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God is Thought. The brightness of our revelations depends
upon the
correctness of our doctrines,
our building blocks, our Godly Thoughts
laid one upon another,
ascending into the mind of Christ.
(Luke 5:1,2) And it came to pass, that, as the
people pressed upon him [Jesus
Christ] to hear the word of God,
he stood by the lake of Gennesaret [Heb:
harp-shaped] [another name for the Sea of Galilee],
And saw two ships [symbolizing the
Old Testament and the New Testament] standing
by [i.e.,
waiting by] the lake:
but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets [fig., their
doctrines used to catch fish].
1.
(Eph 5:26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it [the
church, i.e., congregational doctrines]
with the washing of water by the word [of
God], [doctrines = Dict: something
taught; teachings]
(Luke 5:3) And he entered into one of the ships [i.e., the New Testament], which was Simon's [Heb: hearing], and prayed him that he would
thrust out a little from the land
[and into shallow water]. And
he sat down, and taught the people
out of the ship [out of the New
Testament which was supported by the water of the Holy Spirit].
(Luke 5:4-7) Now when he had left [ceased] speaking [to the people],
he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep
[Gk: profound, mystery: depth] [i.e.,
deeper into the Holy Spirit], and
let down your nets [your doctrines]
for a draught [Gk: a catching (of fish)]. And Simon answering said unto him, Master,
we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless
at thy word [Gk: rhema] I will
let down the net. And when
they [Simon and Andrew] had this done [in disobedience], they
inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake [Gk: to tear asunder]. And they beckoned
unto their partners [James
and John representing the Old
Testament], which were in the
other ship, that they [as Messianic
Jews (prophecy)] should come and
help them. And they came, and
[in obedience] filled both the
ships [(prophesy)], so that
they began to sink.
(Luke 5:8-11) When Simon [Heb:
hearing] Peter [Gk: a (piece
of) rock] saw it,
[(converted)] he fell down at
Jesus' knees, saying [a confession],
Depart
from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord [just previously saying “Master” v.5,
thereby illustrating (revealing) his instant change of heart]. For he was astonished, and all
that were with him, at the draught [Gk:
catch] of the
fishes which they had taken: And so was
also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners
with
Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth
thou shalt catch [Gk: to take
alive (make a prisoner of war), capture] men.
And when they had brought their ships to land, they [the fishermen] forsook all, and
followed him.
CALLING ALL
FISHERMEN
(Luk 6:46-49) And why call ye me
[Jesus Christ], Lord, Lord, and do not
the things which I say? Whosoever cometh
to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them
[obediently], I will shew you [Gk:
exemplify (instruct, admonish: (fore-) warn] to
whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house
[fig. a dwelling place for the thoughts of God in the man’s
mind], and digged deep
[Gk: profound (as going down)] [with much effort into the thoughts of
God], and laid the foundation
[Gk: the substructure of a building] on
a rock [Gk: a (mass of) rock] [1]:
and when [(not if but
definite)] the flood arose [Gk:
(came into being)], the
stream [Gk: current, running water] [the
Holy Spirit] beat vehemently [Dict:
acting
or moving with great force] [i.e., in judgment] upon
that house [the compact mass of
Godly thoughts], and could not shake it
[Gk: waver, topple, destroy] [nor “brake” it]: for
it [the compact mass of Godly
thoughts, i.e., the spirit] was founded
upon a rock. But he that heareth,
and doeth not [2],
is like a man that without a foundation [Gk:
the substructure of a building] built an house upon
the earth [not on the Bible];
against
which the stream [Gk: current, running water] [the
Holy Spirit] did beat vehemently [Dict:
acting
with great force] [i.e., in judgment],
and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was
great [beyond conceivable measure].
1.
(Psa
95:1) O come, let us
sing unto the LORD: let
us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
a.
(John
1:14) And the
Word [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. [Jesus Christ, the Bible, is “the
rock” of our salvation]
2.
(James
1:21,22) Wherefore lay apart [separate from
yourself] all filthiness and
superfluity [Gk: superabundance] of
naughtiness [Gk: badness, depravity: evil], and
receive with meekness [Gk: humility] the
engrafted [Gk:
implanted] word [Gk: logos],
which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving [Gk: deluding: beguiling]
your
own selves.