Christian Study

Matthew 13:44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he hath, and buys that field.”

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The Parable of The Prodigal Son, Luke 15:11. The son who stayed “near” is the House of Judah. The son who went “far off” is the House of Israel. Christ told us a bit more detail about the treasure he came to seek.

Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Paul explains who those Gentiles or nations are in Romans 9:24-26 sending one back to Hosea for context.

Romans 9:24-26 “Even us, whom he hath called, not of Judah only, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.”

Hosea 1 is the story of the final warning to the House of Israel concerning the upcoming Assyrian captivity for their sin. It was not without hope however.

Hosea 1:9-11 “Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head (Christ), and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.”

The prophecy is shown fulfilled in Ephesians 2:11-19. Those near are of the circumcision, the House of Judah. Those far off are the uncircumcision and alienated from the commonwealth of Israel without Christ and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world, the House of Israel. Remember though the future promise in Hosea that the House of Israel would become Sons of God or Christians. This has all been fulfilled.

Ephesians 2:11-19 “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

The treasure is still hidden. Most of the special treasure or “peculiar people” do not know who they truly are today.

“…wherefore there are but two tribes in Asia and Europe subject to the Romans, while the Ten Tribes are beyond the Euphrates till now (Europe), and are an immense multitude, and not to be estimated by numbers.” Flavius Josephus, historian, 95 AD.

“They were peopled by descendants of the Hebrew Race.” Ptolemy on the Western Isles of Britain and Ireland.

There is no such thing as Judeo-Christianity. The two are total opposites and teach opposing doctrines. The Jews hate Christ. Christians love Christ. That is just the beginning. Since the modern day Jews acknowledge that their religion is Phariseeism, Christians ignore Christ’s warnings.

Matthew 16:6 “Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

Luke 12:1b “Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”

This begs the question why would churches and Christian colleges then invite in those who hate Christ to teach them when Christ said to beware of them and their teachings? To do so is a violation of 2 John 7-11. Specifically verse ten.

2 John 1:10 “If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed”.

Read the next verse on your own.

One time I visited a church where the Sunday school teacher began quoting the Talmud. The Talmud is the book of Judaism today. It teaches that the old testament is for idiots, that Christ is boiling in excrement in the deepest pit of a hell, that even the best of Christians should die, that it is ok to steal, cheat and deceive any non-Jew and debates that it is ok to rape girls based on their age. The Talmud was declared pornography by a court a long time ago. It is not a source of information except to know how evil it is and how evil those are who follow it. The preacher was using the Talmud as if it were a reliable source for information for Christians. I raised my hand and basically told him and the class what you just read here about the Talmud.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

This is likely a bit of a repeat, but it has been on my mind. Bible verses are constantly being spiritualized or skipped over.

Verses are skipped over because they are not understood based on what people think they know about scripture.

Verses are spiritualized because they are not understood based on what people think they know about scripture.

This has the effect of people deciding to believe what they think they know instead of what the scripture is actually trying to teach.

God is not double minded nor can he change His morals nor His Law.

2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness”.

It is our understanding that needs help. Scripture does not need our help by spiritualizing verses. Spiritualizing a verse destroys its meaning.

Bible manuscripts come from two major lines. The Received or Majority text was used for the King James and Geneva Bibles. Over 2500 manuscripts are available. They are complete and in agreement with one another. What has been incorrectly called the “more ancient manuscripts” have been used in almost all newer translations. These manuscripts are ancient because they were incomplete. They were considered to be of little value and ignored until more recent times. The Received text actually has more ancient support than the incomplete manuscripts.

When you see the footnote in your bible, “The earliest and most reliable manuscripts do not have”, consider that this very subjective statement is untrue. The Hebrew and Greek texts that are used for most all modern Bible versions were produced from two incomplete texts. One of them was found in the trash. The men who compiled them were into the occult throughout their lives. They did not believe in Christ as our sole mediator between God and man. They did not believe in the verbal inspiration of the Hebrew and Greek text. Their regard for the text of Scripture was no different than they would have for any ancient text. Their work is considered standard reference today. Many preachers make use of these not knowing this truth. Regardless of the motivation for those footnotes, they actually destroy faith in the accuracy and continuity of the scripture.

All Bible translations have errors. Some have purposely been translated to support church doctrine or political correctness. While the KJV Bible has many problems itself, it and the Geneva Bible are still basically the only Bibles translated from reliable manuscripts for sale today. Proper use of a concordance and perhaps group study can help with understanding. Ignore long standing commentaries. Realize that the Koine Greek was unknown when the KJV and Strong’s Concordance were written. The truth is found in the Hebrew and Greek Received text.

Romans 1:31 without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful”.

2 Timothy 3:3 “without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good”.

“Natural affection” is to cherish affectionately one’s own family, kin and race. Scripture calls a lack of this heartless, hard hearted and a debased mind.

Many find it difficult to believe this scripture.

Isaiah 45:7 “I form light and I create darkness; I make peace and I create evil; I am Yahweh; I do all these things.”

But remember

John 1:3 “All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.”

If one claims to be a Christian the proof of their faith is found in their behavior. If a man claims to be a Christian and then behaves in a way as to promote or protect faith in false gods then he is not validating his claim to be a Christian. The man then should not be considered a Christian brother or neighbor. No one is perfect, but validate a claim by behavior.

James 2:18-20 “Rather one shall say: “You have faith, and I have works, show to me your faith without the works, and I shall show to you faith by my works!” You believe that there is one God, you do well; even the demons believe it, and they shudder! Now do you desire to know, o vain man, that faith without works is idle?”