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CIRCUMCISE YOUR HEART
Before Israel were allowed to begin to take the land of Canaan, God commanded that all the men be circumcised. It should have been done when the baby boys were 8 days old, but it had not been done, so the conquering of the land was postponed a short time while the circumcisions and healing took place.
Circumcision is taken and compared in other places in the Bible with circumcision of the heart. It means to remove fleshly thoughts from our minds, to become pure, holy and devoted from our hearts to God. The physical act of circumcision does nothing for us spiritually, but the spiritual principle has huge implications in the life of the believer.
In a way, the story of Israel entering the promised land is a lot like us entering the kingdom of God. Now is our preparation time, the time to learn of God and become like him before we cross the Jordan to enter the land. It is also the time we should be circumcising our hearts and ridding ourselves of anything impure, or we could find that it is a painful process to go through before we enter the kingdom.
Circumcise your heart today.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
5:9 "Gilgal" There is no trace either of the name or site to be found to-day. Josephus records that it was located about two miles from Jericho, and was well suited for an encampment by the advantages of shade and water. It was the first place pronounced "holy" in the Holy Land. (V.15)
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to John
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1. And it came to pass, when all the kings <4428> of the Amorites <567>, which were on the side <5676> of Jordan <3383> westward <3220>, and all the kings <4428> of the Canaanites <3669>, which were by the sea <3220>, heard <8085>(8800) that the LORD <3068> had dried up <3001>(8689) the waters <4325> of Jordan <3383> from before <6440> the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, until we were passed over <5674>(8800), that their heart <3824> melted <4549>(8735), neither was there spirit <7307> in them any more, because <6440> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>.
2. At that time <6256> the LORD <3068> said <559>(8804) unto Joshua <3091>, Make <6213>(8798) thee sharp <6697> knives <2719>, and circumcise <4135>(8798) again <7725>(8798) the children <1121> of Israel <3478> the second time <8145>.
3. And Joshua <3091> made <6213>(8799) him sharp <6697> knives <2719>, and circumcised <4135>(8799) the children <1121> of Israel <3478> at the hill <1389> of the foreskins <6190>.
4. And this is the cause <1697> why Joshua <3091> did circumcise <4135>(8804): All the people <5971> that came out <3318>(8802) of Egypt <4714>, that were males <2145>, even all the men <582> of war <4421>, died <4191>(8804) in the wilderness <4057> by the way <1870>, after they came out <3318>(8800) of Egypt <4714>.
5. Now <3588> all the people <5971> that came out <3318>(8802) were circumcised <4135>(8803): but all the people <5971> that were born <3209> in the wilderness <4057> by the way <1870> as they came forth <3318>(8800) out of Egypt <4714>, them they had not circumcised <4135>(8804).
6. For the children <1121> of Israel <3478> walked <1980>(8804) forty <705> years <8141> in the wilderness <4057>, till all the people <1471> that were men <582> of war <4421>, which came out <3318>(8802) of Egypt <4714>, were consumed <8552>(8800), because they obeyed <8085>(8804) not the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>: unto whom the LORD <3068> sware <7650>(8738) that he would not shew <7200>(8687) them the land <776>, which the LORD <3068> sware <7650>(8738) unto their fathers <1> that he would give <5414>(8800) us, a land <776> that floweth <2100>(8802) with milk <2461> and honey <1706>.
7. And their children <1121>, whom he raised up <6965>(8689) in their stead, them Joshua <3091> circumcised <4135>(8804): for they were uncircumcised <6189>, because they had not circumcised <4135>(8804) them by the way <1870>.
8. And it came to pass, when they had done <8552>(8804) circumcising <4135>(8736) all the people <1471>, that they abode <3427>(8799) in their places in the camp <4264>, till they were whole <2421>(8800).
9. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Joshua <3091>, This day <3117> have I rolled away <1556>(8804) the reproach <2781> of Egypt <4714> from off you. Wherefore the name <8034> of the place <4725> is called <7121>(8799) Gilgal <1537> unto this day <3117>.
10. And the children <1121> of Israel <3478> encamped <2583>(8799) in Gilgal <1537>, and kept <6213>(8799) the passover <6453> on the fourteenth <702> <6240> day <3117> of the month <2320> at even <6153> in the plains <6160> of Jericho <3405>.
11. And they did eat <398>(8799) of the old corn <5669> of the land <776> on the morrow <4283> after the passover <6453>, unleavened cakes <4682>, and parched <7033>(8803) corn in the selfsame <6106> day <3117>.
12. And the manna <4478> ceased <7673>(8799) on the morrow <4283> after they had eaten <398>(8800) of the old corn <5669> of the land <776>; neither had the children <1121> of Israel <3478> manna <4478> any more; but they did eat <398>(8799) of the fruit <8393> of the land <776> of Canaan <3667> that year <8141>.
13. And it came to pass, when Joshua <3091> was by Jericho <3405>, that he lifted up <5375>(8799) his eyes <5869> and looked <7200>(8799), and, behold, there stood <5975>(8802) a man <376> over against him with his sword <2719> drawn <8025>(8803) in his hand <3027>: and Joshua <3091> went <3212>(8799) unto him, and said <559>(8799) unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries <6862>?
14. And he said <559>(8799), Nay; but as captain <8269> of the host <6635> of the LORD <3068> am I now come <935>(8804). And Joshua <3091> fell <5307>(8799) on his face <6440> to the earth <776>, and did worship <7812>(8691), and said <559>(8799) unto him, What saith <1696>(8764) my lord <113> unto his servant <5650>?
15. And the captain <8269> of the LORD'S <3068> host <6635> said <559>(8799) unto Joshua <3091>, Loose <5394>(8798) thy shoe <5275> from off thy foot <7272>; for the place <4725> whereon thou standest <5975>(8802) is holy <6944>. And Joshua <3091> did <6213>(8799) so.
1. Now Jericho <3405> was straitly <5462>(8802) shut up <5462>(8794) because <6440> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: none went out <3318>(8802), and none came in <935>(8802).
2. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Joshua <3091>, See <7200>(8798), I have given <5414>(8804) into thine hand <3027> Jericho <3405>, and the king <4428> thereof, and the mighty men <1368> of valour <2428>.
3. And ye shall compass <5437>(8804) the city <5892>, all ye men <582> of war <4421>, and go round about <5362>(8687) the city <5892> once <6471> <259>. Thus shalt thou do <6213>(8799) six <8337> days <3117>.
4. And seven <7651> priests <3548> shall bear <5375>(8799) before <6440> the ark <727> seven <7651> trumpets <7782> of rams' horns <3104>: and the seventh <7637> day <3117> ye shall compass <5437>(8799) the city <5892> seven <7651> times <6471>, and the priests <3548> shall blow <8628>(8799) with the trumpets <7782>.
5. And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long <4900>(8800) blast with the ram's <3104> horn <7161>, and when ye hear <8085>(8800) the sound <6963> of the trumpet <7782>, all the people <5971> shall shout <7321>(8686) with a great <1419> shout <8643>; and the wall <2346> of the city <5892> shall fall down <5307>(8804) flat <8478>, and the people <5971> shall ascend up <5927>(8804) every man <376> straight before him.
6. And Joshua <3091> the son <1121> of Nun <5126> called <7121>(8799) the priests <3548>, and said <559>(8799) unto them, Take up <5375>(8798) the ark <727> of the covenant <1285>, and let seven <7651> priests <3548> bear <5375>(8799) seven <7651> trumpets <7782> of rams' horns <3104> before <6440> the ark <727> of the LORD <3068>.
7. And he said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Pass on <5674>(8798), and compass <5437>(8798) the city <5892>, and let him that is armed <2502>(8803) pass on <5674>(8799) before <6440> the ark <727> of the LORD <3068>.
8. And it came to pass, when Joshua <3091> had spoken <559>(8800) unto the people <5971>, that the seven <7651> priests <3548> bearing <5375>(8802) the seven <7651> trumpets <7782> of rams' horns <3104> passed on <5674>(8804) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, and blew <8628>(8804) with the trumpets <7782>: and the ark <727> of the covenant <1285> of the LORD <3068> followed <1980>(8802) them <310>.
9. And the armed <2502>(8803) men went <1980>(8802) before <6440> the priests <3548> that blew <8628>(8802)(8675) <8628>(8804) with the trumpets <7782>, and the rereward <622>(8764) came <1980>(8802) after <310> the ark <727>, the priests going on <1980>(8800), and blowing <8628>(8800) with the trumpets <7782>.
10. And Joshua <3091> had commanded <6680>(8765) the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Ye shall not shout <7321>(8686), nor make any noise <8085>(8686) with your voice <6963>, neither shall any word <1697> proceed <3318>(8799) out of your mouth <6310>, until the day <3117> I bid <559>(8800) you shout <7321>(8685); then shall ye shout <7321>(8689).
11. So the ark <727> of the LORD <3068> compassed <5437>(8686) the city <5892>, going about <5362>(8687) it once <6471> <259>: and they came <935>(8799) into the camp <4264>, and lodged <3885>(8799) in the camp <4264>.
12. And Joshua <3091> rose early <7925>(8686) in the morning <1242>, and the priests <3548> took up <5375>(8799) the ark <727> of the LORD <3068>.
13. And seven <7651> priests <3548> bearing <5375>(8802) seven <7651> trumpets <7782> of rams' horns <3104> before <6440> the ark <727> of the LORD <3068> went on <1980>(8802) continually <1980>(8800), and blew <8628>(8804) with the trumpets <7782>: and the armed men <2502>(8803) went <1980>(8802) before <6440> them; but the rereward <622>(8764) came <1980>(8802) after <310> the ark <727> of the LORD <3068>, the priests going on <1980>(8800), and blowing <8628>(8800) with the trumpets <7782>.
14. And the second <8145> day <3117> they compassed <5437>(8799) the city <5892> once <6471> <259>, and returned <7725>(8799) into the camp <4264>: so they did <6213>(8804) six <8337> days <3117>.
15. And it came to pass on the seventh <7637> day <3117>, that they rose early <7925>(8686) about the dawning <5927>(8800) of the day <7837>, and compassed <5437>(8799) the city <5892> after the same manner <4941> seven <7651> times <6471>: only on that day <3117> they compassed <5437>(8804) the city <5892> seven <7651> times <6471>.
16. And it came to pass at the seventh <7637> time <6471>, when the priests <3548> blew <8628>(8804) with the trumpets <7782>, Joshua <3091> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Shout <7321>(8685); for the LORD <3068> hath given <5414>(8804) you the city <5892>.
17. And the city <5892> shall be accursed <2764>, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD <3068>: only Rahab <7343> the harlot <2181>(8802) shall live <2421>(8799), she and all that are with her in the house <1004>, because she hid <2244>(8689) the messengers <4397> that we sent <7971>(8804).
18. And ye, in any wise <7535> keep <8104>(8798) yourselves from the accursed thing <2764>, lest ye make yourselves accursed <2763>(8686), when ye take <3947>(8804) of the accursed thing <2764>, and make <7760>(8804) the camp <4264> of Israel <3478> a curse <2764>, and trouble <5916>(8804) it.
19. But all the silver <3701>, and gold <2091>, and vessels <3627> of brass <5178> and iron <1270>, are consecrated <6944> unto the LORD <3068>: they shall come <935>(8799) into the treasury <214> of the LORD <3068>.
20. So the people <5971> shouted <7321>(8686) when the priests blew <8628>(8799) with the trumpets <7782>: and it came to pass, when the people <5971> heard <8085>(8800) the sound <6963> of the trumpet <7782>, and the people <5971> shouted <7321>(8686) with a great <1419> shout <8643>, that the wall <2346> fell down flat <5307>(8799), so that the people <5971> went up <5927>(8799) into the city <5892>, every man <376> straight before him, and they took <3920>(8799) the city <5892>.
21. And they utterly destroyed <2763>(8686) all that was in the city <5892>, both man <376> and woman <802>, young <5288> and old <2205>, and ox <7794>, and sheep <7716>, and ass <2543>, with the edge <6310> of the sword <2719>.
22. But Joshua <3091> had said <559>(8804) unto the two <8147> men <582> that had spied out <7270>(8764) the country <776>, Go <935>(8798) into the harlot's <2181>(8802) house <1004>, and bring out <3318>(8685) thence the woman <802>, and all that she hath, as ye sware <7650>(8738) unto her.
23. And the young men <5288> that were spies <7270>(8764) went in <935>(8799), and brought out <3318>(8686) Rahab <7343>, and her father <1>, and her mother <517>, and her brethren <251>, and all that she had; and they brought out <3318>(8689) all her kindred <4940>, and left <3240>(8686) them without <2351> the camp <4264> of Israel <3478>.
24. And they burnt <8313>(8804) the city <5892> with fire <784>, and all that was therein: only the silver <3701>, and the gold <2091>, and the vessels <3627> of brass <5178> and of iron <1270>, they put <5414>(8804) into the treasury <214> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
25. And Joshua <3091> saved <2421> <0> Rahab <7343> the harlot <2181>(8802) alive <2421>(8689), and her father's <1> household <1004>, and all that she had; and she dwelleth <3427>(8799) in <7130> Israel <3478> even unto this day <3117>; because she hid <2244>(8689) the messengers <4397>, which Joshua <3091> sent <7971>(8804) to spy out <7270>(8763) Jericho <3405>.
26. And Joshua <3091> adjured <7650>(8686) them at that time <6256>, saying <559>(8800), Cursed <779>(8803) be the man <376> before <6440> the LORD <3068>, that riseth up <6965>(8799) and buildeth <1129>(8804) this city <5892> Jericho <3405>: he shall lay the foundation <3245>(8762) thereof in his firstborn <1060>, and in his youngest <6810> son shall he set up <5324>(8686) the gates <1817> of it.
27. So the LORD <3068> was with Joshua <3091>; and his fame <8089> was noised throughout all the country <776>.
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WHEN BAD PEOPLE SEEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT
Have you ever wondered why God seems to use bad people to punish his people? He did it to Israel when they turned away from him. When Israel's wickedness god so great God sent the Assyrian armies against them. They were not a godly people, yet God used them to punish his people. Why did he act this way? He had already said that this was how he would punish them if they went astray. Deuteronomy 28 v 25 promised it, that among other things, their enemies would defeat them when they turned against God. And in relation to our lives, he also uses unbelievers to set us on the right track through punishment or other actions. 1 Peter 2 v 13 - 20 explains that.
So the conclusions we can come to is that God does use unbelievers in the life of his people to bring them back to him. But sometimes the unbelievers go too far in their pride and their vengeance. They forget (or don't realise) that God is using them and believe that what they have done and what they have achieved has been by their own strength and not by God's design. This is what the Assyrians thought. But rest assured, God sees. He punished the Assyrians for their excessive force and he will not let other injustices go unnoticed either. God is just.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
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1. Woe <1945> unto them that decree <2710>(8802) unrighteous <205> decrees <2711>, and that write <3789>(8764) grievousness <5999> which they have prescribed <3789>(8765);
2. To turn aside <5186>(8687) the needy <1800> from judgment <1779>, and to take away <1497>(8800) the right <4941> from the poor <6041> of my people <5971>, that widows <490> may be their prey <7998>, and that they may rob <962>(8799) the fatherless <3490>!
3. And what will ye do <6213>(8799) in the day <3117> of visitation <6486>, and in the desolation <7722> which shall come <935>(8799) from far <4801>? to whom will ye flee <5127>(8799) for help <5833>? and where will ye leave <5800>(8799) your glory <3519>?
4. Without me they shall <1115> bow down <3766>(8804) under the prisoners <616>, and they shall fall <5307>(8799) under the slain <2026>(8803). For all this his anger <639> is not turned away <7725>(8804), but his hand <3027> is stretched out still <5186>(8803).
5. O <1945> Assyrian <804>, the rod <7626> of mine anger <639>, and the staff <4294> in their hand <3027> is mine indignation <2195>.
6. I will send <7971>(8762) him against an hypocritical <2611> nation <1471>, and against the people <5971> of my wrath <5678> will I give him a charge <6680>(8762), to take <7997>(8800) the spoil <7998>, and to take <962>(8800) the prey <957>, and to tread them down <7760>(8800) <4823> like the mire <2563> of the streets <2351>.
7. Howbeit he meaneth <1819>(8762) not so, neither doth his heart <3824> think <2803>(8799) so; but it is in his heart <3824> to destroy <8045>(8687) and cut off <3772>(8687) nations <1471> not a few <4592>.
8. For he saith <559>(8799), Are not my princes <8269> altogether <3162> kings <4428>?
9. Is not Calno <3641> as Carchemish <3751>? is not Hamath <2574> as Arpad <774>? is not Samaria <8111> as Damascus <1834>?
10. As my hand <3027> hath found <4672>(8804) the kingdoms <4467> of the idols <457>, and whose graven images <6456> did excel them of Jerusalem <3389> and of Samaria <8111>;
11. Shall I not, as I have done <6213>(8804) unto Samaria <8111> and her idols <457>, so do <6213>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389> and her idols <6091>?
12. Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord <136> hath performed <1214>(8762) his whole work <4639> upon mount <2022> Zion <6726> and on Jerusalem <3389>, I will punish <6485>(8799) the fruit <6529> of the stout <1433> heart <3824> of the king <4428> of Assyria <804>, and the glory <8597> of his high <7312> looks <5869>.
13. For he saith <559>(8804), By the strength <3581> of my hand <3027> I have done <6213>(8804) it, and by my wisdom <2451>; for I am prudent <995>(8738): and I have removed <5493>(8686) the bounds <1367> of the people <5971>, and have robbed <8154>(8782) their treasures <6259>(8675) <6264>, and I have put down <3381>(8686) the inhabitants <3427>(8802) like a valiant <47> <3524> man:
14. And my hand <3027> hath found <4672>(8799) as a nest <7064> the riches <2428> of the people <5971>: and as one gathereth <622>(8800) eggs <1000> that are left <5800>(8803), have I gathered <622>(8804) all the earth <776>; and there was none that moved <5074>(8802) the wing <3671>, or opened <6475>(8802) the mouth <6310>, or peeped <6850>(8772).
15. Shall the axe <1631> boast <6286>(8691) itself against him that heweth <2672>(8802) therewith? or shall the saw <4883> magnify <1431>(8691) itself against him that shaketh <5130>(8688) it? as if the rod <7626> should shake <5130>(8687) itself against them that lift it up <7311>(8688), or as if the staff <4294> should lift up <7311>(8687) itself, as if it were no wood <6086>.
16. Therefore shall the Lord <113>, the Lord <136>(8676) <3068> of hosts <6635>, send <7971>(8762) among his fat ones <4924> leanness <7332>; and under his glory <3519> he shall kindle <3344>(8799) a burning <3350> like the burning of a fire <784>.
17. And the light <216> of Israel <3478> shall be for a fire <784>, and his Holy One <6918> for a flame <3852>: and it shall burn <1197>(8804) and devour <398>(8804) his thorns <7898> and his briers <8068> in one <259> day <3117>;
18. And shall consume <3615>(8762) the glory <3519> of his forest <3293>, and of his fruitful field <3759>, both soul <5315> and body <1320>: and they shall be as when a standardbearer <5263>(8802) fainteth <4549>(8800).
19. And the rest <7605> of the trees <6086> of his forest <3293> shall be few <4557>, that a child <5288> may write <3789>(8799) them.
20. And it shall come to pass in that day <3117>, that the remnant <7605> of Israel <3478>, and such as are escaped <6413> of the house <1004> of Jacob <3290>, shall no more again <3254>(8686) stay <8172>(8736) upon him that smote <5221>(8688) them; but shall stay <8172>(8738) upon the LORD <3068>, the Holy One <6918> of Israel <3478>, in truth <571>.
21. The remnant <7605> shall return <7725>(8799), even the remnant <7605> of Jacob <3290>, unto the mighty <1368> God <410>.
22. For though thy people <5971> Israel <3478> be as the sand <2344> of the sea <3220>, yet a remnant <7605> of them shall return <7725>(8799): the consumption <3631> decreed <2782>(8803) shall overflow <7857>(8802) with righteousness <6666>.
23. For the Lord <136> GOD <3069> of hosts <6635> shall make <6213>(8802) a consumption <3617>, even determined <2782>(8737), in the midst <7130> of all the land <776>.
24. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069> of hosts <6635>, O my people <5971> that dwellest <3427>(8802) in Zion <6726>, be not afraid <3372>(8799) of the Assyrian <804>: he shall smite <5221>(8686) thee with a rod <7626>, and shall lift up <5375>(8799) his staff <4294> against thee, after the manner <1870> of Egypt <4714>.
25. For yet a very <4213> little while <4592>, and the indignation <2195> shall cease <3615>(8804), and mine anger <639> in their destruction <8399>.
26. And the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> shall stir up <5782>(8790) a scourge <7752> for him according to the slaughter <4347> of Midian <4080> at the rock <6697> of Oreb <6159>: and as his rod <4294> was upon the sea <3220>, so shall he lift it up <5375>(8804) after the manner <1870> of Egypt <4714>.
27. And it shall come to pass in that day <3117>, that his burden <5448> shall be taken away <5493>(8799) from off thy shoulder <7926>, and his yoke <5923> from off thy neck <6677>, and the yoke <5923> shall be destroyed <2254>(8795) because <6440> of the anointing <8081>.
28. He is come <935>(8804) to Aiath <5857>, he is passed <5674>(8804) to Migron <4051>; at Michmash <4363> he hath laid up <6485>(8686) his carriages <3627>:
29. They are gone over <5674>(8804) the passage <4569>: they have taken up their lodging <4411> at Geba <1387>; Ramah <7414> is afraid <2729>(8804); Gibeah <1390> of Saul <7586> is fled <5127>(8804).
30. Lift up <6670>(8761) thy voice <6963>, O daughter <1323> of <1530> Gallim <1554>: cause it to be heard <7181>(8685) unto Laish <3919>, O poor <6041> Anathoth <6068>.
31. Madmenah <4088> is removed <5074>(8804); the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Gebim <1374> gather themselves to flee <5756>(8689).
32. As yet shall he remain <5975>(8800) at Nob <5011> that day <3117>: he shall shake <5130>(8787) his hand <3027> against the mount <2022> of the daughter <1323>(8675) <1004> of Zion <6726>, the hill <1389> of Jerusalem <3389>.
33. Behold, the Lord <113>, the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, shall lop <5586>(8764) the bough <6288> with terror <4637>: and the high ones <7311>(8802) of stature <6967> shall be hewn down <1438>(8803), and the haughty <1364> shall be humbled <8213>(8799).
34. And he shall cut down <5362>(8765) the thickets <5442> of the forest <3293> with iron <1270>, and Lebanon <3844> shall fall <5307>(8799) by a mighty one <117>.
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1:1,2,12 and 2:16 and 3:5
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ"
Notice that God and His son, Jesus, are acting in unison as a team and consistently described as separate personages. The Holy Spirit is never stated as part of this team either here or anywhere else. If the Trinity is correct, the absence of the Holy Spirit in these references is significant. Though it is an argument from silence, it is highly suggestive that the Holy Spirit is not a person but an instrument used by God and Jesus (cp 2:13). Additionally, God has a name (Yahweh) as does Jesus (Jesus), but "the Holy Spirit" is a description, not a name. This further suggests that the Holy Spirit is not a person.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
1:3 God is pleased to see:
1. Our faith growing
2. Our love for our brothers and sisters growing.
Too often we emphasise the need to grow our faith but harbour a fault-finding, competitive spirit towards our brothers and sisters.
"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35)
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. Paul <3972>, and <2532> Silvanus <4610>, and <2532> Timotheus <5095>, unto the church <1577> of the Thessalonians <2331> in <1722> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>:
2. Grace <5485> unto you <5213>, and <2532> peace <1515>, from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
3. We are bound <3784>(5719) to thank <2168>(5721) God <2316> always <3842> for <4012> you <5216>, brethren <80>, as <2531> it is <2076>(5748) meet <514>, because <3754> that your <5216> faith <4102> groweth exceedingly <5232>(5719), and <2532> the charity <26> of every <1538> one <1520> of you <5216> all <3956> toward <1519> each other <240> aboundeth <4121>(5719);
4. So <5620> that we <2248> ourselves <846> glory <2744>(5738) in <1722> you <5213> in <1722> the churches <1577> of God <2316> for <5228> your <5216> patience <5281> and <2532> faith <4102> in <1722> all <3956> your <5216> persecutions <1375> and <2532> tribulations <2347> that <3739> ye endure <430>(5736):
5. Which is a manifest token <1730> of the righteous <1342> judgment <2920> of God <2316>, that <1519> ye <5209> may be counted worthy <2661>(5683) of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>, for <5228> which <3739> ye <3958> <0> also <2532> suffer <3958>(5719):
6. Seeing <1512> it is a righteous thing <1342> with <3844> God <2316> to recompense <467>(5629) tribulation <2347> to them that trouble <2346>(5723) you <5209>;
7. And <2532> to you <5213> who are troubled <2346>(5746) rest <425> with <3326> us <2257>, when <1722> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> shall be revealed <602> from <575> heaven <3772> with <3326> his <848> mighty <1411> angels <32>,
8. In <1722> flaming <5395> fire <4442> taking <1325>(5723) vengeance <1557> on them that know <1492>(5761) not <3361> God <2316>, and <2532> that obey <5219>(5723) not <3361> the gospel <2098> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>:
9. Who <3748> shall be punished <1349> <5099>(5692) with everlasting <166> destruction <3639> from <575> the presence <4383> of the Lord <2962>, and <2532> from <575> the glory <1391> of his <846> power <2479>;
10. When <3752> he shall come <2064>(5632) to be glorified <1740>(5683) in <1722> his <848> saints <40>, and <2532> to be admired <2296>(5683) in <1722> all <3956> them that believe <4100>(5723) (because <3754> our <2257> testimony <3142> among <1909> you <5209> was believed <4100>(5681)) in <1722> that <1565> day <2250>.
11. Wherefore <1519> <3739> also <2532> we pray <4336>(5736) always <3842> for <4012> you <5216>, that <2443> our <2257> God <2316> would count <515> <0> you <5209> worthy <515>(5661) of this calling <2821>, and <2532> fulfil <4137>(5661) all <3956> the good pleasure <2107> of his goodness <19>, and <2532> the work <2041> of faith <4102> with <1722> power <1411>:
12. That <3704> the name <3686> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> may be glorified <1740>(5686) in <1722> you <5213>, and <2532> ye <5210> in <1722> him <846>, according to <2596> the grace <5485> of our <2257> God <2316> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
1. Now <1161> we beseech <2065>(5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, by <5228> the coming <3952> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, and <2532> by our <2257> gathering together <1997> unto <1909> him <846>,
2. That <1519> ye <5209> be <4531> <0> not <3361> soon <5030> shaken <4531>(5683) in <575> mind <3563>, or <3383> be troubled <2360>(5745), neither <3383> by <1223> spirit <4151>, nor <3383> by <1223> word <3056>, nor <3383> by <1223> letter <1992> as <5613> from <1223> us <2257>, as <5613> that <3754> the day <2250> of Christ <5547> is at hand <1764>(5758).
3. Let <1818> <0> no <3361> man <5100> deceive <1818>(5661) you <5209> by <2596> any <3367> means <5158>: for <3754> that day shall not come, except <3362> there come <2064>(5632) a falling away <646> first <4412>, and <2532> that man <444> of sin <266> be revealed <601>(5686), the son <5207> of perdition <684>;
4. Who <3588> opposeth <480>(5740) and <2532> exalteth <5229>(5746) himself above <1909> all <3956> that is called <3004>(5746) God <2316>, or <2228> that is worshipped <4574>; so <5620> that he <846> as <5613> God <2316> sitteth <2523>(5658) in <1519> the temple <3485> of God <2316>, shewing <584>(5723) himself <1438> that <3754> he is <2076>(5748) God <2316>.
5. Remember ye <3421>(5719) not <3756>, that <3754>, when I was <5607>(5752) yet <2089> with <4314> you <5209>, I told <3004>(5707) you <5213> these things <5023>?
6. And <2532> now <3568> ye know <1492>(5758) what withholdeth <2722>(5723) that <1519> he <846> might be revealed <601>(5683) in <1722> his <1438> time <2540>.
7. For <1063> the mystery <3466> of iniquity <458> doth <1754> <0> already <2235> work <1754>(5731): only <3440> he who now <737> letteth <2722>(5723) will let, until <2193> he be taken <1096>(5638) out of <1537> the way <3319>.
8. And <2532> then <5119> shall <601> <0> that Wicked <459> be revealed <601>(5701), whom <3739> the Lord <2962> shall consume <355>(5692) with the spirit <4151> of his <848> mouth <4750>, and <2532> shall destroy <2673>(5692) with the brightness <2015> of his <848> coming <3952>:
9. Even him, whose <3739> coming <3952> is <2076>(5748) after <2596> the working <1753> of Satan <4567> with <1722> all <3956> power <1411> and <2532> signs <4592> and <2532> lying <5579> wonders <5059>,
10. And <2532> with <1722> all <3956> deceivableness <539> of unrighteousness <93> in <1722> them that perish <622>(5730); because <473> <3739> they received <1209>(5662) not <3756> the love <26> of the truth <225>, that <1519> they <846> might be saved <4982>(5683).
11. And <2532> for this <5124> cause <1223> God <2316> shall send <3992>(5692) them <846> strong <1753> delusion <4106>, that <1519> they should believe <4100>(5658) a lie <5579>:
12. That <2443> they all <3956> might be damned <2919>(5686) who <3588> believed <4100>(5660) not <3361> the truth <225>, but <235> had pleasure <2106>(5660) in <1722> unrighteousness <93>.
13. But <1161> we <2249> are bound <3784>(5719) to give thanks <2168>(5721) alway <3842> to God <2316> for <4012> you <5216>, brethren <80> beloved <25>(5772) of <5259> the Lord <2962>, because <3754> God <2316> hath <138> <0> from <575> the beginning <746> chosen <138>(5639) you <5209> to <1519> salvation <4991> through <1722> sanctification <38> of the Spirit <4151> and <2532> belief <4102> of the truth <225>:
14. Whereunto <1519> <3739> he called <2564>(5656) you <5209> by <1223> our <2257> gospel <2098>, to <1519> the obtaining <4047> of the glory <1391> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
15. Therefore <686> <3767>, brethren <80>, stand fast <4739>(5720), and <2532> hold <2902>(5720) the traditions <3862> which <3739> ye have been taught <1321>(5681), whether <1535> by <1223> word <3056>, or <1535> <1223> our <2257> epistle <1992>.
16. Now <1161> our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> himself <846>, and <2532> God <2316>, even <2532> our <2257> Father <3962>, which <3588> hath loved <25>(5660) us <2248>, and <2532> hath given <1325>(5631) us everlasting <166> consolation <3874> and <2532> good <18> hope <1680> through <1722> grace <5485>,
17. Comfort <3870>(5659) your <5216> hearts <2588>, and <2532> stablish <4741>(5659) you <5209> in <1722> every <3956> good <18> word <3056> and <2532> work <2041>.