Archive for September, 2012

Gender Bias — Definitely: Part One (Nature Interface)

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Warning!

You are approaching politically incorrect quicksand.

Prayer and caution are highly recommended.

Okay; having done that, let me walk it back a bit. To do that, let me say that I am indeed a firm believer of the following Scripture.

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

(Galatians 3:27-29)

. . . However, let me also say that I am a firm believer of this next Scripture, in its fullest impact on the world.

– Explore Gender Bias — Definitely:  Part One –

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Kingdom of God: Part Fifteen (Perfection)

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Yes, perfection in man in the Kingdom of God is possible. Scripture gives us an example.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. (Job 1:1-3) Scripture also contains a declaration that requires us to strive to move in the LORD’S performance, as unto perfection. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48) Though we could rest in this motivation to Be ye therefore perfect, let us go further. Let us meditate on the one who is both the author of the right and righteous method of performance in the Kingdom of God, and the only complete example of right and righteous perfection, in the LORD: Christ.

– Explore the Kingdom of God:  Part Fifteen –

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The Fullness of David: Part Eighteen (Satisfying Rest)

Thursday, September 6th, 2012

The fullness of David is not a journey either to or in unconditional forgiveness: forgiveness is always conditional, even when it is freely given. A certain man of Jesus’ day received a quiet condition to his acceptance of forgiveness: lest a worse thing come unto thee.

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

(John 5:1-14)

Also, forgiveness has a generational aspect to it. Toward the end of David’s life, he taught his son, Solomon, about the forward moving obligation that comes with walking in the LORD’S forgiveness and redemption. At that time, David shared with his son the message that he had received in one of his times of communion with the LORD . . .

– Explore The Fullness of David: Part Eighteen –

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