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Previously addressed.The New Covenant
according to The Gospel of The Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 10:5-7 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Matthew 3:2 Matthew 4:17 Matthew 5:3 Matthew 5:10 Matthew 5:19 Matthew 5:20 Matthew 7:21 Matthew 8:11 Matthew 10:7 Matthew 11:11 Matthew 11:12 Matthew 13:11 Matthew 13:24 Matthew 13:31 Matthew 13:33 Matthew 13:44 Matthew 13:45 Matthew 13:47 Matthew 13:52 Matthew 16:19 Matthew 18:1 Matthew 18:3 Matthew 18:4 Matthew 18:23 Matthew 19:12 Matthew 19:14 Matthew 19:23 Matthew 20:1 Matthew 22:2 Matthew 23:13 Matthew 25:1 Matthew 25:14
James 1:1-18 Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. Revelation 14:4
Matthew 4:23 Matthew 9:35 Matthew 11:5 Matthew 24:14 Matthew 26:13 1 Peter 1:23-25, 1 Peter 4:17-18, Isaiah 40:3-8, John 1:23, Psalms 145:13, 2 Samuel 7:12, 1 Chronicles 22:10, Psalms 45:6-8, Isaiah 9:6-7, Daniel 2:44.
Matthew 5:19-20--Matthew 7:22-27, John 12:44-50, John 14:15-17, John 14:21, John 14:24, John 15:10, John 15:13-14, John 15:20, Revelation 12:17 Revelation 14:12 Revelation 22:14 Blessed [are] they that do His Commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.KJV
From Jesus to His Apostle John:
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified [it] by His angel unto His servant John: Revelation 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the Testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door opened in Heaven: and the first voice which I heard as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
From Jesus to His Disciples, Matthew 24:3.
Matthew 24:14 And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
These are the physical Seed of Abraham. (not metaphysical)
Recognizing and agreeing/accepting are two different things.
Forked tongue?
Definition of FORKED TONGUE
The circumcision/seed-of-Abraham has more than enough reasons to disagree with Pauline theology... and now they have one more.
This is not NT orthodox Christianity.
Well, I'm giving them again... for the silent reader to think about. The true oddity is Cephas, a Chaldean word...And there are obviously different Peters roaming around, back in the day... some of whom I've pointed out, several times... need chapters and verses?
Multiple men, same name.NT
Cephas
1Cor.3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
1Cor.9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
1Cor.15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
Gal.2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Luke doesn't know anyone named Cephas, but calls Paul's Cephas of Galatians 2:9, the name Peter, in Acts 15:7... while Act's James calls Luke's Peter the name Simeon, in Acts 15:14.
Simeon
13:1 at Antioch ... Simeon that was called Niger...
15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles...
2 Peter 1:1 Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Simon
1 Peter 1:1 Peter [the] apostle [of] Jesus Christ, [to the] chosen pilgrim Diaspora, [in] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.
James
two are the Apostles from Galilee...
15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
13:55 Is not this the carpenter's Son? is not His mother called Mary? and His brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me: 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first...
John
two are the Apostle and the Baptizer...
4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
So... who are these men named James, Cephas, and John:
Galatians 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
... if Cephas was in Antioch when Paul went to Jerusalem to complain about the circumcision that came to Antioch from James, to talk with Peter in Acts 15:7... if Peter was already in Jerusalem?
The circumcision has the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven to teach the Diaspora... to whom 1 Peter 1 says he did preach... so that, this is what Peter preached according to Peter himself:
1 Peter 1:23-25 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by this Gospel is preached unto you. (Isaiah 40:3-8, John 1:23)
= This Gospel of the Kingdom: Psalms 145:13, 2 Samuel 7:12, 1 Chronicles 22:10, Psalms 45:6-8, Isaiah 9:6-7, Daniel 2:44, etc. ad infinitum.
These are promises to the physical seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, too.
(physical... not metaphysical)
This is not orthodox Christianity.
Which is why I do not present it as such.Saying someone has a forked tongue is not orthodox Christianity, is it?
Now, if we can just get rid of the deceit in the doctrine of two gospels.Without guile is "an Israelite indeed."
BTW, anything in the Bible can be considered orthodox. The Ministry of Truth is secular.*Which is why I do not present it as such.
Now, if we can just get rid of the deceit in the doctrine of two gospels.
The forked tongue (deceit) of two gospels is in contradiction to Christian orthodox NT teaching.
BTW, anything in the Bible can be considered orthodox. The Ministry of Truth is secular.*
Galatians 3:2-5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?KJV
Galatians 2:7-9
John 14:15-17 If ye love Me, keep My Commandments and I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever: the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
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*"As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to the appropriate copy of The Times and pushed them into the pneumatic tube. Then, with a movement which was as nearly as possible unconsicious, he crumpled up the original message and any notes that he himself had made, and dropped them into the memory hole to be devoured by the flames."--Orwell, 1984
Only by interpretation of it is anything orthodox.
And some people are actually aware of the audience being spoken to.Anyone who denies anything the Bible teaches is not orthdox.
Yes. And that is why we should not imagine that the promises made to the ancient nation of Israel, apply to ourselves.And some people are actually aware of the audience being spoken to.
If I were to read someone else's mail, I would try very hard not to have any opinion at all about the contents or react to instructions given to the recipient. If I overhear a man being told by his wife to go buy milk and eggs for breakfast, I don't get in the car and go to the store thinking that if I heard it at all, then it must have been said to me. The woman... who is reasonable... probably wouldn't blame me for denying to fulfill the request she made to her husband.
Yes. And that is why we should not imagine that the promises made to the ancient nation of Israel, apply to ourselves.
Many claim that the following passage proves that “the seed of Abraham” means “the church,” so the many promises made to “the seed of Abraham” do not mean his physical “descendants.”
“Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as of many, but as of one, ‘And to your Seed,’ who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.” Galatians (3:15-18)
Because of this passage, these people imagine that all the promises made to Abraham were only made to Christ, and not to Abraham’s physical “descendants.” But when we examine the scriptues carefully, we see that this cannot be correct. For God unquestionably referred to Abraham’s “seed” in other senses than the one referred to here. This can be seen in the following:
“And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. Therefore she said to Abraham, ‘Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.’ And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight because of his son. But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called. Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.’ ” (Genesis 21:9-13)
Here, the Hebrew word זָרַע, in our alphabet, zera’, word number 2233 in Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary, which translates literally as “seed,” was specifically used of two different physical descendants of Abraham, one of whom (Isaac) was the one through whom Abraham’s “seed” would “be called.” But the other (Ishmael) was also Abraham’s “seed.” This Hebrew word, or some form of it, is the one used in every Old Testament promise about Abraham’s “seed,” or his “descendants,” as the translation we are using (the NKJV) often (correctly) renders it.
The Greek equivalent of this Hebrew word is found in the first passage we examned. For the Greek word translated “seed” two times in Galatians 3:16 is σπέρματι, spermati in our alphabet, This is the dative singular neuter form of the Greek word σπέρμα, sperma in our alphabet, word number 4690 in Strong’s Greek Dictionary, whose English deritative is obvious. Likewise, the Greek word in that same verse translated “seeds” is σπέρμασιη, spermatisin in our alphabet. which is the dative plural neuter form of that same Greek word.
The fact is, that although Galatians 3:16 speaks of one of the promises made to “Abraham,” the scriptures themselves distinctly differentiate between various promises made to him. For we read in Romans 4:13 that “the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” Here, the Greek word translated “or” is the single letter ἤ, e in our alphabet, word number 2228 in Strong’s Greek Dictionary. Strong defines this word as “a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms.” This word is distinctly different from the Greek word translated “and” in Galations 3:16. There, the Greek word is καί, kai in our alphabet, word number 2532 in Strong’s Greek Dictionary. This Greek word literally means “and.” So in one place the New Testament combines the two words “Abraham” and “seed” with the word “and,” meaning both of them, and in another place, it combines them with the word “or,” meaning either of them. That is, there was a promise made to both “Abraham” and his “Seed,” which the scriptures distinctly tell us speaks of Christ. And there was also a promise made individually to both “Abraham” and to his “seed.” And the promise made individually to each of them was “the promise that he would be the heir of the world.”
Again the New Testament quotes two different promises made to Abraham. The first of these is:
“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3) This is the promise referred to in Genesis 18:17-18, where we read. “And the LORD said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?’ ” This is quoted in Acts 3:25, where we read, “You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ ”
But a highly similar promise was made to Abraham a number of years later The words used the second time were almost, but not exactly, identical, saying “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” (Genesis 22:18)
The first time the blessing was stated to be “in” “Abraham,” and about “all the families of the earth.” But the second time it was stated to be “in” Abrahams “seed,” and the word “families” was changed to “nations,” saying, “And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 26:4) This is the one quoted in Galatians 3:8, which says, “And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall be blessed.’ ”
So we have seen that the New Testament clearly differentiates between various promises made to Abraham, and specifically quoted different ones of these promises in different places.
And, as we have seen, we know that the promise made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 was about the gospel, And the promise made to him in Genesis 22:18 was about Christ. We know these because in both cases we are explicitly told so in the New Testament. But does this mean that all the promises made to Abraham’s “seed” were references to Christ? Most absolutely not. For there are two other senses of this expression plainly set forth in scripture.
Othat “the church” is “Israel” make much of this scripture, Imagining that it re-defines the term, “the seed of Abraham.” But such is not the case. This is speaking of becoming children by faith, in the same sense as Paul wrote to the Corinthans, “I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.” (1 Corinthians 4:14-15) And as He also wrote “Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith.” (1 Timothy 1:2 KJV) and “To Timothy, my dearly beloved son.” (2 Timothy 1:2 KJV)
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A chip off the old block is someone who has the same character or nature as their father and this is the sense that Jesus is the Son of God in that he is the exact expression of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed through his actions by setting a sinless example of how to walk in in God's way in obedience to His law, and the sense that we are children of Abraham and children of God when we are partaking in the divine nature through following Christ's example. The fruits of the Spirit are aspects of God's nature, so this is why those who walk in the Spirit are children of God in contrast with those who have minds set on the flesh who refuse to submit to the Law of God (Romans 8:1-17), why those who do not practice righteousness in obedience to the Law of God are not children of God (1 John 3:4), and why Jesus said that if they were children of Abraham, then they would be doing what Abraham did (John 8:39).
In Genesis 18:19, God experientially knew Abraham that he might teach his children and those of his household to walk in His way by doing righteousness and justice that the Lord may bring to him all that He has promised, namely in Genesis 26:4-5,
Authoritative NT apostolic teaching is that the promises made to the "seed" were made to Christ alone (Galatians 3:16), and that only those in Christ by faith in him (the Promise) are that seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:29) as numerous as the stars in the heavens.God will multiply his seed as the stars in the heaven, that to his seed He will give all of these lands, and in His seed all of the nations of the earth will be blessed because Abraham heard God's voice and guarded His charge, His commandments, His statutes, and His laws. So the seed of Abraham consists of his physical decedents and those who have become part of his household, who have the same faith as Abraham expressed by doing the things that he did by expressing righteousness, justice and other aspects of God's nature through walking in God's way in obedience to His law.
If the seed of Abraham wanted fulfill the promise of by blessing someone for a day, then they could do them a favor, but if they truly want to truly bless someone for a lifetime, then you will teach them how to be blessed by teaching them to turn from their wickedness and how to walk in God's way in obedience to His law, which is how the seed of Abraham knew how to be blessed (Deuteronomy 28:1-14, 30:11-20), and this is how the seed of Abraham is multiplied, how all of the nations of the earth are blessed through His seed, and how we inherit the promise through faith.
Furthermore, God's law is the way (Psalms 119:1-3), the truth (Psalms 119:142), and the life (Deuteronomy 32:47), which is the way to experientially know the Father, so Jesus was sent as the ultimate fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham to bless us by turning us from our wickedness (Acts 3:25-26), and his expression of God's nature through living in sinless obedience to God's law means that he is the living embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life, which is the way to experientially know the Father (John 14:6-7). In Exodus 33:13, Moses wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him and Israel how to walk in His way that they might experientially know Him, God's way is again the way in which He expresses aspects of His nature (2 Samuel 2:21-37), God made His way known through His law (Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Isaiah 2:2-3, Joshua 22:5, Psalms 103:7, etc.), eternal life is experientially knowing God and Jesus (John 17:3), and the way to enter eternal life is by obeying His commandments (Matthew 19:17).
The Kingdom of God is where people are blessed through multiplying the nature of God by walking in God's way in obedience to His law, so that is why Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand (Matthew 4:15-23), which was a light to the Gentiles, and which he prophesied would be spread to all nations (Matthew 24:12-14), this was the Gospel that was made known in advance to Abraham (Galatians 3:8), and it was because Abraham was busy blessing people by spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom that God made the promises to him that He did, which is why all of those who who are in Christ by spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom should be considered to be inheritors of the promise by being children of Abraham and of God (Galatians 3:26-29).
That is what Genesis 26:4-5 says, and I see no contradiction between that and Galatians 3, but if do, then it is your interpretation that is in error rather than what God said in Genesis 26:4-5 being in error.Authoritative NT apostolic teaching is that the promises made to the "seed" were made to Christ alone (Galatians 3:16), and that only those in Christ by faith in him (the Promise) are that seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:29) as numerous as the stars in the heavens.
Genesis states nothing about the promises to the seed of Abraham being spoken to one seed only, as does Galatians 3:16.That is what Genesis 26:4-5 says,
So do you think that Paul contradicted Genesis? If so, then do you think that we should believe what Paul said instead of what God said?Genesis states nothing about the promises to the seed of Abraham being spoken to one seed only, as does Galatians 3:16.
Paul doesn't contradict Genesis, he tells us how to correctly understand Genesis.So do you think that Paul contradicted Genesis? If so, then do you think that we should believe what Paul said instead of what God said?
After reviewing the thread, here are salient points that I found to be overlooked.Many claim that the following passage proves that “the seed of Abraham” means “the church,” so the many promises made to “the seed of Abraham” do not mean his physical “descendants.”
There are 2 seeds to be considered:flesh and spirit.Because of this passage, these people imagine that all the promises made to Abraham were only made to Christ, and not to Abraham’s physical “descendants.” But when we examine the scriptues carefully, we see that this cannot be correct. For God unquestionably referred to Abraham’s “seed” in other senses than the one referred to here.
Many claim that the following passage proves that “the seed of Abraham” means “the church,” so the many promises made to “the seed of Abraham” do not mean his physical “descendants.”
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