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Jesus was rejected out of the outer realm...not the inner realm. The leaders of israel had no understanding of inner things of the Spirit. To them it was fantasy. All they saw was that they should be obeyed in their outer estimations. But these outer estimations were at variance with God's...

It's God's vineyard remember. People act as if Israel is from men. It isn't. The land is always God's. But God is spiritual and is looking for true spiritual fruit. Jesus said that God is looking for worshipers in Spirit and truth. Jesus was cast out of NATURAL Israel by nonspiritual men...

That's why I said it is BOTH and inward AND outward thing. Both seen AND unseen. All things spiritual are on 2 levels. Nobody on earth can exist in ONLY the spiritual level...although most people only live on the physical level. People can still kill the outer man. So then we are to offer up...

I don't think many will agree with this...but the mark of Cain was not some kind of marking or or sign that could be attributed to a divine protection...but rather it was the presence of his outer man and the fierceness of his countenance. Nobody was going to mess with him. There is a deeper...

It comes down to function as opposed to office. Compared to God we are all as children. We have One Master and all of us are brethren. We can't behave as if God is not in our midst. God gets the glory and honour. In other religions where a human effort is required...a person can become a...

The vineyard is both something seen and something unseen. It does indeed involve Israel...but what is Israel? We are to be fruitful...bearing a holy fruit. If the root is holy, so are the branches. So it comes down to where we are living from...the Spirit or the flesh. Those who are of the...

The key word here is IN Christ Jesus...it is a little word that describes something that the churches have been missing for a long time. Being IN Christ here...means to be WHERE He is. We are born spiritually in Zion...from above..the New Jerusalem. But just as salmon fight to go upriver to...

You're not seeing that there is more than one thing going on. Life has dynamics...it is alive and moves. This is intolerable for people who are used to dogmas. I have known groups that were pushing themselves as authorities...but it was all from the carnal man. I tend to go the opposite way. I...

I don't stress authority. I'm not authoritative. But that doesn't mean that God doesn't intervene. I tend to minimize my role and look to God. When you have unity, yes, people agree on doctrine. But it isn't doctrine first....or at least it goes hand in hand with seeing the same way. Many...

What I mean is that we don't wait for a visitation from God to do it. Paul says...reject such a person after 2 warnings. So then I see this is being about the group. But I suppose you're right that if the overseer gets involved there is an authority being exercised. But this has to do with...

The group decides. It's a natural thing. Birds of a feather do flock together. This part is not about authority....it's about unity in the Spirit. we are to reject a divisive person. Divisive of what? Divisive of the love and cohesion that is in the group. So if a person is being used by the...

What we read in the bible is God choosing His own workers and minsters. Paul was selected...not by His wanting the job. God chose him...so that many had a very hard time receiving him. That's the way of God. He doesn't do things man's way. This is how Paul and Barnabas were chosen to travel as...

The church is like a group of friends who function together as the friends of Jesus. A Christian worker is a job description. Just like construction worker. No one says..."Hi, construction worker Jim." They just say "hi Jim." No need of special garments or holy rings. No pointy hats. The...

A person is not their function. Is a construction worker a job description or title? So it is with a worker of God. No, the bible is not speaking in religious terms. Men just understand it that way...because they are religious. I don't remember the priests name....but the RCC is the most...

Jesus didn't have an old man...but He did have a natural man. Otherwise He would not have needed training. Jesus also prayed...not My will but Yours be done. How can this be? Well Jesus had a natural man as we have. He was fully human. Jesus perfected the victory over the natural man by a new...

A car has both a gas pedal and a brake pedal. One without the other is disfunctional. The Roman army prized disciplina (the brake pedal) AND virtas (virtue...the gas pedal). I am trying to convey here an attitude of faith that Jesus praised in the centurion who understood these things very...

LOL You see nothing at all. Look in the mirror and know what religious indoctrination looks like. A caricature of what you think you know.

Not at all. I am responding to your criticism of my in depth research that doesn't line up with your indoctrination. When you hear something you haven't heard put in that particular way in your previous indoctrination...you think it's evil. But this is not like Christ in the slightest way...

The best resources are ones that have no conflict of interest. So then YOUR better resources would be those that line up with what you already believe. A dogmatic person is not someone to be trusted to do any kind of research. Proving their point is all they seek for. I trust the truth enough...

Anything older than the DSS is found only in fragments...little bits here and there. Like the Nash Papyrus. The MSS is a whole codex compiled and preserved by the Masoretes around 1000 AD. When you compare the MSS and the DSS there is very little difference...except where scribal errors may...