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3. Now, that we may not suffer ought of this kind, we must needs hold
        the RULE OF FAITH without deviation
      and do the commandments of God,
        believing in God and fearing Him as Lord and loving Him as Father.

Now this doing is produced |72 by faith: for Isaiah says:
        If ye believe not, neither shall ye understand.
Since then faith is the perpetuation of our salvation,
        we must needs bestow much pains on the maintenance thereof,
        in order that we may have a true comprehension of the things that are.
        Now faith occasions this for us; even as
       the Elders, the disciples of the Apostles, have handed down to us.
First of all it bids us bear in mind that we have received baptism for the remission of sins, in the name of God the Father, and in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was incarnate and died and rose again, and in the Holy Spirit of God. And that this baptism is the seal of eternal life, and is the new birth unto God,
        that we should no longer be the sons of mortal men,
        but of the eternal and perpetual God;
        and that what is everlasting and continuing is made God; and is over all things that are made,
        and all things are put under Him; and all the things that are put under Him are made His own;
        for God is not ruler and Lord over the things of another,
        but over His own; and all things are God's;
        and therefore God is Almighty, and all things are of God.

5. Thus then there is shown forth ¹⁴ One God, the Father, not made, invisible, creator of all things; above whom there is no other God, and after whom there is no other God.¹⁵

And, since God is rational, |74 therefore by (the) Word He created the things that were made;¹⁶
and God IS Spirit, and by (the) Spirit He adorned all things: as also the prophet says:

By the WORD of the Lord were the heavens established, and by his spirit all their power.¹⁷ Since then the WORD establishes, that is to say, gives body ¹⁸ and grants the reality of being, and the Spirit gives order and form to the diversity of the powers;
rightly and fittingly is the WORD called the Son,
and the Spirit the Wisdom of God.Well also does Paul His apostle say:

One God, the Father, who is over all and through all and in us all.¹⁹ For over all is the Father; and through all is the Son, for through Him all things were made by the Father; and in us all is the Spirit, who cries Abba Father,²⁰ and fashions man into the likeness of God.⁴

Now the Spirit shows forth the Word,
        and therefore the prophets announced the Son of God;
and the Word utters the Spirit,
        and therefore is Himself the announcer of the prophets,
        and leads and draws man to the Father.

Chapter XIII.-Summary of the Creed, or RULE OF FAITH without No Questions Ever Raised About It by Believers. Heretics Encourage and Perpetuate Thought Independent of Christ's Teaching.

Now, with regard to this RULE OF FAITH without-that we may from this point¹⁴⁵ acknowledge what it is which we defend-it is,
        you must know, that which prescribes
        the belief that there is one only God,
        and that He is none other than the Creator of the world,
        Who produced all things out of nothing through His own Word, first of all sent forth;¹⁴⁶
        that this Word is called His Son,
        and, under the name of God,
        was seen "in diverse manners" by the patriarchs,
        heard at all times in the prophets,
        at last brought down by the Spirit and Power of the Father into the Virgin Mary,
        was made flesh in her womb, and, being born of her,
        went forth as Jesus Christ; thenceforth

Chapter XIX. Appeal, in Discussion of Heresy, Lies Not to the Scriptures. The Scriptures Belong Only to Those Who Have the RULE OF FAITH without

With whom lies that very faith to which the Scriptures belong.²⁰⁰
        From what and through whom, and when, and to whom,
        has been handed down that rule,²⁰¹
        by which men become Christians?

Chapter XX.-Christ First Delivered the Faith. The Apostles Spread It; They Founded Churches as the Depositories Thereof. That Faith, Therefore, is Apostolic, Which Descended from the Apostles, Through Apostolic Churches.

Christ Jesus our Lord (may He bear with me a moment in thus expressing myself!),
        whosoever He is, of what God soever He is the Son,
        of what substance soever He is man and God, [John 10 reference to Eloyhim, not JEHOVAH]
        of what faith soever He is the, teacher,
        of what reward soever He is the Promiser, did, whilst He lived on earth,
                Himself declare what He was, what He had been,
                what the Father's will was which He was administering,
              what the duty of man was which He was prescribing; (and this declaration He made, )
        either openly to the people, or privately to His disciples,
              of whom He had chosen the twelve chief ones to be at His side,²⁰²
              and whom He destined to be the teachers of the nations.

Chapter XXI.-All Doctrine True Which Comes Through the Church from the Apostles,
Who Were Taught by God Through Christ.
All Opinion Which Has No Such Divine Origin and Apostolic Tradition to Show, is Ipso Facto False.

From this, therefore, do we draw up our RULE. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as preachers than those whom Christ appointed; for "no man knoweth the Father save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him

Chapter XXII.-Attempt to Invalidate This RULE OF FAITH without Rebutted. The Apostles Safe Transmitters of the Truth. Sufficiently Taught at First, and Faithful in the Transmission.

Prescription, Chap. I., p. 243, supra.

In a word, it means, "the RULE OF FAITH without asserted against Heresies."
        And his practical point is, it is useless to discuss Scripture
        with convicted (Titus 3:10, 11.) heretics;
every one of them is ready with "his psalm, his doctrine, his interpretation,"
        and you may argue fruitlessly till Doomsday.
But bring them to the test of (Quod Semper, etc.), the apostolic prescription (1 Corinthians 11:16).-
        We have no such custom neither the Churches of God.
State this RULE OF FAITH without, viz. Holy Scripture, as interpreted from the apostolic day: if it proves the doctrine or custom a novelty, then it has no foundation, and even if it be harmless, it cannot be innocently professed against the order and peace of the churches.

REFUTED BY ALL SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY BASED ON EVIL HUMAN IMAGINATION.

Greg Taylor: Earl Lavender and I talked yesterday
        about how Spiritual formation is a great way
        to get beyond the conflict between
        old/new,
        modern/postmodern,
        tradition/progressive,
        liberal/conservative.

FROM THE WILDERNESS ONWARD THIS IS THE ONE-PIECE PATTERN OBSERVED BY SONS FROM GOD.
2Cor. 3:14 But their minds were blinded:
        for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away
        in the READING of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
2Cor. 3:15 But even unto this day, when Moses is READ, the vail is upon their heart.
2Cor. 3:16 Nevertheless when it shall turn [converted, baptized returned to nativity[
        to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
2Cor. 3:17 Now the LORD IS THAT SPIRIT
        and where the Spirit OF the Lord is, there is liberty.
2Cor. 3:18 But we all, with open face
        beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
        are CHANGED into the same image from glory to glory,
        even as BY the Spirit of the Lord.
g3339. metamorphoo, met-am-or-fo´-o; from 3326 and 3445; to transform (literally or figuratively, “metamorphose”): — change, transfigure, transform.

As a friend said to me:
        reading the Bible more in worship is not easily going to get us in hot water.
        But it's not that easy.
In Spiritual formation,
        we're moving from reading the Bible to the Bible reading us. [That delusion thing]

2Pet. 1:18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard,
        when we were with him in the holy mount.
2Pet. 1:19 We have also a more sure WORD of prophecy

WORD or LOGOS is the Regulative Principle. The Word or Logos was made VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE when Jesus or we obey the command to Speak that which is written for our learning. Opposite of personal imagination, rhetoric, singing, playing instruments, acting or any PAY TO PLAY.

What Theologians CANNOT know or they would along with the women LEARN IN SILENCE and not conspire to STEAL the congregations or universities as SWAMPS.

whereunto ye do well that ye take heed [Word], as unto a [Only] light
        that shineth in a dark place,
        until the day dawn,
        and the day star [Jesus not Lucifer] arise in your hearts:

Eph. 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,
         but fellowcitizens with the saints,
        and of the household of God; [God as head of His Family outlaws outside clergy]
Eph. 2:20 And are built upon the foundation
        of the apostles and prophets,
        Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone

Jesus or Head is the only Teacher over His Flock: He will not let those who tamper with His Word read or hear the Word. The place is the spirit or (corner=angel) is in a secret, quiet place where both male and female LEARN IN SILENCE. There are no "teachers" left after the Text has been perfected.

Yes, the Bible reading us.
        We don't stand above Scripture, SHAPING IT TO OUR IMAGE
        BUT WE ARE READ BY Scripture, undone by it,
        being shaped into the image of Christ by it.
        That's part of Spiritual formation.

THIS IS DELUSINAL AND ANTI-CHRISTIAN

Acts 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city
them that PREACH him,
being READING in the synagogues every sabbath day.

The Holy Convocation was held on the FIRST and EIGHTH days of the general assemblies.

I KNOW OF NO EVIDENCE THAT THE BIBLE CAN READ US

THE PATTERN OF JESUS

Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth,
        where he had been brought up: and,
        as his custom [PATTERN] was,
        he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day,
                [Rest never a day of "worship" with performers.]
        and stood up for to READ.
Acts 13:15 And after the READING of the law and the prophets
        the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying,
        Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation [comfort: not moralizing]
        for the people, say on.r

RULERS-THEN AND NOW-ARE IGNORANT AND MURDEROUS BECAUSE

Acts 13:27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their RULERS,
        because they knew him not,
        nor yet the voices of the prophets
        which are READ every sabbath day,
        they have fulfilled them in condemning him

THE ONLY PERSONIFIED SPIRIT IS APOLLYON: HE IS LEADER OF THE LOCUSTS OR MUSES.His Musical Worship Team are inspired by HIM (Beast, 666, music). They are religious prostitutes and NOW the Shepherdesses.

2Th. 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th. 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:
        only he who now letteth will let,
        until he be taken out of the way.
2Th. 2:8 And then shall that WICKED be revealed,
        whom the Lord shall consume with the SPIRIT of his MOUTH,
        and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

ALL theologians ARE the sons of the Devil. Jesus MARKED them as They SPEAK on their OWN. Proof is that they are led by WOMEN and her Lusted After or fruitish priesthood. Amos 8; Rev 18

GREG TAYLOR WHOM JUDE IDENTIFIES AS PROBABLY A FOREORDAINED, SPIRIT CONFESSES.

459.anomos, an´-om-os; from 1 (as a negative particle) and 3551; lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked: — without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.

Logos opp. muthos, as history to legend, prose, opp. poiêsis, Id.R.390a; Opposite to emmetros opp. poiêtikê, D.H.Comp.6; opp. poiêmata, ib.15; koina kai poiêmatôn kai logôn Only the words of lyric or dramatic poetry. X. the Word or Wisdom of God, personified as his agent in creation and world-government,

Ana logistikos judging by analogy, grammatikos, haireses,

Dogma A. that which seems to one, opinion or belief, philosophical doctrines, 2. decision, judgement,I d.Lg.926d (pl.); public decree, ordinance

dogma , atos, to, ( [dokeô] )

A.that which seems to one, opinion or belief,Pl.R.538c; d. poleôs koinon Id.Lg.644d , etc.; esp. of philosophical doctrines, Epicur.Nat.14.7, 15.28, Str.15.1.59, Ph.1.204, etc.; notion,Pl.Tht.158d, al.
2.decision, judgement,Id.Lg.926d (pl.); public decree, ordinance,And.4.6; ta tôn Amphiktuonôn d. D.5.19 , cf. 18.154; dogma poiêsasthai, c. inf., X.An.3.3.5; esp. of RomanSenatus-consulta, d. sunklêtou Plb.6.13.2 , IG12(3).173.22; d. tês boulês D.H.8.87

Dogma is the Greek Autonomia or Self made laws: 3. dogmatism it includes POETRY poi-êtikos or poetic license. Dogma would be "sermons" as opposed to "teaching" or "songs" which are SELF composed and imposed on the church as LAW.

A. freedom to use its own laws, independence,

Thucydides 3.46.[5] At present we do exactly the opposite. When a free community, held in subjection by force, rises, as is only natural, and asserts its independence, it is no sooner reduced than we fancy ourselves obliged to punish it severely; [6] although the right course with freemen is not to chastise them rigorously when they do rise, but rigorously to watch them before they rise, and to prevent their ever entertaining the idea, and, the insurrection suppressed, to make as few responsible for it as possible.

Dogma is: Poi-êtikos A.capable of making, creative, productive Opposite to praktikos or useful. Strong, vigorous. with mousikoi II. of persons, skilled in music, musical, melody, used to speak before a mob, elegant, delicate, effeminate. Hedone

Dogma is: Hedone A. enjoyment, pleasure, first in Simon.71, S.l.c., Hdt.1.24, al.; prop. of sensual pleasures, desires after pleasure, pleasant lusts, X.Mem.1.2.23, Ep.Tit.3.3, al.

Dogma is: Charizo: In erotic sense, grant favors, to a man, comedy, gratify or indulge a humar of passion. Give up as a favor by dropping a law aimed at him,

Autonomia is used with: theôr-êtikos A.able to perceive, 2. of the mind, contemplative, speculative, Philosophy i. e. one who speculates on truth and reality, 2. of arguments, sciences, etc., scientific, philosophic,
Has the meaning of Voluntarius I. willing, of his or its own free-will, voluntary.

Autonomism The term autonomia/Autonome is derived from the Greek "auto'-nomo*s" referring to someone or something which lives by his/her own rule. Autonomy, in this sense, is not independence. While independence refers to an autarcic kind of life, separated from the community, autonomy refers to life in society but by one's own rule. Aristotle thus considered that only beasts or gods could be independent and live apart from the polis ("community"), while Kant defined the Enlightenment by autonomy of thought and the famous "Sapere aude" ("dare to know) refers to a set of left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement. Autonomism (autonomia), as an identifiable theoretical system, first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerist (operaismo) communism. Later, post-Marxist and anarchist tendencies became significant after influence from the Situationists,

Dogmatic is Theorematikos or interpreted as SEEN or the Greek Oneiros as seen in a dreem, similes or metaphors or anything unreal or fleeting

Oneiros you are telling me what I know already, oneiron hupokrinesthai 2. as pr. n. dream personified, 3. in similes or metaphors, of anything unreal or fleeting, skia,

hupokrinô 2.expound, interpret, explain, II. Att., speak in dialogue, hence play a part on the stage, the part played, an actor, tragoidias, komoidian, play, drama, 2.deliver a speech, declaim, of orators and rhetoricians, represent dramatically, ape, mimic histrionic arts, play a part, feign, pretend. Latin Canto I.Neutr., to produce melodious sounds (by the voice or an instrument), to sound, sing, play, sing and play while the actor accompanies the song with gestures or dancing, C.Transf., of instruments, to sound, resound

3. in similes or metaphors, of anything unreal or fleeting, dreams of wealth,

Skia A shadow, 3.shade of one dead, phantom, proverbs of man's mortal estate, Evil spirit, uninvited guest

[941a] Athenian 12.

If anyone, while acting as ambassador or herald, conveys false messages from his State to another State, or fails to deliver the actual message he was sent to deliver, or is proved to have brought back, as ambassador or herald, either from a friendly or hostile nation, their reply in a false form,--against all such there shall be laid an indictment for breaking the law by sinning against the sacred messages and injunctions of Hermes and Zeus, and an assessment shall be made of the penalty they shall suffer or pay,

Son, and herald, of Zeus, and a master of speech (and of lies).

MOSES DEFINES THE DESTRUCTION BY THE SUMERIANS SO THAT GENESIS BEGINS PROPHETIC HISTORY AND HALTS AT THE YEAR 2,000 WHEN THE GREAT TRIBULATION COMES AND IS OBVIOUS THAT THE WHOLE WORLD (Ecumenical, Kingdom of the Devil, Laws rest on perversion an HALTS at the year 2000 when the MADSION EX CHURCH OF CHRIST AND LIPSCOMB were foreordained.

You may defend your PREDESTINATION here.

SPIRIT is figurative or a parable: God put's His WORD into the MOUTH of Jesus for the last time. All words related to SPIRIT such as POURED produces WORDS.

We are not sent into mental delusion along with almost the whole world. God sent Jesus to seek, save and move the tiny group of LAST SPIRITS into a heavenly kingdom which does not come with Satanic "performed worship performances."
2Th. 2:9 Even him, whose coming
is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Jeremiah 23.[26] How long shall this be in the heart of the PROPHETS who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

MIRIAM AND THE LEVITES PROPHESYING WITH INSTRUMENTS WERE SORCERERS.

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prŏphēta a foreteller, soothsayer, prophet (post-class.; cf. “vates): prophetas in Adrasto Julius nominat antistites fanorum oraculorumque interpretes,
sacerdotes Aegyptiorum, quos prophetas vocant,” Macr. S. 7, 13, 9: “Aegyptius, propheta primarius

prīmārĭus ,[THE PULPIT PASTOR PERSON] “primarius parasitus,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 73: “quoad primarius vir dicat,” the first speaker, he who has a right to be heard,

PHRASE: Aegyptius, propheta primarius 1. Aegyptius,
2. Prophetai
3. Primarius I. one of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable,
primarius parasitus,” the first speaker, he who has a right to be heard

Plaut 2.1.73 PERIPLECOMENUS You are a simpleton. For, if you lay anything out on a bad wife and upon an enemy, that is an expense; that which is laid out on a deserving guest and a friend is gain; as that, which is expended upon sacred rites, is a profit to the wise man. By the blessing of the Gods, I have enough, with which to receive you with hospitality in my house. Eat, drink, indulge your tastes with me, and surfeit yourself with enjoyments; my house is at your service, myself likewise do I wish to be at your service. For, through the blessing of the Gods, I may say that, by reason of my wealth, I could have married a dowered wife of the best family; but I don't choose to introduce an everlasting female barker at me into my house.

PLEUSICLES Why don't you choose? For 'tis a delightful thing to be the father of children [liberos]
PERIPLECOMENUS Troth, 'tis very much sweeter by far to be free [liberum] yourself. For a good wife, if it is possible for her to be married anywhere on earth, where can I find her? But am I to take one home who is never to say this to me, "Buy me some wool, my dear, with which a soft and warm cloak may be made, and good winter under-clothes, that you mayn't catch cold this winter-weather;" such an expression as this you can never hear from a wife, but, before the cocks crow, she awakes me from my sleep, and says, "Give me some money, my dear, with which to make my mother a present on the Calend , give me some money to make preserves; give me something to give on the Quinquatrus to the SORCERESS [prae-cantrix] to the woman who interprets the dreams, to the prophetess, and to the female diviner; besides, 'tis impossible for me, in civility, not to fee the expiating woman; for long has the mattress-maker been grumbling, because she has received nothing; besides, the midwife found fault with me, that too little had been sent for her. What! arn't you going to send something to the nurse that brings up the young slaves? It's a shame if nothing's sent her; with what a brow she does look at me." These and many other expenses of the women like to these frighten me from a wife, to be uttering speeches to me like to this.

Tympanotriba , ae, m., = tumpanotribês,
I. a taborer, a timbrel-player, a term of reproach for a soft, effeminate person (alluding to the priests of Cybele), Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 49; cf. tympanum.
T. Maccius Plautus, Truculentus, or The Churl
STRATOPHANES (to PHRONESIUM.) What say you? Why have you dared to say that you love another man?
PHRONESIUM I chose to.
STRATOPHANES Say you so, indeed? I'll first make trial of that. Do you, for the sake of such a shabby present, vegetables, and comestibles, and vinegar-water, bestow your love upon an effeminate, frizzle-pated, dark-haunt frequenting, drum-drubbing debauchee, a fellow not worth a nutshell:

6 Is he deranged: "Hariolus." Literally, "a soothsayer," or "diviner." In their prophetic frenzy, these persons often had the appearance of being mad, and were so considered.
7 Drum-drubbing debauchee: "Typanotriba." Literally, "drum," or "tambourine beater." He alludes to the eunuch-priests of Cybele, who used to beat tambourines in her procession-probably in allusion to debauchees, emasculated by riot and dissipation

Părăsītus , i, m., = parasitos, lit. one who eats with another; hence, I. In gen., a guest (pure Lat. conviva): parasiti Jovis, the gods, Hence, parasitus Phoebi, a PLAYER. actor, II. In partic., in a bad sense, one who, by flattery and buffoonery, manages to live at another's expense, a sponger, toad-eater, parasite
-Comically, of a whip: ne ulmos parasitos faciat, that he will make his elm-twigs stick to me like parasites, i. e. give me a sound flogging, he tutelar deity of parasites was Hercules, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 79.

Remember the CODE Diotrephes: Name means begotten or BELOVED of Jove who is the "old man" who thrusts in the reaping hook (meaning a musical instrument) about now.

Notes from 2 Maccabees defining the Abomination of Desolation
The tensions which led to the Jewish revolt were exacerbated when the Jewish high priest, a Hellenist himself, offered a sacrifice to Heracles (Hercules) who was a Greek symbol of homosexuality.

2Th. 2:10 And with all deceivableness
        of unrighteousness in them that perish;
        because they received not the love of the truth,
        THAT they might be saved.

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy WORD is truth.
Eph. 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the WORD of truth,
        the gospel of your salvation:
        in whom also after that ye believed,
        ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, [Their spirit was made holy]

2Th. 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
2Th. 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Gal. 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

2Tim. 1:13 Hold fast the FORM of sound WORDS,
which thou hast heard of me,
in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

FORM OF SOUND WORDS IS TO SUBMIT TO THE WORD-LOGOS-REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE.

g5296. hupotuposis, hoop-ot-oop´-o-sis; from a compound of 5259 and a derivative of 5179; typification under (after), i.e. (concretely) a sketch (figuratively) for imitation: — form, pattern.

Hupo means to take an INFERIOR position to the Tupos as a PATTERN to be imitated.

NO FOR-SALE DISPENSER OF RELIGIONISM CAN BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE SELLING.

God is Word, Light, Life, Love, Spirit which is never a god person.

REJOICE: YOU WERE IN GOD'S DEFINITION OF THE TIME PROPHECIED TO BE AROUND THE YEAR 2000

Logos computation, reckoning 2. statement of a theory, argument, ouk emeu alla tou l. akousantas prob. in Heraclit.50; logon ēde noēma amphis alētheiēs discourse and reflection on reality,
IV. inward debate of the soul, reflection, deliberation
Regulative and formative forces, derived from the intelligible and operative in the sensible universe,

Anathema is: to epithumia
A. desire, yearning, longing after a thing, desire of or for it, Theaomai :--gaze at, behold, mostly with a sense of wonder, 3. view as spectators
Anathema is: Pathos A. that which happens to a person or thing, incident, accident, Moralizing Rhetoric
Anathema is: Poiein to excite passion, Arist.Rh.1418a12; V. Rhet., emotional style or treatment,
Opposite Enthousi-astikos , ē, on, A. inspired, “phusis” Pl.Ti.71e; esp. by music,
Prose, Anathema is: -poiêsis, Id.R.390a;
Anathema is: -poiêtikê, D.H.Comp.6; OPPOSITE poiêmata, onomatopoeic word
Anathema is: emmetra Modus   2. The measure of tones, measure, rhythm, melody, harmony, time; in poetry, measure, metre, mode: Mūsĭcus a, um, adj., = mousikos.
X. the Word or Wisdom of God, personified as his agent in creation and world-government,

Theologians are doomed to call God a liar or INCOMPETENT. If God had wanted any kind of music in the tuneful sense He was INTELLIGIBLE But denied by C. Leonard Allen.

mousikos kai melōn poētēs” 2. generally, votary of the Muses, The Muses were the LOCUSTS unleashed with Apollon their "musical worship leaders." The Greek and Latin literature identifies them as dirty adulteresses

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[25] the Muses of Olympus, daughters of Zeus who holds the aegis: “Shepherds of the wilderness,
        wretched things of shame, mere bellies,
        we know how to speak many false things as though they were true;
        but we know, when we will, to utter true things.”
        ...and they bade me sing of the race of the blessed gods that are eternally,
                but ever to sing of themselves both first and last.
pharma^kon 3. enchanted potion, philtre: hence, charm, spell, Od.4.220 sq., Ar.Pl.302, [Circe, Church, Corinth mother of harlots] Theoc.2.15

The singers [Muses], instrument players and craftsmen as sorcerers in Revelation 18.

GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT WHICH MEANS THAT HE PUT HIS WORD INTO THE MOUTH OF THE PROPHETS AND JESUS FOR THE LAST TIME.

A Christian Assembly has a one-piece pattern free of charge.

Eph. 2:20 And are built upon [Educated in the Ekklesia]
        the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
        Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Eph. 3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men,
        as it is now REVEALED unto
         his holy apostles and prophets by the SPIRIT

SPIRIT POURED means that the RESULTS is WORDS, Logos, Regulative Principle.

Eph. 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

The elders are the Pastor-Teachers. Job One is to remove the Cunning Craftsmen or SOPHISTS which are made up sermons, songs or playing an instrument. Anything beyond School of Scripture is a MARK that they ARE LYING IN WAIT TO DECEIVE.

2Pet. 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now WRITE unto you;
in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

g3415. mnaomai, mnah´-om-ahee; middle voice of a derivative of 3306 or perhaps of the base of 3145 (through the idea of fixture in the mind or of mental grasp); to bear in mind, i.e. recollect; by implication, to reward or punish: — be mindful, remember, come (have) in remembrance. Compare 3403

2Pet. 3:2 That ye may be MINDFUL of the WORDS
which were SPOKEN before by the holy prophets,
and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

2Pet. 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,
walking after their own lusts,

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3 touto prōton ginōskontes hoti eleusontai ep' eskhatōn tōn hēmerōn en empaigmonē empaiktai kata tas idias epithumias autōn poreuomenoi

See Enoch
Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
        Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Jude 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them
        of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
        and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Jude 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts;
        and their mouth speaketh great swelling words,
        having men’s persons in admiration [lying wonders] because of advantage.
Jude 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words
         which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Jude 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time,
        who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

G1703 empaiktēs emp-aheek-tace' From G1702 ; a derider, that is, (by implication) a false teacher:—mocker, scoffer.

Jude 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

THE MUSICAL GROUP FORM A SECTARIAN DIVISION.

G592 apodiorizō ap-od-ee-or-id'-zo From G575 and a compound of G1223 and G3724 ; to disjoin (by a boundary, figuratively a party):—separate.

This is the same mocking or PLAY which requested that God REMOVE His Grace and abandon them to worship the starry host: the HAVING FALLEN angels.

illūsor (inl- ), ōris, m. id.,

I. [select] a mocker, scoffer (post-class.): “legis,” Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 35 med.; Aug. Ep. 253 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 72.

Empaig-ma , atos, to, A. jest, mocking, delusion, LXX Is.66.4; magikês empaigmata technês

-Prospaizô , 2. abs., sport, jest, 3. laugh at, make fun or sport of, sing to the gods, sing in their praise or honour, 2. banter, tous rhêtoras

-Pl.Epin.980b Plato Epinomis, or Nocturnal Council: Athenian
[980b] and honoring the gods, with high tribute of his hymns and affluence throughout the period of his own life.
Cleinias
Well spoken, indeed, good sir. Yes, may you have this consummation of your laws, after making fine sport in praising the gods and having passed a purer life, to find thereby the best and fairest end!
Athenian
Then how, Cleinias, do we state it? Do we honor the gods, think you, to the utmost with our hymns, praying that we may be moved to speak the fairest and best things about them? Do you state it so, or how?
-Paig-ma , atos, to, A.play, sport, lôtos hotan . . paigmata bremêi whene'er the pipe sounds its sportive strains, E.Ba.161(lyr.); Ludia p. luras

-Empaizô A. “-xomai” LXXHb.1.10: pf. empepaikha ib.Nu.22.29:— mock at, mock, “tini” Hdt.4.134; “tina” PCair.Preis.3.10 (iv A.D.): abs., S.Ant.799:—Pass., “psukhē hupo . . sōmatōn kai pragmatōn empaizomenē” .

Jdg 19:24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

The viol or nebel is named after VILE which can be an empty bag or a harp.

Jdg 19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go

illudo to play at or with any thing, to sport with, amuse one's self with, 2. To sport or fool away a thing, i. e. to destroy or waste in sport; in mal. part., to violate, abuse

2. euphem. in mal. part., LXXJd. 19.25.

3. Pass., to be deluded, Ev.Matt.2.16, AP10.56.2 (Pall.), Vett.Val.16.14; to be defrauded, of the revenues, Cod.Just.1.34.2.

II. sport in or on, “hōs nebros khloerais e. leimakos hēdonais” E.Ba. 866 (lyr.); tois khoroisin e. to sport in the dance, Ar.Th.975; “tō gumnasiō” Luc.Lex.5.

II. sport in or on, hôs nebros chloerais e. leimakos hêdonais E.Ba. 866 (lyr.); tois choroisin e. to sport in the dance, Ar.Th.975;

Rev. 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

My Story, Our Story, God's Story:

the Function of a Livable Narrative in

Spiritual Formation Earl Lavende

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Story or narrative is currently a much-discussed topic in the field of biblical interpretation.

Because little of the biblical text is apodictic,
it is not given to a rule-oriented reading or hermeneutic.

Apodictic law encompasses absolute general command

1John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him,
        if we keep his commandments.
1John 2:4 He that saith, I know him,
        and keepeth not his commandments,
        is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his WORD,
        in him verily is the love of God perfected:
        hereby know we that we are in him.
1John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him
        ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Casuistic law (or case law) is based on precedents and is usually in the form of “if/then” conditional statements.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them,
        Go ye into all the world,
        and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
        but he that believeth not [treacherous] shall be damned

Rom. 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
         For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
2Th. 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
        and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1Pet. 4:17 For the time is come that judgment
        must begin at the house of God:
        and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them
        that obey not the gospel of God?

Mal. 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Matt. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you,
        Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Matt. 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
        and shall shew great signs and wonders;
        insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Matt. 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Matt. 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
        Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
        behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for,
        behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

The Bible is an extended narrative, a compelling and surprisingly cohesive one,
from creation to new creation. It begins in a perfect garden and ends with the new heaven and new earth.

Rev. 18:14 And the fruits [Catamites] that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,
and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee,
and thou shalt find them no more at all.
Rev. 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Rev. 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
Rev. 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy SORCERERS were all nations deceived.
Rev. 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and SORCERERS, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

The Bible is 66 separate documents:

After the Instrumental-Trinitarian-Perverted worship of the golden calf, God conditionally sentenced the Hebrew to Worship the Starry host. Lucifer was the singing and harp-playing harlot in the garden of Eden.

It ends with the Babylon mother of harlost (Rev 17). Her priesthood are "lusted after fruits" (Same as in Amos 8)

The Kings and Chronicles by SCRIBES recording the King's Rule which God had not commanded.
Jesus defines Holy Scripture as "The Prophets and other prophecies CONCERNING ME.

T.Campbell and Scripture:
Church is A School of Christ
Worship is READING and MUSING the Word of God.

Eph. 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,
        but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; [Excludes clergy outside of the family]
Eph. 2:20 And are built upon [Edification in the Ekklesia]
        the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
        Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone

There is also a counter-narrativeo:an extended history of human failures and a central hero who rescues the narrative.

That central figure, Jesus Christ,
then sends out his followers to free the WORLD from its exile

But they say H no I won't go. The World or Kosmos is the ecumenical, the kingdom of Satan making war with the Church. Jesus nor those who SPEAK HIS WORD are IN the World but not OF the World. The World or Ecumenical is devoted to PEDERASTY.

from God's presence through his work of redemption.
As readers contemplate the immensity of this incredible narrative,
they are surprised to find themselves a PART OF THIS STORY

The letter and Christian System is a message FROM GOD to USE. Jesus is the only true Teacher and we are STUDENTS. We do not CO-inspire with God.

It calls the reader to radical change, to repentance, to embrace a new and unexpected trajectory for one's life. Consider Christopher Wright's summary of this epic drama:

Here is The Story, the grand universal narrative that stretches from creation to new creation, and accounts for everything in between. This is The Story that tells us where we have come from, how we got to be here, who we are, why the WORLD is in the mess it is, how it can be (and has been) changed, and where we are ultimately going.1

Wright goes on to say that the story is God's and no one else's:a desperately needed corrective to the narcissistic individualism of Western culture. God's narrative removes us as individuals from of the center of all things and correctly repositions us as a small part of his purposes.

This may sound like a life of diminished value. Not at all! God's story is the true history of the WORLD. It tells us why God created us, why we are living in this moment in history, and what we should be pursuing as we journey into the future. Jesus said,
'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it,
but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

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What good is it for you to gain the whole WORLD, yet forfeit your soul? Or what can you give in exchange for your soul?î (Mark 8.24ñ27).

This is the greatest question an individual can address: To what will she or he give for one's life? Every person is exchanging or giving one's life for the accumulation or pursuit of something.

All WORLD religions attempt to serve as an answer to this question. As one approaches this question of meaning, he or she brings one's unique personal narrative to the table. One cannot live in that individual story aloneóone must find a larger context of meaning. Life requires investment in a framing story or grand narrative.

I recently had a student insist that, as an atheist, he had no narrative to defend nor was he searching for one. I attempted to convince him that, ironically, atheism itself is a faith system: a functioning metanarrative. It actually requires more faith than I haveófor it advances the idea of a WORLD empty of significance, meaning, or purpose. I recently tweeted,

I do not have enough faith to not believe in a loving creator of the universe. I am a grandfather ñ 'nuff said.î While not stated in classic style, the thought expressed is profoundÖat least in

1. Christopher Wright, The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2006), 533.
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my view. There is too much beauty, too much meaning, too much mystery, and even too much evil than can be explained by non-directed evolutionary theory. Indeed, the atheist has a burden of proof, as does the agnostic or any other person who follows a particular view of existence. Does their grand narrative make any sense? Does it warrant belief?

My personal experiences have affirmed this universal longing for meaning. I have taught university courses on apologetics at Lipscomb University for over ten years. Before I began teaching at Lipscomb, I taught several courses at Saint Louis University, including introduction to religious experience and comparative WORLD religions. As a former missionary and presently as director of missional studies at Lipscomb, I have worked with peoples from all six inhabited continents. It has been a wonderful journey of observing, listening, researching, reading, considering, and learning.

The one question on the mind of every individual with whom I have spoken worldwide is 'What is the meaning and purpose of my life?î As stated above, all have answered this question, whether they realize it or not. The life circumstances of many greatly limit their choices; nonetheless, something gives them a reason to live. John Stackhouse suggests this is how we discover our true, functioning faith or religion: it is what gets us out of bed in the morning.2

It is interesting to note how many, especially in the West, call themselves Christians yet, when asked what gets them out of bed in the morning, answer, 'I have to get up and go to work so that I can pay my bills and feed and clothe my family.î It is interesting to note that Jesus called that particular view of life (narrative) 'paganî:

Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom and these things will be given as well. (Luke 12.29ñ31)

At the heart of God's story is his promise to provide all his faithful children's needs if they will live in full pursuit of his kingdom. As he feeds the birds and clothes the grass, he will provide for his children. Pagans pursue such things as food and clothing as the purpose of their lives because they are not aware of a loving God who will provide if they will be faithful to his calling.

That which we value most identifies our true religion or faith. That which we pursue effectively serves as our 'god.î One of the devastating consequences of idolatry is that we become that which we pursue. To pursue, as ultimate value, anything or anyone other than God diminishes the value of our lives. This is true for all people. Only in Jesus can we find the way to our Father and the true purpose of our lives ('the way, the truth, and the lifeîóJohn 14.6).

Competing Stories

I begin most of my graduate and undergraduate courses with this statement: '
'We live in a world of competing stories, each is out to convert you to its value system.'

How do we know which story is true?
One of the great adventures of life
Is the continual exploration of the answer to that question.

We should constantly put to the test value-providing narratives to see if they warrant our belief. In Christian environments, we call this 'growing to maturity.î In other surroundings,
it is simply looking for the best explanation of things.

The driving force of our present world economy is keeping the question of life open to constant discovery and new direction. If one were content with what she or he has, why would one purchase more? We are inundated with propaganda to buy 'the next best thingî that provides, in a compelling way, the life we all seekÖor so they say!

The challenge for Christians in today's environment
is to stay true to God's story
and not allow the world's stories to convert or influence us.

God's SPIRIT means that He put His STORY into the MOUTH of a Moses, Ezekiel and for the last time, the MAN Jesus. Mne like Peter were eye- and ear-- witnesses to god's SPIRIT working through Jesus to MAKE CERTAIN the Prophecies "concerning me." Writers left us a MEMORY and defined as despising God's Spirit if we private interpetation or FURTHER EXPOUNDING. Keith Stanglin is now part of Lipscomb University.

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This is not a new problem. Paul confronts it in his letter to the Colossians. The main heresy he confronts in that letter is syncretism, the choosing of bits and pieces of competing stories to form one's belief system.

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Paul's answer to this dilemma is unambiguous. There is only one storyo: and it is that of Jesus Christ (Col 1.15ñ22). He warns, 'See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christî (Col

2. John Stackhouse, Humble Apologetics (Oxford, 2002), 100.

COL 2.8). Paul continues his challenge by reminding the believers that in baptism (2.9-15) they had claimed the story of Jesus as their one and only purpose for living.

Col. 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Col. 2:7 Rooted and built up in him,
        and stablished in THE FAITH
        as ye HAVE BEEN TAUGHT
        abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
        after the tradition of men,
        after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

g5386. philosophos, fil-os´-of-os; from 5384 and 4680; fond of wise things, i.e. a “philosopher”: — philosopher.
g4680. sophos, sof-os´; akin to saphes (clear); wise (in

Matt. 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

4680. sophos, sof-os´; akin to σαφής saphes (clear); wise (in a most general application): — wise. Compare 5429
Col. 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

EARL LAVENDER AND ALL THEOLOGIANS THINKS THAT GOD HAS THREE HEADS,.

THE GREEK GODHEAD IN COLOSSIANS 2:9

plēr-ōma that which fills, complement, fullness, full and perfect nature, duties of an office

-theotēs , ētos, hē, A divinity, divine nature, Ep.Col.2.9, Plu.2.359d, Luc. Icar.9, etc.; dia theotēta for religious reasons
theiotēs , ētos, hē, A. divine nature, divinity, Ep.Rom.1.20 , 2. f.l.for hosiotēs, Isoc.11.26, Plu.2.857a, and so prob. in Id.Sull.6. II. as title of Roman Emperors,

OR: hosi-otēs , ētos, hē, A. disposition to observe divine law, piety, Pl.Prt.329c, Euthphr.14d sq., X.Cyr.6.1.47, pros theōn ho. piety towards them, Plu.Alc.34 ; “pros tous theous ”like Lat. pietas, “hē pros goneis ho.” D.S.7.4 ; “pros tēn tekousan” Id.31.27.

Heb. 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

g5219. hupakouo,from 5259 and 191; to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority:

Luc. Icar.9 As to Gods, I need hardly deal with that question. For some of them God is a number; some swear by dogs and geese and plane-trees 2. Some again banish all other Gods, and attribute the control of the universe to a single one; I got rather depressed on learning how small the supply of divinity was. But I was comforted by the lavish souls who not only make many, but classify; there was a First God, and second and third classes of divinity. Yet again, some regard the divine nature as unsubstantial and without form, while others conceive it as a substance. Then they were not all disposed to recognize a Providence; some relieve the Gods of all care,

-splendor , lustre, splendor, honor, dignity, excellence,
I. sheen, brightness, brilliance, lustre, splendor. God is LIGHT with the same meaning as WORD but neither are another god

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:
        he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?
        If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

THE LATIN GODHEAD IN COLOSSIANS 2:9

Latin Divine: dīvus a god, deity, divine being

A Church of Christ of which Jesus is the Head is commanded to "teach that which has been taught." It has no other function.

Latin Godhead or Divine is: dīvīnĭtas Divine quality, divine nature, excellence; of the orator
Dīvīnus I. of or belonging to a deity, divine “divina studia colere divina facta, i. e., religious exercise, divine worship, sacrifice, etc Divine ORIGIN.
2. The divine, that which comes from God, nihil est divino divinius, Sen. Ep. 66, 11.— 3. That which is under the sanction of a god; a. By divine inspiration, prophetically: “plura divine praesensa et praedicta reperiri
    Divine stŭdĭum , I. a busying one's self about or application to a thing; assiduity, zeal, eagerness, fondness, inclination, desire, exertion, endeavor, study: (b). A place for study, a study, school (late Lat.): “philosophum (se egit) in omnibus studiis, templis, locis,”

Col. 2:10 And ye are COMPLETE in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Col. 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,
        in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh
        by the circumcision of Christ:
Col. 2:12 Buried with him in baptism,
        wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God,
        who hath raised him from the dead.

Myles Werntz now head of the ACU Baptist Theology Department Denies that.
http://www.pineycom.com/Myles.Werntz.Abilene.Christian.University.Baptist.Studies.Center.html

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Their lives were now to be hidden in Christ (3.3).

A DIRECT COMMAND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED

Col. 3:1 IF ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

DIRECT COMMAND WHICH REPUDIATES SPIRITUAL FORMATION OR SORCERY

Col. 3:2 SET your affection on things above, NOT on things on the earth.
Col. 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

THEN
Col. 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory

Paul was very clear: it is either all of Jesus Christ or none. There is no middle ground. While the 'ingredients for beliefî available in our culture have changed, the challenge of syncretism remains. A little nationalism, a pinch of Christianity, a cup of materialism, a large helping of narcissismÖmix it together and you have the worldview of many Western Christians. Jesus serves as a wonderful savioróbut not as lord.

How could I suggest such a thing?
        Our behaviors manifest our true beliefs.
        The stories that shape us determine our values.
        What do we want most?
        What do we spend our time pursuing?
        Where do our minds go for pleasure?

John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you:
        for the prince of this world cometh,
        and hath nothing in me.
John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father;
        and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 6:62 What and if ye shall see the SON OF MAN
        ascend up where he was before?
John 6:63 It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth;
        the flesh profiteth nothing:
        the WORDS that I SPEAK unto you,
        They are SPIRIT, and they are life.
John 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not.
        For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not,
        and who should betray him.
John 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you,
        that no man can come unto me,
        except it were given unto him of my Father.

The WORLD, Kosmos, Ecumenical or Kingdom of the Devil cannot give you enough IMAGINATION to come to God. Jesus was sent for a tiny WAY (hodos, pattern_

John 6:45 It is written in the prophets,
        And they shall be all taught of God.
        Every man therefore that hath heard,
        and hath learned of the Father,
        cometh unto me.
John 14:26 But the Comforter [Parakletos], which is the Holy Ghost,
        whom the Father will send IN MY NAME he shall teach you all things,
        and bring all things to your remembrance, WHATSOEVER I HAVE SAID UNTO YOU.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HOLY SPIRIT STILL ONLY TEACHER OF HIS TINY FLOCK NOT VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE?

1John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [Parakletos] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins:
        and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

IF/THEN

1John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, IF we keep his commandments.

IF/THEN

1John 2:4 He that saith, I know him,
        and keepeth not his commandments,
        is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

IF/THEN

1John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his WORD,
        in him verily is the love of God perfected:
        hereby know we that we are in him.

1John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Spiritual formation from Fuller and the Vineyard movement CANNOT connect you to LIFE.

John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:
        and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John 15:3 Now ye are CLEAN through the WORD which I have spoken unto you.
John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you.
        As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
        except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

Rev. 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Rev. 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Rev. 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
Rev. 9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

If Jesus is not the answer to these questions,
he is not the lord of our lives.
If we want the pursuit of him to be the story of our lives,

Jesus Christ is the RULER OF OUR LIVES: He speaks and we obey.

we must have the appropriate PRACTICES in place that allow us to dwell there.

Heb. 11:4 By faith Abel OFFERED unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
        by which he obtained witness that he was righteous,
        God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Heb. 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found,
        because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Heb. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him:
        for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
        and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

We cannot SHAPE OUR minds by the pursuit of Jesus
if we dedicate so little of our time and effort to this pursuit.

No church can provide enough food in an hour or two a week
        to keep us 'seeking first the kingdom of God.i
We, as individuals and the church,
        desperately need the disciplines in place
        to keep us connected to the vine (John 15) on a constant basis.

John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth,
but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life,
which the SON OF MAN shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John 6:39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

John 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
John 6:63 It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth;
the flesh profiteth nothing: the WORDS that I speak unto you,
they are SPIRIT, and they are LIFE.

Disciplines: the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

THE JESUS DISCIPLINES

Matt. 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matt. 28:19 Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

g3100. matheteuo, math-ayt-yoo´-o; from 3101; intransitively, to become a pupil; transitively, to disciple, i.e. enrol as scholar: — be disciple, instruct, teach.
g3101. mathetes, math-ay-tes´; from 3129; a learner, i.e. pupil: — disciple.

There is no command for God's STUDENTS to go to a WORSHIP SERVICE and there is no DAY of worship and there are no PREACHERS dismissing the APT elders. Music is the WEAPON or INSTRUMENT of Sorcery and means "to make the lambs dumb before the slaughter."

THE ABSOLUTE LAW OF CHRIST.

Matt. 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things
        whatsoever I have commanded you:
        and, lo, I am with you alway,
        even unto the end of the world [Messianic age]. Amen.

THE ABSOLUTE LAW OF END-TIME, PROPHESIED THEOLOGIANS..

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The form of teaching that Loyola claimed
        was revealed to him was the "Spiritual Exercises."
These were intended to bring one to spiritual perfection -
        by means of systematic meditation, prayer, contemplation, visualization and illumination,
Loyola would go into a trance and ecstasy. He was even seen to levitate off the floor, as have many Jesuits under satanic power. This was to build his elite Jesuit Order that was to follow him in blind obedience. Layola built his concepts from Ancient Greece, the occult and sciences. He wanted his priests to become the intelligentsia of the Roman Catholic religious orders.

The basic teaching and initiation for a man who wished to join the Jesuits was that of Layola's
        "Spiritual Exercises." It comprised a body of rules for teaching men
        how to conduct the work of their "conversion."
It consisted of four grand meditations and the penitent, retiring into solitude, was to occupy absorbingly his mind on each in succession… It could be fitly styled a journey from the gates of destruction to the gates of Paradise, mapped out in stages so that it might be completed in a short period of four weeks… Layola, like the magician of old who strove to rival Moses, wrought with his enhancements to produce the same miracle of spiritual enlightenment that was brought about by the Holy Spirit after rebirth in Christ.
A "director" guided the candidate who went through the "Exercises." All the senses were employed in these meditations, until finally the mind of the candidate was broken like that of a horse to obey his master in all things.

God's Story: A Theology of Creation

John 15 presents a compelling and fundamental truth of life. That which provides ultimate nourishment for us will determine what fruit our lives produce. A robust, healthy theology of creation reminds us God created all things for his glory and purposes.

John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own:
        but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you OUT of the world,
         therefore the world hateth you.
John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
John 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the WORD might be fulfilled that is written in their law,
        They hated me without a cause.

KEITH STANGLIN OF THE LIPSCOMB AUSTIN CENTER CLAIMS THAT JESUS WAS LYING ABOUT PROPHECY "CONCERNING ME."

John 15:26 But when the Comforter [Paraclete] is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

Jesus in His glorified STATE is not Holy Spirit and the ONLY teacher of His tiny band.

1John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an advocate [Paraclete] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins:
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

SPIRITUAL FORMATIONERS WANT YOU TO WALK THE SPIRIAL TO FIND THE DEVEL "AT THE CENTER."

1John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him,
        if we keep his commandments.
1John 2:4 He that saith, I know him,
        and keepeth not his commandments,
        is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his WORD,
        in him verily is the love of God perfected:
        hereby know we that we are in him.
1John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him
        ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

The creation story is a marvelous telling of a TRIUNE God,
existing outside of the material universe,
calling it into existence by the power of his logos ('word/wisdomî).

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one [echad] flesh. " Genesis 2:24
"there is no one like Yahweh our God." Exodus 8:10
"Yahweh, He is God; there is no other besides Him." Deuteronomy 4:35
"Yahweh, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other." Deuteronomy 4:39
"See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me" Deuteronomy 32:39

"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one [echad]!" Deuteronomy 6:4

"You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You" 2 Samuel 7:22
"For who is God, besides Yahweh? And who is a rock, besides our God?" 2 Samuel 22:32
"Yahweh is God; there is no one else." 1 Kings 8:60

"You are the God, You alone [bad], of all the kingdoms of the earth." 2 Kings 19:15

"O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You" 1 Chronicles 17:20

"You alone [bad] are Yahweh." Nehemiah 9:6

"For who is God, but Yahweh? And who is a rock, except our God" Psalm 18:31

"You alone [bad], Lord, are God." Isaiah 37:20

"Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 43:10
"'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me." Isaiah 44:6
"Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none." Isaiah 44:8
"I am Yahweh, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God." Isaiah 45:5
"Surely, God is with you, and there is none else, No other God." Isaiah 45:14
"I am Yahweh, and there is none else." Isaiah 45:18
"Is it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me." Isaiah 45:21
"I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me" Isaiah 46:9

"And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; in that day Yahweh will be the only one [echad], and His name the only one[echad]." Zechariah 14:9

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one [hen] and love the other, or he will be devoted to one [hen] and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." Matthew 6:24
"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one [hen] flesh"? " Matthew 19:5
"But do not be called Rabbi; for One [hen] is your Teacher, and you are all brothers." Matthew 23:8
"Do not be called leaders; for One [hen] is your Leader, that is, Christ." Matthew 23:10
""The foremost is, 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one [hen] Lord; " Mark 12:29

"you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only [monos] God?" John 5:44

"I and the Father are one [hen]." John 10:30

"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only [monos] true God" John 17:3

"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one [hen], just as We are one [hen]" John 17:22

God called Trinitarians BLASPHEMERS and John called the ANTICHRISTS.

God created every atom and molecule to glorify him. Everything has its purpose, designed to form and fill God's creation. God created humankind, male and female, as the crowning work of his creation. God intended for this fundamental partnership (male/female) of collaborative and sacrificial love to be a unique manifestation of his essence.
As God rested from creation on the seventh day,
he handed to humanity the continuing responsibility of his creative work: forming and filling the earth.

This is theological foundation for John 15. Jesus is the vine; God is the owner of the vineyard.

Is. 5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved
        touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Is. 5:2 And he fenced it,
        and gathered out the stones thereof,
        and planted it with the choicest vine,
        and built a tower in the midst of it,
        and also made a winepress therein:
and he looked that it should bring forth grapes,
        and it brought forth wild grapes.

891. ʾushiym, be-oo-sheem´; plural of 889; poison-berries:—wild grapes.
890 boʾshah, bosh-aw´; feminine of 889; stink-weed or any other noxious or useless plant:—cockle.

Is. 5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Is. 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard,
         that I have not done in it?
        wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Is. 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:
        I will take away the hedge thereof,
        and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof,
         and it shall be trodden down:
Is. 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged;
        but there shall come up briers and thorns:
        I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Is. 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts
        is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant:
        and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

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The sole purpose of the vineyard is to bear fruit, and intimate connection to the vine is the only way to bear fruit. Jesus has clearly stated that he can do and say only those things that proceed from the Father (John 5.29, 30; 8.28).

He can do nothing apart from the Father.
        It is essential that we acknowledge Jesus is not making an ontological statement.
        It is not that he has no choice, that the Father forces him to do his will.
His obedience is not an unchallengeable fact of his life.
        Jesus has made the choice to do
        only what the Father would have him do and
        only say what the Father would say.

This is the 'livable narrativeî Jesus chooses to live into. In John 15, Jesus invites us to embody that same narrative. Without being intimately connected to the vine, if we attempt to live apart from him, 'we can do nothingî (15.5).

THEOLOGY AND ITS EFFECT AT SOWING MASSIVE DISCORD AND CONFISCATING OTHERS' PROPERTY DEFINES THEIR FATHER.

John 8:37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed;
        but ye seek to kill me, because my WORD hath NO place in you.
John 8:38 I SPEAK that which I have SEEN with my Father:
         and ye DO that which ye have seen with your father.

Devil Do: poiētai 4. after Hom., of Poets, compose, write, p. dithurambon, epea, Hdt.1.23, 4.14; “p. theogoniēn

Epos joined with muthos,    1. song or lay accompanied by music, 8.91,17.519.
2. fiction (opp. logos, historic truth), THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE

Hdt. 1.23 Periander, who disclosed the oracle's answer to Thrasybulus, was the son of Cypselus, and sovereign of Corinth.
        The Corinthians say (and the Lesbians agree) that the most marvellous thing [Lying Wonders]
        that happened to him in his life was the landing on Taenarus of Arion of Methymna, brought there by a dolphin.
This Arion was a lyre-player second to none in that age; he was the first man whom we know to compose and name the dithyramb¹
         which he afterwards taught at Corinth.

1 The dithyramb was a kind of dance-music particularly associated with the cult of Dionysus.

Devil Do: LATIN:   făcĭo , to make in all senses, to do, perform, accomplish, prepare, produce, bring to pass, cause, effect, create, commit, perpetrate, form, fashion, operor Lying Wonder, “poëma,” to compose, id. Pis. 29, 70: “carmina,” Juv. 7, 28: “versus,” id. 7, 38: “sermonem,” Cic. Fam. 9, 8, 1; cf. “litteram,” id. Ac. 2, 2, 6: ludos, to celebrate, exhibit, admirationem alicujus rei alicui,” to excite [the Laded Burden],

Devil Do: carmen
I.a tune, song; poem, verse; an oracular response, a prophecy; a form of incantation (cf.: cano, cantus, and canto). note, sound, both vocal and instrumental “also versus, numeri, modi): carmen tuba ista peregit ( = sonus),” Enn. Ann. 508 Vahl.: “carmine vocali clarus citharāque Philammon,” Ov. M. 11, 317; cf. “vocum,” id. ib. 12, 157: “per me (sc. Apollinem) concordant carmina nervis

“barbaricum,” id. M. 11, 163.—With allusion to playing on the cithara: The Mother o Harlots in John 17 “Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi,

Devil Do:   Commercium sermonis,” 7 In mercant. lang., to practise, exercise, follow any trade or profession: 8. In relig. lang., like the Gr. rhezein, to perform or celebrate a religious rite; to offer sacrifice, make an offering, to sacrifice:

Devil Do: Mousa II. mousa, as Appellat., music, song, “m. stugera” A.Eu.308 (anap.); “euphamos” Id.Supp.695
“Kanakhan .Clanging Brass
Theias as many as made them hope by divinations, Madness caused by Ritual
        worship as divine, “Puthagoran [Of the Cosmos, the Ecumenical, Kingdom of the Devil."
Antiluron mousas” S.Tr.643 (lyr.); PLAYING THE LYRE
“Aiakō moisan pherein”I. bear or carry a load, A Laded Burden

Count yourself blessed if you are one of the few who can read BLACK text on BROWN paper.

The Missing Livable Narrative

It is essential that we not separate Jesus' invitation to abide in him from his role as our savior. Earlier Jesus explained the love of God in the best known verse of John's gospel: 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal lifeî (3.16). Note that

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in John's language, eternal life is not life after death,
but life in God 's end-time messianic kingdom.

Jesus did not come just to save us for the afterlife; he came to save our perishing lives now:
giving us a life (livable narrative) that will never end.

That is why Jesus is called eternal life itself (1 John 1.1-4).

Col. 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,
and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

God said: John 1:4 IN him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Light was IN HIM therefore HIM is not the light.

John 5:26 For as the FATHER hath life in him;
so hath he GIVEN to the Son to HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,
BECAUSE he is the Son of man.

1John 5:11 And this is the record,
that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.

C. Leonard Allen says JESUS WAS GOD IN THE FLESH. Jesus CAME in the FLESH 30 years before He was anointed and sent at His baptism

1John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,
        which we have seen with our eyes,
        which we have looked upon,
        and our hands have handled,
        of the WORD OF LIFE
1John 1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness,
        and SHEW unto you that ETERNAL LIFE,
        which was WITH the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

Col. 1:15 Who is the IMAGE of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

WHICH IS:
1John 1:3 That which we have seen and HEARD declare we unto you,
        that ye also may have fellowship with us:
        and truly our fellowship is with the Father,
        AND with his Son Jesus Christ.
1John 1:4 And THESE THINGS WE WRITE unto you,
        THAT your joy may be full.

WORD is in the same class as LIGHT: neither are gods.

1John 1:5 This then is the MESSAGE which we have HEARD of him,
        and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

IF/THEN

1John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him,
         and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1John 1:7 But if we walk in the LIGHT,
        as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another

Rev. 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them:
        and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded
        for the witness
                of JESUS,
              AND
                for the WORD of God,

                THEREFORE, Jesus bore the name of the WORD but Jesus was NOT the Word.
                Word or Logos is never a PEOPLE but God's Regulative Principle.

       and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image,
        neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;
        and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

PEOPLE WHO CANNOT READ BLACK TEXT ON BROWN PAPER HAVE BEEN SENT STRONG DELUSIONS THAT THEY BELIEVE THEIR OWN LIES. THEY CANNOT "TEACH THAT WHICH HAS BEEN TAUGHT. THE WORD, LOGOS IS GOD'S REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE

The key is that humans are made in the image of God. That is the equivalent, on the wider canvas, of Israel's unique position and vocation. And bearing God's image in not just a fact, it is a vocation. It means being called to reflect into the world the creative and redemptive love of God. It means being made for relationship, for stewardship, for worship

If we are to reflect to the world the creative and redemptive love of God, or to bear the fruit for which God created us, we need DISCIPLINES or PRACTICES to keep us focused on God's story.

John 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
John 6:63 It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth;
        the flesh profiteth nothing:
        the WORDS that I speak unto you,
        they are SPIRIT, and they are LIFE.
John 16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come,
        ye may remember that I told you of them.
        And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things,
        how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak,
        and to REMEMBER THE WORD the Lord Jesus, how he said,
        It is more blessed to give than to receive.

1Cor. 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
1Cor. 11:2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things,
        and KEEP THE ORDINANCES, as I DELIVERED them to you.

Heb. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him:
        for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
        and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Heb. 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you,
        who have spoken unto you the WORD OF GOD.
        whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Jude 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken

Rev. 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

The purpose of spiritual formation through the disciplines of study, prayer, mediation, fasting, and other practices
is to live into God's MISSIONAL PURPOSE for our lives. [Duh!!]
That, without exception, is a better story than the world could ever give us.

Rom. 15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written,
        The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Rom. 15:4 For whatsoever things were
         written aforetime were written for our LEARNING,
        that we through patience and comfort of the SCRIPTURES might have hope.
Rom. 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation
        grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Rom. 15:6 That ye may with ONE MIND and ONE MOUTH glorify God,
        even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"The word that is employed for this "anaginosko, anagnosis) is the technical term for the cultic reading aloud of the Old Testament in the synagogue. By applying this terminology to the reading of his own epistles he not only ascribes the same authority to the apostolic word as to the Old Testament writings...he also combines a quotation from the Old Testament with a word of Jesus and introduces the whole with the familiar formula: 'for the Scripture says.'" (Ridderbos, Hermon, Paul, P. 483 an Outline of His Theo., Eerdmans)

Suneimi A.ibo) go or come together, assemble (eimi 3. attend, associate with, a teacher, X.Mem.1.2.8,24, etc.; also of the teacher, Id.Cyr.3.1.14, Pl.Tht.151a, etc.; of a fellowpupil, “emoi sunōn pote peri mathēmata” hoi sunontes followers, partisans, associates, disciples, Antipho 5.68, Pl.Ap.25e, Tht.168a,

ekklēsi-a , hē, （ekklētos）

II. in LXX, the Jewish congregation, De. 31.30,al.
2. in NT, the Church, as a body of Christians, Ev.Matt. 16.18, 1 Ep.Cor.11.22 ; “hē kat' oikon tinos e.” Ep.Rom.16.5 ; as a building
3. = psēphisma, anagignōskomenēs e. Philostr.VS2.1.11.
    anagignōskō , later anagi_nōskō :

The ONLY Purpose of A Church of Christ:
anagignōskō , later anagi_nōskō : 1. know well, know certainly, 2. know again, recognize books read aloud, hence opposie unpublished
"The Cultic READING ALOUD of that which is written for our learning."

The Bible is a library of books: the command is to Read and Discuss them. There is no command or example for a "worship service" consisting of whatever acts each warring factions thinks proper.

Biblĭŏthēca both a library-room and a collection of books
The first public library at Rome was collected by Asinius Pollio A.U.C. 715, B.C. 39, in the atrium of the Temple of Liberty,

A Disciple of Christ is a STUDENT and can never think about trying to make love or war against the Head Librarian or sing to Him.
Stŭdĭōsus , a, um, adj. studium, I.eager, zealous, assiduous, anxious after any thing, fond or studious of any thing.OCCUPIED tith
omnium doctrinarum, and not musices,
sermo I.a speaking or talking with any one; talk, conversation, discourse, the conversing with you by letter, 1. Literary conversation, discourse, disputation, discussion studiose investigare, 2. Ordinary speech, speaking, talking, the language of conversation (opp. contentio):
Of prose as opposed to poetry: “comoedia ...

Heb. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him:
        for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
        and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

inquīro , sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a. in-quaero, I.to seek after, search for, inquire into any thing
Origin the creator, or definition of verbum commands, comissions [john 10:18]
D. In eccl. Lat. as a translation of logos: The Regulative Principle opposite to rhetoric, personal experiences or opinions, singing, playing instruments especially in a place considered holy

Conclusion

In today's culture, it is very easy to slip into a comprised story of faith. It is seldom intentional but, just the same, it is deadly. If our story remains 'our story,î the spiritual disciplines serve to reinforce our self-centered view of lifeóturning God simply into the granter of our desires, even when counterproductive to the kingdom. The same danger applies to the church. If our story remains 'our story,î the purpose of the church is reduced to meeting our needs, rather than freeing us from the false stories of the world.

Surrendering our story to God's is not easy. In some ways, it is terrifying. What does it mean to release control of our lives to God? It is easy to acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Savior as long as we continue to write our own scripts of life.

What does it look like to hand the pen over to God and allow the Holy Spirit to direct our lives? This is the authentic purpose of the spiritual disciplines. When used appropriately, they lead us to release our lives to him for whom they were created. We are shaped into the 'image of Godî by making ourselves available to participate in his redemptive story.

What does this look like? To state it simply, it looks like Jesus.

YES! We have seen it in all of the Congregations which have been CONFISCATED and led by Spiritual Formation which is many timed defined as WITCHCRAFT or SORCERY. Earl Lavender's LABRINTH (made to trap and deceive) is a SPIRAL which is a way to go to the CENTER and find the Devil.

Mark.10.They.Shall.Mock.Him.With.Music

Trumpet, drums, flute, cymbals and castinets with buffoons
Psallo permits ONLY smiting a string with your FINGERS: not a plectrum
Psallo and SOP have the same root meaning.

Revelation 18F: they are all called Sorcerers who HAD once deceived the whole world.
They WILL BE CAST ALIVE INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.

While we will never fully realize this goal, it should be that which drives the activities and words of every moment of our lives. If this is not true, it is only because we lack the discipline to live in that pursuit. Read the challenge of Paul in Philippians 3; hear him call each of us to this pursuit.

FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Philippians 3:1

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Philippians 3:2

That means beware of catamites or male prostitutes -- homosexuals.
That means beware of evil workers.
That means beware of the Jews -- the concision still defending the Law.
Still wanna bet that Paul went ecumenical with the Jews?

Phil. 3:3 For we are the circumcision,
        which worship God IN the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus,
        and have no confidence in the flesh.

Rom. 1:9 For God is my witness,
        WHOM I SERVE [worship] WITH MY SPIRIT
              in the GOSPEL of his Son,
              that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

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The Jesuits carefully manipulated the rich to gain money and lands in bequests (gift, donation, endowment, etc.). They did this by implying that the person would spend less time in purgatory
if they gave their wealth to the Jesuit.
They were also able secretly to direct the affairs of and destinies of nations. When a monarch or a government official went to confession, there was no limit to what the Jesuit confessor might ultimately ask.
Once he was ensnared with flattering absolutions, onerous demands could be placed.
The secrets of the state could be winked out and then passed on to an enemy; policies of state might also be required from the official or monarch that would serve the interests of the Vatican or the Jesuits. Furthermore, subtle pressure could be applied via a ruler's wife, who herself was ensnared in the confessional.The Jesuits and their doctrine

...with the task of making disciples of women called as witnesses by the Inquisition under the direction of magistrate Alonso Mejias. Although the alumbrados [Illuminated; Illuminati; Enlightened Ones] of Spain were linked in their zeal and spirituality to the Franciscan reforms of which Cardinal de Cisneros was a promoter," the administrators of the Inquisition had mounting suspicions.
        These female disciples, Doña Leo, Doña Maria, and Doña Beatriz were so hysterically zealous that "one fell senseless,
        another sometimes rolled about on the ground, another had been seen in the grip of convulsions or shuddering and sweating in anguish." This suspicious activity had taken place while Ignatius and his companions were regularly preaching in public. Because of his "street-corner perorations" being identified "with the activities of the alumbrados," Ignatius was naturally singled out for inspection as one of these visionaries; however he was later released.

The Alumbrados: The Jesuit Order or "Society of Jesus" is a Covert Military Organization founded by Ignatius of Loyola (a member of the Spanish Gnostic Sect, Los Alumbrados) in 1534. The Alumbrados (Spanish word for The Illuminated Ones) where a Secret Society of Gnostic (Religion that combines Eastern Mysticism with Monotheist Religions and Mystery Religions ) origins. The Alumbrados were a sect of people of Noble blood who believed that the Human Soul could evolve into a degree of "Perfection" in this present life and comprehend the "Mystery" of the trinity. They believe that when a person´s soul reaches this state of "Perfection" and "Union with God" they could commit any criminal, Immoral and sinful acts without staining their souls.

        Gnosticism and Eastern Mysticism (including the Mystery Babylonian religion) teaches that its members are "Gods in the making" and that Lucifer is the one that makes us realize the "God within us" and evolve this into our full potential (without the need to repent for our sins) as his name means "Morning Star" and "The Illuminated One", this doctrine which is nearly identical in all Secret Societies called the Illuminati (The Illuminated Ones)

EARL LAVENDER IS THE DIRECTOR OF MISSIONAL STUDIES AND TEACHES AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY. THIS YEAR HE WILL BE INVOLVED IN MISSIONAL CHURCH SEMINARS AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S., DUNDEE (SCOTLAND), ITALY (WHERE HE WAS BORN AND RAISED, AND RETURNED AS A MISSIONARY), AS WELL AS AUSTRALIA. EARL AND HIS WIFE, REBECCA, WILL ALSO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIFTH GRANDCHILD THIS YEAR. ONE OF HIS SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES IS TO NEVER SPEND TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN WITHOUT TELLING THEM OF JESUS IN AN AGE- APPROPRIATE WAY (EARL.LAVENDER @LIPSCOMB.EDU).

3. Wright, N.T., The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is (IVP, 1999), 183. https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/leaven/vol22/iss1/4 4

Earl Lavender Spiritual Formation