Judges 21:25 “..every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
This is evil. Never judge scripture by any man. Always judge men by scripture. Placing men or tradition over scripture attempts to makes them equal with God. This creates a new god and idol worship. This is evil in God’s sight.
It is important to check root words when looking into the Greek behind a word in Scripture. Any time one looks into the Greek it becomes a continuing study.
In the Greek, Christ was claiming to be Yahweh God when he said, “this is my body” and “this is my blood” in Matthew 26:26. The word translated “is” is esti a third person singular present indicative of G1510. G1510 is eimi and has the embedded meaning of “I exist”, or “I AM”.
The Greek eimi is also found buried in the word power or authority in Romans 13:1 indicating that the subject is Law based only on the I AM, not man’s law.
There is nothing new under the sun.
The nation of Israel had just left Egypt. This was the first time that Israel was more than one family and also not under the rule of a foreign government. Moses could not deal with all the needs of the people himself.
In Exodus 18:13-26 Moses’ father in law, Jethro, suggested that Moses enlist the leaders of the people to help. Moses taught those leaders God’s Law and statutes. This was the beginning of what later became the Elders at the gate of the city.
When you look at the new testament concept of the Eldership of a church, think about the elders at the city gate in the old testament.
Christ died. The new covenant is now in effect. Scripture is always very precise in it’s wording.
Luke 23:56 says, “On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.”
If the Sabbath was no longer a part of the new covenant time then scripture would not have called that day the Sabbath. If there was no more commandment to do so scripture would not have acknowledged it.
Hebrews 4:9 “There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”
“They were peopled by descendants of the Hebrew Race.” Ptolemy on the Western Isles of Britain and Ireland.
Ireland’s ancient name, Ibernia, meant new land of the Hebrews. The word British means man of the covenant.
“…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 and contemporary of the Apostles.
John 7:35 “The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?”
Even the Pharisees knew where those of the house of Israel had gone. The Dispersion, also in the Greek in James 1:1 and 1 Peter 1:1, refers specifically to those of Israel taken in the Assyrian deportations. The not so lost ten tribes in Europe, Britain and Greece.
Let’s look at the example of Moses and Israel before the mountain after leaving Egypt. God proposed marriage to the people. When the people returned the answer of
Exodus 19:8 “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.”
Yahweh God told Moses to
Exodus 19:10″Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.”
In like manner when one becomes a Christian they become a bride in waiting for the bridegroom, Christ. How does one consecrate themselves and wash away sin?
Acts 22:16 “And now what should you do? Arise to be immersed and wash away your sins, being called by His Name.”
Romans 6:3-4 “Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life”.
Some churches teach that the musical instrument was never used during the early years of the church. They use two scriptures that they believe promote this idea. The Greek text is very important in this matter. You can look up these verses in your Bible, but here are the two verses with every major word replaced with Strong’s Concordance definitions.
Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in a set piece of music or sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a “psalm”) and celebrate or sing non-carnal songs, singing and playing on a stringed instrument in your heart to the Lord;
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of the anointed inhabit in you copiously in all wisdom; teaching (learning) and putting in mind (caution or reprove gently) one another a set piece of music, that is, a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a “psalm”) and celebrate non-carnal songs, singing with graciousness in your hearts to the Lord.
A bit extreme perhaps, but as you can see the Greek does not support the concept that musical instruments are a sin to use. It is also never found in any list of sins.
James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing psalms (play on a stringed instrument).
The English word Adoption is found five times in the New Testament in Romans 8:15, 8:23, 9:4, Galatians 4:5 and Ephesians 1:5. However the Greek word for adoption is not in the New Testament.
What is found is a word that means “placement of sons”. That is placement of those who are already sons. The idea has to do with coming of age. The word was used to denote one who was ready to inherit what he was already due to receive. He was a natural born son.
The use of the English word adoption is misleading. It is not about other people who are not natural genetic sons becoming sons. Romans 9:4 can not be spiritualized.
Romans 9:4 “those who are Israelites, whose is the position of sons, and the honor, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the service, and the promises”.
In Matthew 19:9 and Mark 10:11-12 replace the word divorce with “separated” or “separates from” (as in still married) for the correct meaning from the Greek text.
Mark 10:11-12 “He said to them, “Whoever separates from his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her. If a woman herself separates from her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:9 “I tell you that whoever separates from his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is [only] separated commits adultery.”
The phrase “against her” is key. It is not the act of marrying another, but the fact that the man separated and abandoned the wife. This would require that she marry another to survive thus forcing her into the situation of adultery. The husband who did this became guilty because he caused it to happen. This is the same as what happened in Malachi 2:14-16. There was no bill of divorcement.
The phrase “First Day of the Week” should not be found in new testament. It is not in the Greek. In the Greek text what is found is “mia ton Sabbaton”, “First of Sabbaths”. Here is Matthew 28:1 with Strong’s numbers.
“In the end(G1161 G3796) of the sabbath(G4521), as it began to dawn(G2020 G5723) toward(G1519) the first(G3391) day of the week(G4521)“
Notice the Strong’s number G4521 after the words Sabbath and week. G4521 is the Greek word Sabbaton. So the verse should read as follows:
“Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first of Sabbaths, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.”
First of Sabbaths is a specific Sabbath in the Spring of the year. Note that every time you see the phrase “first day of the week” in your translation it was or was about to be Spring. Sabbath is also hidden behind the word rest in Hebrews 4:9.
