"Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite."
In today's quote, Jesus defines the conditions of society during His time on earth as well the conditions of our present society.
There are whole blocs of people, communities and families split apart by speculation about what is the true "interpretation" of the gospel of Jesus Christ, when in truth there can be no "interpretation" of the gospel, it is what it is.
There is ONLY one truth concerning the word of God and that truth CANNOT be mis"interpreted". It can, however, be deliberately distorted and twisted so as to fool the scripturally ignorant. One might say; Who would deliberately distort the word of God and cause some lost soul to lose their eternity? The answer is Satan! He is alive today and seems to be winning over more and more souls every day.
We have a tendency, as weak sinners and because of the power of Satan, to twist God's divine word to comport with whatever best suits our on life's agenda, "interpreting"(twisting) it to mean whatever best suits our lifestyle.
One purpose of our approach through theses individual lessons is to make sure that the original intent of every detail of the Gospel of Christ is made crystal clear to all who choose to study them.
In the latter portion of today's lesson, Jesus touches on the reason why we should strive constantly to make sure that His word is kept pure for every generation.
Jesus said: "Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?"
There can be no more clear commandment that this. We are to take it upon ourselves to learn and keep the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are NEVER to rely on someone else's "interpretation" of what it means.
There can be no more clear commandment that this. We are to take it upon ourselves to learn and keep the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are NEVER to rely on someone else's "interpretation" of what it means.
Through constant prayer, relying on the assistance and awesome power of the Holy Spirit of God, all things will be made clear to us, even to the weakest of us.
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)~
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