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Fantastic explanation of water and spirit! I have a study bible (in the exact same translation as yours!) that says the water is a reference to ceremonial washings that are not sufficient to save one's soul. But I like your explanation better :)

That passage in Isaiah includes "... the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who morn." (NRSVUE) So you see revenge as a beautiful thing? As for the Genesis passage, it features women being treated as commodities and a man being tricked into have non-consensual sex with someone he doesn't care for. I'm having trouble seeing that one as a "beautiful thing" also. (Oh well, I've given you an extra view and a comment anyway - and I did actually read the passages you were referring to).

This passage is so rich in meaning. When you mentioned the merchants making it so much harder to access God, it also brought to mind how some preach a gospel of works, thereby blockading the way to the Savior. I'm sure that also angers God!

Interesting that Jesus would promote the drinking of wine when numerous studies rank alcohol as the most harmful drug overall (even worse that crystal meth or heroin) due to the harm it causes both to individuals and to society. Excessive alcohol consumption was also a problem in Roman times (Emperor Domitian ended up passing laws limiting wine production). I had heard that wine was preferred to water in ancient times because the alcohol kills the germs. This is not true, evidently. Wine usually has no more than 17% alcohol, but you need at least 60% alcohol for any significant sterilisation to occur. There is a Polish vodka that has 96% alcohol, but I would suggest that you wouldn't last long drinking too much of that stuff. I have to admire your persistence, even though you mostly get less than 100 views on your videos. If you'd rather I didn't post these (I will confess) somewhat cynical comments, then just say so and I'll leave you alone.

Belinda! So nice to see you back here. Thanks for this message, it is very timely in my case and I will definitely be pondering it carefully!

It's clear that the early Israelites were polytheistic. For example, the first of the 10 commandments is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me", not "I am the only god". There are plenty of similar examples from the earlier parts of the Hebrew Bible. (There is also plenty of archaeological evidence to back this up). The divinity of Jesus is an interesting one. One of the earliest passages we have on that is Romans 1v4. It seems to indicate that Jesus acquired his divinity at his resurrection. The gospel of Mark, according to the vast majority of scholars, was written some time shortly after AD 70 (or around 40 years after Jesus was executed). Mark 1v9-11 indicates that Jesus acquired his divinity at his baptism. Scholars also generally agree that Matthew was written 10 or so years after Mark. Matthew 1v18-24 indicates Jesus acquired his divinity at conception (by the Holy Spirit, without Mary's consent). When Luke was written is a matter of debate. Some scholars argue that it was written at a similar time to Matthew, others that it was written around the turn of the century. However the first two chapters of Luke tell a similar story to Matthew (as far as Jesus's divinity goes) in that Jesus acquired his divinity with his conception. (With Luke, at least the angel gives Mary some warning about it, if not exactly asking for her consent). It is generally agreed that John was written last and, as you stated, he has Jesus being divine from the "beginning". This all sounds like the proverbial fisherman's tale. It gets more extreme with each retelling. One last point, we certainly do not know that the gospel of John was written by John the disciple of Jesus. He would have been long dead by the time it was written. In fact we have no idea who wrote any of the gospels. They were all anonymous. The names Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were dreamt up by Irenaeus, an early church father, some time in the mid-second century. His reasoning for assigning those names was dubious.

Paul's eye condition was not The Thorn in the flesh. The Bible clearly reveals what the thorn in the flesh is it was a messenger of Satan not a disease.

Nice analysis ✌

The main thing that strikes me about the beginning of John 1 is how different it is to the other gospels. In Mark, Jesus seems to obtain His divinity at His baptism. In the other two, He seems to gain His divinity at conception. In John, we have the "Word" being divine from the "beginning". Presumably the Word is Jesus, although John (the gospel or the Baptist) doesn't explicitly say that (although I will grant it is strongly implied). There are a couple of things I can agree with you on. One is that the "Ring of Steele" in Melbourne was rough. I was not (and am not) concerned about any quiver in anyone's voice, but I was (and am) concerned about infection rates. If Victoria's were a lot lower than any other state, then I would have thought it was all fair enough (I didn't want Covid). The trouble is that is wasn't. It seems there was no gain from our Ring of Steele. The other thing I can agree with you on is that it is hard to understand that God is both all-powerful and all-loving. If that is true, why does He allow so much suffering? The "Problem of Evil" has been a major factor in many people abandoning religion. Sorry to get technical on you, but at 5:40 you talk about positive and negative atoms. Atoms don't have a charge. If something atom-like has a charge, it is called an ion. You also don't have positive and negative magnets. Magnets have north and south poles, and poles that are the same will repel (so you were kind of close). I think the force that "holds it all together" you were looking for is the strong nuclear force (it holds the nucleus of atoms together). Sorry, I'm going to classify you "hearing the voice of God" with Muslims hearing the voice of Muhammad or Elvis fans seeing Elvis walking around, after he had died. (A little word of advice, with that sort of declaration, I'd stay well away from the 1st of April, unless it really was an April Fool's Day joke). As for the love of God/Jesus, it comes across to me like Jesus is a stalker. In John 3v16 (sorry, I know you haven't gotten to there yet), it seems that if I don't "believeth in Him", then I'll "perish". I take that to mean Jesus is saying, "I love you, but if you don't love me back, I torture you forever". Clearly I think your understanding of these things is way off-the-mark, but you seem like a decent person and I wish you well. Enjoy your eternity in Heaven (or should it be the New Earth? I get confused). Anyway, it seems I'll be spending eternity in the Sixth Circle of Hell, in terrible pain amongst burning tombs (according to Dante anyway).

Amen! I was honestly a bit afraid I'd hear something resembling "the male needs to (unilaterally) lead, the female needs to (unilaterally) follow." I can say I don't like it one bit, whether it's dancing or a relationship, when my partner just stands there like a bump on a log, and I basically have to drag her around. By the way, Australian ballroom sounds very exhausting compared to American! 😓 We have a few of those crazy dances, but we also have slower ones like foxtrot and non-Viennese waltz, plus a slow spot dance called (nightclub) 2-step. Those are about all I'm in shape to do these days :P

Congrats on 100 subs! And thanks for sharing about what you've been going through in terms of video timing and motives and so on. We all have those times of wrestling. Over here I took the week off, was able to spend some good time with God and recognize some of my fears in making social connections. I am finally feeling ready to get back into the swing of things. Thanks for being part of that, with your insights and guidance!

Thanks Belinda for your studies ❤

Belinda, it's so good to have you back! Like the first commenter, I have had struggles here too. Lately I have been "leaning on my own understanding" and it has led to complete chaos. I'm getting vibes from both this video and another one, that I need to deliberately set aside time to pray and sort things out. Thanks for posting.

This hit me real deep, this what I've been praying about recently and has been causing me trouble. Thank you for this video Belinda.

Hi Belinda! It's been a while, just wanted you to know you're not forgotten. Hope you're doing ok!

Hay sister Belinda amen 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥✝️✝️✝️🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

I'm embarrassed to say, I completely missed the fact that God was the one guiding Daniel. It was good that you had time to meditate on the verse and point that out. Keep playing those board games :)

Surprisingly i also started mediating on the Daniel a few days ago.. i believe it is the holy spirit that has lead me to it and a pray and hope God uses you to speak to me ❤

Excellent and balanced study. Context, Conditions and Promises. Good stuff

Wonderful study! Most of the explanations I've heard have been at one extreme or another. Either "100% yes, let's name it and claim it," or "you are not the exiles, stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong." I really like this balanced way of seeing God's truth in context. Thanks for posting!

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Amen😊

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Thank you so much for this 😢.. I'm really fustured with not seeing any result with what I'm working towards.. but as you said through the scripture don't lose heart... I'll also keep praying and keep working ❤ Thank you so much Sister... You are really a blessing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Oh wow, looks like a nice little community is brewing here! Nice to meet you all, I just discovered this channel and hope to visit more often. In keeping with today's verse, please feel free to let me know of any prayer requests. Happy Sunday to all!

We are a faith family together amen ✝️☦️🙏🌅✝️ with out the holy spirit I'm so lost as a Christian in my faith we as Christians yes there is heartache and sorrow but when we as Christians weep our creator weeps with us in our faith amen together amen ✝️☦️🙏🌅✝️🔥🔥🔥🇭🇲

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Hi Belinda! Your devotional videos popped up in my timeline, so I thought I'd say hi :) I definitely appreciate the smaller channels that don't get millions of views, they tend to be more "real" (today's verse was very relevant!) I'll be sure to check out more of your videos. Thanks for posting them!

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So good! Thanks 😊

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It's okay to wait because the holy spirit might have some thing better amen sister in Christ amen ✝️☦️🙏🌅✝️🔥🇭🇲🙏

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I have always found that really interesting, too!

The almighty power that controls all our lives here on UA-cam, namely The Algorithm, thinks your videos would be of interest to me. So, for what it's worth, here is my commentary on this video. Firstly let me say that being a member of that half of the population that could potentially get the snip, I fully endorse the notion that circumcision is unnecessary and should be discouraged (if not banned outright). The group that Paul was having a swipe at was probably the Ebionites or the Nazarenes (or both). These Jewish Christian groups ended up being part of the Jewish diaspora that resulted from the various Jewish-Roman wars. They were eventually absorbed or suppressed by Gentile Christianity and, of course, it was Gentile Christianity that chose the New Testament canon, so we know who's side they were on. (I can also understand the Gentile Christians who didn't want to get the snip). I would point out that Jesus said to be saved we need to follow the commandments (at least according to the synoptics: Mat 19v16-30, Mrk 10v17-31 and Luk 18v18-30). Also, at 5:34 when you quote Jesus as saying "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind", this is in response to the question, "Which commandment in the law is the greatest?" Here Jesus seems to be quoting  Deuteronomy 6v4-5, which is a commandment from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament). So we do need to follow that commandment, but not the one about circumcision. The problem is we are not given any criteria for deciding which ones we need to follow and which ones we don't. This lack of clarity has resulted in a lot of human misery (like justifying slavery or the jailing of homosexuals). An aside about Deuteronomy is that some scholars (Charles Freeman being one, from memory) think that Jeremiah wrote Deuteronomy. I know it's completely irrelevant, but I find it fascinating.

When it comes to truth, I would argue that in modern Western societies there have been two spectacularly successful ways of determining the truth. One is our court system (in the most part deriving from English common law) and the other is the scientific method. Another second-tier method is the techniques developed by historians and literary scholars to determine historical truth. This more of a probabilistic determination of truth (i.e. what most likely happened). Most secular scholars do not think Ephesians was written by Paul. At least the "Paul" who wrote Ephesians wasn't the Paul who wrote the uncontested epistles of Paul (Rom, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Gal, Php, 1 Ths, Phm). One reason they give is the length of sentences. Ephesians uses long sentences compared to the uncontested epistles (although I will grant that 6v14 is not a particularly long one). If Ephesians is in fact a forgery (in that the author is pretending to be someone they are not), it would indicate they didn't have much respect for the truth. I'm not sure that your analogy with the Roman soldier's belt really works. The cingulum militare, as they called it, was more of a decorative item. It seems to have been of little practical value, but may have been used to indicate rank. The roman soldier's short sword (the gladuis) was usually suspended using a strap that went over the shoulder (they called it a balteus, but it has been known as a baldric in more recent times). One thing you did get right was indicating a soldier drawing their sword with their right had from their righthand side. Because soldiers carried a huge shield (a scutum) having the sword on their left side would have been difficult. Roman officers wore their swords on the left side (officers didn't carry shields).