“Not by Bread ‘Alone’ – 101” …Blog.
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(Luke 4:4) Jesus
answered him, "It is written, 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word of God.'"
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(Matthew 4:4) But he
answered, "It is written, 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of
God.'"
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(Deuteronomy 8:3) And He
humbled you and allowed you to hunger, and then He fed you with manna, which
you did not know, neither did your fathers know it, so that He might make you know that man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth
of the LORD Jehovah –> man shall live.
Did ‘You’ know that there is an “Applicable
Principle”… for every situation of life… in His Holy Word, the Bible…? But many
miss these “Spiritual principles” because they “Wrongly Approach”… His Holy
Word… from the ‘Academic’ earthly mindset! Unless ‘You’ see the Scriptures as
the… “Holy Word of GOD”… ‘You’ have then missed the “Whole Point”. Perhaps an
example…? The NT calls us… “Kings & Priests”… “Revelation 5:10”. But what
are the responsibilities of a “King”…? Perhaps look at “Deuteronomy 17:16-to-20”…?
The Academic analysis of the text, will simply say, “God does not want us to
take anything to the excess. But the Specificity of the text… has far reaching
ramifications. God wanted to be King over Israel… “Not a Human king” as the ‘Other’
nations had. These are explained through the OT… and the connected happenings.
Remember the foundations of any society or nation… are to be ‘Only’ those of “The
One True God!” God’s principle for the family is: “One Man & One Woman” for
Life. The Kings of Israel; violated this Principle, even though warned in the
Scriptures. King David had multiple ‘wives & multiple’ children. The
Confusion in the ‘hearts & minds’ of those children led to… Rebellion! Absalom
stole the kingdom from David. David’s son Amnon raped his half-sister Tamar.
Solomon had 300 concubines & 700 wives… to whom he built Heathen temples in
Israel. It is any wonder why the Scriptures are so… “Specific with Instructions”…?
*** (Deuteronomy 17:16-to-20) But he shall not multiply horses to
himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, so as to multiply horses,
because the LORD Jehovah has said to you, You shall return no more that way
from now on.
(Deut 17:17) Nor
shall he multiply wives to himself, so that his heart does not turn away. Nor shall
he greatly multiply silver and gold to himself.
(Deut 17:18) And it shall be, when he sits on the throne
of his kingdom, he shall write a copy of this Law in a book from before the
priests, the Levites.
(Deut 17:19)
And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so
that he may learn to fear the LORD Jehovah his God, to keep “ALL” the words of
this Law, and these statutes, to ‘DO’ them,
(Deut 17:20)
so that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he does not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or
the left, so that he may make his days longer in his kingdom, he and his
sons, in the midst of Israel.
*** (Psalms 20:7) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the
name of the LORD our God.
*** (2Samuel 23:3)
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules
over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
*** (1Kings 11:4) For it came to pass, when Solomon was
old, that his wives turned away
his heart after other gods: and his heart was ‘not’ perfect with the LORD his
God, as was the heart of David
his father.
*** (Ecclesiastes 1:2) Vanity of
vanities, says the preacher; vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
“How
Much is ‘Enough?’ – 101” …Blog.
Did
‘You’ notice Deuteronomy 17:20…
and that he does ‘Not’ turn aside from the commandment, to the right or the
left? Knowing this could ‘Only’ come from the instructions in “Deuteronomy
17:18”… he shall write a copy of
this Law in a book from before the priests, the Levites! The meticulous methodology
of coping the Scriptures; entailed a count of every ‘letter & punctuation
mark’. Hence Christ Jesus said in… Matthew 5:18 … ‘Not one
letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law’…! That “King of
Israel” who: copied the Law, would have had explicit instructions in this.
There would be ‘no way’ he would miss the complete instruction of the Holy Word
of God. You may say, well without “Horses & Chariots”… how would Israel be
protected? Many times God protected his people Israel… ‘Miraculously’! There
are many examples throughout the Scriptures. But the instructions of God
throughout… His Holy Word are … “Emphatically Explicit!”
*** (Isaiah 28:13) But the Word of the LORD was unto them
precept upon precept; precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;
here a little, and there a
little; that they might go; and fall backward [backslide]; and be broken; and
snared; and taken.
*** (Joshua 8:34) And afterward he
read all the words of the Law; the Blessings and -> Cursing’s ->;
according to ‘ALL’ -> that is written in the book of the Law.
*** (Psalms
19:7-to-14) The Law of the LORD Jehovah
is perfect, converting the
soul; the testimony of the LORD Jehovah
is sure, making the simple
wise.
(Psa 19:8) The Precepts of the
LORD Jehovah are right,
rejoicing the heart; the Commandments of
the LORD Jehovah are pure,
giving light to the eyes.
(Psa 19:9) The fear of the
LORD Jehovah is clean, enduring
forever; the judgments of the LORD Jehovah
are true and righteous altogether,
(Psa 19:10) more to be desired than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter
also than honey and the honeycomb.
(Psa 19:11) And Your servant is warned
by them; in keeping them there is great reward.
(Psa 19:12) Who can understand
his errors? Oh make me pure from secret faults;
(Psa 19:13) and keep Your
servant back from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me; then I shall be upright, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.
(Psa 19:14) Let the words of my
mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Jehovah, my
Rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalms
119:97-to-104) MEM: Oh how I love
Your Law! It is my meditation all the day.
(Psa 119:98) Through Your Commandments
You make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
(Psa 119:99) I have more understanding
than all my teachers; for Your testimonies
are my prayer.
(Psa 119:100) I understand
more than the old men, because I keep Your Commandments.
(Psa 119:101) I have kept
my feet from every evil way, so that I might keep Your Word.
(Psa 119:102) I have not
departed from Your judgments; for
You have taught me.
(Psa 119:103) How sweet are Your Words
to my taste! More than honey to my mouth!
(Psa 119:104) Through Your Commandments
I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
*** (2Samuel
18:8) For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country:
and the wood devoured more people
that day than the sword devoured.
*** (2Kings
19:35) And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand [185,000]: and when they arose
early in the morning, behold; they were ‘ALL’ dead corpses.
“How do I know that the
Bible”…? – 101 Blog.
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*** (Matthew
24:35) The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My Words shall not pass
away.
Do ‘You’
love His Holy Word… The Bible. Do ‘You’ look for those Principles of
Life… when “You” ‘read & study’ His Holy Word…? Or do ‘You’ just read it;
so that ‘You’ can tell others… “Yes, I read my Bible today: did ‘You’?”
Remember when ‘You’, first started dating and the anticipation? Remember when ‘You’
first came to Jesus…? How ‘You’ had a hunger for His Holy Word…? Do ‘You’ NOW… open
the Holy Word of God… and with that same “Spiritual Anticipation”… looking for
His Holy Truth… and those “Spiritual Principles of Life”…? Perhaps your
condition is that of ‘Any’ of the members; of the Seven Churches of Revelation,
Chapters 2 & 3…? I often reread those chapters to examine myself. And Yes,
I do see myself there sometimes… and ‘Confess & Forsake’ myself! In “John
15:3” Christ Jesus said… “Now ‘You’ are Clean through the Words I have spoken
unto ‘You’!” The cleansing power of His Holy Word… shows us how we fall short…
so that we may “Confess & Forsake”… the “I –> of Self!” Yes, “ I ” is
the Middle of –> “S-I-N!”
*** (Proverbs 28:13) He who covers his sins shall not be
blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves [forsakes] them shall have mercy.
*** (1Jn 1:5-to-10) This is the message that we have heard
from him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness-none
at all!
(1Jn 1:6) If
we claim that we have fellowship with Him; but keep living in the darkness, we
are lying and the Truth is not in us.
(1Jn 1:7) But
if we keep living in the light as He Himself is in the light; we have
fellowship with one another’ and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses [keeps on
cleansing] us from all sin.
(1Jn 1:8) If
we say that we do not have any sin; we are deceiving ourselves and the Truth is
not in us.
(1Jn 1:9) If
we make it our habit [practice] to confess our sins; He is faithful and
righteous to forgive us those sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(1Jn 1:10) If
we say that we have never sinned; we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
*** (Proverbs 28:9) He that turns away his ear from hearing
the law; even his ‘prayer’ shall be
abomination.
*** (2Corinthains
4:7) But we have this treasure in clay jars [the Holy Spirit in our Human
bodies]; to show that it’s extraordinary power; comes from God: and ‘Not’ from
us. [Romans 8:9]
“A
wretch like ‘ME!’ – 101” …Blog.
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Where do ‘You’ go from here…? Remember, everyone is given the same
amount of time in a day… “1440 minutes!” Time is like “Money”… ‘You’ spend it
where ‘You’ want! Of course if ‘You’ want electricity… ‘You’ pay the power
bill. That is sort of like… your spiritual power. The more time ‘You’ send with
Him in… “Obedience to His Holy Word”… the more “Spiritual Understanding” is
given to ‘You’!
*** (Romans
10:17) Consequently, faith comes from listening [hearing]; and listening
comes through the Word of Christ.
*** (Mark 1:35) And in the morning, rising up a great
while before day, HE [Jesus] went out, and departed into a solitary place, and
there prayed. [worshiped]
*** (1Samuel 3:21) And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh:
for the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
“Do
‘YOU’ = Love ‘Jesus’ – 101” …Blog.
Love;
in Christ, Roger // “Psalms 138:2”…!
Ende…!
