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The Zeal of Jesus Christ of Nazareth…

The Zeal of Jesus Christ of Nazareth…

Heb 1:7-14 ASV And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And His ministers a flame of fire: 8 but of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Thy hands: 11 They shall perish; but Thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But Thou art the same, And Thy years shall not fail. 13 But of which of the angels hath He said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?


Have you ever made a commitment to God? Yes or no? Have you ever been baptized? Yes or no? Have you ever repented of a bad thing? Yes or no? Jesus will judge us one day…even though now He provides a way for us to do right by God…Act 17:30-31 ASV The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now He commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead…Do you believe Jesus died and was raised from the dead? Yes or no? Have you been baptized? Yes or no? Have you forgave others? Yes or no? You cannot be forgiven unless you forgave others for their wrong deeds against you…repent or perish…


Jesus’ Righteous Indignation…

Joh 2:13-17 ASV And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 and He made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables; 16 and to them that sold the doves He said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for Thy House shall eat me up.

Jesus mission was to restore the house of Israel…He was sent to the lost sheep of Israel…He was concerned only for the descendants of Abraham…His very own family…Jesus found in the temple people more concerned for profit than for salvation and in righteous indignation made a spectacle of the money changers table being used for profit and not for atonement of sin….


Jesus the Hell-Fire and Brimstone preacher…

Luk 13:1-9 ASV Now there were some present at that very season who told Him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And He answered and said unto them, Think ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things? 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.


You got 2 options…change or die…Jesus is a Hellfire and Brimstone preacher…or to quote Jesus…repent or perish too. This He said face to face with these Galileans…you think they were evil because of being a victim to a Roman who mingle human blood with animal sacrifices…then says what about the accident of the tower…was it an accident?...then Jesus elaborates or eases tensions with a story…or a parable a laying along side a higher spiritual truth with a physical story…


6 And He spake this parable; A certain Man had a fig tree planted in His vineyard; and He came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. 7 And He said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? 8 And He answering saith unto Him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it (fertilize it): 9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, Thou shalt cut it down.


Jesus using real world events to teach…

Jesus tells the news of real life instance to those who perished when an accident happened…asking if it was just punishment or fate…telling them if they do not change and do what is right by God…then they to will end up dead one day and perish…Jesus knew it never hurts you to forgive and it never hurts you to obey God… Mic 2:7 ASV Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Jehovah straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?


The Parable explained…

Owner of the vineyard (Jehovah)…came looking for expected fruit…there was none. Pretend the Owner…as if talking to the trees…said I gave you everything you needed to produce good fruit for other people to benefit and you have none…Then you are useless…be cut down and a useful one be in your place…then the dresser (Jesus)…says let me teach it and do it one better then see if grows before we cut it down and call it useless…Repent or perish…Jesus has provide all you need to change and His will is for you to change your mind…your heart…your direction…to following Him the Truth…so you will never do an evil thing again…Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead so you could be forgiven and taught how to produce good righteous fruit before our Owner His Father…Jesus will reveal the truth to you and all you have to do is what is right with our Creator…the best any soul can do is what is right when the Truth is revealed and Jesus is not slack to perform His own word…


Jesus said…

Joh 8:31-32 ASV Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed Him, If ye abide in My word, then are ye truly My disciples; 32 and ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free…Mat 11:27-30 ASV All things have been delivered unto Me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and He to whomsoever the Son wills to reveal him…also Jesus said…28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke (teaching of Truth) upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For My yoke (Teaching) is easy, and my burden is light…and also…Mat 28:18-20 ASV And Jesus came to them and spoke unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world… yet as it is written…Mar 16:15-16 ASV And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but He that disbelieves (does not believe the good news I died and was raised so you could be reconciled with God) shall be condemned.


Father please reveal the Truth of Your Son to us…so we can repent and not perish…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




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Explanation of the Trinity...

Explanation of the Trinity...Is there a Trinity…A God…A Creator…


Is the word Trinity as made popular by Saint Patrick with his three-leaf clover or shamrock…Is Trinity a Biblical word or is it possible it is a biblical concept but not describe in an English word like trinity but is in a word in the Hebrew language called Eloheem? Yes the word for let us make man in our image…is plural and is Eloheem.


Gen 1:26 KJV And God said, Let us (Eloheem…Trinity)…make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.


Rom 1:20 KJV For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:


1Pe 1:2 KJV Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.


Mat 3:16-17 KJV And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased…His Father.


Without much detail…the Bible’s inspired record calls three individuals Self-Existing…Eternal…All Powerful…All Knowing…Ever Present…God the Father…God the Spirit…And God the Son. Each of these three are the Same…Authority…Power…Will…Each is Individual with Individual Roles…You can see the three individuals during the baptism of Jesus…Jesus the God who became man…the God the Son of man(kind)…being baptized…The Holy Spirit God descending in the form of a Dove…God the Father Speaking from Heaven saying my Son in whom I well pleased…There are three individuals with the Same…Authority…Power…Will…whom are each Omnipresent (Ever Present)…Omniscience (All Knowing)…Omnipotence (All Powerful). Saint Patrick described the Godhood as a three leaf clover…three individual leaves but one body…


The Three Individual Leaves should be the roles God (Eloheem) functions as…God the Father of Mercies (2 Cor 1:3) The Final Authority on Mercy being mercy’s Creator…willing to forgive when the first lie was told or when the first sin happened…God the Son…Jesus the Christ willing to be the Author of Salvation (Heb 5:8-9)…having been sent by the Father…became the only Human our Creator ever Fathered…supplied all that was needed…became the Supply of Salvation…God the Spirit…makes it happen…the builder and sustainer of salvation and the saved (2 Cor 1:22)…the three roles are the God the Father…He is the Final Authority on Salvation or Mercy…Jesus the Christ (Son Sent)…He is the Supply and became the Author of Salvation and provided everything needed to be forgiven and saved…God the Holy Spirit…the doer of salvation and sustainer of the saved.


Let Us make man in Our Image…In terms of a house…The Father decided mercy is a house of salvation… (The Final Authority…The Architect) The Son decided to provide it by being the Supply becoming the Author of Salvation’s House (The Shepherd…Overseeing the plans and provides as needed)…The Spirit decided to do it (The Builder).


In terms of a Family…all three have the Same Name…God…All three have the Same Authority…All three are the Same Substance (eternal and self existing)…All three have the Same Knowledge…but the three perform three different roles…God the Father…He the dad…final authority. God the Son…the One who provides for the Father’s Will. God the Spirit…nurturing like a mom all that is needed for salvation.


Father we are but children in diapers before You please teach us how to be Your offspring in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




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The Struggle Is Real…

The Struggle Is Real…


Israel means one who struggles with God…are you Israel or are you at peace through Jesus Christ? Is you struggle over…are you reconciled to your Creator? Speaking of struggle…lets talk the choices one must make with a sound mind…moral chooses…ethical chooses…good faith chooses…struggle to do the right thing…the cost of discipleship of following Jesus…I was prepared to wake up in Heaven when I was baptized and upset that I did not do so…I even let out my air in bubbles…just wanted to be in Heaven and forsake this place…never wanted to die…but to live free from having to choose between good and evil…have you heard you no longer have to struggle with discerning a lie? Want to hear some good news…Jesus is the Christ (Anointed One) or as it is written He is the only Son our Creator ever Fathered and was born of a virgin named Mary so no man could claim they were Greater than the Great I Am’s only Human Fathered Son…listen to what is written…


Joh 3:16-17 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.


Jesus Christ from the town of Nazareth…called Jesus of Nazareth (Acts 22:8)…Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah…The minimum requirements for the Jewish law keeping of the law Moses commonly called the Pentateuch and the holy prophets was the keeping of the ten commandments this was the minimum requirement for a Jew to be considered sinless…Jesus being born a Jew through the virgin Mary…God the Father supplying all that was needed for a virgin to have a man child…Jesus never broke one of the ten commandments but remained innocent and pure performing the intentions of the law and keeping the ten commandments having never broken any of them Jesus willingly offered his life to be punished as if he broke the ten commandments so a sinner…Okay no someone who has broken one of the ten commandments…could be forgiven and taught how to do what is right.


Jesus died and was raised from the dead three days later so that you would never have to choose an evil thing again Jesus died on the cross was raised three days later so that you could be forgiven of all your past evil wrong deed and Jesus will reveal the truth to you and all you have to do is change or repent and do what is right with your Creator…Does this sound like good news to you…yes or no ?


Jesus said after His resurrection but before His ascension into Heaven…Mar 16:14-20 KJV Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.


Jesus said…Joh 8:31-32 KJV Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free…Jesus also said…Joh 14:6 KJV Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me…Jesus said…Mat 11:27-30 KJV All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knows the Son, but the Father; neither knows any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.


Do you want a light and easy yoke where the truth you need to stay faithful and true is revealed to you so you can know how to be free from evil choices? Yes or no? Have you ever made a commitment to Jesus? Yes or no? Have you been baptized? Yes or no? Will you be baptized like Jesus said to do? Yes or no?


Father please reveal the truth we need for salvation and peace with You our Creator and show us mercy by granting us repentance from our sin…so we can be reconciled with You, in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


Try…A…Daily Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




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