Continuing with Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.8d

     Continuing with our thoughts on Ezekiel 36:26-27 shared in my last post. Doing things this way seems to help to keep things moving and shortened.

As I noted in that post the New Covenant is a Holy Spirit and Grace Covenant (marriage of style) as apposed to the OT / OC based on the Mosaic Law of Condemnation. Jesus was a human like you and me and after his being dunked into the living water, of a flowing river, he was filled as we are with the Holy Spirit as promised and spoken of by Zechariah in chapter 4 verses 6-7, which we looked at in 8b. Where we discovered that life now consists of the Holy Spirit within us as grace is a product of His presences within us. So we can effectively say that living by the Grace of GOD and walking by the Spirit are two different perspectives of a Spirit life, having the same reality. The passage  of Zechariah confirms this point of view. The LORD gave Zerubbabel how to service is rendered to GOD. When He said, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' in other words Human might and power will never be our sufficiency nor a resource for live life as GOD intended. The Holy Spirit must supply what ever is needed by us for life in the LORD.

This great truth was restated in the very next verse but in slightly different terms. Where the LORD addressed the mountain of impossibility that stood before Zerubbabel. In this way, "'Who are you, O great mountain?'" For he had been given a challenge and a mission to reestablish the witness of GOD in Jerusalem. Even with this obstacle facing him GOD declared this mountain would become a highway for advancement and a great plain. But only by His Holy Spirit, he would one day place the final stone, capstone with a exclamation and shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" Proving GOD'S Spirit was the means that brought it all together as promised. So it's our relationship between grace and the Holy Spirit restored within us that makes it all work.

It's not brick and mortar or even stones of the Law but by My Spirit says the LORD. John 6:63 states, 'It is the spirit that quickens; The flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are Spirit, and they are life.' It is the Spirit who gives life. This truth coupled with 2Corninthians 3:6 makes this all come clear and in the right perspective: "Who? GOD has made us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter (of damnation), but of the Spirit: for the letter kills (it's only strength), but the Spirit gives life." 

Another key is "blood and water." This we may look at later.

Continuing with Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.8c

     Like with the last post wherein we looked at an Old Testament passage from Zechariah 4, I shall pull from another OT favorite this time from Ezekiel chapter 36 beginning at verse 32 where GOD says that He will place within humanity a new spirit. Now because Ezekiel was a Jew and a Prophet he addresses the Hebrews as Jews in other words they're the ones with a stony heart, as I have been pointing out this is another way of saying the beam or mote within humanity's perception of understanding the things clearly stated as Truth and backed up by Grace both the work of the Holy Spirit for the renewing our our own spirit, heart and soul which contains the image and likeness of our Creator given to all freely. Okay beginning at verse 32 with my targeted verses being 26-27. And remember who it is that is speaking...GOD! By the Spirit through Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 36:22-32 (26-27)  "'Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the heathen, whither you went. And I will sanctify My great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which you have profaned in the midst of them; And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall keep My judgments, and do them. And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; And you shall be My people, and I will be your GOD. I will also save you from all your uncleanness's: and I will call for the corn (seed), and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that you shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. Then shall you remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Not for your sakes do I this, says the Lord GOD, be it known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.'" 

Now for verses 26 and 27 in the KJV+: 26-27 "'A newH2319 heartH3820 also will I giveH5414 you, and a newH2319 spiritH7307 will I putH5414 withinH7130 you: and I will take awayH5493 (H853) the stonyH68 heartH3820 out of your flesh,H4480 H1320 and I will giveH5414 you a heartH3820 of flesh.H1320 And I will putH5414 My SpiritH7307 withinH7130 you, and causeH6213 you to walkH1980 inH854 My statutes,H2706 and you shall keepH8104 My judgments,H4941 and doH6213 them.'"

What is GOD speaking of here? He is speaking of the end of the age of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Spirit age of Grace.

The first word of the Hebrew language H2319 Strong's translates as "new:" châdâsh   khaw-dawsh'
From H2318 {châdash   khaw-dash'  A primitive root; to be new; causative to rebuild: - renew, repair; this is Isaiah 53:5's healing H7495 by His stripes}; new: - fresh, new thing.

Our next word is the Strong's H3820 translated as "heart:" lêb   labe  A form of H3824 {lêbâb   lay-bawb'  From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820: -  + bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ([faint], [tender-] heart([-ed]), midst, mind, X unawares, understanding.}; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything: -    + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courage [-eous], friend [-ly], ([broken-], [hard-], [merry-], [stiff-], [stout-], double) heart ([-ed]), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind (-ed), X regard ([-ed)], X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.

Next is the Strong's H7307 translated as "spirit:" rûach   roo'-akh  From H7306 {rûach   roo'-akh  A primitive root; properly to blow, that is, breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication perceive (figuratively to anticipate, enjoy): - accept, smell, X touch, make of quick understanding.}; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions): - air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit ([-ual]), tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y).

Then we come upon the Strong's H5414 translates as "put:" nâthan   naw-than'  A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.): - add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ([healed, as in Isaiah 53:5]), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up). + sing, + slander, strike, [sub-] mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, X willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.

Then we're faced with another of Strong's words H7130 translated as "within:" qereb   keh'-reb  From H7126 {qârab   kaw-rab'  A primitive root; to approach (causatively bring near) for whatever purpose: - (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join (as in union with), be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.}; properly the nearest part, that is, the centre, whether literally, figuratively or adverbially (especially with preposition): - X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.

The next one is what Zachariah 4 was all about, it is here as it was there the Strong's H7307 translated as "Spirit:" rûach   roo'-akh  From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions): - air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit ([-ual]), tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y). The importance of this word is capitalized upon by it's used twice within the thought here being stated. The rest is an explanation of our leading a Christ centered life, of the Holy Spirit within, of our original innocence of Genesis 2. Nothing of Scripture is ever new it is a repetition of the first law.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.8b

     This morning during the early predawn hours, otherwise known as the cool of the day, I was talking and listening to the Father by my spirit it being reborn from above by the Holy Spirit Who has taught me that we are One. Then I after rising to a new day turned to e-Sword's daily devotional reading where I found "the Grace of GOD and the Holy Spirit," inspirational passage as written by Zechariah in chapter 4 in verses 6 through 7 beginning at verse 5, which states this: "The angel that talked with me answered and said to me, "Know you not what these be?" And I said, "No, my lord." Then he answered and spake to me, saying, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, 'Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,' saith the LORD of hosts. 'Who are you, O great mountain?' Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shouting's, crying, Grace, grace unto it.'" 

The first word is H 4397 translated "angel" a messenger, pastor, preacher, prophet, teacher or you and me. The Strong's gives this: mal'âk   mal-awk'  From an unused root meaning to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically of God, that is, an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher): - ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Now this passage reveals a profound connection between GOD'S Grace and His Holy Spirit, often overlooked. Where living / walking by the grace of GOD and walking according to the Spirit are two different perspectives on the same reality, or union. We consider walking in the Spirit comprises, where  we are gaining insight regarding living day by day by grace.

While this passage of Zechariah's, confirms a correlation between grace and the Spirit. The LORD gave a message to Zerubbabel in verse 6, telling him how service is rendered to GOD. 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit.'" Humanity's might and power will never be a sufficient resource for living life as GOD intends us. Rather, the Holy Spirit must supply what we need for life and service to the LORD.

Then He picks it up again with the same truth restated, using a different term. Now, the LORD is addressing the mountain of impossibility that stood before Zerubbabel. 'Who are you, O great mountain?'

Now this Jewish leader of Israel was given the challenging mission of reestablishing the testimony of GOD in Jerusalem, as the people returned from captivity. Here the obstacles had the appearance of being a "great mountain." Nevertheless, GOD declared this mountain an obstruction which would become a highway for advancement. 'Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!' Then, as GOD'S  man of the hour he attends to GOD'S assignment by the empowerment of GOD'S Spirit, Zerubbabel would eventually place the final stone with this exclamation, "And He shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" In summary the witness would declare that GOD'S grace is the explanation for the completion of this task. The relationship between grace and the Holy Spirit is clear: 'by My Spirit....grace, grace to it!' For when we depend upon the Holy Spirit, He works GOD'S grace within us.

Now for years the early church also illustrated this "grace Spirit" association. It had not yet become institutionalized and this union had not yet been broken like it is today. For they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of GOD with boldness....And with great power the witnesses gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. And great grace was with them and upon them." (Acts 4:31, 33). The former statement indicates that their boldness came directly from the Holy Spirit. While the latter statement, shows their boldness was the result of grace impacting them. 

So for any religious institution to realize what was first seen in the Acts of the messengers that need to become messengers again but not part of a institutionalize church, a tomb of dead workers and dead efforts.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.8a

     Page two of our look into Romans 10, now at verse 17 with the rest of this thought attached (18-19) which states this: "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses said, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you."" With this I will continue with verse 17 in which we find this using the KJV+: "So thenG686 faithG4102 comes byG1537 hearing,G189 andG1161 hearingG189 byG1223 the wordG4487 of God.G2316" 

Now what is meant by our "hearing of the things spoke long ago," as seen in the rest of our passage here exposed for our learning of Jesus the Christ of Genesis 1:26-28's as the thought overheard by Moses and written into the creation narrative at the break (;) between the fifth and the sixth days? When man did not appear well into the Chapter 2 narrative at verse 7 and this only after moisture (of verse 6) raised upward from the earth, of which our bodies where made and are somewhere around 90+% water that represents of the spirit that flows as water from within our being, like that of a vine, a tree like a blueberry tree or a fig tree or olive tree or other plant life, it becoming the juice of the fruit. The first word that rings my bell is the Strong's G4102 translated as "faith:" pistis   pis'-tis  From G3982 {peithō   pi'-tho  A primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty): - agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) content, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.}; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of truth, or the truthfulness of GOD or a teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of (the Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

Our next catch phrase is the Strong's G1537 translated as "comes by:" ek   ex   ek,  ex  A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of place, time or cause; literally or figuratively; direct or remote): - after, among, X are, at betwixt (-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for (-th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly (this being the verses of 26-28 of Genesis 1), X hereby, + very highly, in, . . . ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with (-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.

The next word is the Strong's G189, which its importance is reflected by its use is twice within the same sentence, and we have already looked into it.

Then we have this from verse 19: "First Moses said, "I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you." For the explanation of this passage, we shall draw from other areas of scripture such as those that follow: Psalms 22:27, 98:3; Isaiah 24:16, 49:6; Hosea 2:23, 6:1-3; Psalm 115:5-8; Isaiah 44:18-20; And this of Titus 3 where find this and this without the use of the KJV+ in verses 3-5: "For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of GOD our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." This passage by itself crushes the falsehood of "I am just an old sinner saved by grace" or "I am not worthy of justification or righteousness." Both these I have heard from the mouth of pastors, elders and pew-sitters who by these expressions uncover their being just tares, and hireling. 

Now for the warning contained within this passage beginning at verse 8-11 "This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that you affirm constantly, that they which have believe GOD might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sins, being condemned of himself." 

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.8

     I just keep extending this section as we grow in the knowledge of all that the LORD Jesus has done and provided for us by these words, 'it is finished' as He hung on the Cross as witness to these things and then was raised to new Life as proof of this. So with this post I will draw from a few areas of this truth.

The first is in Acts 20 verse 30 where Paul writes: "Now, brethren, I commend you to GOD, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified." What does the word "sanctified" mean, here's the Strong's meaning of G37 with this: hagiazō   hag-ee-ad'-zo  From G40 {hagios   hag'-ee-os  From ἅγος hagos (an awful thing) compare G53, [H2282]; sacred (physically pure, morally blameless, ceremonially consecrated): - (most) holy (one, thing), a saint.}; to make holy, that is, (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate: - hallow, be holy, sanctify. (How was or is this possible?)

My next passage is also taken from what Paul has stated in Colossians 1 verses 5 and 6 where we find this: "For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; And brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of GOD in truth." In this one we find the word G1680 which is translated as "hope:" elpis   el-pece'  Fromἔλπω elpō which is a primary word (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstract or concrete) or confidence: - faith, hope.

Okay, now for my last one for today, we find it in Romans 10 where Paul speaks of "faith and the word" picking up at verse 17 this thought: "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of GOD." In this passage  there is one word repeated twice to draw our attention to it, it is G189 translated as "hear or hearing," the Strong's translates it as: akoē   ak-o-ay'  From G191 {akouō   ak-oo'-o  A primary verb; to hear (in various senses): - give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), ([shall]) hear (-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.}; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard): - audience, ear, fame, which you heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.   

     So, all being true and on equal ground have you heard GOD, at anytime? For this is the meaning of this whole practice from the first day in 2007 (this area I deleted as it did not sure GOD'S purpose) when I first began in 2009, this blog thru to today, for as I stated a day or two ago on FB; I am a John 15 and 17 kind of person. For hearing is inspiration or revelation of the spoken word heard with our inner ears and sees with the eyes of our inner man from whom the beam has been removed.

Jesus is speaking here in Matthew 7:3-5 carrying on with the Sermon on the Mount, where we have this: "'And why behold you the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the mote out of your eye; And, behold, not the beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother's eye.'" This is repeated by Luke in chapter 6 beginning at verse 40: 40-42 "'The disciple is not above his Master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why behold you the mote that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye? Either how can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in your eye," when you yourself behold not the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye, and then shall you see clearly to pull out the mote that is in your brother's eye.'"  

Now each passage has one word in common with the other it is G2595 the Strong's translates it as "mote," and gives it this meaning: karphos   kar'-fos  From κάρφω karpho (to wither); a dry twig or straw: - mote. The other is translated by them as G1385 to which they assigned the word "beam," and give this meaning: dokos   dok-os'  From G1209 {dechomai   dekh'-om-ahee  Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively): - accept, receive, take.} (through the idea of holding up); a stick of timber: - beam. My question is when was this beam or mote received by humanity? My answer is in the Garden of Genesis 3's narrative, or it could have taken place after the flood of Noah, but my inclination is Genesis 3. Now let's compare another word of Strong's G2983: lambanō   lam-ban'-o  A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively [probably objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; While G138 is more violent, to seize or remove]): - accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up). Now I venture to say that the Cross is the point of G138 to take or seize by or with force. For it duplicated the events of Genesis 3 when Adam bit into the fruit, for at that instant there was great force that darkened mans mind set as verse 15 describes by the word heel (H6119 from H6117) that we have already examined.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.7

     Yesterday, I got a call of inquiry from a close friend and he asked me to set my Spiritual mind aside to acquire a Jewish mindset as he had a question for me from that perspective. He then took me to Leviticus 25 verses 8 and 9 of 8-24. Where it speaks of the year of Jubilee but in this passage it is H3725 with the root of H3722 for "atonement" (Heb. 9:7) with the word changed to Jubile in place of Jubilee. He has been studying these things for over thirty years now, and has done a spreadsheet of the years and dates of Jewish history and their holidays, more accurately than their own scribes. Now we have to understand that these scribes to this day have the beam, log, splinter, throne of the flesh and grain of sand that contaminates humanity's perspective or way of thinking and reasoning, placed there in the Garden of Genesis 3 and the trickery of the serpent. We know this by the words and actions of both woman and Adam when confronted by Jehovah, wherein they said, "that they hide themselves from Him because they were naked and a shame." To which He asked, "'how did you know you were naked?'" For me this all leads up to what I have been sharing here for some time now. Here's the Leviticus passages, first in the KJV and the KJV+:

Leviticus 25:8-9 of 8-17 "You shall number seven sabbaths of years to you, seven times seven years; And the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty and nine years. Then shall you cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall you make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. You shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile for you; And you shall return every man to his possession, and you shall return every man to his family. A jubile shall that fiftieth year be for you: you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. For it is the jubile; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. In the year of this jubile you shall return every man to his possession. And if you sell ought to your neighbor, or buy ought of thy neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another: According to the number of years after the jubile you shall buy of your neighbor, and according to the number of years of the fruits he shall sell to you: According to the multitude of years you shall increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years you shall diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits does he sell to you. You shall not therefore oppress one another; but you shall fear GOD: for I am the LORD your God." (Psalm 89:15; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 10:18, 2Cor. 5:19-21 )

Lev 25:8-9 "And thou shalt numberH5608 sevenH7651 sabbathsH7676 of yearsH8141 unto thee, sevenH7651 timesH6471 sevenH7651 years;H8141 and the spaceH3117 of the sevenH7651 sabbathsH7676 of yearsH8141 shall beH1961 unto thee fortyH705 and nineH8672 years.H8141 Then shalt thou cause the trumpetH7782 of the jubileH8643 to soundH5674 on the tenthH6218 day of the seventhH7637 month,H2320 in the dayH3117 of atonementH3725 shall ye make the trumpetH7782 soundH5674 throughout allH3605 your land.H776 "

This Jesus also spoke of as recorded by Matthew in chapter 18 and in verse 21 and 22 and Luke 17:4 wherein Jesus changed the numbers to 49x7, no longer 7x7 or as it is revealed in the above passages. Very interesting.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.6

     I want to take another look at John 15 and verse 4-5 of 1-11 as the complete thought of Jesus' discourse herein. Again using the KJV and then the KJV+ for verse 4 and 5 of this thought.

John 15:1-11 (4-5) "'I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that bears not fruit He takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, He purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit.  Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same bringsh forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto (for) you. Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall you be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: continue in my love. If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; Even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in His love. These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.'"

Now for the KJV+ of verse 4 and 5: "'AbideG3306 inG1722 me,G1698 and IG2504 inG1722 you.G5213 AsG2531 theG3588 branchG2814 cannotG1410 G3756 bearG5342 fruitG2590 ofG575 itself,G1438 exceptG3362 it abideG3306 inG1722 theG3588 vine;G288 noG3761 moreG3779 can ye,G5210 exceptG3362 ye abideG3306 inG1722 me.G1698 IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 vine,G288 yeG5210 are theG3588 branches:G2814 He that abidethG3306 inG1722 me,G1698 and IG2504 inG1722 him,G846 the sameG3778 brings forthG5342 muchG4183 fruit:G2590 forG3754 withoutG5565 meG1700 ye canG1410 (G3756) doG4160 nothing.G3762'" 

 Col 1:27 of 25-29 "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of GOD which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word (name of hidden within humanity, composed of His image and likeness) of God; Even the mystery which had been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints: To whom GOD would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereto I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily."

My first hit was with the G2504 translated a "I:" and revealed in Col 1:27  "To whomG3739 GODG2316 wouldG2309 make knownG1107 whatG5101 is theG3588 richesG4149 of theG3588 gloryG1391 of thisG5127 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 theG3588 Gentiles;G1484 whichG3739 isG2076 ChristG5547 inG1722 you,G5213 theG3588 hopeG1680 of glory:G1391" 

Next we have: Rom 8:8-9 of 1-11 "There is therefore now no condemnation (the penalty of the Mosaic Law [the curse of the eating of the tree of know of good and evil, the foot hold of religion, the mystery of H3725 with it's root of H3722 in Leviticus 25:8-9] in which there is no redemption or salvation afforded anyone but this is not so) to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of "the Spirit of life" in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the new law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; But to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against GOD: for it is not subject to the new law of GOD, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please GOD. For we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God (His image and likeness re-birthed) dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; For the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwells in you." 

Which is spoken of again in: Rom 8:9-10 "ButG1161 youG5210 areG2075 notG3756 inG1722 the flesh,G4561 butG235 inG1722 the Spirit,G4151 if so be thatG1512 the SpiritG4151 of GODG2316 dwellG3611 inG1722 you.G5213 NowG1161 if any manG1536 haveG2192 notG3756 the SpiritG4151 of Christ,G5547 heG3778 isG2076 noneG3756 of His.G848 AndG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 be inG1722 you,G5213 theG3588 bodyG4983 is(G3303) deadG3498 becauseG1223 of sin;G266 butG1161 theG3588 SpiritG4151 is lifeG2222 becauseG1223 of righteousness.G1343" 

Now I am perplexed as to which course to take for the title of LORD H3068, from H136, H430, or H1961?

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.5

     With today's blog I want to take another deep look at Genesis 1:26-28, which in one of my study Bibles is marked as a complete thought and as I have stated it is like those of King David's found in the Psalms as one sitting among the Host of Heaven listening to Their discourse of discussion, this is what is born out by this Bibles authors by their separation of this as a thought, separated from the discourse of the Creation narrative which is the bases of chapter 1 through 2:3, where verse 4 picks up the creation after the "seventh day rest" of GOD. Verse 5 stating that there was no man found to till the ground nor had there been any rain to moisten, water the ground. Humanity was missing from this narrative and it flowed the seventh day narrative making it the eighth day. Remembering that the days had no name at that time just simple numbers of 28 or 30 in total. This determined by the moon and the sun's movement across the horizon. The Julian calendar did not come about until after Paul and Peter's death in 83 ADE. It using the pagan names of the stars formations and warriors of mythology under Constantine who claimed that Peter was the first Pastor/Pope of the Catholic faith, it being of his creation in an effort to win converted people to Catholicism and taxation.

Okay, now for the rest of the story of Genesis 1:26-28, we shall look at each word if necessary, first the KJV and then the KJV+ as an aid in this study: "GOD said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.' So God created man in His Own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. And God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.'"

Genesis 1:26-28 "GODH430 said,H559 'Let Us makeH6213 manH120 in Our image,H6754 after Our likeness:H1823 and let them have dominionH7287 over the fishH1710 of the sea,H3220 and over the fowlH5775 of the air,H8064 and over the cattle,H929 and over allH3605 the earth,H776 and over everyH3605 creeping thingH7431 that creepethH7430 uponH5921 the earthH776.' So GODH430 createdH1254 (H853) manH120 in His Own image,H6754 in the imageH6754 of GODH430 createdH1254 He him; maleH2145 and femaleH5347 createdH1254 He them. And GODH430 blessedH1288 them, and GODH430 saidH559 to them, 'Be fruitful,H6509 and multiply,H7235 and replenishH4390 (H853) the earth,H776 and subdueH3533 it: and have dominionH7287 over the fishH1710 of the sea,H3220 and over the fowlH5775 of the air,H8064 and over everyH3605 living thingH2416 that movesH7430 uponH5921 the earth.H776'"  

Before we get started I want to point out that the Strong's does not supply a number for "Us," "Our" or the word "own" as used by the translators. Interesting. For that reason I have capitalized them.

Our first word which the translators chose to use is H430 giving it this meaning from the Strong's numbering index: 'ĕlôhı̂ym   el-o-heem'  Plural of H433 {'ĕlôahh    'ĕlôahh   el-o'-ah, el-o'-ah  (The second form is rare); probably prolonged (emphatically) from H410 ['êl   ale  Shortened from H352 {'ûl
ool  From an unused root meaning to twist, that is, (by implication) be strong; the body (as being rolled together) also powerful: - mighty, strength.}; Strength; As adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity): - GOD, God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Compare names in “-el.”]; a deity or the deity: - GOD, God, god.}; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme GOD; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty (GOD, Elohiym, Father, LORD, Son the "o" and Spirit Holy, the "ahh." of H410. In our word the Son remains as is but the Spirit is "heem" or "hiym.").

Our next word H6213, translated as "make:" ‛âśâh   aw-saw'  A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application: - accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress (-ed), (put in) execute (-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, [fight-] ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ([a feast]), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labor, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, practice, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be [warr-] ior, work (-man), yield, use.

Then we come upon this word H120, translated as "man:" 'âdâm   aw-dawm'  From H119 {'âdam
aw-dam'  To show blood (in the face), that is, flush or turn rosy: - be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).}; ruddy, that is, a human being (an individual or the species, humanity, etc.): - X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person. (Being set apart from the animal world or kingdom. Of lower degree from his maker, but not as man's many religions reflect him to be. Which Jesus brought in as our being co-equal to, as He was a human-being, Clothed in our humanity, John 5:18, Philippians 2:6.)

Next comes the word H6754, translated as "image:" tselem   tseh'-lem  From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; Hence a representative figure, especially an idol: - image, mirror image of, vain shew.

Next we find the word H1823, translated as "likeness:" demûth   dem-ooth'  From H1819 {dâmâh   daw-maw'  A primitive root; to compare; by implication to resemble, liken, consider: - compare, devise, (be) like (-n), mean, think, use similitudes.}; resemblance; concretely model, shape; adverbially like: - fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.

Again as before when a matter is of great importance it is repeated again within a verse or two to stress it's importance, in this case it is the very next verse (26-27). So like Elohiym humanity is first and foremost spirit: (an invisible entity, which Jesus said was only known as a breeze that passes by, in John 3:8) within a body or a church family) which is otherwise an empty structure awaiting occupancy, Romans 8:9.

Paul, in Romans 12 verses 1-3 discloses our need for mercies, the taking up the cross, both on a daily bases and the renewing of the mind sometimes called the mind of Christ. All of which Jesus by His vicarious death brought about and into play through today. As we grow in the knowledge of Him having taken His yoke upon us, this giving us Oneness with Him. Keep in mind that Jesus spoke of Himself as being seed in John 12:23-24 where we find this: "Jesus answered them, saying, 'The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn (seed) of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.'" Remember that seed is generally stored in a dry place, often in a bag or some other such thing. He by so speaking introduces the seed meaning for all of Humanity is but seed (wheat) not sheep, be it true seed or tares, of the evil ones doing as spoken of in Matthew 13.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.4

     If you have not noticed so far all the .4 kind of sections open up the understanding all that is Light, the purist of insights that Jesus brought life and light to even as a young man of 13 years of age as recorded by Luke in chapter 2 verses 46-52, but our concern is in verse 49, where we find this in the KJV: Jesus, "said to them, 'How is it that you sought Me? Wist you not that I must be about my Father's business?"" This at first caused me some trouble as I was thinking to find a Strong's definition for "business," but there was none a big zero, so I had to seek the LORD for an answer to which He gave me "wist," with the Strong's G1492 which has this meaning for it: eidō  i'-do  A primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent, G3700 {optanomai    optomai  op-tan'-om-ahee, op'-tom-ahee  The first a (middle voice) prolonged form of the second (primary) which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternates of G3708; to gaze (that is, with wide open eyes, as at something remarkable; And thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more emphatically its intensive G2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 a watching from a distance): - appear, look, see, shew self.} and G3708 {horaō  hor-ah'-o  Properly to stare at (compare G3700), that is, (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally); by extension to attend to; by Hebraism to experience; passively to appear: - behold, perceive, see, take heed.}; properly to see (literally or figuratively); by implication (in the perfect only) to know: - be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) known (-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wist, wot. Compare G3700. Thus to be restored to a Genesis 2 mind; ie,,,the mind of Christ, GOD and innocence centered with cleared vision and perception restored by redemption.

This all being true and correct caused me to look into the OT, where I found this for "wist" primarily H3045, with this meaning: yâda‛   yaw-dah'  A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.): - acknowledge, acquaintance (-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, [un-] awares, can [-not], certainly, for a certainty, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be [ig-] norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to, let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have [knowledge], (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have [understanding], X will be, wist, wit, wot.

And these to the last one point for us in Paul's record of Romans 12:1-3 and the renewal of the mind as the argument of the young man Jesus before the Elders of the Jewish Religious systems that stood before Him, where He argued their lack of knowledge in the secret things of GOD His Father before Him and them as instruments of His divine image and likeness in them to the last man among them. These is seen in Psalm 40:8 beginning at verse 6: "'Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; Mine ears have You opened: burnt offering and sin offering have You not required. Then said I, 'Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of Me, I delight to do Your will, O my GOD: yea, Thy law is within My heart.'"  Now did you catch it? When it was written by King David as it was being spoken before him as an observer and a ready witness first hand to the conversation herein quoted. This being the same senior of Genesis 1:26-28's observation inserted in the creation narrative, this being repeated again in Hosea 6:1-3's narrative of this: "Come, and let us return to the LORD: for He has torn, and He will heal us; He has smitten, and He will bind us up. After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth." Now with what has been stated herein let look at a promise often overlooked be the religious cults of mans creation, it is within Psalm 37:31 beginning at verse 27-34 where we find this: starting at verse 26 "He is ever merciful, and lends; And His seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not His saints; They are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment. The law of his GOD is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judges. Wait on the LORD, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shalt see it." And this while I saw copying this section, I saw this of verse 35-36: "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green (the false green new deal of a One world order) bay tree. Yet He passed away, and, lo, He was not: yea, I sought Him, but He could not be found." Now found by those of the Great New Green New Deal or the New One World order. brought about by man by his own efforts for the efforts of the flesh of man profit nothing.

Continuing with, Our Eternal link to GOD in Christ as exposed by Him, the I AM. Part 5i.3

     I want to take another look at what was shared in 5i.2, as I deliberately left it out for this purpose. So without delay or hyper-billy I will get right into it. Remember that we're looking at Titus 2:11-14 in this effort. And now in particular at verse 13.

Now for the KJV+: "ForG1063 theG3588 graceG5485 of GODG2316 that brings (brought) salvationG4992 has appearedG2014 to allG3956 men,G444 teachingG3811 usG2248 that,G2443 denyingG720 ungodlinessG763 andG2532 worldlyG2886 lusts,G1939 we should liveG2198 soberly, righteously,G4996 (G1346) andG2532 godly,G2153 inG1722 this presentG3568 world;G165 Looking forG4327 that blessedG3107 hope,G1680 andG2532 theG3588 gloriousG1391 appearingG2015 of theG3588 greatG3173 GODG2316 andG2532 ourG2257 SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 Christ;G5547 WhoG3739 gaveG1325 HimselfG1438 (He being in our humanity) forG5228 usG2257, thatG2443 He having redeemedG3084 usG2248 fromG575 allG3956 iniquity,G458 andG2532 purifyingG2511 for HimselfG1438 a peculiarG4041 people,G2992 zealousG2207 of goodG2570 works.G2041" 

Titus 2:13  "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;" Now for the KJV+: "Looking forG4327 that blessedG3107 hope,G1680 andG2532 theG3588 gloriousG1391 appearingG2015 of theG3588 greatG3173 GOD (Elohiym)G2316 andG2532 ourG2257 SaviourG4990 JesusG2424 Christ;G5547"

The first word that strick's me is G2015 translated as "appearing," which reminds me of Hosea 6:1-3, which states this: Hosea 6:1-3 "Come, and let us return to the LORD: for He has torn, and He will heal us; He has smitten, and He will bind (Isaiah 53:5) us up. After two days will He revive (this took place as recorded by Matthew in 27:51-54) us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth." Okay, now for G2015: epiphaneia   ep-if-an'-i-ah   From G2016 {epiphanēs   ep-if-an-ace'  From G2014 [epiphainō
ep-ee-fah'ee-no   From G1909 epi, a relation of distribution, and G5316 phaino, to enlighten; To shine upon, that is, become (literally) visible or (figuratively) known: - appear, give light.]; conspicuous, that is, (figuratively) memorable: - notable.}; a manifestation, that is, (specifically) the advent of Christ (past or future): - appearing, brightness. 

Then we have G3173 translated as "great:" megas   meg'-as   Including the prolonged forms, femine μεγάλη megalē, plural μέγάλοι megaloi, etc.; compare also G3176 megistos, G3187 meizon], big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application): - (+ fear) exceedingly, great (-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.

Next is G2257 translated as "our:" hēmōn   hay-mone'   Genitive plural of G1473 {egō   eg-o'   A primary pronoun of the first person, “I” (only expressed when emphatic): - I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.}; of (or from) us: - our (company), us, we.

Next we have G2316 translated as "God;" theos   theh'-os   Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588 [ho    hē    to,   ho, hay, to   The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): - the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very: - X exceeding, God, god [-ly, -ward].

Then we have G4990 translated as "Savior:" sōtēr   so-tare'  From G4982 {sōzō   sode'-zo   From a primary word σῶς sōs̄ (contraction for the obsolete σάος saos, “safe”); to save, that is, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively): - heal, preserve, save (self), do well, redeem, be (make) whole.}; a deliverer, that is, God or Christ: - saviour.

Our next word is G2424 translated as "Jesus:" Iēsous   ee-ay-sooce'   Of Hebrew origin [H3091, yehôshûa‛    yehôshûa‛,   yeh-ho-shoo'-ah, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah,  From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader: - Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord (LORD) and two (three) other Israelites: - Jesus. 

And our last word is G5547 translated as "Christ:" Christos   khris-tos'   From G5548 {chriō   khree'-o
Probably akin to G5530 [chraomai   khrah'-om-ahee   Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, “graze” [touch slightly], light upon, etc.), that is, (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner: - entreat, use. Compare G5531, G5534.] through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, that is, (by implication) to consecrate to an office or sacred service: - anoint.}; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus: - Christ.

Now armed with this and other information of the Spirit's direction, what do we have within us but the Christ of Genesis 1:26-28's spirit, as the image and likeness of our Father; Elohiym. The spirit being placed with in us all in Genesis 2's record indicates. For Paul then says that if we have not the Spirit of Christ we are none of His, this in Romans 8:9, where he also states that the flesh profits nothing. Just as is the true record of the eighth day when Jehovah made man of the earth element of water and minerals into which He breathed His Life force to reside (Gen. 2:7) therein. This all done after 'the seventh day's rest' of Genesis 2:1-3, which is brought to our attention in verse 3, for impact. And for our learning of Him as stated and requests of us, in Matthew 11:29.

I am hesitant to carry on with the sixth part of this blog topic, as it represents the sixth day senior of religions falsehood, and misdirection's. As the word "religion" brings to light when examined, it means to hinder, to violate as in to lock up. Which the Strong's fails to reveal as being the worship of the supernatural realm, a persons being institutionalized by beliefs and practices, antonyms such as godlessness. Even Politics is classified as a religion. In it's history of middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion- religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practices, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back-- to hold back. This taken from the "Merriam-Webster" digitalized dictionary.

I have been hesitant to share this statement of verse 15 of Titus 2, but here goes:Tit 2:15 "These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise you." I will let you check out the meanings of the words herein used with the JKV+ here added: "These thingsG5023 speak,G2980 andG2532 exhort,G3870 andG2532 rebukeG1651 withG3326 allG3956 authority.G2003 Let no manG3367 despiseG4065 thee.G4675"