14:39 voluntary generosity. it needs to be remembered that this event was preceded by the commanded pilgrim feast of shavuot wherein all adult israelites from all over the known world would come to jerusalem. to observe. many of these remained in jerusalem and overstayed their budgets. this was the reason the locals pitched in for their support as they stayed to be taught by the apostles and disciples of jesus.
33:13. yes, god is for us. so he had to nip in the bud evil among his covenant people. just once or once in a while (uzza, hophni and phinehas, etc.) to show how he views these acts or events for our instruction that we will not go that direction. he does not need to zap every body who does crazy stuff that totally displeases him. else we will all get zapped. no one will survive for jesus to die for.
51:50 the main thing god is saving us from is the cancer of sin. amen. it must be noted that lameness and blindness from birth is what jesus addresses as not the result of sin of parents or the individual not the chronic illness that results from living this life which is the product of sin, wrong thoughts, wrong habits of eating, being sedentary (movement is 90% of the brain's pre-occupation. the chinese knew this thousands of years ago teaching that once a person stops moving, he starts slowly dying).
36:20 tithing was the levite's inheritance because they were not given by god land so they can serve the temple. note that all tithes were to be produce of the land, not money. those living outside of jerusalem can convert their produce into money when they travel to jerusalem and reconvert it into produce when they go to jerusalem for the pilgrim feasts. of course, this gave rise to the money changing business in the temple. without the temple, what believers can now give are free will offerings that can even be everything one has like the widow's mite. she was not tithing.she was making free will offering. this is what paul was saying about giving generously to support the work of god. sam walton was giving as much as 90% of his money to his covenant community, i was once told.
14:39 voluntary generosity. it needs to be remembered that this event was preceded by the commanded pilgrim feast of shavuot wherein all adult israelites from all over the known world would come to jerusalem. to observe. many of these remained in jerusalem and overstayed their budgets. this was the reason the locals pitched in for their support as they stayed to be taught by the apostles and disciples of jesus.
33:13. yes, god is for us. so he had to nip in the bud evil among his covenant people. just once or once in a while (uzza, hophni and phinehas, etc.) to show how he views these acts or events for our instruction that we will not go that direction. he does not need to zap every body who does crazy stuff that totally displeases him. else we will all get zapped. no one will survive for jesus to die for.
21:05 luke records, no judgment. i believe that is how god wants the book of acts written: just facts.
51:50 the main thing god is saving us from is the cancer of sin. amen. it must be noted that lameness and blindness from birth is what jesus addresses as not the result of sin of parents or the individual not the chronic illness that results from living this life which is the product of sin, wrong thoughts, wrong habits of eating, being sedentary (movement is 90% of the brain's pre-occupation. the chinese knew this thousands of years ago teaching that once a person stops moving, he starts slowly dying).
36:20 tithing was the levite's inheritance because they were not given by god land so they can serve the temple. note that all tithes were to be produce of the land, not money. those living outside of jerusalem can convert their produce into money when they travel to jerusalem and reconvert it into produce when they go to jerusalem for the pilgrim feasts. of course, this gave rise to the money changing business in the temple.
without the temple, what believers can now give are free will offerings that can even be everything one has like the widow's mite. she was not tithing.she was making free will offering. this is what paul was saying about giving generously to support the work of god. sam walton was giving as much as 90% of his money to his covenant community, i was once told.
47:31 it is sad that gamaliel said this wise thing but he was not wise enough to realize his need for jesus.
Ha ha...not the robotic stopping of certain behavior.....you understand full well! Keep preaching :)