Bible Study WELCOME TO AN IN DEPTH STUDY OF MATTHEW'S GOSPEL.

[Chopper]

Very good Karl. I like the way you teach. It is a blessing to be able to understand our teacher. You have made very interesting points. I like your transition from a learner, disciple, to a servant or slave of Jesus.

Thanks for keeping this study going until you start your own.

 

[Karl]

Matthew 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Good morning friends, let’s pray, …Father, as we study Your Word teach us, encourage us, continue to build is up in You love, for there is no fear when Your Love has been perfected in us, we ask this in the precious name of Your Son, Jesus Christ

V 26. Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Here we see a turning point in who Jesus is talking about, He is continuing on with His encouragement to His disciples, but the subject is changed from them (the mockers) to you (the disciples), after telling them their “good” works would be attributed to the Devil (which the Jews of this time used the name Beelzebub to imply) by those that opposed Him, all of the words spoken against them will one day be brought to light and so it will be with us, Jesus promised us persecution, and persecution comes from a mocking world, but there is a day of reckoning, David told us He prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies and our heads will be anointed with oil, …we can see a hint of this from the miracle of the water changed to wine, Mary had suffered for 30 years from whispered comments, knowing looks as she passed by, maybe never really spoken to her face, but she saw it in their eyes, …“Fornicator, she should have been stoned!” But Jesus had a better plan in mind, rather than vindicate His mother with a few gallons of wine at a party, just wait a few years more and the whole world will see Me hanging on a Cross and know for all of Eternity, …I AM, THE Son of God.

V 27. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Here we have a promise and a command form our Lord, it was the custom of that time for the Masters (Rabbis) to have interpreters, the Rabbis would whisper into to their ears their message and the interpreters would announce it to the people. Concerning Jesus speaking to us in darkness we read many times throughout the Gospels Jesus rose up before dawn and went to pray, to have a quiet time of one-on-one communion with His Father, that is an example we need to follow, to rise up early and spend time with our Heavenly Father in His Word, He will commune with us and speak to us (that is the promise, may I suggest even be so bold as to take Communion, partake of the elements, with Him), that way we will have the Light of the Word to speak (the command) to the world for that day.

V 28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

This verse holds special meaning for me; I was saved in a church that taught we were to fear God, to be afraid of Him, He is Holy and lives in unapproachable Light …that is so far from the Truth, here we see Jesus reminding them of their heritage, we are children of Light, the mockers are children of wrath, treasuring up wrath for the day of judgment Rom 2:5, yes they might be able to dispatch us directly into the presence of our Lord, but we know what is awaiting them, fearful judgment, and then destruction,

…I’ll pause here to add that this verse can not be used to teach annihilation as some think, there are too many other verses in the Scripture that teach different, the destruction mentioned here is of the soul and body that were created to serve and worship the Creator, but because they chose to not glorify God and not use the gift He has given them in it’s proper way, they will be cast into outer darkness where the original intent of their creation will be nullified, will cease to function in the manner in which it was created, destroyed, completely alive and aware of their surroundings, …but paralyzed for all Eternity.

…However that is not the meaning of the word fear, fob-eh'-o, (to be frightened or alarmed of) in the Greek, that Jesus is comforting us with Rom 8:38, 39, but the other meaning of fob-eh'-o, to be in awe of, to hold in reverence, as we consider the final end of the disobedient and recall how we once were numbered with them, and how God’s wonderful Grace illuminated our spirits and souls, we reached out, we opened up our hearts, we received Jesus into our lives as Lord and Savior, …as I contemplate what I deserve as compared to what I have been given, I stand in awe, in total reverence of my God, and it instills in me the desire to never hurt Him, …for me, I have nothing to be afraid of that might come from Him, but rather, the fear of the Lord to me is to be afraid of hurting Him.

Comments, additions, thoughts are welcomed,

Tomorrow’s study, Matthew 10:29-31

May the Lord richly bless you today.

 

[ezrider]

Matthew 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

If I go into an art gallery, I generally see the painting as just pictures. And while I enjoy the artists painting and consider what it means to me, I do not understand nor do I appreciate the qualities that make it a fine piece of art. I do not know what distinguished it from any other ordinary painting. To me its just another picture.

While the Bible is the word of God, you will never begin to appreciate it or to fully understand it as you should until you can look into the Bible and know thyself as one who has already been judged.

 

[Deborah13]

Mat 10:27 that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

My thoughts on the first part of this verse 'darkness and light' are speaking of before the cross, resurrection, and the giving of the Holy Spirit compared to afterwards.
The darkness being when the Gospel was hidden in the secret things of the old but are revealed in the light, in Christ, in the new.

 

[Karl]

While the Bible is the word of God, you will never begin to appreciate it or to fully understand it as you should until you can look into the Bible and know thyself as one who has already been judged.

EXACTLY brother, that's what drove me to Christ, where I learned the Good News, I have not only been pardoned of all my sins, but actually legally EXONERATED, ...my standing today in Christ is as if I had never sinned,

Ain't that good news, Lord ain't that Good news, ain't that good news for me!

Praise you JESUS!

Lord bless

 

[Karl]

Mat 10:27 that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

My thoughts on the first part of this verse 'darkness and light' are speaking of before the cross, resurrection, and the giving of the Holy Spirit compared to afterwards.
The darkness being when the Gospel was hidden in the secret things of the old but are revealed in the light, in Christ, in the new.

Good observation, thank you for your input, ...that's what so cool about the Word, it's like a beautiful gem with many different facets, one can see one facet illuminated for them by the Holy Spirit and another can see a different facet illuminated by the Holy Spirit and we come together and put them together to see the wonders in our Lord.

Lord bless

 

[Themessengeroftruth]

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Reba .

 

[Karl]

Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.


Welcome to our continuing study through the Book of Matthew, let’s bow our hearts in a word of prayer, …Father as we open Your word to study and hear what Your Son has to say to us, may we be comforted from it, assured from it and may it become an anchor for our soul, …in the name of Jesus.

VS 29. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

Sparrows were the meat of the poor in Israel, and their value was so insignificant that two were sold for the smallest amount of currency in the land, and yet, with the thousands, hundreds of thousands that were so common in Israel, not one single bird fell to the ground, not just the knowledge of the act with the Father, but with the Father actually allowing the act.

If we stop and meditate on this fact, we can’t help but to see the providential care in action, that is, His careful attendance and Divine intervention which He exercises over all of His creation, …when we thoughtfully admit and believe the fact of Divine providence, then we have to admit there is a Creator and He is active in the world we live in, ….no Creator, …no providence, all is just random chance, …no providence, …then no Creator, everything is random chance, …but we read, In the beginning God created…., and through modern science we have learned that the wings of these insignificant little birds are stronger in proportion to their weight, than the wings of a commercial passenger jet, …what does that tell us, proof of Intelligent Design, …there is a Creator and in His Providential care guides and directs the lives of man and animals, …even insignificant you and me.

VS 30. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Jesus was/is using a comparison between two insignificant birds and the hairs on our head, while there were hundreds of thousands of sparrows in Israel, we have millions of hairs (well, maybe not all of us) on our head, so many we don’t know ourselves, but Father does, …multiplied by the population of the world, and every time we brush or comb our hair some are removed and Father knows how many are left at any given moment in time, …concerning every head of hair on the planet, plus the number of sparrows that have fallen to the ground, plus guiding the planets through the universe, plus holding all things together, plus and plus and plus…

VS 31. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

When seeing the word therefore I always like to ask, what is it there for?

I believe it’s there to cause us to meditate on what is our value?

Jesus stated our value is more than many sparrows, He was speaking to His disciples that had all bought animals to sacrifice in the Temple, …what might of possibly gone through their minds, …are we of more value than two turtle doves or pigeons, more than a lamb or goat, more than a young bull, the progenitor of the future herd?

Yes! We are more valuable than God’s Son, and that is the Truth that mystified Paul, the Pharisee of Pharisees and caused him to record for us,

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Rom 8:31, 32

I believe Paul has summed up this short study better than anything I could offer,


If God be for us, who can be against us?


Fear not beloved, we are worth more than many sparrows in the Father’s eye and may I suggest we take the time to reflect back at the many times we have been recipients of His Providential care, saving us from harm or destruction or coming through for us right at the proper time.

Comments, additions, thoughts are welcomed,

Tomorrow’s study, Matthew 10:32, 33

Lord bless you.

 

[ezrider]

VS 31. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

When seeing the word therefore I always like to ask, what is it there for?

He is telling us to not fear his judgements, for he considers us more valuable than the sparrows. That is quite comforting to my spirit.
To know myself as a man of sin, judged in Christ and yet forgiven: Guilty of all sin, and yet loved beyond the rest of his creation.
To know myself as guilty and a man of sin before the Lord, then I am free to listen to his judgement without the fear of wrath. To walk before the Lord knowing that I have already been judged as guilty, and trusting to his Grace and mercy.
I do not hide in fear of sin, so that I know no sin within me. My sin is the only thing that I might bring to the Lord, that he might teach me of his truth. I can not use the forgiveness found in Christ as a blanket to hide from my sins; So that every time a new sin is found in me that I must seek forgiveness anew in my heart, and then cast my sins upon the cross and forget them as if nothing has happened. What would I learn from that?

To know yourself as one already judged, is to know yourself as one who has already been forgiven.

 

[Deborah13]

I see these three verses are sandwiched between a verse that says not to fear physical death when judged by man but fear the death of the soul that only God can judge and a verse that says if we deny Him He will deny us. I wondered how these three verses 29-31 would have been understand by these Judeo-Christian men.
Paul uses the same expression,
Act 27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
So looking at the Hebrew scriptures I found these....
1Sa 14:44 And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'
1Sa 14:45 And the people say unto Saul, `Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? --a profanation! Yehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;' and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.
Paul uses this expression in the same way in Acts. He tells the centurion what to do to save the lives of the men on the ship and he listens to Paul and sees that Paul spoke rightly. Because of this Paul's life and the lives of the other prisoners were spared. Not one hair of any head fell to the earth in physical death.
Solomon uses the expression....In context, Adonijah is afraid that Solomon will have him killed by the sword. Solomon in wisdom says...
1Ki 1:52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
Adonijah passes inspection and is allowed to live.

As reba is always saying, first the natural and then the spiritual. I see this words from Solomon as the type - being the natural death. The words that Jesus spoke were the anti-type - being the spiritual death. If a man is found, by God's inspection, to be righteous the hair of his head will not fall to the earth (spiritually), his soul will not be destroyed.

 

[Karl]

He is telling us to not fear his judgements, for he considers us more valuable than the sparrows. That is quite comforting to my spirit.
To know myself as a man of sin, judged in Christ and yet forgiven: Guilty of all sin, and yet loved beyond the rest of his creation.
To know myself as guilty and a man of sin before the Lord, then I am free to listen to his judgement without the fear of wrath. To walk before the Lord knowing that I have already been judged as guilty, and trusting to his Grace and mercy.
I do not hide in fear of sin, so that I know no sin within me. My sin is the only thing that I might bring to the Lord, that he might teach me of his truth. I can not use the forgiveness found in Christ as a blanket to hide from my sins; So that every time a new sin is found in me that I must seek forgiveness anew in my heart, and then cast my sins upon the cross and forget them as if nothing has happened. What would I learn from that?

To know yourself as one already judged, is to know yourself as one who has already been forgiven.

I need some clarification, are you saying there has already been a judgment of sinful man, ...you and me included?

 

[ezrider]

I need some clarification, are you saying there has already been a judgment of sinful man, ...you and me included?

Why as a matter of fact, yes I am.

How can you claim any act of forgiveness for yourself except you have already been Judged and forgiven?

What is Gospel of Christ that you proclaim?

 

[ezrider]

John 3:16-21
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

 

[Karl]

Why as a matter of fact, yes I am.

How can you claim any act of forgiveness for yourself except you have already been Judged and forgiven?

What is Gospel of Christ that you proclaim?

I not seeing any connection with what you are proclaiming and the subject of this study, but I'm curious, and since this is a Bible Study, can you show us what verses substantiate your conclusion, that we have already been judged, because what I read is judgment of/for sin is future,

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Heb 9:27

...since we both are still alive....., just saying.

I don't claim any act of forgiveness, do you? I have responded to the Gospel and received the pardon, I didn't do anything to earn it.

The Gospel I present is the same as Paul's,

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Cor 15:3, 4

is that the one you use?

 

[ezrider]

I not seeing any connection with what you are proclaiming and the subject of this study,

I responded to your question concerning Matt 10:31

but I'm curious, and since this is a Bible Study, can you show us what verses substantiate your conclusion, that we have already been judged, because what I read is judgment of/for sin is future,

Continue with your Bible study, may you find your answers there.

I don't claim any act of forgiveness, do you?

Yes, the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I have responded to the Gospel and received the pardon, I didn't do anything to earn it.

How can you receive a pardon except you first be judged and found guilty? The innocent need no pardon.

John 16:7-14 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you

 

[Themessengeroftruth]

I responded to your question concerning Matt 10:31



Continue with your Bible study, may you find your answers there.



Yes, the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.



How can you receive a pardon except you first be judged and found guilty? The innocent need no pardon.

John 16:7-14 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you

Who can understand the scriptures? The Holy Spirit is he who teaches but one thing ever word of god is being fulfilled was fulfilled or will be fulfilled in the future.

Never the less yes repentance is given u are correct. But let our works show the repentance received for if our works don't show it but just our lip how was we saved?

Remember what the apostle say let us love in deed and not just lip.

We can make each other stronger in Christ giving strength to what the weaker in the faith lack

 

[Chopper]

He is telling us to not fear his judgements, for he considers us more valuable than the sparrows. That is quite comforting to my spirit.
To know myself as a man of sin, judged in Christ and yet forgiven: Guilty of all sin, and yet loved beyond the rest of his creation.
To know myself as guilty and a man of sin before the Lord, then I am free to listen to his judgement without the fear of wrath. To walk before the Lord knowing that I have already been judged as guilty, and trusting to his Grace and mercy.
I do not hide in fear of sin, so that I know no sin within me. My sin is the only thing that I might bring to the Lord, that he might teach me of his truth. I can not use the forgiveness found in Christ as a blanket to hide from my sins; So that every time a new sin is found in me that I must seek forgiveness anew in my heart, and then cast my sins upon the cross and forget them as if nothing has happened. What would I learn from that?

To know yourself as one already judged, is to know yourself as one who has already been forgiven.

What would I learn from that? I would learn that I'm on the other side of forgiveness. In other words, I don't need to be forgiven, I am already forgiven! All my sins have already been judged, I am free from sins consequences in the Christ Who died for me and took my sins on Himself to be destroyed and forever forgotten.

 

[reba]

Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18 but he He that believeth on him is not condemned: that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
All of mankind was/is condemned our salvation for that condemnation is
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
We have been bought and paid for...

1Co_6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1Co_7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

Heb_9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Rom_8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

[reba]

scriptures for the next study
Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

 

[ezrider]

What would I learn from that? I would learn that I'm on the other side of forgiveness. In other words, I don't need to be forgiven, I am already forgiven! All my sins have already been judged, I am free from sins consequences in the Christ Who died for me and took my sins on Himself to be destroyed and forever forgotten.

If you don't mind Chopper, I would like to let them get back to their Bible study and the verses of the day for study. We should move this conversation over to my thread called Know Thyself. There we can continue this discussion without interfering in the study at hand.

http://christianforums.net/Fellowship/index.php?threads/know-thyself.57220/