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Re: Scripture of the Day
MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE TODAY, THIS VOL 832B, (1) INTERESTING SOURCE FOR READING THE BIBLE ON LINE AND PEACE ON EARTH—HOW WILL IT COME? [2] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY, A LINK TO A DATA SERIES ON MANY SUBJECTS, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB, AND A BIBLE STUDY, [3] DISCOURSE ON JOHN 20:31, [4] WHAT IS GOD’S KINGDOM? [5] A REAL HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW, [6] UNDER GOD’S KINGDOM “PEACE WILL ABOUND” [7] BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON?
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COMBINATION OF [2] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [3] DOCUMENTARY ON JOHN 20:31
[2] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [832B]
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:28, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
This reality is made sure at Matthew 7:21 - 29, [AV] “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 3 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”
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[3] DOCUMENTARY ON JOHN 20:31
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (Authorized King James; AV).
Here the preceding scriptures show we should never doubt the Lord Jesus (Yeshua) as the Apostle Thomas once did giving birth to the saying, "doubting Thomas" for which the reason can clearly be seen in John 20:26-30, "And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach [hither] thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed. Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:" (American Standard Version; ASV). This shows that we should believe in Jesus (Yeshua) and his Father, Almighty God (YHWH) with out reservation and in a way in harmony with the Bible.
There are many who say they believe in God (YHWH), but some who do not do so correctly nor in sincerity. Some of these have been mislead by the world and wish to accept a belief contrary to scripture that came about as a political expediency to meet the needs of a pagan Emperor, Constantine, who sought to merge the so called Christian church of the third century with the pagans who believed in a trinity of three gods in one in order to unite his empire religiously. But this is not according to the Bible which shows at Mark 10:15-20, "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, [even] God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother. And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth." (ASV). Here Jesus (Yeshua) was asked the question by one calling him Good Teacher with respect what he must do to "inherit eternal life?" and Jesus (Yeshua) answered saying, "Why callest thou me good? None is good save one, [even] God" clearly showing two things, he, Jesus, was NOT God (YHWH), and that only God (YHWH) was the ultimate embodiment of goodness. Therefore it is clear that God (YHWH) and Jesus (Yeshua) are two separate individuals or entities and that Jesus (Yeshua) is NOT simply a manifestation of God (YHWH).
Jesus here was pointing out that only God (YHWH), his Father, had original goodness; a goodness which was not derived from anyone else. If the man had thought to assign to Christ the ascription "good", to the level of God's (YHWH's) goodness and Jesus (Yeshua), the Son of God, clearly understood his words in that way and accepted them. The response of Jesus was different from the way in which such was done in those days. He would have responded as he did at John l8:37 to Pilot, "Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice." (ASV), and at Luke 22:70, " And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth." (ASV). Here he once more clearly identified himself as the Son of God to these unbelievers even though it would cost him his human life. For a surety we should then recognize him NOT as his Father (YHWH), but as the Son of his Father (YHWH), and believe without doubt. We should not be doubting Thomases as are the Dualist and Trinitarians.
[4] WHAT IS GOD’S KINGDOM?
[5] A REAL HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW,
[6] UNDER GOD’S KINGDOM “PEACE WILL ABOUND”
[7] BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON?
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