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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join For His Glory for a discussion on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/a-vessel-of-honor.110278/
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Taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
https://christianforums.net/threads/psalm-70-1-save-me-o-god-lord-help-me-now.108509/
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Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
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https://christianforums.net/threads/without-the-holy-spirit-we-can-do-nothing.109419/
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How are famous preachers sometimes effected by sin?
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https://christianforums.net/threads/anointed-preaching-teaching.109331/#post-1912042
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Bible Study WELCOME TO AN IN DEPTH STUDY OF MATTHEW'S GOSPEL.
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Yes, yes, yes brother, compassion is love in action,
For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son...,
ouch, getting to an acts 2 debate. I have asked for and received the Holy Spirit.
Chopper
Member
Amen to that my friend.
Chopper
Member
Day 89 Monday 12/15/14 Matthew 10:1-4 The Transfer Of Power.
Matthew 10:1 "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."
The last two verses of chapter 9 sets the stage for chapter ten....Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few, (38) Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
This is the beginning of Christian evangelism the way Jesus wanted, it is a model for all future forms of spreading the "Good News". Mark 6:7 says,
"And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two." From what I understand, men being led of the Lord to go out to witness to the unsaved, the Gospel, and to establish churches, they went out two by two. There were many advantages of having two men. Companionship was one of them. Having the door slammed in your face is very discouraging. The safety of two far exceeds just one traveling alone. Even today, the Mormons send their men out in two's. When I used to go out witnessing, I would take a deacon many times or someone who was interested in evangelism.
Apparently Jesus knew that His trainees were ready to go out on their own since they had been with Jesus by the call of God. They had been witnesses to Jesus' teachings, His miracles, and His great love and compassion in action. They were also witnesses of the power and authority of Jesus over the dark world of Satan by ejecting demons out of those who had been possessed. They knew by now that they had been taught by the greatest force in the universe, Jesus, the Christ of God. They saw first hand that if Jesus commanded something to happen, it did! They had a pretty good idea that what Jesus had taught them was absolute truth, they could have confidence, or faith, that He knew what He was talking about. Perhaps there was the feeling that Jesus was the Messiah, I'm not sure at this point in time if that's true.
At any rate, They were in possession of a power and authority that was supernatural and they must have been awe struck when they first saw that power in action by their own efforts to do what Jesus had sent them out to do....The following is a little information on these twelve disciples from the commentary of Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown compliment of e-Sword.
The first, Simon, who is called Peter — (See on John_1:42).
and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother — named after James, as the younger of the two.
Philip and Bartholomew — That this person is the same with “Nathanael of Cana in Galilee” is justly concluded for the three following reasons: First, because Bartholomew is not so properly an individual’s name as a family surname; next, because not only in this list, but in Mark’s and Luke’s (Mark_3:18; Luke_6:14), he follows the name of “Philip,” who was the instrument of bringing Nathanael first to Jesus (John_1:45); and again, when our Lord, after His resurrection, appeared at the Sea of Tiberias, “Nathanael of Cana in Galilee” is mentioned along with six others, all of them apostles, as being present (John_21:2).
Matthew the publican — In none of the four lists of the Twelve is this apostle so branded but in his own, as if he would have all to know how deep a debtor he had been to his Lord. (See on Matthew_1:3, Matthew_1:5, Matthew_1:6; see on Matthew_9:9).
James the son of Alphaeus — the same person apparently who is called Cleopas or Clopas (Luke_24:18; John_19:25); and, as he was the husband of Mary, sister to the Virgin, James the Less must have been our Lord’s cousin.
and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus — the same, without doubt, as “Judas the brother of James,” mentioned in both the lists of Luke (Luke_6:16; Acts_1:13), while no one of the name of Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus is so. It is he who in John (John_14:22) is sweetly called “Judas, not Iscariot.” That he was the author of the Catholic Epistle of “Jude,” and not “the Lord’s brother” (Matthew_13:55), unless these be the same, is most likely.
Simon the Canaanite — rather “Kananite,” but better still, “the Zealot,” as he is called in Luke_6:15, where the original term should not have been retained as in our version (“Simon, called Zelotes”), but rendered “Simon, called the Zealot.” The word “Kananite” is just the Aramaic, or Syro-Chaldaic, term for “Zealot.” Probably before his acquaintance with Jesus, he belonged to the sect of the Zealots, who bound themselves, as a sort of voluntary ecclesiastical police, to see that the law was not broken with impunity.
and Judas Iscariot — that is, Judas of Kerioth, a town of Judah (Joshua_15:25); so called to distinguish him from “Judas the brother of James” (Luke_6:16).
who also betrayed him — a note of infamy attached to his name in all the catalogues of the Twelve.
The number twelve probably taken from the twelve Tribes of Israel even though other theologians have differing ideas.
Matthew 10:1 "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."
The last two verses of chapter 9 sets the stage for chapter ten....Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few, (38) Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
This is the beginning of Christian evangelism the way Jesus wanted, it is a model for all future forms of spreading the "Good News". Mark 6:7 says,
"And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two." From what I understand, men being led of the Lord to go out to witness to the unsaved, the Gospel, and to establish churches, they went out two by two. There were many advantages of having two men. Companionship was one of them. Having the door slammed in your face is very discouraging. The safety of two far exceeds just one traveling alone. Even today, the Mormons send their men out in two's. When I used to go out witnessing, I would take a deacon many times or someone who was interested in evangelism.
Apparently Jesus knew that His trainees were ready to go out on their own since they had been with Jesus by the call of God. They had been witnesses to Jesus' teachings, His miracles, and His great love and compassion in action. They were also witnesses of the power and authority of Jesus over the dark world of Satan by ejecting demons out of those who had been possessed. They knew by now that they had been taught by the greatest force in the universe, Jesus, the Christ of God. They saw first hand that if Jesus commanded something to happen, it did! They had a pretty good idea that what Jesus had taught them was absolute truth, they could have confidence, or faith, that He knew what He was talking about. Perhaps there was the feeling that Jesus was the Messiah, I'm not sure at this point in time if that's true.
At any rate, They were in possession of a power and authority that was supernatural and they must have been awe struck when they first saw that power in action by their own efforts to do what Jesus had sent them out to do....The following is a little information on these twelve disciples from the commentary of Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown compliment of e-Sword.
The first, Simon, who is called Peter — (See on John_1:42).
and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother — named after James, as the younger of the two.
Philip and Bartholomew — That this person is the same with “Nathanael of Cana in Galilee” is justly concluded for the three following reasons: First, because Bartholomew is not so properly an individual’s name as a family surname; next, because not only in this list, but in Mark’s and Luke’s (Mark_3:18; Luke_6:14), he follows the name of “Philip,” who was the instrument of bringing Nathanael first to Jesus (John_1:45); and again, when our Lord, after His resurrection, appeared at the Sea of Tiberias, “Nathanael of Cana in Galilee” is mentioned along with six others, all of them apostles, as being present (John_21:2).
Matthew the publican — In none of the four lists of the Twelve is this apostle so branded but in his own, as if he would have all to know how deep a debtor he had been to his Lord. (See on Matthew_1:3, Matthew_1:5, Matthew_1:6; see on Matthew_9:9).
James the son of Alphaeus — the same person apparently who is called Cleopas or Clopas (Luke_24:18; John_19:25); and, as he was the husband of Mary, sister to the Virgin, James the Less must have been our Lord’s cousin.
and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus — the same, without doubt, as “Judas the brother of James,” mentioned in both the lists of Luke (Luke_6:16; Acts_1:13), while no one of the name of Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus is so. It is he who in John (John_14:22) is sweetly called “Judas, not Iscariot.” That he was the author of the Catholic Epistle of “Jude,” and not “the Lord’s brother” (Matthew_13:55), unless these be the same, is most likely.
Simon the Canaanite — rather “Kananite,” but better still, “the Zealot,” as he is called in Luke_6:15, where the original term should not have been retained as in our version (“Simon, called Zelotes”), but rendered “Simon, called the Zealot.” The word “Kananite” is just the Aramaic, or Syro-Chaldaic, term for “Zealot.” Probably before his acquaintance with Jesus, he belonged to the sect of the Zealots, who bound themselves, as a sort of voluntary ecclesiastical police, to see that the law was not broken with impunity.
and Judas Iscariot — that is, Judas of Kerioth, a town of Judah (Joshua_15:25); so called to distinguish him from “Judas the brother of James” (Luke_6:16).
who also betrayed him — a note of infamy attached to his name in all the catalogues of the Twelve.
The number twelve probably taken from the twelve Tribes of Israel even though other theologians have differing ideas.
Deborah13
Member
Adam Clarke made an observation and wrote that Simon, the Canaanite/zealot, was another brother to Jesus based on Matthew 13:55.
Mat 13:55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
James, Judas (Jude), and Simon.
"Apostles - This is the first place where the word is used. ΑποϚολος, an apostle, comes from αποϚελλω, I send a message. The word was anciently used to signify a person commissioned by a king to negotiate any affair between him and any other power or people. Hence αποϚολοι and κηρυκες, apostles and heralds, are of the same import in Herodotus...
Twelve disciples - Our Lord seems to have had the twelve patriarchs, heads of the congregation of Israel, in view, in his choosing twelve disciples. That he had the plan of the ancient Jewish Church in his eye is sufficiently evident from Matthew 19:28; and from Luke 10:1; Luke 22:30; John 17:1, etc., and Revelation 21:12-14."
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/clarke/matthew/10.htm
Mat 13:55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
James, Judas (Jude), and Simon.
"Apostles - This is the first place where the word is used. ΑποϚολος, an apostle, comes from αποϚελλω, I send a message. The word was anciently used to signify a person commissioned by a king to negotiate any affair between him and any other power or people. Hence αποϚολοι and κηρυκες, apostles and heralds, are of the same import in Herodotus...
Twelve disciples - Our Lord seems to have had the twelve patriarchs, heads of the congregation of Israel, in view, in his choosing twelve disciples. That he had the plan of the ancient Jewish Church in his eye is sufficiently evident from Matthew 19:28; and from Luke 10:1; Luke 22:30; John 17:1, etc., and Revelation 21:12-14."
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/clarke/matthew/10.htm
Chopper
Member
Day 90 Tuesday 12/16/14 Matthew 10:5-10 It Is Free.
Matthew 10:5 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat."
The Disciples now get their "marching orders" to leave the familiar, comfortable fellowship with each other and especially leaving their Master Jesus. I wonder if any of them were reluctant to leave their little family and to go out on their own. I remember such a feeling when I graduated from Bible College. During my sophomore and senior year, I was the pastor of a small Baptist Church about 70 miles from the College. It was a safe environment because I had the backing of the professors to help with any problems that I faced. It was a student pastorate. In my senior year, I received the call of God to pastor a small (25 members) Baptist Church in So. Somerville, Maine. I remember a rather sad farewell to the student pastorate, and a little nervous expectation of my first "full time" pastorate. I was on my own!
My wonderful, Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus, was right there guiding my first nervous steps and first few sermons. It wasn't long before everything seemed to "take off" and I became a very busy pastor of a growing church that was being blessed by my Master.
It only seemed right to me that the Gospel of the Kingdom should be first preached to the ancient covenant people of God. It was a long time before I could understand why the Samaritan people were so despised by the Jewish folk in John 4:5-9:
John 4:5 "Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans."
It was quite a while later that I learned about how the two groups became hated by each other. The following information is from a commentary by Albert Barnes, one of my favorite Bible scholars. Compliments of e-Sword.
1. The Jews, after their return from Babylon, set about rebuilding their temple. The Samaritans offered to aid them. The Jews, however, perceiving that it was not from a love of true religion, but that they might obtain a part of the favors granted to the Jews by Cyrus, rejected their offer. The consequence was, that a start of long and bitter animosity arose between them and the Jews.
2. While Nehemiah was engaged in building the walls of Jerusalem, the Samaritans used every art to thwart him in his undertaking, Nehemiah 6:1-14.
3. The Samaritans at length obtained leave of the Persian monarch to build a temple for themselves. This was erected on “Mount Gerizim,” and they strenuously contended that that was the place designated by Moses as the place where the nation should worship. Sanballat, the leader of the Samaritans, constituted his son-in-law, Manasses, high priest. The religion of the Samaritans thus became perpetuated, and an irreconcilable hatred arose between them and the Jews.
The lost sheep of Israel. Oh my, what a pathetic picture of the "apple of God's eye". The Scribes and Pharisees were supposed to be the shepherds of Israel but they were engaged in very prideful practices. It seems to me that they were more interested in their own welfare rather than the people of Whom God had sent them to care for as a shepherd would.
In V.7 The message that the Disciples were to preach was "the kingdom of heaven is at hand." The way I look at this proclamation is, The King of the Kingdom is here!! Jesus is the King and He is populating the Kingdom now! Come, believe, the Kingdom of heaven is at hand in Jesus, come into the Kingdom of God.
V.8 Describes how that they could be believed as to be divinely sent, was by the miracles that they were able to accomplish by the power of God. By the same miracles that Jesus did. The fact that the Disciples were able to do them as well, proved that they were connected to Him. Jesus did not charge money for His miracles, neither should the Disciples.
Vs 9,10 State that the Disciples were not to pack their bags for the ministry, they were to go with only what they had on and not to take any funds for their food etc. They were to depend on the providence of God for their welfare....When I went to Bible College, I took two majors. Pastoral studies and a Mission major. I was not sure where the Lord would send me but I thought that both majors would fit together very nicely. I had already decided that since my decision to leave my business occupation and go off to college, would be by faith and if I went to the mission field, I would simply buy a one way ticket to where ever I felt led to go, take minimum supplies and trust God for the rest. I felt that if the Disciples could do it, so could I. Needless to say, I ended up a pastor, but still had to live by faith, my salary in the first church was $25.00 per week. The Lord always supplied thru His people.
Matthew 10:5 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat."
The Disciples now get their "marching orders" to leave the familiar, comfortable fellowship with each other and especially leaving their Master Jesus. I wonder if any of them were reluctant to leave their little family and to go out on their own. I remember such a feeling when I graduated from Bible College. During my sophomore and senior year, I was the pastor of a small Baptist Church about 70 miles from the College. It was a safe environment because I had the backing of the professors to help with any problems that I faced. It was a student pastorate. In my senior year, I received the call of God to pastor a small (25 members) Baptist Church in So. Somerville, Maine. I remember a rather sad farewell to the student pastorate, and a little nervous expectation of my first "full time" pastorate. I was on my own!
My wonderful, Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus, was right there guiding my first nervous steps and first few sermons. It wasn't long before everything seemed to "take off" and I became a very busy pastor of a growing church that was being blessed by my Master.It only seemed right to me that the Gospel of the Kingdom should be first preached to the ancient covenant people of God. It was a long time before I could understand why the Samaritan people were so despised by the Jewish folk in John 4:5-9:
John 4:5 "Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans."
It was quite a while later that I learned about how the two groups became hated by each other. The following information is from a commentary by Albert Barnes, one of my favorite Bible scholars. Compliments of e-Sword.
1. The Jews, after their return from Babylon, set about rebuilding their temple. The Samaritans offered to aid them. The Jews, however, perceiving that it was not from a love of true religion, but that they might obtain a part of the favors granted to the Jews by Cyrus, rejected their offer. The consequence was, that a start of long and bitter animosity arose between them and the Jews.
2. While Nehemiah was engaged in building the walls of Jerusalem, the Samaritans used every art to thwart him in his undertaking, Nehemiah 6:1-14.
3. The Samaritans at length obtained leave of the Persian monarch to build a temple for themselves. This was erected on “Mount Gerizim,” and they strenuously contended that that was the place designated by Moses as the place where the nation should worship. Sanballat, the leader of the Samaritans, constituted his son-in-law, Manasses, high priest. The religion of the Samaritans thus became perpetuated, and an irreconcilable hatred arose between them and the Jews.
The lost sheep of Israel. Oh my, what a pathetic picture of the "apple of God's eye". The Scribes and Pharisees were supposed to be the shepherds of Israel but they were engaged in very prideful practices. It seems to me that they were more interested in their own welfare rather than the people of Whom God had sent them to care for as a shepherd would.
In V.7 The message that the Disciples were to preach was "the kingdom of heaven is at hand." The way I look at this proclamation is, The King of the Kingdom is here!! Jesus is the King and He is populating the Kingdom now! Come, believe, the Kingdom of heaven is at hand in Jesus, come into the Kingdom of God.
V.8 Describes how that they could be believed as to be divinely sent, was by the miracles that they were able to accomplish by the power of God. By the same miracles that Jesus did. The fact that the Disciples were able to do them as well, proved that they were connected to Him. Jesus did not charge money for His miracles, neither should the Disciples.
Vs 9,10 State that the Disciples were not to pack their bags for the ministry, they were to go with only what they had on and not to take any funds for their food etc. They were to depend on the providence of God for their welfare....When I went to Bible College, I took two majors. Pastoral studies and a Mission major. I was not sure where the Lord would send me but I thought that both majors would fit together very nicely. I had already decided that since my decision to leave my business occupation and go off to college, would be by faith and if I went to the mission field, I would simply buy a one way ticket to where ever I felt led to go, take minimum supplies and trust God for the rest. I felt that if the Disciples could do it, so could I. Needless to say, I ended up a pastor, but still had to live by faith, my salary in the first church was $25.00 per week. The Lord always supplied thru His people.
Chopper
Member
Hi folks 
I have come to a decision, thru prayer and thought, for some time now that as of January 1st, I will no longer post the Bible Studies. I'm afraid that old age is creeping up on me faster than I want. It is taking me much longer to get the study ready for you. This study takes up half of my day now and I have other duties that I'm putting off. I just can't do that anymore. I hope you all understand.
I'm hoping that someone else in our little family here will pick up the cause and continue where I have left off and keep the study going. I feel that this study has been an avenue that Jesus has used to bless each of us and I believe that He would like someone else to speak thru. For me? I have definitely felt the closeness of the Holy Spirit as He has inspired me to understand Scripture that was new to my mind. You will be blessed as well.
If someone else would like to keep the study going, by all means, choose a different Book of the Bible. The choice is yours. Thank you in advance, whoever you are.
I have come to a decision, thru prayer and thought, for some time now that as of January 1st, I will no longer post the Bible Studies. I'm afraid that old age is creeping up on me faster than I want. It is taking me much longer to get the study ready for you. This study takes up half of my day now and I have other duties that I'm putting off. I just can't do that anymore. I hope you all understand.I'm hoping that someone else in our little family here will pick up the cause and continue where I have left off and keep the study going. I feel that this study has been an avenue that Jesus has used to bless each of us and I believe that He would like someone else to speak thru. For me? I have definitely felt the closeness of the Holy Spirit as He has inspired me to understand Scripture that was new to my mind. You will be blessed as well.
If someone else would like to keep the study going, by all means, choose a different Book of the Bible. The choice is yours. Thank you in advance, whoever you are.
Chopper
Member
I don't like it either but you have to do what you need to do. If someone else continues I hope you will still be apart of the study.
Absolutely I'll take part. I don't intend to go anywhere else. I have felt for a long time that I don't spend enough time moderating, paying attention to other Mod's needs, and threads I'd like to comment on and new members that I should say hi too, but just don't have the time. Now I will. My dyslexia is getting worse and I have to keep retyping sentences. At times I have reversed words, or, my sentences don't make sense and I have to go back and try to figure what I meant. I'm just having a hard time now.
Chopper
Member
I dont like it one bit but will support and respect your decision .
Thank you Reba. I have three Bichon dogs. They are supposed to be brushed out every other day. They are lucky to get groomed three times in a month. I's not fair to them that I'm so busy. And then there is our house. Debi works 40 hrs a week and I have to clean the joint. Oh well, you get the point. Thanks for understanding. This way I can stay on CF.net and not just leave.
I'm bummed, but respect and understand you reasons, I love Bible Study, much more than debating, I learn so much, ...often, when researching a subject, the Holy Spirit opens a new vein of rich ore, as Barnhouse called it, and I can become so involved I forget what I was researching in the first place. :biggrin
Are you lookin' for someone to do a daily study, the reason I ask is we have the gift of teaching and the elders of my church laid hands on me before I left for the empowering of the gift, I haven't had any formal Bible training, I don't know many of the correct theological terms or ways to study the Word, I use prayer, the Holy Spirit, the Word and a few Biblical helps to understand better the meaning of the words in their original language of the verse, I was taught to be a Berean and search the Scriptures to see if what I'm hearing is correct, I was also taught that if I hold an opinion and if there is just one verse that contradicts or nullifies my opinion, then I'm wrong and not the Word, ...in short I'm what's called a lay Bible teacher without any formal training, ...but I love to teach, like Jeremiah said, it's a fire in my bones.
I too have many obligations and responsibilities that would limit my time to maybe 2-3 studies per week, I know I'm the new guy on the block, but like Swindol taught, I don't have a fragile ego, so if you don't think it would be a good idea for me to step up to bat and/or you have any suggestions please feel free to speak up, I understand and it doesn't hurt my feelings.
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Are you lookin' for someone to do a daily study, the reason I ask is we have the gift of teaching and the elders of my church laid hands on me before I left for the empowering of the gift, I haven't had any formal Bible training, I don't know many of the correct theological terms or ways to study the Word, I use prayer, the Holy Spirit, the Word and a few Biblical helps to understand better the meaning of the words in their original language of the verse, I was taught to be a Berean and search the Scriptures to see if what I'm hearing is correct, I was also taught that if I hold an opinion and if there is just one verse that contradicts or nullifies my opinion, then I'm wrong and not the Word, ...in short I'm what's called a lay Bible teacher without any formal training, ...but I love to teach, like Jeremiah said, it's a fire in my bones.
I too have many obligations and responsibilities that would limit my time to maybe 2-3 studies per week, I know I'm the new guy on the block, but like Swindol taught, I don't have a fragile ego, so if you don't think it would be a good idea for me to step up to bat and/or you have any suggestions please feel free to speak up, I understand and it doesn't hurt my feelings.
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Well, Les Feldick is an excellent teacher, and he has about the same qualifications.I'm bummed, but respect and understand you reasons, I love Bible Study, much more than debating, I learn so much, ...often, when researching a subject, the Holy Spirit opens a new vein of rich ore, as Barnhouse called it, and I can become so involved I forget what I was researching in the first place. :biggrin
Are you lookin' for someone to do a daily study, the reason I ask is we have the gift of teaching and the elders of my church laid hands on me before I left for the empowering of the gift, I haven't had any formal Bible training, I don't know many of the correct theological terms or ways to study the Word, I use prayer, the Holy Spirit, the Word and a few Biblical helps to understand better the meaning of the words in their original language of the verse, I was taught to be a Berean and search the Scriptures to see if what I'm hearing is correct, I was also taught that if I hold an opinion and if there is just one verse that contradicts or nullifies my opinion, then I'm wrong and not the Word, ...in short I'm what's called a lay Bible teacher without any formal training, ...but I love to teach, like Jeremiah said, it's a fire in my bones.
I too have many obligations and responsibilities that would limit my time to maybe 2-3 studies per week, I know I'm the new guy on the block, but like Swindol taught, I don't have a fragile ego, so if you don't think it would be a good idea for me to step up to bat and/or you have any suggestions please feel free to speak up, I understand and it doesn't hurt my feelings.
and also other things.
Chopper
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I'm bummed, but respect and understand you reasons, I love Bible Study, much more than debating, I learn so much, ...often, when researching a subject, the Holy Spirit opens a new vein of rich ore, as Barnhouse called it, and I can become so involved I forget what I was researching in the first place. :biggrin
Are you lookin' for someone to do a daily study, the reason I ask is we have the gift of teaching and the elders of my church laid hands on me before I left for the empowering of the gift, I haven't had any formal Bible training, I don't know many of the correct theological terms or ways to study the Word, I use prayer, the Holy Spirit, the Word and a few Biblical helps to understand better the meaning of the words in their original language of the verse, I was taught to be a Berean and search the Scriptures to see if what I'm hearing is correct, I was also taught that if I hold an opinion and if there is just one verse that contradicts or nullifies my opinion, then I'm wrong and not the Word, ...in short I'm what's called a lay Bible teacher without any formal training, ...but I love to teach, like Jeremiah said, it's a fire in my bones.
I too have many obligations and responsibilities that would limit my time to maybe 2-3 studies per week, I know I'm the new guy on the block, but like Swindol taught, I don't have a fragile ego, so if you don't think it would be a good idea for me to step up to bat and/or you have any suggestions please feel free to speak up, I understand and it doesn't hurt my feelings.
Personally Karl, I would think you have the qualifications to lead the study, we'll see what the other members in our little family have to say. Thanks for the offer to serve.
Chopper
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Day 91 Wednesday 12/17/14 Matthew 10:11-15 Who Is Worthy?
Matthew 10:11 "And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city."
Here we have the Disciples leaving the safety of their little family with Jesus as their Leader going out to spread the Good News that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. They, for the most part are going to people of whom they have never met. I'm sure that they had an idea that there were people who were influenced by the Pharisees and would slam the doors in their faces. On the other hand, there were people who had heard of this Jesus who was becoming famous because of His teachings and miracles.
I wonder what their opening statement was so that they could enter the house and speak to the occupants. It may have been, "Hi, my friend and I come to you to speak about Jesus." Once inside they were to salute the "house", I understand that the word, in this case, means "family". The salutation might be, "Peace be to you and your family", wishing them all happiness and prosperity, temporal, spiritual, and eternal.
V.13 "If the house (family) be worthy", in other words, If the people of the house, especially the head of the household, is friendly and invites the Disciples in and welcomes them, then the peace that the Disciple greeted them with will supernaturally rest on their home and persons with the blessings of God....It is so interesting for me and others to enter my Daughters farm house. It seems that the minute you walk into her home, you sense a peace about the place. Many people have said the same thing. So instead of my saying, "Peace be to this house" the house says "Peace be to you." My Daughter and her Husband are very peace loving people. Their farm is a business selling Lavender gifts of all kinds. Even the Lavender rows that they farm is a peaceful place.
Now, the opposite probably happened more than a peaceful setting. There would be homes that would reject their Master and would reject the Disciples. It is interesting that the supernatural peace that the Disciples greeted the residence, would return to the Disciples, and the blessings that were attached to that greeting would not come upon that house and family. If they only knew what they were missing. I wonder if they saw one of their neighbors who entertained the Disciples and the blessings they were receiving as a result of their hospitality caused them to regret their decision to reject the Disciples.
To "shake the dust off their feet" was a testimony against the people in that house or city, that they were worse than the heathen. In V.15, it says that this family would be worse off than the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. Wow, thats pretty bad!
Matthew 10:11 "And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city."
Here we have the Disciples leaving the safety of their little family with Jesus as their Leader going out to spread the Good News that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. They, for the most part are going to people of whom they have never met. I'm sure that they had an idea that there were people who were influenced by the Pharisees and would slam the doors in their faces. On the other hand, there were people who had heard of this Jesus who was becoming famous because of His teachings and miracles.
I wonder what their opening statement was so that they could enter the house and speak to the occupants. It may have been, "Hi, my friend and I come to you to speak about Jesus." Once inside they were to salute the "house", I understand that the word, in this case, means "family". The salutation might be, "Peace be to you and your family", wishing them all happiness and prosperity, temporal, spiritual, and eternal.
V.13 "If the house (family) be worthy", in other words, If the people of the house, especially the head of the household, is friendly and invites the Disciples in and welcomes them, then the peace that the Disciple greeted them with will supernaturally rest on their home and persons with the blessings of God....It is so interesting for me and others to enter my Daughters farm house. It seems that the minute you walk into her home, you sense a peace about the place. Many people have said the same thing. So instead of my saying, "Peace be to this house" the house says "Peace be to you." My Daughter and her Husband are very peace loving people. Their farm is a business selling Lavender gifts of all kinds. Even the Lavender rows that they farm is a peaceful place.
Now, the opposite probably happened more than a peaceful setting. There would be homes that would reject their Master and would reject the Disciples. It is interesting that the supernatural peace that the Disciples greeted the residence, would return to the Disciples, and the blessings that were attached to that greeting would not come upon that house and family. If they only knew what they were missing. I wonder if they saw one of their neighbors who entertained the Disciples and the blessings they were receiving as a result of their hospitality caused them to regret their decision to reject the Disciples.
To "shake the dust off their feet" was a testimony against the people in that house or city, that they were worse than the heathen. In V.15, it says that this family would be worse off than the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. Wow, thats pretty bad!