Sound Doctrine Part 2

Beloved, dear and esteemed brethren worldwide:

I have given you all my testimony for nearly three years:

How that for 33 and one half years of my life I lived as an analytical thinking Atheist, never believing in God because of the people of this world.

How that a man who knew NOT God…came to know the one true God.

It is more than evident in my words over the past two plus years…that NO man, NO woman and NO child led me to God.

Neither has any MAN taught me anything about God.

For just as the Father raises up the spiritually dead to be born of him and quickens the spirit with new and greater powers of life, even in this manner does Lord Jesus Christ quicken whom he chooses.

If any man in this world uses WORDS to declare his mind and disclose his thoughts, let him speak with the DIVINE ORACLES of God and use the WORDS of God.

And if any man minister to serve food and drink for the soul of others, let him do so by that which God has given and use the WORDS of God.

On the account of which we have a great number of these sayings of God and moral precepts that are given by God.

Which are now DIFFICULT to explain and teach, seeing that you AVOID the effort it takes to hear with the ear.

For throughout places and by the means of time, when the good will that is due of your debt to God is to teach others concerning the THINGS OF GOD and the duties of man:

It is a NECESSITY for God to raise up one from among us, to conduct himself as a TEACHER, in order to impart instruction anew and instill DOCTRINE into you again.

This is the FIRST basic component of the word of God.

The Euclidean geometry of the oracles of God.

And the MOST IMPORTANT fundamental principle in the contents of the word of God.

(James 1:19-27)

Therefore my beloved brethren, let every man (tachus) be quick and speedy (akouo) to HEAR and consider what has been said:

Slow (laleo) to use words in order to declare your mind and disclose your thoughts and slow (orge) to the impulse of any negative emotions, especially that of anger.

For the impulse of the emotions of man, absolutely does NOT (katergazomai) accomplish or achieve (dikaiosune) the DOCTRINE concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God, the righteousness of God.

Therefore on account of righteousness sake:

(apotithemi) Put aside all (rhuparia) that defiles you and makes you unclean and all (perisseia) your UNECESSARY (kakia) intense hatred for others and moral corruptions.

(dechomai) And receive this teaching and instruction (prautes) with a mildness of your temperament and with the gentleness of your spirit, for this engrafted word is able to save your souls.

Therefore, become (poietes) one who obeys and fulfills the law of the word of God and NOT one who ONLY LISTENS and deceives himself by FALSE reasoning.

For if any of you is a listener of the word and NOT one who obeys and fulfils the law, he is like a man (katanoeo) attentively considering (genesis) his origin (prosopon) and outward appearance in a MIRROR:

For he observes himself (aperchomai) and departs (eutheos) and immediately forgets (hopoios) what manner of quality he was.

But he who (parakupto) becomes acquainted with and looks carefully into the perfect law  (eleutheria) of LIBERTY, to live as we should and not how we please, omitting the things that have no relationship to salvation and continues therein:

Being not a forgetful hearer, but obeys and fulfills the law of his work, this man will be blessed and happy (poiesis) in the obedience he renders to the LAW OF LIBERTY.

(Romans 13:1-6)

Therefore let every soul (hupotasso) be arranged under (huperecho) the higher authority (exousia) and power of choice, which is LIBERTY.

For there is NO (exousia) authority OVER MANKIND but that of God.

But (exousia) he who possess authority is appointed and ordained of God.

Whosoever therefore (anthistemi) battles against him and resists (exousia) the ability which he is given as a gift to exercise; resists and battles against (diatage) the arrangement and ordinance of God:

And they that battle against him and resists, will receive to themselves (krima) the judgment of CONDEMNATION.

For (archon) the chief commander, is NOT a terror to good works, but to the wicked and WRONG works.

Will you NOT then be AFRAID (exousia) of the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed? 

Do that which is good and you shall have praise of the same:

For he is the MINISTER OF GOD to you for good.

But if you do that which is WRONG and wicked, be AFRAID:

For he bears NOT the SWORD (eike) without a purpose and a just cause, neither in vain or without success:

For he is the MINISTER OF GOD, (ekdikos) an avenger and punisher to EXECUTE wrath (prasso) on them that practice and carry on WRONGLY and are not as they ought to be, in the righteousness of God.

(1 Peter 2:11-17)

Dearly beloved, I (parakaleo) instruct and teach you even as (paroikos) one who lives on earth as a stranger and (parepidemos) whose native country is heaven:

(apechomai) Hold yourselves off from, avoid and voluntarily do without fleshly and carnal (sarkikos) desires for what is forbidden, which war against the soul;

Having your (anastrophe) manner of life, conduct and behavior (kalos) morally good among the Gentiles:

By which they (katalaleo) speak out against, incriminate and say very critical or disparaging things about you as evildoers, that they may by your morally good works, which they will (epopteuo) look upon and view attentively, praise and glorify God in THE DAY OF VISITATION.

(oun) Therefore, with these things being so:

(hupotasso) Yield to his mild but earnest rebuke and advice given to every (ktisis) created and established institution belonging to men for the Lord: whether it be to the king (God or Christ), as supreme;

Or to (hegemon) the chief commander, even as to them that are sent by him (ekdikesis) for the revenging punishment of vengeance of the wrong and evil doers, and for the praise (agathopoios) of the virtuous that act RIGHTLY. 

For so is the will of God, that with well doing which profits others, you (phimoo) STOP THE MOUTH and SILENCE the ignorance of foolish men:

As (eleutheros) freeborn and free from the yoke of the Mosaic Law, absolutely NOT using your LIBERTY to live as we should and not as we please (epikaluma) as a covering or veil (kakia) for morally corrupt and wicked acts, but as the servants of God devoted to him to the disregard of our own interests.

Honour all men. Dearly love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King.

(Romans 3:19:20)

Now we know and understand, that all things the Mosaic law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every MOUTH will be put to SILENCE, and all the world may become (hupodikos) guilty under the judgment before God.

(dioti) On this account:

Out of the deeds of the law there shall no flesh (dikaioo) be rendered RIGHTEOUS in his presence: for by the law is the (epignosis) precise and correct knowledge of sin.

(1 Corinthians 13:8-12)

(agape) Brotherly love, affection, good will, acts of kindness and love feasts NEVER (ekpipto) falls powerless and without effect:

But whether there be prophecies, they will be (katargeo) deprived of force, influence, power and be brought to an end;

Whether there be tongues, they will CEASE;

Whether there be knowledge, (katargeo) it will have no further efficiency.

For we know and understand in part, and we prophesy in part.

But (hotan) as soon as that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be put to an END.

When I was a (nepios) child being untaught and unskilled, I spoke as a child being untaught and unskilled, I had the understanding as a child being untaught and unskilled, I thought as a child being untaught and unskilled:

But when I became a man, I put away childish things.

For (arti) now at this very moment, we see with the minds eye through a MIRROR, by (anaigma) an enigma and riddle;

But then at THAT TIME face to face:

Now at this very moment, I know and understand in part; but then at THAT TIME will I know, even as also I am known.

(2 Corinthians 3:17-18)

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY.

But we all, with an uncovered face (katoptrizomai) are made to reflect in a MIRROR the glory of the Lord, to be (metamorphoo) TRANSFORMED into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

(Luke 17:20-37)

And when Lord Jesus was DEMANDED by the Pharisees when the KINGDOM OF GOD should come, he answered them and said:

The KINGDOM OF GOD is absolutely NOT established with OBSERVATION:

Neither by speaking and saying: Behold and look (hode) here to this place (church) or behold and look (ekei) there to that place. (church)

For behold and witness with your eyes, the KINGDOM OF GOD is (entos) within your soul.

And Lord Jesus said to the disciples:

The days (erchomai) will come and will be established when (epithumeo) you will desire, lust after and covet to see ONE of the days of the SON OF MAN, and (optanomai) you will NOT allow yourselves to see it.

And they shall speak and say to you:

Behold and look (hode) here to this place (church) or behold and look (ekei) there to that place. (church)

Go away NOT after them, nor follow after them.

For just as (astrape) the lightning of the gleam of a lamp (astrapto) that gives light out of one part under heaven and shines to the other part under heaven (houto) in this manner will the SON OF MAN be in his day.

But first (dei) it is a NECESSITY that he suffers sadly in a bad unfortunate condition: a difficult situation, especially a sad or desperate predicament with many things and (apodokimazo) be disapproved of, rejected and others will renounce any connection with him of that same generation for a space of 30-33 years.

And just as it was in the days of NOAH, in this manner will it be also in the days of the SON OF MAN.

They did (esthio) eat and consume a thing, and (pino) drank to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen, nourish it unto life eternal, and (gameo) they were led in marriage (religion), and (ekgamizo) were given away in marriage (religion):

Until the day that NOAH entered into (kibotos) the ark of the COVENANT of God and (kataklusmos) the sudden heavy downpour and torrent of water came and (apollumi) put an end to them and destroyed them all.

(homoios) Equally in the same way also, as it was in the days of LOT;

(esthio) They did eat to consume a thing, and (pino) drank to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen, nourish it unto life eternal, (agorazo) they were in the market place to attend it and to do business there of idle people: to haunt the market place and lounge there to buy (people) and (poleo) bartered to sell (people).

They planted and built up from the FOUNDATION given to them;

But the same day LOT came forth out of SODOM (brecho) it was sent down like rain, fire and (theion) the brimstone of divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify and to ward off disease, from heaven and (apollumi) put and end to them and destroyed them all.

(kata) According to this (tauta) in the same way, it will be in the day that the SON OF MAN (apokalupto) who will uncover and lay open what has been veiled and covered up.

In that day, he which will be upon (doma) the house top and dining room, and his (skeuos) vessels in (oikia) the dwelling place as the inmates of the house, the family;

Let him NOT (katabaino) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame (airo) to take away his stones:

And he (agros) that is in the field, (epistrepho) let them turn to the worship of the true God and be brought back to the love and obedience of God, to the love for the children of God, and to the love of wisdom and righteousness (homoios) equally in the same way.

And absolutely NOT turn themselves about (opiso) to the things that are behind.

Remember and keep in mind LOTS wife.

Whosoever (zeteo) will seek in order to find out by thinking or reasoning, to enquire into (sozo) saving or rescuing his life, will lose it.

And whosoever will lose his life, (zoogoneo) will bring them forth giving life and be preserved alive.

I teach and speak to you: that same (nux) NIGHT that work has ceased, the time for deeds of sin and shame, the time of moral stupidity and darkness and the time when the weary and also the drunken give themselves up to slumber:

There will be two upon one (kline) couch to recline on at meals and which a sick man is carried;

One (paralambano) will join himself as an associate and companion, accepting or acknowledging him to be such as he professes to be and will not reject or withhold his obedience in order to receive the KINGDOM OF GOD being offered.

And (aphiemi) the other will NOT take him as a companion and stay where they are.

Two shall be (aletho) grinding at the mill houses and turning the hand mills together, (paralambano) One will join himself as an associate and companion, accepting or acknowledging him to be such as he professes to be and will not reject or withhold his obedience in order to receive the KINGDOM OF GOD being offered.

And (aphiemi) the other will NOT take him as a companion and stay where they are.

Two will be (agros) in the field (world), the one (paralambano) will join himself as an associate and companion, accepting or acknowledging him to be such as he professes to be and will not reject or withhold his obedience in order to receive the KINGDOM OF GOD being offered.

And (aphiemi) the other will NOT take him as a companion and stay where they are.

And they responded and said: Where Lord?

And Lord Jesus said to them:

Where (soma) the dead body is, as it were the family, (ekei) there in that place and to that place (aetos) of vultures that resemble an eagle and is drawn  together as collecting fish by a net in which they are caught.

As I have said in times past: That God raised up AMERICA, the fourth beast of revelation like a flying eagle, a mighty nation…to show forth his works with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm as in the days of EGYPT with MOSES.

Let me put you in REMEBERANCE of former things:

When ISSAC was forty years old he married Rebekah in which she conceived him children.

And the children STRUGGLED TOGETHER inside of her and she said:

If it be so, why am I thus?

So she asked the LORD.

And the LORD said to her: TWO NATIONS are in your womb and TWO MANNER of people will be separated from you.

And the one people (Gentile) will be stronger than the other people (Jew);

And the ELDER (Jew) shall serve the YOUNGER. (Gentile)

When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, TWINS.

So then, if the religions of the days of Lord Jesus were FALSE, then also in the days of the SON OF MAN will the religions be FALSE.

Lord Jesus gave a parable to the false religions of ISRAEL and he said to them:

(Matthew 21:33-43)

There was a certain (oikodespotes) master of the house called a householder, who planted a vineyard and (phragmos) put up a fence which separates and prevents two from coming together and digged (lenos) a trough shaped receptacle into it, which new wine flows into from the press.

And built a (purgos) a fortified structure rising to a considerable height, to enable watchman to see in every direction and (ekdidomi) gave it over for hire to be farmed out  (georgos) to husbandman which are tillers of the soil and are vine dressers (apodemeo) and traveled into foreign places.

And whenever (kairos) the fixed and definite time when things are brought to crisis arrived, the decisive epoch waited for, (karpos) when the progeny of the vines and of the fields drew near:

He ordered and sent HIS (doulos) servants that are devoted to him at the disregard of their own interests to the (georgos) husbandman which are tillers of the soil and vine dressers:

(lambano) That they might carry away (karpos) the progeny of the vines and the fields of it.

And the (georgos) husbandman that are tillers of the soil and vine dressers, took his (doulos) servants that are devoted to him at the disregard of their own interests, (dero) and beat, thrashed and smite one indeed:

And killed another and stoned another.

(palin) Again anew, he sent other (doulos) servants that were devoted to him at the disregard of their own interests, greater in quantity than the first: and they did to them in a like manner.

And last of all he sent to them his Son, saying: They will reverence him and turn about for my Son.

But (georgos) when the husbandman which are tillers of the soil and vine dressers saw the Son, they said among themselves:

This is the heir, come now, let us kill him and (katecho) hinder the course and progress of his (kleronomia) inheritance, the eternal blessedness of the consummated KINGDOM OF GOD.

And they (lambano) took it upon themselves in order to carry him away (ekballo) and rejected him with content in order to cast him out of their family and out of the doors of the vineyard and (apokteino) were deprived of spiritual life and procured eternal misery in hell.

(hotan) As soon as the Lord therefore of the vineyard comes, What will he do to those (georgos) husbandman that are tillers of the soil and vine dressers?

They say to him: He will (kakos) miserably be ill of them and (apollumi) will entirely put an end to those wrong and wicked men.

And will (ekdidomi) give it over for hire in order to farm out his vineyard to other (georgos) husbandman which are tillers of the soil and vine dressers, who (apodidomi) will give back and restore to him the progeny of fruits in their (kairos) fixed and definite time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for.

Lord Jesus taught and said to them:

Did you NEVER (anaginosko) recognize to know accurately by reading the Scriptures that:

(Lithos) Christ the stone who the builders REJECTED, this same is made the head of the corner, this is the Lords doing and it is (thaumastos) extraordinary and surprising in our (ophthalmos) eyes and minds?

Therefore this thing (parable) say I to you:

(hoti) Because the KINGDOM OF GOD (airo) that was committed to you, will be TAKEN AWAY from you to be raised up from the ground and (didomi) NECESSARY things will be supplied (ethnos) from a foreign Gentile nation (poieo) who will become the author of the cause that brings forth the progeny of fruits to be gathered and harvested by them.

And (pipto) whoever falls under judgment and condemnation by this stone (sunthlao) will be broken into pieces and shattered.

But by what things so ever (pipto) it descends upon, from a higher place to a lower place, it shall be (likmao) examined in order to remove the bad, unusable and undesirable parts as removing chaff from grain: to separate grain from its husks chaff by tossing it in the air or blowing air through it.

And it is by this KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING given to us by the Lord of the Heaven and the Earth, that it is a Gentile nation that inherits the KINGDOM OF GOD.

When we SEPARATE that which is false with the WORD OF TRUTH.

When we continually and carefully keep ourselves from the false religions of today by following the NECESSARY things of our FOUNDATION that the Apostles and Lord Jesus delivered to us.

And forsake all that is FALSE that has been built upon this FOUNDATION.

When we BUILD ANEW.

We do always give thanks to God for all things in the heaven above and the earth down below and for the word of God that was made flesh in the Lord, which was, which is and which is soon to come…the Almighty. Amen.

Sound Doctrine: The Beginning...Part 1

Beloved, dear and esteemed brethren worldwide:

I have written to you all these past two plus years, not because you KNOW the TRUTH, but because you DO NOT know the TRUTH.

Therefore brethren: if you would be so inclined today…Bow down your ear and HEAR these words and apply your HEART to my knowledge:

PURE RELIGION and pure religious discipline has NO PART unclean.

And therefore is a PURE system of moral principles completely absent of all corrupt desires and is entirely FREE from every admixture of what is FALSE.

Therefore, on account of this: It is PURE RELIGION that should be governing our conduct individually and together in unity as a family in Lord Jesus.

All teachers among you that are widely believed to be RELIGIOUS in another’s opinion, that he is a worshipper of God in his position of leadership, and influences the ways of others with his lips, yet absolutely DOES NOT hold back his tongue and control his speech…this man is destitute of truth, beguiling and deceiving his own HEART.

(Proverb 12:20)

Deceit and betrayal is in THE HEART of them that imagine evil:

The HEART is the seat of our spiritual life, understanding and intelligence. NOT the tongue.

The HEART is the fountain of our thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes and endeavors.  NOT our minds.

Therefore: being of this man’s type of religious worship, which is EXTERNAL ONLY and consists of divisions, ceremonies, rituals, customs and traditions, is completely lacking TRUTH and is USELESS, for it absolutely DOES NOT bring forth fruit of God in righteousness.

Let us NOT love in word brethren, neither in tongue; but in ACTION and in TRUTH.

(Genesis 6:5)

GOD saw that the evil wicked THOUGHTS of man was exceedingly great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of HIS HEART was only evil and wicked continually.

Take heed and turn YOUR THOUGHTS to consider this brethren:

Whether there is unbelief in ANY OF YOU because of a corrupt HEART lacking the word of TRUTH.

And for this reason: possessing weakness in your faithfulness to God.

For PURE RELIGION is sincere, genuine, blameless, innocent and UNSTAINED with the guilt of anything.

Clean and pure religious discipline is undefiled in the presence of Lord Jesus and in the presence of GOD the Father.

THIS TRUE SYSTEM of moral principles is NOT centered around INDIVIDUALS.

Nay, rather: providing for the POOR that are lacking in spiritual truth as well as those that are POOR in necessities.

THIS TRUE SYSTEM of moral principles provides and cares for the AFFLICTED and looks after the sick and has NO ceremonies or rituals, rather, love feasts.

Therefore encourage and strengthen one another each and every day, while it is called THIS VERY DAY and apply your HEART towards this brethren:

That you HINDER your thoughts from stubbornly adhering to the worlds OPINIONS that are driven by the DECEITFULNESS of sin.

(Jeremiah 17:9-10)

THE HEART is slowly and subtly HARMFUL and DECEITFUL above all things, and desperately wicked:

Who can know it?

I the Lord examines and searches through THE HEART, I test and try the reins, even to give every man according to the ways of his moral character, and according to the offspring of his labor and actions.

Pure religion and religious discipline attends carefully to take care of, guard and keep itself COMPLETLELY spotless from THE WORLD outside of itself.

And as a result, is completely FREE from official condemnation of others,  irreproachable and is ABSENT of all immoral habits.

For we are all made partners of one another in the work and office of Christ, IF ALTOGETHER, we hold firm the origin and the beginning foundation of our confidence with unwavering loyalty to THE END.

This is the RELIGION of Lord Jesus Christ!

And within, is the righteousness of God revealed, for the JUST shall LIVE by FAITH.

FAITH is the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN.

The things which ARE SEEN were NOT MADE of things which DO APPEAR.

BEHOLD and witness with your eyes:

The following is that which is SEEN.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending, the first and the last: said the Lord.

Here after is that which is UNSEEN. The absolute meaning of the word of God.

I am (a) the first letter of the Greek alphabet and (omega) the last letter of the Greek alphabet, (arche) the origin of that which commences and (telos) the termination by which that is finished, (protos) the first in time and place, even (eschatos) the last in time and in a series of places.

There is nothing HID, that shall not be made manifest; neither was anything KEPT SECRET, that shall not be KNOWN and come abroad.

If our gospel be HIDDEN, it is HID to them that are LOST.

And if we are lost brethren, then we abide in DARKNESS.

And if we are blind in the NIGHT SEASON, then we are spiritually dead.

And if we are spiritually dead, then our absolute fullness of life is HID with Christ in God.

And Christ is the GREEK alphabet.

Whosoever commits sin TRANSGRESSES also the law of Christ,

For sin is the TRANSGRESSION of the law.

Whosoever TRANSGRESSES and abides NOT in the doctrine of Christ: absolutely DOES NOT have God.

He that abides in THE DOCTRINE of Christ has both the FATHER and the SON!

BEHOLD and witness with your eyes the SOUND DOCTRINE of Alpha and Omega.

(Ephesians 4:17-21)

This thing I (Paul) testify accordingly and declare solemnly in the Lord:

 

That you (meketi) absolutely NO LONGER (peripateo) regulate your lives in the degree that (loipoy) the rest of the Gentiles who do not worship the true God (peripateo) conduct themselves.

For they make due use of their opportunities through (mataiotes) the falsifications of their minds.

(dianoia) Having their understanding, desires and THOUGHTS (skotizo) covered with darkness, being alienated (zoe) from the absolute fullness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God;

This is because of (agnoia) a lack of knowledge in divine things and moral blindness that is in them through (porosis) the stubbornness of their HEARTS:

Who (apalgeo) have become callous with their emotions and have betrayed their own selves to commit (aselgeia) grossly shocking and very offensive sexual desires towards the performance of all (akatharsia) impure motives of lust, indulging in luxury and extravagantly wasteful living, with (pleonexia) a greedy desire to have more and an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep MONEY.

But you have absolutely NOT (houto) in this manner learned Christ.

If so be that you have HEARD him and have been TAUGHT by him, as (aletheia) moral and religious truth is in Jesus.

(Mark 7:14-23)

When Lord Jesus called to himself all the people he said to them:

HEAR ME everyone of you and (suniemi) join together in the mind and understand:

There is (oudeis) NOTHING outward from a man, that (eisporeuomai) entering as food into the mouth into him, that is (dunamai) CAPABLE of making him unclean and defiling him:

Nay, rather (ekporeuomai) the things that project from the mouth of him, those are what makes him unclean and defiles the man.

If any man have ears to HEAR, let him HEAR.

And when Lord Jesus entered into a house away from (ochlos) the crowd of common people, his disciples (pupils) asked him concerning the parable.

And he taught them saying: Are you (houto) in this manner (asunetos) unintelligent and without understanding also?

Do you absolutely not (noeo) perceive in the mind to have understanding, that ALL THINGS outward that enters as food into the mouth of a man, absolutely cannot be capable of making a man unclean or defiling him?

Since it does not enter into his HEART, rather it enters into his stomach and departs into (aphedron) the place where human waste discharges are dumped (katharizo) making clean everything (broma) that which is eaten as food.

 

Furthermore he taught saying: That which projects from the mouth by a man, that makes him unclean and defiles him.

For from (esothen) within your SOUL, out of the HEART of men and proceeding from the mouth (kakos) are troublesome, malicious and destructive THOUGHTS, (moicheia) adultery, (porneia) fornications, homosexuality, bestiality, the worship of idols, and the defilement of idolatry as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols, (phonos) murders and slaughters (klope) thefts (pleonexia) greedy desire to have more, covetousness and an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money (poneria)  depravity, iniquity, wickedness, malice, evil purposes and desires (dolos) craft, deceit and guile (aselgeia) unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness and insolence (ophthalmos) evil eyes of the mind i.e. faculty of knowing (blasphemia) slander, detraction, impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty (huperephania) pride, haughtiness, arrogance: the character of one who, with a swollen estimate of his own powers or merits, looks down on others and even treats them with insolence and contempt (aphrosune) foolishness, folly, senselessness, thoughtlessness and recklessness:

All these evil things come from within the SOUL and make a man unclean and defiles him.

 (Matthew 12:34-37)

O generation (echidna) of cunning, malignant and wicked men, (pos) how and in what way, are you

(dunamai) capable of a state of mind, being (poneros) evil, diseased and blind, to speak (agathos) out of a good constitution and nature?

 

For out of (perisseuma) that which is left over and remains of the HEART does the mouth speak, since the thoughts of a man's soul find verbal utterance by his mouth.

 

(agathos) An upright and honourable man, out of the good (thesauros) storehouse of collected treasures in the HEART (ekballo) draws out useful, salutary, good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful and happy things.

And an evil, diseased and blind man, out of the evil, wicked and bad storehouse of collected treasures, draws out evil things.

But I maintain to teach and speak out to you:

That every WORD (argos) that is lazy and free from labour that men will speak, they shall (apodidomi) give away their sayings for their own profit, on account of him in the DAY OF JUDGMENT.

For out of your WORDS you (dikaioo) will be rendered RIGHTEOUS:

And out of your WORDS you will be pronounced GUILTY and CONDEMNED.

(James 5:19-20)

Brethren, if any with you (planao) is led away by deception and falls away from the TRUTH into error and sin, and a (tis) certain one coverts him back;

Let him know, that (epistrepho) bringing back a sinner (plane) from the road which leads him to commit error, will save and rescue a soul from death and shall cover a great number of sins.

(Acts 15:1-30)

There were certain men that came down from Judaea (katerchomai) to hold discourse with others in order to instruct and teach the brethren in Christ saying:

 

That unless you are circumcised in the flesh after the instructions, solemn ceremonies and customs of MOSES, you absolutely CANNOT by custom be SAVED.

 

(oun) Therefore, these things being so:

Paul and Barnabas made no (oligos) small degree (stasis) of conflict and intensity of struggles (suzetesis) in mutual questionings, debates and discussions with them.

And agreed to go up to Jerusalem to the Apostles and elders among the Jews on account of this ONE (zetema) debate about the LAW.

Therefore, accompanying them on the way by the Church, (dierchomai) they traveled the road which leads through Phenice and Samaria, (ekdiegeomai) narrating in full and declaring (epistrophe) the conversion of the Gentiles from idolatry to the true GOD.

And they caused a (megas) great moment that was highly esteemed for its excellence and an occasion of joy and gladness to all the brethren.

Furthermore, (paraginomai) when they came near and approached Jerusalem, they were received of the Church and by the Apostles and by the elders among the Jews and (anaggello) they announced and made known (hosos) how many great things that God (poieo) carried out and executed with them

 

But (exanistemi) there rose up in an assembly to speak, certain of the sect of Pharisees (pisteuo) that was entrusted with the task saying:

 

That (dei) it is a NECESSITY of the law and commandments to circumcise the flesh of both the Jew and the Gentile, and declared it to be commanded that the Gentile observe the law of MOSES.

And in addition: The Apostles and the elders among the Jew (sunago) gathered together to meet (eido) in order to determine what must be done about this ONE matter under discussion.

But (ginomai) there began a large amount (suzetesis) of mutual questioning, debates and discussions, so (anistemi) Peter then rose up and entered the conversation and dispute and said to them:

Men and brethren: (epistamai) You did fix your attention on us and do understand, that from the beginning days that originated out of God, (eklegomai) he picked me out himself from among us;

That the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

And God which knows the HEARTS bare them witness and gave them the Holy Ghost, even as he did to us.

And made absolutely no (diakrino) separation or distinction between the Jew and the Gentile, purifying their HEARTS by FAITH.

Now, at this present time therefore:

Why do you TEMPT God, to place a (zugos) yoke of burden and bondage upon the neck of the disciples, that neither our forefathers nor we were able (bastazo) to sustain and uphold?

Nevertheless, (pisteuo) we have been persuaded of and placed our confidence in: that through the grace of Lord Jesus Christ, we will be saved, even as they also.

Then all (plethos) the assembled multitude of people (sigao) kept silent and held their peace and (akouo) turned their attention to Barnabas and Paul, (exegeomai) and declared their teaching of the great number of miracles and (teras) progeny that God had performed with the Gentiles by them.

And after they kept their silence and held their peace: James responded to the topic at hand saying:

Men and brethren, HEAR me.

Simeon has declared, how God at the first (episkeptomai) did visit the poor and afflicted of the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his name.

And this one (sumphoneo) agrees together with the words of the prophets: as it is written:

After these I will return and build again the tent and tabernacle of David, which (pipto) is fallen down under judgment and condemnation and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up and build anew.

How that whosoever (kataloipos) is left remaining of men (ekzeteo) might seek out and search for the Lord and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called by them said the Lord, who doeth all these things.

(gnostos) Known and significant enough to deserve to be recorded by God, are all HIS (ergon) deeds and actions (aion) from the beginning of the world to forever.

On account of this: My judgment is that we absolutely DO NOT (parenochleo) cause the them trouble in any matter to annoy them from which among the Gentiles are turned to worship the true God:

 

But that we write a letter to command them:

(apechomai) To hold one's self off from, avoid and voluntarily do without:

 

1) (alisgema) The pollution of idols and condemnation (eidolon) of those images of false heathen gods.

2) (porneia) Adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bestiality, the worship of idols and the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols.

3) (pniktos) Things suffocated & strangled, i.e. deprived of life without the shedding of blood or smothered.

4) (haima) Blood, refers to the seat of life, of those things that resemble blood i.e. grape juice, blood shed, to be shed by violence, slay, murder.

For MOSES out of ancient time has through out every city them that (kerusso) preach him in the open public and (anaginosko) reading him in the Synagogues through out every sabbath day.

 

(tote) Then at that time, it seemed good and pleased the Apostles and the elders among the Jew with the whole Church to send chosen men out of themselves to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas:

Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, (hegeomai) chief leaders of the brethren.

(grapho) And they wrote an EPISTLE (dia) for the reason of (cheir) preserving and aiding them as follows:

The Apostles, Elders among the Jew and Brethren send our greeting:

To the Brethren which are out of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

 

(epeide) Seeing that (akouo) we have attended to that certain (exerchomai) which came forth out of us that disturbed and troubled you with words, in order to turn your SOULS away from the RIGHT STATE saying:

 

That it is necessary for you to be circumcised in the flesh and observe the law of MOSES:

Which we absolutely DID NOT order or command.

 

(dokeo) It seemed good and pleased us, being assembled (homothumadon) with one mind, one accord and one passion to send chosen men to you with our beloved and esteemed Barnabas and Paul.

Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these NECESSARY things.

(apechomai) To hold one's self off from, avoid and voluntarily do without:

 

1) (eidolothuton) Meats offered to idols

2) (haima) Blood, refers to the seat of life, of those things that resemble blood i.e. grape juice, blood shed, to be shed by violence, slay, murder.

3) (pniktos) Things suffocated & strangled, i.e. deprived of life without the shedding of blood or smothered.

4) (porneia) Adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bestiality, the worship of idols and the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols.

From which (diatereo) if you continually and carefully keep yourselves, you will perform well.

Farewell.

So accordingly, when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch. And when they gathered together a great number of people, they delivered the EPISTLE.

(1 Corinthians 8:1-13)

Now concerning (eidolothuton) Meats offered to idols, (eido) we know and understand that everyone has knowledge, which signifies a general intelligence and understanding.

And knowledge (phusioo) causes people to be puffed up and to be PROUD, but (agape) brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence and love feasts (oikodomeo) builds a house up from the foundation.

Moreover, if any man (dokeo) is of the OPINION (eido) that he knows or understands anything, he knows and understands nothing, yet just as (die) there is need of him to know.

But if any man (agapao) dearly love God, this man (ginosko) is acquainted with and known by him.

As concerning then (brosis) eating of the soul's food, which either refreshes the soul, or nourishes and supports it, (eidolothuton) Meat offered to idols, we know and understand that (eidolon) an image and likeness of a heathen god called an idol is nothing in the world, and there is no other God but ONE.

For after all, there is those that are called gods, whether in heaven or in the earth. Just as there is gods many and lords many.

Nay, rather, Yea moreover; to us there is ONE God, the FATHER, out of who are all things, and we are in him; and ONE Lord Jesus Christ, through him is all things, even us who are through him.

Nevertheless, there is NOT with everyone that knowledge and understanding:

 

Moreover, there are some (suneidesis) with the conscience of the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting them to do the former and shun the latter, commending one and condemning the other, until this very moment (esthio) eat, devour and consume it even as (eidolothuton) Meats offered to idols.

And their conscience being weak are of those who have not kept themselves pure from the defilements of sin, who have soiled themselves by fornication and adultery and are polluted, stained, contaminated and defiled.

But (broma) that which is eaten as meat, absolutely does NOT (paristemi) present us to God: for neither if (oute) we take it as a food and eat it as a meal (perisseuo) do we remain and exist to be at hand in abundance, neither if we do NOT eat (hustereo) are we left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end.

But (blepo) take heed to carefully examine this, lest somehow by any means, this LIBERTY of yours becomes (proskomma) a stumbling block by which the SOUL is caused to sin (astheneo) to those who are weak, without strength and powerless.

For if any man see you that has (gnosis) a deeper and more perfect knowledge (katakeimai) to lie down with the SICK and eat meat in (eidoleion) an idol's temple which is consecrated to idols, shall not the conscience of him that is weak be established to eat (eidolothuton) Meats offered to idols?

And through your knowledge and understanding shall the weak brother (apollumi) give themselves over to death, for who Christ died?

Moreover, when you sin so against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

On this very account, if that which is eaten as food make by brother have a stumbling block or puts an impediment in the way, upon which another may trip and fall, I will eat NO flesh while the world stands, lest I make my brother to be enticed to sin.

(Mark 4:21-29)

Indeed Lord Jesus said:

(meti) Which one of the two (luchnos) a lamp that is placed on a stand or a candle on a candlestick (erchomai) that is brought (hina) in order (tithemi) to be put down under (modios) a bushel of the best wheat: a dry MEASUREMENT holding about a peck (9 litres)

Or under a (kline) a couch to recline on at meals and that which a sick man is carried on and absolutely not in order (epitithemi) to put it on a (luchnia) a lamp stand or candelabrum?

For there is absolutely nothing hidden or concealed (tis) by certain people which (phaneroo) will not be manifested by teaching with words or showed by deeds to be made known.

Neither was anything (apokruphos) stored up in secret, Nay, rather, Yea moreover:

So that it should come (phaneros) to be apparent, evident, known and manifested to be plainly recognised.

If any man have ears to HEAR, let him HEAR.

Then Lord Jesus said to them:

(blepo) Examine to look at carefully and TAKE HEED what you HEAR:

By what (metron) instrument used for MEASURING (metreo) that you measure off to give out to others, it shall be measured to you:

And to you that HEAR, (prostithemi) shall more followers join to gather with you.

For whoever he is that has, to him (didomi) shall be given to his advantage, and he that has not (airo) indeed who they have, shall be taken away from them and carried off by he who has.

And then Lord Jesus said:

So is the KINGDOM OF GOD, as if a man (ballo) will scatter, throw and cast the seed of the WORD of God into the ground:

And (katheudo) should sleep normally and wake up night and day, and the seed of the WORD of God (blastano) should bud and sprout forth new leaves to produce and (mekuno) grow up into twice the plants, he knows not how.

For the earth bears fruit of herself, at first (chortos) the blade of green grass as growing crops (eita) next, the EAR of growing grain, after that (pleres) the soul is thoroughly full and complete, lacking nothing in the EAR.

Moreover, as soon as (karpos) that fruit of his progeny (paradidomi) gives itself up and presents itself to him, immediately (apostello) he orders them to go to a place appointed (drepanon) to be reaped as with a sickle, because (therismos) the harvest of gathering people into the KINGDOM OF GOD has come.

(Matthew 24:45-47)

As spoken by Lord Jesus:

Who then (pistos) trusts in the promises of God and is faithful, even an intelligent and wise (doulos) servant devoted to me to the disregard of his own interests, who his Lord (kathistemi) has appointed him a ruler and administrator over his Lord’s (therapeia) household and body, to give them (trophe) meat to nourish the soul (kairos) in due measure and in due season?

Blessed and happy is that servant, who his Lord when he comes find him so doing.

Sure, truly and of a truth I teach saying to you: His Lord will appoint him ruler over all his possessions.

There is MUCH still to be said to you brethren, concerning these NECESSARY things…so until my next posting...I leave you with these following words of encouragement:

The KINGDOM OF GOD is at hand.