The Fishing Net and The Book Worm
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Anyone like fishing?
Have you ever used a fishing net?
How about reading a Thesaurus?
I use a digital thesaurus, dictionary, or Lexicon nearly everyday in my study of the Bible.
when you were young, did you have a treasure box or a piggy bank?
Early on, when Jesus called His disciples he talked about fishing.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
13:47–50 Similar to the parable of the wheat and tares. Both genuine and professing people will coexist in the kingdom, to be separated at the end of the age.
Matthew and Mark Notes
The net here is not the small one used by modern anglers to bring individual fish into a boat, but a large net or seine with weights on the bottom and floats on the top that encircles many fish. Such a net could contain hundreds of fish and require a great deal of effort to haul in
At the Rapture a separation of Possessing Christians and Professing Christians will take place. Some “Church People” will be left behind. They may become part of the global pagan church that will develop in response to worshipping Antichrist. The Rapture is in part, the start of the sifting and sorting of the “fish” with the judgments that come in the Tribulation.
The Mystery Era of the Cross to the Millennial Kingdom and beyond is comprised only partly of the NT Church, Age of Grace Era.
There is the primary separation of the Good and Bad Fish. This takes place at the End of the Tribulation, the end of an Era.
Jesus speaks of this in the last reference in Matthew 25 to the “Kingdom of Heaven.”
When does this take place? Probably at the End of the Tribulation and Start of the Millennial Kingdom. The Lord starts the Millennial Kingdom with people who love Him.
ALSO, AT END OF millennium.
REMEMBER - TWO KINGDOMS SIDE BY SIDE.
Kingdom of this World.
Kingdom of Heaven.
Queen Elizabeth of England died this past week at age 96. The Longest reigning monarch in English history at 70 years.
The Queen met her King in Eternity. She wrote a book at age 90 and said: Jesus Christ is “The King I serve.”
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Over the next 1000 years, as time goes on kids are born that choose to rebel. Human nature is not changed for the Millennial Kingdom. Satan is released from prison after 1000 years and he leads a rebellion and people actually follow him.
There is another FINAL Judgment at the Great White Throne after that God makes a New Heaven and New Earth.
At end of world/age there is separation. Rapture, after tribulation, after millennial kingdom.
After these “MYSTERY of the Kingdom PARABLES” FUTURE THINGS - DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS? Jesus asks:
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Understand these things in chapter 13:
Understand these things in chapter 13:
The mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven?
The Soil of mankind's heart to accept or reject the Bible?
The Wheat and Tare - both good and bad people will live in this same world and be separated one day - based on their acceptance or rejection of Jesus?
The Mustard Seed Tree and the Leaven in the mix, the Church will grow fast with the potential of error within the church. Know Bible doctrine.
People are treasured, the pearl and treasure. God loves us???
JESUS GAVE THEM A LOT OF NEW THINGS TO ADD TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH.
NOW Jesus gives His 8th parable. One sentence:
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
TREASURE - A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (θησαυρός)
θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ, Lat. thesaurus; i.e.1. the place in which goods and precious things are collected and laid up. a storehouse.
Knowing the Future Should Effect/Affect You...
Knowing the Future Should Effect/Affect You...
Become a Book Worm for Jesus.
Become a Book Worm for Jesus.
Train Like a Scribe.
Train Like a Scribe.
Scribes did a lot of things:
• copying manuscripts;
• teaching and interpreting the Torah and other Jewish literature;
• working in the temple, royal court, or administration;
• being a political advisor or diplomat;
• working with ancient sciences;
• functioning as wise sages, elders, judges, or as members of the Sanhedrin;
• writing letters and documents for the kingdom, businesses, and private households.
Read the Bible Daily.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Study the Scripture Personally.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Worship God Publicly.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren:
In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Engage with Others Consistently. (Small group)
Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Serve the Lord and Others Passionately.
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Train Like a Scribe
Own What You Have.
Own What You Have.
Like a home owner owns his place… He owns it, no one else owns it. No on else will manage or do it: mow the lawn, clear the snow, or care about the trash being taken out.
IF our physical homes reflect our spiritual effort at personal growth, then some of us may not be a spiritually disciplined as we need to be.
One time in a church far away, a man was suggested to be a deacon / treasurer. I liked the guy and then someone made the observation: “Have you seen his house?” Garbage in the yard, trash on the floor of the house, the place falling apart, etc.
We need to “Own Up” for our situations.
Be Responsible for Yourself.
Take Personal Inventory.
Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
Take Care of your place/people. Protect, invest, share time, work.
Train Like a Scribe
Own What You Have
Share What You Know.
Share What You Know.
Exploring the Gospel of Matthew: An Expository Commentary (2) Truth Must Be Dispensed (13:52)
In the parable of the wise householder the Lord taught His disciples that they must teach things both new and old. God had not canceled His millennial promises to Israel; He had just postponed them. Those promises were the subject of many Old Testament prophecies and the disciples were to teach them, as Paul did in Romans 9–11. But there was a new truth for a new dispensation. They would best understand how the old and the new are related by grasping the mystery parables.
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Old teaching and New teaching.
Old applications and current applications.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Grow and assimilate your knowledge and application of God’s Truth.
The Bible lessons and messages you hear contribute to your THESAURUS of TRUTH.
DRAW FROM the THESAURUS OF TRUTH to share truth with others.
Become a Book Worm for Jesus.
Become a Book Worm for Jesus.
Train Like a Scribe
Own What You Have
Share What You Know.
The American Worldview Inventory 2022 examined more than three dozen beliefs held by pastors. Researchers found that in addition to believing that people can merit salvation based solely on their good works, one-third or more of senior pastors surveyed also believe the Holy Spirit is not a person but rather “a symbol of God’s power." Others said that moral truth is subjective; sexual relations between two unmarried people who love each other is “morally acceptable" and biblical teaching on abortion is “ambiguous.”
After data reported earlier this year found just 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical worldview, the latest CRC report analyzed that research across all major U.S. denominations, and found that a “loss of biblical belief is prevalent among pastors in all denominational groupings.”
The current report focuses on roughly half of those beliefs, revealing that a shockingly large percentage reject biblical teaching on some of the most basic Christian beliefs.
Among Evangelical pastors, for example, around 43% said they do not believe that the personal accumulation of wealth is provided by God for the individual to manage those resources for God’s purposes.
Another 39% of Evangelical pastors surveyed said there is no absolute moral truth and that “each individual must determine their own truth.” Roughly the same percentage (38%) didn't answer in the affirmative when asked if "human life is sacred," while 37% said having faith, in general, is more important than in what — or more specifically, Whom — one has faith.
Perhaps most startlingly, three in 10 Evangelical pastors (30%) didn't answer in the affirmative if their salvation is based on having confessed their sins and accepting Jesus Christ as their savior.
George Barna, CRC's director of research, said the results could be linked to another trend he observed in the data.
“While studying the spiritual behavioral patterns of pastors, it became evident that a large share of them do not have a regular spiritual routine,” Barna said. “There was a correlation between possessing biblical beliefs and a consistent regimen of Bible reading, prayer, worship and confession.
“In some of the denominational groupings, a majority of pastors do not engage in those foundational spiritual practices on a regular basis,” he added. “Yet, among the pastors who have the most consistently biblical beliefs, there is also a daily routine that incorporates all of those disciplines.”
Those who consistently read the Bible are more likely to have a biblical worldview…
BECOME A BOOKWORM FOR JESUS...
Train Like a Scribe
Own What You Have
Share What You Know.
RESPONSE:
I need to train more faithfully.
I need to be more responsible for my spiritual life. Don’t wait for others.
May God help me share truth/treasure with others.