But their minds were made dull , for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read.
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The bible records a radiance (glory) that shown from the face of Moses when He came down the mountain after being in the presence of God.
Have you ever asked "What could make the radiance on the face of Moses as though a symbol of something that's also found itself in need of being covered"?
Was it only because he'd vacated the presence of God?
Could it have been in part for the sake of those He found himself in the midst of a who struggled to find themselves accepted of God?
Is it possible his placement of a veil over his face was just as important for us today who read the apostle Paul where He mentions something He calls the "The Same Veil"?
Read the following words from a man also known as the "Teacher". Read this passage and then ask yourself, would not the wise man (teacher) "Sharpen the Ax" before attempting to cut wood with dull edge?
Have you ever asked "What could make the radiance on the face of Moses as though a symbol of something that's also found itself in need of being covered"?
Was it only because he'd vacated the presence of God?
Could it have been in part for the sake of those He found himself in the midst of a who struggled to find themselves accepted of God?
Is it possible his placement of a veil over his face was just as important for us today who read the apostle Paul where He mentions something He calls the "The Same Veil"?
Read the following words from a man also known as the "Teacher". Read this passage and then ask yourself, would not the wise man (teacher) "Sharpen the Ax" before attempting to cut wood with dull edge?
Eccl 10:10
If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.
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If the teacher is thought wise and if the teacher is trying to teach a lesson, would it be a fair question to ask if this particular lesson is one on "How to cut wood"?
I've also heard the following quoted as though all true, simply because of where the following words can be found.
Eccl 10:19
.....money is the answer for everything.
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Why doesn't the interpretation always reveal wisdom?
Wisdom doesn't need context in order to teach because wisdom is surrounded by context at all times. 'The wise" needs only for the student to remain willing to be sharpened and to hold true for whose sake wisdom has been dispensed.
Surely the sword of Goliath which we later find in the hands of a young man named David was not dull. At least up to Goliath's encounter with David, his sword had never failed to serve him or his intentions enough that he was feared abroad.
If the teacher is thought wise and if the teacher is trying to teach a lesson, would it be a fair question to ask if this particular lesson is one on "How to cut wood"?
I've also heard the following quoted as though all true, simply because of where the following words can be found.
Eccl 10:19
.....money is the answer for everything.
NIV
Why doesn't the interpretation always reveal wisdom?
Wisdom doesn't need context in order to teach because wisdom is surrounded by context at all times. 'The wise" needs only for the student to remain willing to be sharpened and to hold true for whose sake wisdom has been dispensed.
Surely the sword of Goliath which we later find in the hands of a young man named David was not dull. At least up to Goliath's encounter with David, his sword had never failed to serve him or his intentions enough that he was feared abroad.
Let's take a look at the said "Sword of the Spirit" along these same lines.
Many can accept the claim made that the words emphasized in red within the bible were also spoken from the mouth of a person named Jesus. An even smaller number can accept the thought that the spoken and written words of the Apostle's were given (assigned) to them by the Holy Spirit.
Much like the sword taken from Goliath that had failed to slay David, why do those same words (as though a sword) find themselves virtually inept (powerless) once placed in the possession of the said "believers" personality today?
Many will say, "They had something back then that is no longer available today" or "Such displays of power passed away with the Apostles"!
I refuse to apologize for what you're about to read, but I can't accept that at face value unless we first ask and truthfully answer, "What is it about those their Godly filled personalities that's missing today"?
Clearly they made it a point to declare it was not "Their" power being put on display whenever we read about God doing things through them.
IF what they declared concerning the display of power is true, then once again I'll ask only about the residuals that are left to consider, "What did their personalities have that we don't have today?
When I ask that question I mean as compared to the life (personality) of a believer today that claims to have "Encountered" and know well enough to give their savior "Jesus THE Christ" the glory?
If not openly let's at least be honest in our semi private thought life.
Let me ask this, "As compared to then has sin decreased today? Also compared to the first century attributes of the body of Christ has said "Faith" been on the constant increase to this day?
How does one measure either?
Did Jesus address them the way He did because they had just met Him or was it that they had been with Him longer than a day?
Matt 15:16-20
"Are you still so dull ?" Jesus asked them. "Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'"
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'"
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The book of Jude is relatively small if volume were the only comparative, yet is the Holy Spirit capable of indwelling all that believe in Christ at the same time?
Jude 5-7
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. (who are the those he's talking about? In this writing was he only speaking of those from antiquity that fell in the desert?)
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home — these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. (Who are the "these" and "They's" he keeps drawing our minds to in order to compare?)
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (How can "They' serve those of the US group who say that we believe and are found in Christ"?) NIV
Here we find these same personalities he keeps describing. He doesn't give them specific names, instead he pronounces the title they've captured from their hearers.
Jude 12-13
These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm — shepherds who feed only themselves.
They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted — twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
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He doesn't call them fellow sheep, instead he calls them men, blemishes and refers to them as "Shepherds who feed only themselves".
Far to often the smaller things go undetected. How does that compare to what we refuse to revisit concerning what we say we no beyond doubt?
Is there such a thing as false humility?
Wouldn't we first need to know what "True" humility looks like in terms of a personality placed on display?
Many enjoy being "First" in their daily business here on earth, yet there's only ONE original in everything that's that's considered "New".
Though the in coming king can still do what the "Old" (departed) king did (rule), can the "New" King that has promised to make all things new be removed from his throne?
I suppose he could IF that kings begins to take on the likeness of the old King.
Many can train their voice to sound like another or even groom their features to appear as another.
With respect to "Sincerity" how frequently does this quality get turned on and off in order to serve the moment at hand in our lives?
Jude 14-16
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
NIV
We will blame the demise of an Ecosystem on the ones that are in charge (headship). When the teacher puts up their best defense we'll find OURSELVES blaming parents when we see THEIR kid doing bad things.
But can we as believers that are also being Truthful blame God when we find ourselves being poor interpreters of His word?
Who do we then turn to IF it's all His doing? Who could we blame if we've been busy being about God business while going to work and or raising a family?
Consider the food chain or the chain of command of an army, whose to blame when followers don't find themselves where they don't WANT or THINK they SHOULD be?
Honestly ask yourself, who else is there to blame for what you say you don't when you find yourself living in a world of hurt where God is at the controls of everything that takes place in our lives.
What more need be said for the need of a savior that is More than able?
Wake up you creation of God Most High and let the light of truth shine upon you!
Jude 5-7
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. (who are the those he's talking about? In this writing was he only speaking of those from antiquity that fell in the desert?)
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home — these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. (Who are the "these" and "They's" he keeps drawing our minds to in order to compare?)
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (How can "They' serve those of the US group who say that we believe and are found in Christ"?) NIV
Here we find these same personalities he keeps describing. He doesn't give them specific names, instead he pronounces the title they've captured from their hearers.
Jude 12-13
These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm — shepherds who feed only themselves.
They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted — twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
NIV
Is there such a thing as false humility?
Wouldn't we first need to know what "True" humility looks like in terms of a personality placed on display?
Many enjoy being "First" in their daily business here on earth, yet there's only ONE original in everything that's that's considered "New".
Though the in coming king can still do what the "Old" (departed) king did (rule), can the "New" King that has promised to make all things new be removed from his throne?
I suppose he could IF that kings begins to take on the likeness of the old King.
Many can train their voice to sound like another or even groom their features to appear as another.
With respect to "Sincerity" how frequently does this quality get turned on and off in order to serve the moment at hand in our lives?
Jude 14-16
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
NIV
We will blame the demise of an Ecosystem on the ones that are in charge (headship). When the teacher puts up their best defense we'll find OURSELVES blaming parents when we see THEIR kid doing bad things.
But can we as believers that are also being Truthful blame God when we find ourselves being poor interpreters of His word?
Who do we then turn to IF it's all His doing? Who could we blame if we've been busy being about God business while going to work and or raising a family?
Consider the food chain or the chain of command of an army, whose to blame when followers don't find themselves where they don't WANT or THINK they SHOULD be?
Honestly ask yourself, who else is there to blame for what you say you don't when you find yourself living in a world of hurt where God is at the controls of everything that takes place in our lives.
What more need be said for the need of a savior that is More than able?
Wake up you creation of God Most High and let the light of truth shine upon you!
Good stuff brother, I like your thinking.
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