MATT. 12- BEHOLD MY SERVANT
2 Ye are
our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3 Forasmuch
as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us,
written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of
stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
6 Who
also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but
of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. Cor.
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Matt. 12- Behold my servant
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Jesus fulfills the many prophecies written about him in the Old
Testament prophets-
Sometimes we can read how/when he fulfilled them- and not
really ‘see’ into the way he did it.
In Matthew chapter 12 we read of him healing a man- then as
he continues his healing ministry- he tells the people ‘don’t spread the word-
keep it to yourself’.
Matthew
12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it
forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.Matthew 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Matthew 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him known:
Matthew 12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
The writer tells us he did this so the prophecy of Isaiah
might be fulfilled.
But how?
The prophet said
Matthew
12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is
well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the
Gentiles.Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Jesus was not about getting the crowds to be attracted to
his gifts.
He was different from the religious leaders of his day- who
saw their ‘calling’ as the most important thing.
They truly believed serving God was the ‘speaking’ of the
words from the Old Testament prophets- and making sure everybody knew that they
were called to do this.
And
when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in
the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
But
all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
They wanted the attention- and thought that was what it was
all about.
On the other side- you have Jesus- actually fulfilling the prophecies-
and as he does it- he fulfils the one that says ‘neither shall they hear his
voice in the street’.
Now- we know people heard him- but he was not promoting
himself- the works that he did- they witnessed of who he was.
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or
else believe me for the very works' sake. Jn. 14:11
I find it interesting that this style he had- of being meek
and lowly- was in fact what the prophets foretold about him.
The apostle Paul taught us the same- when he rebuked the Corinthians
for being attracted to the gifts of men.
4 For
while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5 Who
then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as
the Lord gave to every man?
6 I have
planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7 So then
neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that
giveth the increase.
Cor. 3
Though Paul and Apollos were used of God- they rebuked the idea
that the church should identify with their personas.
Jesus indeed drew a crowd- and some of the people he told
‘don’t tell anyone’- well- they went out and did it anyway.
But there was a stark comparison of the ministry of Jesus
and the religious leaders of his day.
Jesus was actually fulfilling the words of the prophets- and
the others were simply speaking them.
And they did not realize that it was more than just
‘speaking’- it was about actually doing the right thing- showing mercy to the
poor.
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8
Speaking out- yes- but speaking truth to power- like John
the Baptist and Jesus did.
Their message was ‘the Kingdom of heaven is near- be ready’.
And
saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From
that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The breaking in of the kingdom of God was a reality- Jesus
was the Son who taught us to pray ‘thy kingdom come’.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven. Matt. 6:10
He told us we were to demonstrate this kingdom in radical
ways.
Forgiving those who hurt us- going the extra mile-
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt.
5:41
Laying down our lives.
Yes- this was a radical departure from what the religion of
the day practiced.
And as he avoided the notoriety- there were those who were
drawn to him.
He spoke with authority- not like the preachers of the day.
And they
were astonished at his
doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. Mark 1:22
This core following would spread the word- yes- they did it-
after he demonstrated what it meant to truly love-
Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
To lay down your life.
The Word did indeed spread-
It spread thru those who followed the example he gave-
Acts
7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,Acts 7:56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Acts 7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
Acts 7:58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Acts 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
A selfless life- willing to die for others.
It’s in this demonstration that the church was founded.
Yes- he fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah- in ways that we
don’t fully see.
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crashed just about the time I had the dream.
I quote from these bible books on Toady’s video [Matt. 12]
below are the links to my past teaching-
Here’s some past teaching I did on stuff that I mentioned on
today’s video-
- At the end of the chapter Samuel both ‘speaks’ the words
of the kingdom to the people- and ‘writes’ them down.
In the gospels Jesus is speaking [called oral tradition] and
later on his men ‘write’ called the 4 gospels.
The church is founded upon the Word of God- yes- true.
But our Catholic brothers and sisters also speak of the
Church as the ‘pillar and ground of the truth’.
This is an actual verse- as well But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how
thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the
living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Tim.
Protestants and Catholics debate the issue.
Protestants say ‘no- the bible is the foundation of truth’.
Now- this is true.
But yet- The Catholic position is true too.
Huh?
How can this be?
Because the BIBLE also says the Church [the people of God-
all the people of God] is the pillar and ground of the truth.
God has used his people- thru out the ages- to speak the
word of God.
We obviously do not have a record of every word God ever
spoke thru all of his people.
It even says this in the gospel of
John 30 And
many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are
not written in this book:
31 But
these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John
But we do have the inerrant word of God- the bible.
Both Catholics and Protestants believe the bible is the word
of God.
But we see in the prophet Samuel- he spoke- and wrote.
We see the same in the ministry of Jesus-
He spoke- his men wrote.
And we see the pattern in the great apostle Paul.
He wrote the majority of the great letters of the New
testament- and he also communicated- by word- when he visited the communities
he was establishing .
No word of a prophet- if it is a true word- will contradict
scripture.
But God does indeed give specific words- detailed at times-
thru his prophets.
In the case of Saul- we have the written record.
But in many other cases- we do not.
TYPES-
1- Bread, wine and a sacrifice to come-
We see 3 men
[trinity] with 3 things [bread- baby goats- wine].
In the Old testament- the true sacrifice- the Lamb of God-
has not come yet.
In the story of Abraham- he had a ram- and told Isaac ‘God
will someday provide a Lamb’.
So- we could say we see a type of the Communion table here.
Bread- wine- and goats- the Lamb is still to come.
2- Two men at the grave.
One of the signs is Saul will see 2 men at the grave of
Rachel.
In the New Testament there were 2 angels at the empty tomb-
angels are often ‘seen’ as men.
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JOAN OF ARC- I mentioned her on the video- and did a
document search of my past teaching- and realized I never wrote about her.
So- Joan was part of what we call the mystics- these were
Christians who had supernatural experiences with God.
The common life movement was big into this- the most famous
being Thomas A Kempis.
I have his famous book ‘the Imitation of Christ’- a classic.
So- Joan was a young Catholic girl who had visions and
related some of the things I’m teaching in revelation to what she felt God
showed her.
She claimed Michael the archangel appeared to her.
She convinced a prince from France that God told her to
fight the English [they raided northern France].
And to everyone’s surprise- she won!
She actually dressed in White armor and road a White horse
into battle [all images we see in the book of Revelation].
Joan was tried for
witchcraft and heresy and burned at the stake in 1431- at the age of 19.
Yet she remained a popular figure- and the Catholic Church
canonized her as a saint in 1920.
BATTLE OF ANGICOURT- One of the more famous battles of the
100 years’ war- Henry the 5th defeated the French in Northern France
against great odds.
The use of the Longbow by the English played a major factor
giving the reality that the French outnumbered the English.
Yet when it was all said and done England took ground from
the French and France lost around 6,000
men- English troops about 400.
The battle took place on October 25th- 1415.
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(1375) SOCIAL EVOLUTION- As I have been doing some blogging
on other sites over the science of evolution, I thought it would be good to do
a little on the philosophical ideas that spawned from it. Many sincere people
do not realize the bias that comes along with a full embrace of a purely
materialistic approach to life. There once was a woman named Margaret Sanger,
she was a strong believer in Evolution and its sister science, Eugenics.
Eugenics was an idea espoused by a relative of Darwin that taught that if you ‘quickened’ evolution by
eliminating the so called ‘inferior races’ by human action, that this would
advance the purer races faster and man would arrive at his Utopian state
quicker. Darwin himself used the Black Aborigines tribes as an example of the
inferiority of the ‘lesser races’. He looked at them as an in between race of
people who were not fully human [like the white race] but were sort of a mix
between man and ape. Anyway Sanger developed this idea to the point we she set
up an organization that would assist the inferior races in the rush to
eliminating their offspring; less child bearing, the quicker the more noble
whites would advance. She received praise from another man who believed in the
same principle, Adolph Hitler. After WW2 it became quite unpopular to continue
to associate her organization with a megalomaniac who also carried out the same
plan with the Jews, so she renamed her organization- today we know it as
Planned Parenthood. Now as hard as this is to believe, the facts on this have
been out there for many years. This is also why many advocates for minorities
are upset that the planned parenthood clinics are located in poor minority
areas, they see this as an attempt to get rid of minorities. The point today is
the social construct of evolutionary theory has had disastrous effects; from
biblical theology [documentary theory advanced by Wellhausen- he taught that
the bible followed the ‘evolutionary model’ of mans advance from primitive
religions to Monotheism, an idea espoused by the philosopher Hegel] to the
public school systems embrace of evolution as the answer to all things from
biology to cosmology. When Christians advocate a progressive-theistic
evolutionary model, and when they do a worldwide ‘Darwin week’ [like we just
did!] we need to also recognize the
social effects of Darwinism as well as the scientific advances that some
believe have been made thru the theory.
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[1740] THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING- PLATO.
I caught a show the other night on Link TV. It was a spin
off from this famous Platonic quote- it was called ‘The examined life’.
They interviewed some of the most prominent philosophers of
our day. Cornell West, Peter Singer- a few others [I think the name is Singer?]
I found it interesting that Singer- who specializes in Ethics- tried to make
the case that you really don’t need religion/God in order to do ethics- all you
need is to work from the basic principle that says ‘try to treat others like
you too want to be treated- and then you will have a foundation for morals’.
Now- I caught the contradiction right away- do you see it?
Who is he quoting? This is the great moral principle- given to us by Jesus
himself- called the Golden Rule.
This actual principle- in Theology [the study of God] we
call Natural/Moral law. The Argument is based on the reality that all people
[not animals- Singer- get to it in a moment] have within them this moral
compass [Romans 1] and that this in itself is proof that there must be a higher
moral being- a transcendent being- who has put it in man.
I just found it funny that Singer- who is supposed to be a
prominent atheist/agnostic thinker- would fall flat on his face like this.
Singer advocates for legal Rights for animals- and has also
argued that viability of the new born baby should determine its personhood- he
says that we should be able to abort babies up until around the age of 1-
because they can’t really survive on their own until that age.
Sad.
Okay- why do Philosophy- or Physics- or any other of a
number of schools of thought? Because
too often Christians abandon these fields- and then when someone from that
field says ‘this is why we don’t need God’ we usually have no answer.
When we think about philosophy- most of us think about the 3
great big shots- Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. While it is true that these
guys were the major guys at right around the 5th century B.C.- yet
we actually date the beginning point to the early 6TH Century B.C.
to a man by the name of Thales.
Thales accurately predicted a solar eclipse in the year 585
B.C. and he gained notoriety because of this. Thales was the first Greek
thinker to grapple with the idea that there must be one reality that makes up
all things.
He would argue that Water was this element- that contained
being and Motion and life. Many of these pre Socratic thinkers were obsessed
with the idea of motion- where did it come from?
Thales observed that streams and rivers- and all types of
water sources flow- so to him this was a logical source of motion.
This idea- that only one element makes up all reality- is
called Monism. Monism is not be confused with Monotheism- the belief in one
God- Monism actually leads to another religious view- called Pantheism- the
belief that God is everything- and everything is God.
This is not the historic Christian view.
Now- the pre Socratic guys- Parmenides, Zeno, Heraclitus-
these guys would challenge Thales view that water was the main thing.
Some said ‘maybe it’s Air’ another said ‘Earth’ and some
Fire. These 4 elements [Earth, Air [wind] Fire and Water- are the 4 basic
elements of the early Greek philosophers.
We see these things in the naming of musical groups [Earth
Wind and Fire] as well as the themes in movies [fantastic 4- based on 4 basic
elements- powers].
Now- one of the thinkers said ‘wait- maybe the reality
behind all things is not any one of these elements- maybe there is a 5th
dimension [another musical name- and also the famous Bruce Willis flick- called
the 5th Element] a Boundless being- outside of time and matter-
maybe this 5ht element is the foundation for all things.
Of course this view would lead to the more developed view of
God that Socrates and his followers would embrace- an early view of God- much
like the later Christian view [absent the Trinity].
By the way- the view that 2 or more elements make up all
reality is called Pluralism- not to be confused with religious Pluralism [that
all religions lead to the same God]. The most common form of Pluralism is
Dualism [2 realities equally true] but all non Monists who embrace more than
one reality are Pluralists.
Okay- maybe a bit much with the 10 dollar words- but it
might spark the interest of some.
The church has debated for centuries on whether or not
Philosophy should be taught to Christians. One of the early church fathers-
Tertullian- said no- his famous quote is ‘what does Jerusalem have to do with
Athens’.
Meaning what does Philosophy have in common with
Christianity [Athens- Greece was the seat of philosophy in Jesus’ day].
For the most part- the early church fathers would embrace
the study of philosophy- and try to make arguments for the Christian faith by
presenting Christianity as ‘thee’ philosophy that best answers the questions of
man.
These early Christian thinkers are called Apologists- men
like Justin Martyr are in this class.
Apologist is a word we use to describe those who defend the
faith- it comes from the Apostle Peter’s letter in the N.T. where Peter says
‘give an answer to those who ask you about the faith’. In the Greek language-
the original language the N.T. was written in- this phrase is talking about a
defense- an ‘apology’ in the sense of ‘making the case’ not in the common sense
of apologizing.
In the book of Acts- chapter 17- we read the famous sermon
of the apostle Paul- given at Mars Hill.
He was in Athens at the time- and he was debating with all the philosophers of
the day. He tells them ‘as I was looking around town- I saw that one of your
altars is addressed to The Unknown God’.
He would go on and declare unto them that this Jesus is the
true God- the one raised from the dead.
Paul also said ‘in Him we live and MOVE and have our being’.
Kind of a popular verse quoted by preacher’s today- but we often overlook the
significance of the MOVE part.
I mean- why say we MOVE in him too? Paul was a smart guy- he
knew these children of Socrates questioned where motion came from [Remember
Thales?] So he was basically saying ‘I am declaring to you the one true reality-
the true 5th Element- the missing God particle from your system’ and
he went on and preached Christ- being raised from the dead.
Paul knew that you can’t really do true philosophy- to
grapple with the questions of life and being and ‘motion’ without realizing
that God is indeed the ultimate answer to all things.
Even Peter Singer- who claimed that you don’t need God or
religion in order to do Ethics- even he unknowingly quoted Jesus in attempting
to give a basis for his Philosophy- yes- he quoted a God- one unknown to him-
just like the altar at Athens- but a God never the less.
An inescapable 5th element- the missing part to
the whole puzzle.
VERSES I QUOTE ON VIDEO-
Matthew
12:9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:Matthew 12:10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
Matthew 12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Matthew 12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Matthew 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Matthew 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Matthew 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him known:
Matthew 12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Matthew 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace ispoured into thy lips: therefore God hath
blessed thee for ever. Ps. 45:2
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no
thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever
shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak,
but the Holy Ghost. Mark 13:11
But
there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them
understanding.
All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how
thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the
living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Tim.
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that
ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. Ps. 50:23
Order my steps in thy word: and
let not any iniquity have
dominion over me. Ps. 119: 133
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my
mouth, and I shewed them; I did them
suddenly, and they came to
pass. Is. 48:3
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O
Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make
mention of the Lord, keep
not silence, Is. 62:6
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and
let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; Is. 54:2
1Corinthians 16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as
I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
1Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of
you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings
when I come.
1Corinthians 16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by
your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
Now the Lord is that Spirit:
and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2nd Cor. 3:17
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