Incarnation to Resurrection
Incarnation to Resurrection roughly three and one-half
years, in 12 weeks, Sunday through Friday (six days) per week
Day Forty of Eighty-four:
Today we look at Matthew
15:10 - 20 & Mark 7:14 - 23 and consider what
Jesus has to say about What Defiles a Person.
In these sections of text, we see Jesus saying – “…it is not what
goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth;
this defiles a person.” - Matthew 15:11;
Mark 7:15 & 16 Jesus taught, “…out of the heart come
evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness,
slander. These are what defile a person.
But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.” - Matthew 15:19 & 20; Mark 7:21 – 23. For more on my thoughts on the subject of “Dietary
Restrictions” read my Blog here from January 25.
We see Jesus
continuing today His teaching that - “I Am the Bread of
Life.” In John 6:48 – 59. Jesus also said – “…unless you eat the
flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” - John 6:53 b
And today’s reading in John closes off with these truly immortal Words
of Jesus – “…I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me,
he also will live because of me. This is
the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and
died. Whoever feeds on this bread will
live forever.” - John 6:57 – 58
(emphasis in bold and underline, mine)
And that, that
right there ^ ^ ^ that, my friends,
is… GOOD NEWS!
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
I’ve taken the liberty of assembling a weekly chart of daily readings to cover the chronology
Week 6
Matthew
14:1–15:31; Mark 6–7; Luke 9:1-17; John 6
Day 1 Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:1-13; John 6:1-10
Day 2 Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:14-29 Luke 9:1-6; John
6:11-21
Day 3 Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:30-44; John 6:22-34
Day 4 Matthew 15:1-9; Mark 6:45-7:13; Luke 9:7-9; John 6:35-47
Day
5 Matthew 15:10-20; Mark 7:14-23; John 6:48-59
Day 6 Matthew 15:21-31; Mark 7:24-37; Luke 9:10-17; John
6:60-71
Shalom!
“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
How does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple, invite Him into your heart, as Jesus
says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” [Revelation 3:20 NIV]
How can be assured that this Jesus stuff means anything? Well because the Bible tells us so, as the
Apostle Paul wrote:
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is
Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10 NIV]
And for those of you who say to me, I
can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s confusing” or “it’s a waste of my
time”, may I draw your attention to what the Bible says about wisdom: “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]
If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters
from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you
can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John
14!
John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life.”
And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.”
Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “Incarnation
to Resurrection, Day Forty of Eighty-four” – this 15th day of February
2018 © 2018, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist”
too!)
Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem...
What is #RAD? #RAD
is:
R epent of
rejecting Christ
A ccept Christ as
your Lord
D evelop your
relationship with G-d
#RAD your
relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord and
Saviour depends on it!
What is #ATEND G-d
(Christ)? Ask me!
What is #IIC714?
II 2nd
C hronicles
7:14
John 3:16,
Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I
John 5:13 / John 20:31!
Shalom
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