THE
WORKS OF GOD = EAT THE BIBLE
01-22-23
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(Rom
10:17) So then faith cometh by hearing [understanding], and
hearing
by the word [Gk: rhema] of God.
BUT
WHAT SHALL WE DO??
(John
6:28-31)
Then said they [the people] unto him [Jesus
Christ],
What shall we do, that we might work the
works [Gk: toils;
acts: deeds]
of God? Jesus answered and
said unto
them, This is the work [Gk: toils; acts: deeds] [the
purpose,
intent] of God, that ye
believe on [Gk: to
have faith, credit, trust] him [Jesus
Christ] whom he [God]
hath sent. They said therefore
unto him, What
sign [Gk: indication: miracle, token, wonder] [What supernatural
sign?] shewest thou then [to
us], that we may see [they were walking by
sight,
not by faith], and believe thee? what dost thou
work? Our
fathers did eat manna [Heb: a whatness] in the
desert; as
it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat [i.e.,
to
meditate upon].
1.
(Exo
16:31) And the house of
Israel called the name thereof Manna [“a small round
thing, as
small as the hoar frost (frozen dew) on the ground” Exo 16:14]:
and it
was like coriander seed [used
to flavor
or garnish foods], white; and the taste of it was like
wafers
made with honey.
2.
(Psa
78:24,25) And [God]
had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the
corn of heaven. Man did eat angels'
food
[i.e., the Thoughts of God, thereafter compressed down into seeds
for our comprehension]: he [also] sent them [who
“loatheth
this light (Heb: insubstantial) bread” Num 21:5]
meat [(flesh)
quails] to the full.
(John
6:32-36)
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily [truth,
truth], I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread
from
heaven; but my Father giveth you the
true
bread from heaven. For the bread
[(food)] of God is he [Jesus Christ] which
cometh down from
heaven, and giveth life [versus
death (togetherness versus separation)] unto the world [Gk:
“cosmos” (universe)]. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore
[Gk: always] [forever more] give us this bread. And
Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of
life
[versus death]: he that cometh to me shall never hunger;
and he
that believeth on me shall never thirst [he shall have
no
physical bodily needs – because he is a “thought” of God]. But
I
said unto you [I am the “sign” you seek, the Seed
of
Thought (of God)], That ye also have
seen
me [physically
(naturally)], and [yet
you still] believe not.
(John
6:37-40)
All [the spirits] that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me
I will
in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do
mine own
will, but the will of him that sent me. And
this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all [the
spirits (angels)] which he hath given me I should lose
nothing,
but should raise it [i.e.,
the thought]
up again [repair,
resurrect and
restore it] at the last day. And
this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son,
and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
1.
(John
3:14) And as Moses lifted up the
serpent [symbol of sin] in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man [the
body of
Jesus Christ] be lifted up [unto
the world (cosmos, universe) Mark 16:15]:
2.
(Num
21:4-9) And they journeyed [from
Egypt] from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass [go
around] the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged [Heb: troubled,
vexed] because of the way
[Heb: a road (as
trodden); fig. a course of life or mode of action]. And the
people spake
against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought
us up out
of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread,
neither is there any water; and our
soul [our
natural mind] loatheth [Heb: be disgusted:
abhors, is vexed
by] this light [Heb: insubstantial] [Dict.: not real,
imaginary; not
solid or firm; weak or flimsy] bread
[i.e., this “manna”]. And the LORD sent fiery [Heb:
posionous] serpents [sinful
fallen angels (fallen thoughts)] among the people, and they bit the people; and much
people of
Israel died. Therefore the
people came to
Moses, and said, We have sinned,
for we
have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray
unto the
LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed
for the
people. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a
pole [Heb: a flag;
gen. a
signal, fig. a token: banner, sign]: and it shall come to pass, that
every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it [“attentively,
expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze” Amplif. Bible], shall live [versus die, be
separated]. And
Moses made a serpent of brass [Heb: filthiness] [i.e., sin],
and put it upon a pole [which
we may
infer had a wooden cross-member (i.e., the cross) to support the hard
twisted serpent
of brass], and it came to pass, that if a serpent [i.e.,
sin]
had bitten any man [thereby injecting the
serpent’s poison,
unto death], when he [the man] beheld [Heb: looked intently
at, by implic.
to regard with pleasure, favor or care: considered] the serpent
of
brass, he lived [versus
died].
(John
6:41-44)
The Jews then murmured [Gk: grumbled] [complained,
moaned,
bellyached] at him, because he said, I am
the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is
not this Jesus, the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we
know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
Jesus
therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur
[Gk:
grumble] [complain, moan, bellyache] not
among
yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father
which
hath sent me draw [Gk:
drag]
him [up like a struggling
fish being “raised up” caught in the net of God’s Word (John 21:11),
i.e., Lot
“lingered” (Gen 19:16) from being “raised up”]: and I
will raise
him up [drag him up into Heaven] at
the last day.
(John
6:45-51)
It is written in the prophets, And they
shall be all taught
of God [Isa 54:13]. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath
learned [ref.
Rom 10:17] of the Father, cometh
unto me. Not
that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath
seen the
Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me
hath everlasting life [versus
death]. I am that bread of life
[versus death]. Your
fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This
is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof,
and not die. I am the living
bread which
came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread
that I will give is my flesh,
which I will give for the life of
the world [Gk: “cosmos” (universe)]. I am [Jesus
Christ] the living bread [food, nourishment, supernatural
sustenance]
which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live
for ever:
and the bread that I will give is my flesh [1], which
I will
give for the life of the world [Gk “cosmos” (universe)].
1.
(John
1:14) And the Word [Gk:
logos] [of God, the Bible] was
made flesh [in
Jesus Christ],
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace
and
truth.
(John
6:52-56) The
Jews [unbelievers] therefore strove among themselves,
saying, How
can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto
them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat [consume] the flesh [logos:
seed] of the Son of man, and
drink [consume]
his blood [rhema:
fruit (revelations)] [i.e., God’s Thoughts that emerge (are birthed)
out of the
logos flesh], ye have no life in
you. Whoso
eateth my flesh [logos (seed)], and drinketh my blood [rhema
(fruit);
revelations)], hath eternal life
[versus death]; and I will raise him up at the last
day. For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my
blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh [takes
in, reads the Bible], and drinketh my blood
[understands one
or more of the revelations of the Bible], dwelleth in me, and I in him.
SHARING
THE LORD’S SUPPER WITH
HIS DISCIPLES
(Matt
26:26-28) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body
[Gk: slave]. And he took the cup, and gave
thanks,
and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all
of it; For
this is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed for
many for
the remission [Gk: pardon: forgiveness] of sins.
Amen
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