 4:12).
The compassion of Christ can be clearly seen in the Gospel narratives. For example, in Matthew 9:36, we observe Christ's compassion for the harassed and helpless. In Matthew 14:14, we see His compassion for those who are sick and suffer disease. In Matthew 15:32, we witness His compassion for those who hunger.
See Pt. 3
Hey brother, I can see how that looks like Jesus made the decision Himself. In Hebrews 2:14 "he also himself likewise took part of the same". The word took is the Greek word metech means shared, share, partake of, a member of, my understanding is as the children were flesh and blood so was He. It is in line with Hebrews 2:17 "It behooved him to be made like unto his brethren".
The word for behooved is the Greek word opheilo meaning Jesus had to be made like His brethren, legally required, obligated to pay off a valid debt, we know what that debt was and man who had no sin was who had to pay it, Jesus gave His life a ransom to rescue us from God's wrath.
Agree with the Kinsman Redeemer that we now are considered fellow heirs, Jesus first came only for the lost sheep of Israel, Matthew 15:24. His blood was shed to pay the sin debt of those whom all will have faith in Him.
In verse 16 maybe Jesse or Giannis can help with that verse my understanding is Jesus taketh, not hold of angels, Jesus was not to save the fallen angels but to save the seed of Abraham, man. Not sure about that.
In Revelation 5:3-4 the word man is the Greek word oudeis means no one that could include any heavenly being or any earthly being.
My understanding of this chapter points to how Jesus was in all ways like us but without a sinful nature which is so clear to me in verses 17-18 and the start of chapter 3 and more.
Have a good and safe week, God bless,
RLW
This is not to debate; If you do not want to answer, maybe someone else will, if not that's ok. How can it be said God who cannot die died for our sins? Does not Scripture say God did not give Himself but His only begotten Son? Jesus was the final and complete sacrifice for our sins, and the death of Christ as our substitute is the heart of the gospel.
When God formed the first Adam, He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and Adam became a living soul/being, and without this breath/spirit of life that goes back to God when we die, whether we have done good or evil, we are a dead soul/being until we are resurrected and this is when we receive our reward whether to eternal life with Him or the second death in the lake of fire.
Jesus did not have any authority until His Father gave it to Him when Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit on the banks of the river Jordan. Jesus was given to die for us, Jesus was given power and authority, Jesus was given the Holy Spirit without measure, Jesus was given the words He said, all Jesus did was the will of the Father, not His. Jesus even said His Father was His God and His Father was greater than He.
If we say God died for our sins, do we make Jesus's sacrifice and death a charade, and not the truth because it is something God is incapable of doing, is to die.
God bless us and let His Spirit show us the truth regardless of the understanding we have now. Matthew 15:9 As Jesus said all things that the Father hath has been given to Him John 16:13-15.
RLW
Matthew 15:22 - And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
First of all, she is a Gentile, a Canaanite woman. Secondly, notice her plea: She says, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. Literally, "my daughter is severely demonized." That is the literal translation from the Greek text. Interesting!
Matthew 16:8 - Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
And when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith. Now I want to share this with you. Where it says "O ye of little faith," that is all one word in the Greek text, and it is a title. To have "little faith" is to have no faith!
I agree God's angels work in our protection but there are angels on the side of Satan as we see in Daniel 10, battles go on that we do not see and this will continue until Satan and his angels are cast out of heaven to earth permanently, in Revelation 12.
In the Bible, we see the possessions of people are done by devils/demons, or unclean spirits, Mark 5:1-5 Mark 16:9 Matthew 15:22, and others, as in Matthew 8 there was a legion of them in two men and they asked Jesus to cast them into pigs.
I understand rebelling or fallen angels wreak havoc and cause division they will influence, entice, and persuade, people. My understanding is they cannot continue to possess someone, and we will have spiritual battles Ephesians 6:12. I have seen possession of someone, and I had a being lay across me in bed when I awoke it looked like a burlap cloth and its hand over my face. I was able to free my mouth and only said Jesus and it was snatched up and was gone. I can only say it had a body and it was large.
This was in the 90s and during a time when these things happened, I started reading my Bible again and during this time I was saved. My wife and I went to several different churches and in one church the youth group went to an assisted living where my wife worked. She had gotten close to one of the ladies.
My wife was not there when the youth group went on a Saturday, that Sunday the lady over the youth group was telling the church about their visit and said a woman died while they were there. She described it as peaceful, and they were praying. She said the name of the lady and it was the lady my wife was close to, me and my wife both heard the woman say this.
My wife was upset so we left and went by the assisted living and that lady, or no one died. I talked to the preacher, he asked many of the church and no one heard the woman say that this woman died while they were there, we never went back to that church. There were other things.
God bless,
RLW
2Peter 3:8 - What does the Word of GOD say? But, beloved, be not IGNORANT of this one thing, that one Day (GOD's Day) is with the Lord as a thousand years(a Millennium), and a thousand years(a Millennium) as one Day-(GOD's Day). Did you understand?
In fact, the names of them WHICH ARE USING the verse by a half as base for malevolente comments are SeanPaul, Spencer and Chris. IN FACT, the intention of the stealthy spirit was to throw a stumbling block, and from there develop an environment for a DEMONIC discussion, mainly with me, no surprise, the time is of the last battle as is written, but the Word is GOD, GOD Himself, understand? the Word is quick and powerful, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and is a DISCERNER of the thoughts and INTENTS of the hearts. My Lord JESUS warned(He is GOD, understand?) saying that "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, FALSE WITNESS, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, blasphemies, understand? Matthew 15:19
Now, what matters and prevails is the Word of GOD, GOD Himself, self-executing, and as He said by His servant the Apostle Peter, i.e. the heavens(the FIRST and the SECOND HEAVENS, THE 3rd will be established from now on), and the earth(the current idolater Israel, the clay, a dry land), which are now, by the same Word are kept in store, reserved unto FIRE against this Day of Judgment(the Judgment Seat of Christ in this current Lord's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh and last millennium) and perdition of ungodly men.
Be careful or else get ready
About being sinless, I see in your reply that you use Leviticus, you do know there are 3 different types of laws in Leviticus, there is a preacher name Voddie Baucham video This is why I pick and chose. It is about a different subject but if you go to 13 min to 21 min he explains this better than I can about these Laws. The Moral laws, Civil laws, Ceremonial laws, and if you follow the Ceremonial Laws you could be committing a sin and not even know it. For when Jesus sacrificed himself many of the old covenant was replaced with his new covenant. Like gentiles can eat shrimp and shave ect. and don't have to make offering for sin.
Hebrews 10.
For Jesus said it is not what you put it your mouth that makes you unclean but what comes out of your mouth.. Matthew 15:11 Ephesians 4:29
I mention these 2 verses because you also replied to I think Chris with "Whatever". I travel for my work and when people first started saying this I asked a waitress who used that saying what it meant. By the rules of this website #1 the parts in () prevent me from explaining what that words meaning really is. Not judging just saying sometimes we sin and don't even know it. I know the more I read the Bible the more thing I find are sins.
I pray that you are sinless and GOD takes you as he did the other 2 in the bible, so you do not have to know the suffering of death. Genesis 5:24 , 2 Kings 2:11
Thank you, Jesus shamed the leaders of Jerusalem about traditions, Matthew 15:3 and we are told in Colossians 2:8. My understanding is when we believe in our heart that Jesus is the Son of God and the only way to salvation we are justified by God's grace, Romans 3:24 and being baptized is being obedient to God's word, being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: We then start the road to sanctification by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, Titus 3:5.
Jesus Christ has done everything necessary for our salvation and all we do we do in is name including being baptized, Colossians 3:17. He paid the penalty that our sins deserved by His sacrificial death on the cross. His death satisfied God's justice and turned away His wrath from us. God calls us but we must answer we must believe and be obedient to Him to be chosen, Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
When we are baptized in the Name of Jesus we have put on Christ, Galatians 3:27. Being baptized is obedience, Ephesians 2:10 2 Thessalonians 1:8, every believer who has opportunity will be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Baptism is the result of salvation, not the means to it.
Our obedience strengthens our faith, obedience shows our love for God, and our obedience to God's word is essential and it is not works. Those who are obedient are imitators of Christ and are willingly submitting to the authority, His will, and the word of God.
God bless,
RLW
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown (IT'S TRUE) , and gathering where thou hast not strawed(CORRECT):
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not(AMONG GENTILE PEOPLES- Matthew 15:24-28), and gather where I have not strawed(among Gentile peoples):
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath ... there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ( Proverbs 18:21->21 DEATH and LIFE are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
12 Then came His disciples, and said unto Him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But He answered and said, EVERY PLANT, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto Him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the MOUTH come forth from the HEART; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the HEART proceed false witness, evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man:
Ezekiel also prophesied, saying: Ez.11:19 - And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the STONY heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
And JESUS said : Matthew 15:19-20
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man:...
The Word of GOD is quick,and powerful,and sharper than any twoedged sword,piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,and of the joints and marrow,and is a DISCERNER of the THOUGHTS and INTENTS of the heart-the Word is GOD-, neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight:but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we must render an account-Heb.4:12-13.
By the way,Jeremiah says:The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked:who can know it?I the Lord search the heart,I try the reins,even to give every MAN according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings-Jer.17:9-10.
The Word made flesh,the Word is GOD,self-executing,He who calls Himself JESUS,He Himself said:...that which cometh out of the mouth,this defileth a man-Mt.15:11.Death and life are in the power of the tongue-Prov.18:21.
JESUS said more:Mt.15:18-19:
18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart;and they defile the man.
19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,false witness, murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,blasphemies:
For meditation and testify:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue.
We could or can understand that everyone dies through the mouth.
Compare this deep mystery of the death with Romans 3:12-18, combined with James 3:1-12,mainly verses 5to8.
But what does the Word of GOD say?1Cor.15:26->The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.Now, now, the death is an ENEMY,
so we must fight against this ENEMY and be transformed, knowing that the sting of death is sin- Matthew 15:19;the strength of sin is the Law. Yes, transformed and be changed( Philippians 3:20-21),for this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality,understand?
But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.