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Wolves (Biblical symbol)

2023-06-27T19:43:44Z

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Dogs (Biblical symbol)

2023-06-27T19:43:25Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

We have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting [[sheep]], and we shall suffer as much for it.

== Guilt for the Death of Christ ==
Psalm 22:16 reads: “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”

Isaiah 53, a Messianic prophecy, states in verse 7: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”

Christ spoke to [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]], but he would not answer Herod a word. The connection of the metaphor of dogs to [[Canaanites]], which is also evident in Matthew chapter 15, and the connection of [[Herod "the Great"]] to the [[The Dragon|dragon]] of Revelation 12, which is also the serpent and [[Satan (Adversary)|satan]], are facts of history, and should alone make it without doubt that it was the children of the serpent, and not the children of God, who were ultimately responsible for the murder of God. So Yahshua tells Pilate that “he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin”, Himself indicating that the [[Edomites]] of the Herodians were indeed responsible for His death.

== Throwing Pearls ==
''See [[Holy and Separate People]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the original sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:7 Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened for you. 8 For each who asks receives and who seeks finds and for him knocking it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you whose son shall ask of him bread, shall give to him a stone? Or would ask also for a fish, would give to him a serpent? 11 Therefore if you being base know to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him?'''''</blockquote>He who looks for the truth with an open mind and heart shall find it. But it must be in harmony with the Word of God, or he is deceived. That is why we must ask of our Father, and not from of man. He is telling us, in verse 11 here, that He expects us to ask of our Father. The only way to find God is in the Word of God, guided by His [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]]. One without the other is of no use to us. Christ always challenged the people of His time, to “search the Scriptures”.

Now if we ask for a fish, our Father will not give us a serpent. Therefore if we turn to the [[Jews|serpents]] and [[Non-Adamics|beasts]] of this world, how should we be rewarded for that? Yahshua told us that He came [[Holy and Separate People|only]] for the [[sheep]]. Therefore we should also go [[Christian Outreach|only]] to the sheep! We have no need to deal with swine and [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], and since He would not give His pearls to them, they have nothing for us. When those among us who claim to be of us insist upon going to reveal the truth to aliens, they show their [[fruits]], that they are not truly of us. Rather, they are [[infiltrators]] and usurpers seeking to scatter the sheep. Indeed, the dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow that is washed to wallowing in the mire.

== Returning to its Vomit ==
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Dogs (Biblical symbol)

2023-06-27T19:43:17Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

We have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

== Guilt for the Death of Christ ==
Psalm 22:16 reads: “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”

Isaiah 53, a Messianic prophecy, states in verse 7: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”

Christ spoke to [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]], but he would not answer Herod a word. The connection of the metaphor of dogs to [[Canaanites]], which is also evident in Matthew chapter 15, and the connection of [[Herod "the Great"]] to the [[The Dragon|dragon]] of Revelation 12, which is also the serpent and [[Satan (Adversary)|satan]], are facts of history, and should alone make it without doubt that it was the children of the serpent, and not the children of God, who were ultimately responsible for the murder of God. So Yahshua tells Pilate that “he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin”, Himself indicating that the [[Edomites]] of the Herodians were indeed responsible for His death.

== Throwing Pearls ==
''See [[Holy and Separate People]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the original sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:7 Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened for you. 8 For each who asks receives and who seeks finds and for him knocking it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you whose son shall ask of him bread, shall give to him a stone? Or would ask also for a fish, would give to him a serpent? 11 Therefore if you being base know to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him?'''''</blockquote>He who looks for the truth with an open mind and heart shall find it. But it must be in harmony with the Word of God, or he is deceived. That is why we must ask of our Father, and not from of man. He is telling us, in verse 11 here, that He expects us to ask of our Father. The only way to find God is in the Word of God, guided by His [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]]. One without the other is of no use to us. Christ always challenged the people of His time, to “search the Scriptures”.

Now if we ask for a fish, our Father will not give us a serpent. Therefore if we turn to the [[Jews|serpents]] and [[Non-Adamics|beasts]] of this world, how should we be rewarded for that? Yahshua told us that He came [[Holy and Separate People|only]] for the [[sheep]]. Therefore we should also go [[Christian Outreach|only]] to the sheep! We have no need to deal with swine and [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], and since He would not give His pearls to them, they have nothing for us. When those among us who claim to be of us insist upon going to reveal the truth to aliens, they show their [[fruits]], that they are not truly of us. Rather, they are [[infiltrators]] and usurpers seeking to scatter the sheep. Indeed, the dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow that is washed to wallowing in the mire.

== Returning to its Vomit ==
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Wolves (Biblical symbol)

2023-06-27T19:43:09Z

Noble:

Sheep

2023-06-27T19:42:49Z

Noble:

Today the sheep are in need of their shepherd more than ever, and we have been scattered ever since Christ's departure and we await His [[Second Advent]] to this day.<blockquote>'''Matthew 9:35''' And Yahshua went around all the cities and villages teaching in their assembly halls and proclaiming the good message of the kingdom and healing every disease and every weakness. 36 But seeing the crowds He had been deeply moved on account of them, because they were troubled and downcast, just as sheep not having a shepherd.</blockquote>First century Judaea was much like America is [[Mystery Babylon|now become]]: a nation of lost people, because their independence was stolen by a tyranny which seemed to be headed by a cabal led by the international [[Jews|jew]]. Wherever they turned, either to the government or to the religious authorities, who were working hand-in-hand, there was no mercy and no justice, but only oppression. How could [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Rome]] be just, having given over the kingship in Judaea to a corrupt tyrant such as [[Herod Antipas|Herod]]?

== Love Your Neighbor (Love the Flock!) ==
At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can only be a [[Love Your Brethren|fellow]] [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper [[Christian Association|Christian association]] are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has no concord or agreement with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.

== Caring for other Sheep ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of Palestine, and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[Living Waters|living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

== Separation ==
''See [[Holy and Separate People]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the orignal sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us.

== Scattering the Flock ==
''See [[Holy and Separate People]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with dogs and swine. To communicate, in the original sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:7 Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened for you. 8 For each who asks receives and who seeks finds and for him knocking it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you whose son shall ask of him bread, shall give to him a stone? Or would ask also for a fish, would give to him a serpent? 11 Therefore if you being base know to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him?'''''</blockquote>He who looks for the truth with an open mind and heart shall find it. But it must be in harmony with the Word of God, or he is deceived. That is why we must ask of our Father, and not from of man. He is telling us, in verse 11 here, that He expects us to ask of our Father. The only way to find God is in the Word of God, guided by His [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]]. One without the other is of no use to us. Christ always challenged the people of His time, to “search the Scriptures”.

Now if we ask for a fish, our Father will not give us a serpent. Therefore if we turn to the [[Jews|serpents]] and [[Non-Adamics|beasts]] of this world, how should we be rewarded for that? Yahshua told us that He came [[Holy and Separate People|only]] for the [[sheep]]. Therefore we should also go [[Christian Outreach|only]] to the sheep! We have no need to deal with swine and dogs, and since He would not give His pearls to them, they have nothing for us. When those among us who claim to be of us insist upon going to reveal the truth to aliens, they show their [[fruits]], that they are not truly of us. Rather, they are [[infiltrators]] and usurpers seeking to scatter the sheep. Indeed, the dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow that is washed to wallowing in the mire.

== Distinction from Wolves ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you off as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and pure as doves!'''''</blockquote>This warning is every bit as profound today as it was then. The White [[Adamite]] has long played the part of the [[sheep]]. Regardless of the false claims of the jew, we have been a relatively passive and non-reactionary people throughout most of our history. Today, just as it was in first century [[Judaea]], the [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]] most often have the advantage. We should not be trying to convert the wolves – that is futile. Rather, we should be seeking the sheep out from among the wolves, while being aware of the tactics of the wolves. Pure as doves, the word also intones pureness of heart. Christians should be straightforward and without guile, while also giving the wolves no reason for accusation.

Matthew 7: “15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Sheep cannot be wolves, and neither can wolves be sheep. Do not attempt to gather sheep form wolves – it does not work.

In fact, at Acts chapter 20 Paul distinguished between wolves and [[False teachers|false sheep-teachers]], where he says: “29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

Love Your Brethren

2023-06-27T19:42:24Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatever you may desire that men should do for you, thusly also you do for them: for this is [[The Law|the law]] and the prophets.'''''

'''Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”'''</blockquote>

== Brotherly Love ==
Christ declares that we should put the love of our brethren above other matters, giving an example of your sacrifices upon an altar during His [[Sermon on the Mount]].

Yahweh proclaimed at Exodus 20:6 and also at Deuteronomy 5:10 that He showed [[mercy]] unto them "that love me, and keep my commandments."

At Deuteronomy 7 and 11 we read: <blockquote>“9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.”

11:1: “Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.”</blockquote>At John 14:15 we see Christ proclaim: “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” And at John 15:10: “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” Therefore the commandments of Christ are one and the same as those of that God of the Old Testament, Yahweh, [[Divinity of Christ|who is Christ]] although many so-called churches follow the jews in denial.<blockquote>John 13: “34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 15:12: “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

John 15:17: “These things I command you, that ye love one another.”</blockquote>This instruction to love our brother is a new commandment, but only because it was never explicit in the law. However it was indeed expected of men, as we have seen that Moses was astonished to see two Israelite men quarreling with each other, recorded in Exodus chapter 2.<blockquote>Leviticus 19:18 says: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. ”</blockquote>

== Loving Your Enemies ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:43 You have heard that it has been said ‘You shall love him near you’ and ‘You shall hate your enemy’. 44 Now I say to you: love your enemies and pray for those persecuting you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, because His sun rises upon evil and good and rains upon righteous and unrighteous. 46 For if you should love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do not also the tax-collectors do the same? 47 And if you should greet your brethren only, what do you do that is extraordinary? Do not also the heathens do the same? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.'''''</blockquote>Here, Yahshua is talking about our personal Israelite enemies, this discourse being to and about the children of Israel. He is not talking about [[Enemies of Yahweh|His enemies]] – the enemies of our God.

David made the enemies of God his own enemies, knowing that they could never be pleasing to God. [[David]] was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22).<blockquote>Psalm 8: 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Psalm 92: 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Psalm 139: 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.</blockquote>The enemies of God, Christians must expect God to keep from us so long as we are willing to be [[Obedience|obedient]] to His will. Yet they are not the subject here. Our personal Israelite enemies, those of our own race who wrong us, those we must be [[Mercy|merciful]] towards as our Father is merciful to us. And we should be kind towards all Israelites, towards all Adamic men, and not only those who are our near kin or whom we happen to be acquainted with.

The phrase “''him near to you''” is a literal rendering of the Greek word it comes from. The word [[neighbor]] in the King James Version implies a person near (''neigh''), and our ancient ancestors did not conceive of that including [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], or outsiders, under normal circumstances.

πλησίον (4139), with the Article (Accusative τὸν at Rom. 13:9 and Gal. 5:14; Dative τῷ at Rom. 13:10 and 15:2; Genitive τοῦ at Eph. 4:25) appears five times in Paul (Moulton-Geden), is a Substantive, and is always translated “he near to you”, or something similar, but in the A.V. is simply “neighbor”. The form πλησίος, which is both an adverb and a preposition, means “''near'', ''close to''...” (L & S) and itself is a derivative of the adverb πέλας which is “''near'', ''hard by'', ''close''...” (L & S). Either word, πέλας or πλησίος, used as a Substantive, was used to denote “''one’s neighbor''”, and L & S gives examples of this from secular writers who used either ὁ πλησίος or ὁ πέλας. Yet in secular Greek there are other words used by contemporary secular authors and in the N.T. translated “neighbor”: γείτων (1069), which is explicitly “''one of the same land'', ''a neighbour''...” (L & S) and is found at Luke 14:12; 15:6, 9; and John 9:8, and περίοικος (4040) which is “''dwelling round''...οἱ περίοικοι ''neighbours''...” (L & S) and found at Luke 1:58.

While it can surely be demonstrated, that in Palestine and throughout the [[Greek (oikumene)|οἰκουμένη]] (the Greco-Roman world), one’s neighbor was most often, and was expected to be, of one’s own tribe, that this is the true meaning of  πλησίον in the New Testament is evident in other ways, besides the use of γείτων or περίοικος where it was appropriate.

First, at Acts 7:27, an account of Exod. 2:11-14, one Israelite is referred to as τὸν πλησίον (A.V. “neighbor”) in relation to another Israelite, but certainly not in reference to the dead Egyptian - yet [[Moses]], as evidenced in the Exodus account, could not have known that these men lived in proximity to one another, as we understand the term “neighbor” today. He only could have known that the men had a tribal relationship. Now some may think this conjectural, but it surely is the circumstance.

== The Definition of Neighbor ==
''See [[Neighbor]]''

At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can only be a [[Love Your Brethren|fellow]] [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper [[Christian Association|Christian association]] are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has no concord or agreement with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.

== Outward Displays of Piety ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray in the assembly halls and standing at the corners of the streets, that they should be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But when you would pray, go into your closet and closing your door you shall pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees shall yield to you in secret.'''''</blockquote>Real Christians do not need crutches, nor do they need outward displays of piety, which are [[Pharisaism|pretentious]]. We should have no need to be seen praying publicly or with others. We should seek our God with our hearts and display our love through good deeds for our [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]], and not merely in the pretense of exhibition.

== Small Acts of Kindness ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of Palestine, and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[Living Waters|living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

== Honoring Yahweh when we can help Brethren ==
'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''

Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored Yahweh for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

== Conditions of Love ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Samaritan woman

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Living Waters

2023-06-27T19:41:56Z

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<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of Palestine, and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[Living Waters|living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

== Old Testament Prophecy ==
<blockquote>Isaiah 49:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. ['''The [[Prisoners (prophecy)|prisoners]] are the Israelites of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities'''.] They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.</blockquote>[<nowiki/>[[Yahshua Christ|He who is]] the fountain of [[Living Waters]] says at Revelation 7:16: “They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”

Palestine

2023-06-27T19:41:47Z

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Palestine.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of [[Palestine]], and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[Living Waters|living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

Palestine

2023-06-27T19:41:31Z

Noble:

Palestine.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of [[Palestine]], and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

Treasure in Heaven

2023-06-27T19:41:21Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for you treasure upon the earth, where moth and corrosion obliterate and where thieves dig through and steal. 20 But store up for you treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor corrosion obliterate and where thieves do not dig through nor steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there also shall be your heart.'''''</blockquote>

== Denying this Life ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:37 He loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and he loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow behind Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He seeking his life shall lose it, and he losing his life because of Me shall find it.'''</blockquote>Those who ignore the advice which Yahshua gives in these verses may indeed find themselves to be unworthy of Him. As the prophet Daniel said, “... thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” One who seeks to preserve his life here above all else shall lose it anyway, and may well have no reward in the next. One disregarding his own life here on behalf of Christ shall have a great reward in the next. Christ told us above all to keep His commandments, and to love our brethren. Everything else is basically immaterial. If we do those few things, then we devote our life to our race, and not to our bellies or to our own safety and well-being.

== Small Acts of Kindness ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:42 And he who would give one of these little ones a single cup of cold water to drink in the name of a student, truly I say to you, by no means should he lose his reward.”'''</blockquote>At Mark 9:41 it is recorded that Christ said: “For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” A cup of cold water was valued in the hot dry climate of [[Palestine]], and was a sign in itself of the restoration of life, as Christ described Himself as [[living water]] to the [[Samaritan woman]] at the well in John chapter 4. [[Love Your Brethren|We take care]] of the [[sheep]]. And we are rewarded accordingly. But we have absolutely no responsibility to care for [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]], [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. And if we do, then we are neglecting sheep, and we shall suffer as much for it.

== No Fear ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!

Faith

2023-06-27T19:39:05Z

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== Trust in God ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:25 For this reason I say to you: Do not care for your life, what you should eat or what you should drink, nor for your body what you should wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of heaven, that they do not sow nor harvest nor gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than them? 27 Who caring from among you is able to add one cubit to his stature? 28 And what do you care about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil nor spin yarn. 29 But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed as one of these! 30 Now if the grass of the field exists today and tomorrow it is cast into a furnace Yahweh clothes thusly, how much more you, you of little faith? 31 Therefore you should not have care, saying ‘What should we eat?’ or ‘What should we drink?’ or ‘What should we wear?’ 32 For all these things the heathens seek after. Indeed your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all of these things. 33 But you seek first the kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore you should not have care for tomorrow, for tomorrow shall care for itself. Sufficient for the day are its vices.'''''</blockquote>This does not mean that we should walk around naked and hungry and thirsty. This boils down to whether or not we should put our trust in ourselves, how we can magnify ourselves or make ourselves appear before men, or whether we want to put our [[Faith|faith in God]], how He shall care for us and whether He shall make sure that we are provided for, not caring for what men think of us.

Psalm 37 is an excellent Psalm which touches on this topic.

== According to Your Faith ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:13 And Yahshua said to the centurion: “Go, as you have believed, it must be for you!” And the servant was healed at that hour.'''''</blockquote>Our prayers are answered according to the sincerity of our [[faith]], therefore as the [[Healing of the Centurion's Servant|centurion]] actually believed it would be, in that manner was his prayer answered. Yahshua later explained to his students, that if they only had faith without disputation, that they truly could move mountains. It may be evident, that none of us really have such faith, because even if we profess it with our mouths, our actions are still too much attached to the world.

== Perseverance ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:41 He receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet gains reward of the prophet, and he receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man gains reward of the righteous man.'''</blockquote>In 1 Kings chapter 17, the [[widow of Zarephath]] received and sustained the prophet Elijah, and she was rewarded with sustenance in return, for the grain and oil did not fail in a time of famine. Then her son fell ill, but she also received the life of her son, even though it was at first through trial. In 2 Kings chapter 4 the woman who made a place of rest for the prophet [[Elisha]], not knowing for certain but only perceiving that he was a man of God, was also rewarded by conceiving a son although she had been barren. That child too, nearly died, and was delivered through his mother's abidance in the faith. Here we have those same promises if we continue to exhibit that same faith. Yet there is a common theme here, for we see that in each instance a single act of kindness was not sufficient: rather we must continue in faith without failure.

Elisha

2023-06-27T19:38:47Z

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== Examples ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:8''' ''Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give.''</blockquote>When the prophet [[Elisha]] healed [[Naaman]] the King of Syria of his leprosy by telling him to wash himself in the [[Jordan River|Jordan]] seven times, Naaman returned and tried to give him a gift. The prophet responded “As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” All Elisha did was pass the instructions which God gave him on to Naaman. Elisha received them freely, and therefore could not take anything for them in return.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:41 He receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet gains reward of the prophet, and he receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man gains reward of the righteous man.'''</blockquote>In 1 Kings chapter 17, the [[widow of Zarephath]] received and sustained the prophet Elijah, and she was rewarded with sustenance in return, for the grain and oil did not fail in a time of famine. Then her son fell ill, but she also received the life of her son, even though it was at first through trial. In 2 Kings chapter 4 the woman who made a place of rest for the prophet [[Elisha]], not knowing for certain but only perceiving that he was a man of God, was also rewarded by conceiving a son although she had been barren. That child too, nearly died, and was delivered through his mother's abidance in the faith. Here we have those same promises if we continue to exhibit that same faith. Yet there is a common theme here, for we see that in each instance a single act of kindness was not sufficient: rather we must continue in faith without failure.

Widow of Zarephath

2023-06-27T19:38:30Z

Noble:

The Israelite presence in [[Tyre]] and Sidon, at about the same time that the so-called “Phoenicians” began their rise to supremacy over the seas, is absolutely undeniable. At 2 Sam. 24:2-7, for instance, King David sends [[Joab]] to number the tribes of Israel. Tyre and Sidon were among the places to which Joab journeyed. Elsewhere on the seacoast, [[Elijah]] visited the [[widow of Zarephath]], and neither was that noble woman a Canaanite.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:41 He receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet gains reward of the prophet, and he receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man gains reward of the righteous man.'''</blockquote>In 1 Kings chapter 17, the [[widow of Zarephath]] received and sustained the prophet Elijah, and she was rewarded with sustenance in return, for the grain and oil did not fail in a time of famine. Then her son fell ill, but she also received the life of her son, even though it was at first through trial. In 2 Kings chapter 4 the woman who made a place of rest for the prophet [[Elisha]], not knowing for certain but only perceiving that he was a man of God, was also rewarded by conceiving a son although she had been barren. That child too, nearly died, and was delivered through his mother's abidance in the faith. Here we have those same promises if we continue to exhibit that same faith. Yet there is a common theme here, for we see that in each instance a single act of kindness was not sufficient: rather we must continue in faith without failure.

Elijah

2023-06-27T19:38:14Z

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== Life ==

=== Widow of Zarephath ===
The Israelite presence in [[Tyre]] and Sidon, at about the same time that the so-called “Phoenicians” began their rise to supremacy over the seas, is absolutely undeniable. At 2 Sam. 24:2-7, for instance, King David sends [[Joab]] to number the tribes of Israel. Tyre and Sidon were among the places to which Joab journeyed. Elsewhere on the seacoast, [[Elijah]] visited the [[widow of Zarephath]], and neither was that noble woman a Canaanite. <blockquote>'''Matthew 10:41 He receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet gains reward of the prophet, and he receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man gains reward of the righteous man.'''</blockquote>In 1 Kings chapter 17, the [[widow of Zarephath]] received and sustained the prophet Elijah, and she was rewarded with sustenance in return, for the grain and oil did not fail in a time of famine. Then her son fell ill, but she also received the life of her son, even though it was at first through trial. In 2 Kings chapter 4 the woman who made a place of rest for the prophet [[Elisha]], not knowing for certain but only perceiving that he was a man of God, was also rewarded by conceiving a son although she had been barren. That child too, nearly died, and was delivered through his mother's abidance in the faith. Here we have those same promises if we continue to exhibit that same faith. Yet there is a common theme here, for we see that in each instance a single act of kindness was not sufficient: rather we must continue in faith without failure.

Greeks

2023-06-27T19:36:37Z

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== History ==

== Blindness ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:10''''' ''And hearing Yahshua marveled and said to those following: “Truly I say to you, from no one in Israel have I found such faith!''</blockquote>Christ seems to have meant [[Israel]] in the geographic sense here, or possibly in a sense referring to those of Judaea who had kept the law and the prophets. While many [[Greeks]], [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Romans]], [[Kelts]], etc. were indeed descended from Israelites dispersed long beforetime, who had for the most part already forgotten their identity in their [[Blindness (Punishment of Disobedience)|blindness]], as Paul said in his epistle to the Ephesians, they were alienated from the civic life of Israel, and therefore being [[Divorce of Israel|divorced]] from Yahweh they truly were not counted as Israel. As Hosea says, they were His people, but they were called “Not His people” until the time when they would accept Christ and be [[Reconciliation|reconciled]] to God.

== Culture ==

=== Immerson ===
[[Baptism (immersion)|Baptism]] was also a pagan ritual. One could assert that in the Christian era, the pagan idea has been brought into Christianity. In Christianity, the priests were cleansed before the sacrifice, not the people, and [[John the Baptist]] fulfilled that. We have taken the power to cleanse our sins which belongs to the sacrifice – which is what Yahshua is – and we have wrongly transferred it to the priests themselves, who merely conducted the ritual! We are cleansed through Yahshua's sacrifice, and not through the rituals of the priests. There are many ancient documents revealing baptism to be a pagan ritual. Here I will show that baptism was employed by our pagan ancestors in four of our own ancient cultures, [[Egyptian (Mizraim)|Egyptian]], [[Assyria (Ashur)|Assyrian]], [[Greeks|Greek]], and [[Germanic Tribes|Germanic.]]

From the ancient play ''Eumenides'', by the fifth-century B.C. Greek poet Aeschylus, his character Orestes says at lines 448-452:<blockquote>“It is the law that he who is defiled by shedding blood shall be debarred all speech until the blood of a suckling victim shall have besprinkled him by the ministrations of one empowered to purify from murder. Long since, at other houses, have I been thus purified both by victims and flowing streams.” (Loeb Library edition of Aeschylus).</blockquote>Here we see that the Greeks believed that one may be cleansed of sin either by baptism (“flowing streams”) or by the blood of sacrifice, for which we shall compare Heb. 9:13-14: <blockquote>“ 13 For if sprinkling those who are defiled with the blood of goats and bulls and ashes of a heifer sanctifies for purity of the flesh, 14 by how much more shall the blood of the Christ, who through the eternal Spirit has offered Himself blameless to Yahweh, purify our consciences - apart from dead rituals - for which to serve Yahweh who lives? ”</blockquote>

=== Physical Fitness ===
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:40 He receiving you receives Me, and he receiving Me receives He who has sent Me.'''</blockquote>[[Paul of Tarsus|Paul of Tarsu]]<nowiki/>s has often been criticized for saying at Galatians 4:14: “and of my trial in my flesh you did not despise or loathe, but as a messenger of Yahweh you accepted me, like Yahshua Christ.” People accuse Paul of claiming to be “like Christ”, but that is not what Paul was saying at all. Rather, Paul was commending the Galatians, that in spite of Paul's fleshly trials – in this case his very poor eyesight – they nevertheless received him as a messenger of Christ, and they received him as they would have received Christ Himself. In other words, the Galatians were fulfilling these very words which Christ uttered to His followers here in Matthew 10:40, and Paul was recognizing that on their behalf! This is understood further once one realizes the importance which [[Greeks|Greek]] culture placed upon physical perfection. Paul's poor eyesight was a great reproach to him, and a burden placed upon one claiming to be a messenger of God. We often bear this same prejudice today, even though it is not spoken of openly.

Paul of Tarsus

2023-06-27T19:36:13Z

Noble:

At an early time, the [[apostles]] evidently understood “Israel” to include the circumcision only. The proof of that lies in Acts Chapter 10 and [[Petros (Peter)|Peter's]] need for the vision which he later received from God. The apostles, being unlearned in literature, were not aware of the identity of the long-ago-dispersed Israelites, which was the entire reason for the later ministry of [[Paul of Tarsus]].

== Benjamite ==
Eleven of the twelve apostles were of the tribe of Benjamin. [[Paul of Tarsus|Saul of Tarsus]], called much later, was also of Benjamin (Rom. 11:1). When the ancient Kingdom of Israel was divided after [[Solomon]]’s death, Benjamin was left with the Tribe of [[Judah (Tribe)|Judah]] for this very purpose (1 Kings 11:9-13, 36). The apostles of this tribe were fulfilling their duties as the light-bearers to Israel.

== Historical Understanding ==

=== Corinthians ===
The [[Corinthians]] were Dorian Greeks. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] at 1 Corinthians 10:1 tells the Corinthians “''Now I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all had passed through the sea''”, therefore telling the Corinthians that their ancestors had been in the Israelite [[Exodus out of Egypt|Exodus]] out of Egypt.

== Biography ==

=== Final Farewell to Assembly in Ephesus ===
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

== Thorn in the Flesh ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:40 He receiving you receives Me, and he receiving Me receives He who has sent Me.'''</blockquote>Paul of Tarsus has often been criticized for saying at Galatians 4:14: “and of my trial in my flesh you did not despise or loathe, but as a messenger of Yahweh you accepted me, like Yahshua Christ.” People accuse Paul of claiming to be “like Christ”, but that is not what Paul was saying at all. Rather, Paul was commending the Galatians, that in spite of Paul's fleshly trials – in this case his very poor eyesight – they nevertheless received him as a messenger of Christ, and they received him as they would have received Christ Himself. In other words, the Galatians were fulfilling these very words which Christ uttered to His followers here in Matthew 10:40, and Paul was recognizing that on their behalf! This is understood further once one realizes the importance which [[Greeks|Greek]] culture placed upon physical perfection. Paul's poor eyesight was a great reproach to him, and a burden placed upon one claiming to be a messenger of God. We often bear this same prejudice today, even though it is not spoken of openly.

Paul of Tarsus

2023-06-27T19:36:00Z

Noble:

At an early time, the [[apostles]] evidently understood “Israel” to include the circumcision only. The proof of that lies in Acts Chapter 10 and [[Petros (Peter)|Peter's]] need for the vision which he later received from God. The apostles, being unlearned in literature, were not aware of the identity of the long-ago-dispersed Israelites, which was the entire reason for the later ministry of [[Paul of Tarsus]].

== Benjamite ==
Eleven of the twelve apostles were of the tribe of Benjamin. [[Paul of Tarsus|Saul of Tarsus]], called much later, was also of Benjamin (Rom. 11:1). When the ancient Kingdom of Israel was divided after [[Solomon]]’s death, Benjamin was left with the Tribe of [[Judah (Tribe)|Judah]] for this very purpose (1 Kings 11:9-13, 36). The apostles of this tribe were fulfilling their duties as the light-bearers to Israel.

== Historical Understanding ==

=== Corinthians ===
The [[Corinthians]] were Dorian Greeks. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] at 1 Corinthians 10:1 tells the Corinthians “''Now I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all had passed through the sea''”, therefore telling the Corinthians that their ancestors had been in the Israelite [[Exodus out of Egypt|Exodus]] out of Egypt.

== Biography ==

=== Final Farewell to Assembly in Ephesus ===
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

== Thorn in the Flesh ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:40 He receiving you receives Me, and he receiving Me receives He who has sent Me.'''</blockquote>Paul of Tarsus has often been criticized for saying at Galatians 4:14: “and of my trial in my flesh you did not despise or loathe, but as a messenger of Yahweh you accepted me, like Yahshua Christ.” People accuse Paul of claiming to be “like Christ”, but that is not what Paul was saying at all. Rather, Paul was commending the Galatians, that in spite of Paul's fleshly trials – in this case his very poor eyesight – they nevertheless received him as a messenger of Christ, and they received him as they would have received Christ Himself. In other words, the Galatians were fulfilling these very words which Christ uttered to His followers here in Matthew 10:40, and Paul was recognizing that on their behalf! This is understood further once one realizes the importance which Greek culture placed upon physical perfection. Paul's poor eyesight was a great reproach to him, and a burden placed upon one claiming to be a messenger of God. We often bear this same prejudice today, even though it is not spoken of openly.

Christian Conformity

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<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:13 Enter in through the narrow gate, because wide is the gate and broad is the road which leads to destruction, and they are many who are entering in through it! 14 But because narrow is the gate and distressed the road which leads to life, then they are few who are finding it.'''''</blockquote>Of course, most of us would rather believe the comfortable lie than the uncomfortable truth. We would rather walk the easy road than the hard path. We would rather listen to those who have appointed themselves over us than take up the responsibility into our own hands and study the Word of God for ourselves. This is why Luke in Acts 17:11 said of the men of [[Beroia]], that “These were of more noble a race than those in Thessalonika, who accepted the Word with all eagerness, each day examining the writings, if these things would hold thusly.” Those seeking to enter in through the straight gate, seek to do so through the [[The Scriptures|Word of Yahweh]]. In the apocryphal 1 Esdras from the [[Septuagint]], which is clearly a better copy of the Book of Ezra than what we have in the [[Masoretic Text]], we see a striking example in chapter 7:<blockquote>"6 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate. 10 And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 12 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.”</blockquote>This passage in Ezra is cross-referenced to Matthew 7:13 by the [[NA27|Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece]], 27th edition. This is surprising, because the cross-reference upholds the [[Race|racial nature]] of the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]], which are made only with Israel! And so it is, that the so-called churches which seek to include the whole world into the redemption of Christ cause destruction, and those who seek to enter in through the straight gate are those who realize that they must separate themselves from the abominations of the [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], and that no alien shall get by the porters at the gate. As we saw in Matthew chapter 5, Christ came only for the “[[Prisoners (prophecy)|prisoners]]” who “sit in darkness”, for the children of the Israelite captivity.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:37 He loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and he loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow behind Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He seeking his life shall lose it, and he losing his life because of Me shall find it.'''</blockquote>Those who ignore the advice which Yahshua gives in these verses may indeed find themselves to be unworthy of Him. As the prophet Daniel said, “... thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” One who seeks to preserve his life here above all else shall lose it anyway, and may well have no reward in the next. One disregarding his own life here on behalf of Christ shall have a great reward in the next. Christ told us above all to keep His commandments, and to love our brethren. Everything else is basically immaterial. If we do those few things, then we devote our life to our race, and not to our bellies or to our own safety and well-being.

== The Dangers of Compromise ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 7:24 Therefore each who hears these My words and does them, he shall be compared to a sensible man, who has built his house upon bedrock, 25 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow, and they fall against that house, yet it does not fall, for it was founded upon the bedrock. 26 And each who hears these My words and not doing them, he shall be compared to a foolish man, who has built his house upon the sand, 27 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow and they fall against that house and it falls, and great was its fall!”'''</blockquote>Once we have the truth of the Word, and we follow it, we are unshakable in our convictions. Those who compromise in the [[The Scriptures|Word of God]], they stand upon foundations of shifting sand, and are easily rebuked for their lies.

Christian Conduct

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== Association ==
''See [[Christian Association]]''

At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can [[Holy and Separate People|only]] be a fellow [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper Christian association are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has [[Enemies of Yahweh|no concord or agreement]] with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the orignal sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:21 Not all who say to Me ‘Prince, Prince!’ shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he doing the will of My Father who is in the heavens. 22 Many shall say to Me in that day ‘Prince, Prince, have we not prophesied in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and have done many works of power in Your name?’ 23 And then shall I profess to them that ‘Never have I known you! Depart from Me, those who are working at lawlessness!’'''''</blockquote>No matter what men do or say, the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]] were made only with the children of [[Israel]]. Yahweh's words at Amos, where it was spoken to Israel that “you only have I known of all the families of the earth”, have never changed. Even if they seem to do well, the aliens cannot do well, since they can never honestly admit to Yahweh's exclusive relationship with Israel, and with His [[Reconciliation|exclusive promises]] to [[All of Israel is Saved|preserve Israel]]. False teachers want to offer preservation to the aliens after the [[Second Advent]], but the Bible makes it clear that only the children of Israel shall inherit the earth.

== Caution ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you off as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and pure as doves!'''''</blockquote>This warning is every bit as profound today as it was then. The White [[Adamite]] has long played the part of the [[sheep]]. Regardless of the false claims of the jew, we have been a relatively passive and non-reactionary people throughout most of our history. Today, just as it was in first century [[Judaea]], the [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]] most often have the advantage. We should not be trying to convert the wolves – that is futile. Rather, we should be seeking the sheep out from among the wolves, while being aware of the tactics of the wolves. Pure as doves, the word also intones pureness of heart. Christians should be straightforward and without guile, while also giving the wolves no reason for accusation.

Matthew 7: “15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Sheep cannot be wolves, and neither can wolves be sheep. Do not attempt to gather sheep form wolves – it does not work.

In fact, at Acts chapter 20 Paul distinguished between wolves and [[False teachers|false sheep-teachers]], where he says: “29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

== Charity ==
''See [[Charity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:1 Now offer your righteousness not to do before men, for them to behold, yet otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens. 2 Therefore when you should do an act of charity, you should not trumpet it before you, even as the hypocrites do in the assembly halls and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they receive their reward! 3 But upon your doing an act of charity, your left hand must not know what your right hand does, 4 that your act of charity would be in secret, and your Father who sees would repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>Alms-giving in the ancient world was with all certainty seen as a way of asking forgiveness from God for one's sins. However the alms-giving had to be without [[Hypocrisy|fanfare]]. If alms-giving was accompanied with fanfare, it was for the benefit of the giver, and not truly for the recipient, and therefore God will not [[Good Works|reward]] it.

== Fasting ==
''See [[Fasting]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:16 And when you should fast, do not be like the sullen-faced hypocrites, for they obscure their faces that they may appear to be fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you fasting anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that you should not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father to whom it is in secret. And your Father who seeing shall repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>As seen with public charity and prayer, we see that outward displays of piety are scorned. That is because they are used as crutches by the weak, or as [[Hypocrisy|pretenses]] by the ungodly. The godly man will naturally manifest his piety through actions on behalf of his brethren, and not through nice speech and [[Pharisaism|feigned displays]]. Christ said of the Judaeans that “these people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me”, where He was quoting Isaiah 29:13. It is easy to pray and to fast and to look good doing it, but it means nothing. It is harder to give to one's brethren even one's life, and to expect nothing in return.

From Isaiah chapter 58: <blockquote>“3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” </blockquote>So we see that Yahweh would rather have us act justly, than to act unjustly and attempt to justify ourselves through prayer and fasting.

== Following Christ ==
''See [[Following Christ]]''

=== Separating from Unbelievers and from the Unworldly ===
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:18 Then Yahshua seeing a crowd around Him had commanded to depart for the other side. 19 And one scribe coming forth said to Him: “Teacher, I shall follow You wherever You should depart!” 20 And Yahshua says to him: “The foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests, but the Son of Man has not where He may lay the head.” 21 Then another of the students said to Him “Prince, allow me first to depart and to bury my father!” 22 But Yahshua says to him “Follow Me and allow the dead to bury the dead for themselves!”'''''</blockquote>This is an example, that those of us who desire to follow Christ, really have no part with those of us who do not. Furthermore, those of us who do not wish to follow Him, may as well be dead. Without Him there is no [[life]] for any of us, so we should all desire to [[Following Christ|follow]] Him!

== Forgiveness ==
''See [[Forgiveness]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:14 For if you would remit for men their transgressions, your heavenly Father shall also remit for you. 15 But if you should not remit for men their transgressions, neither shall your Father remit your transgressions.'''''</blockquote>Repentance includes a cessation of the sinful activity we are repenting from. One need not forgive a sinner who is unrepentant. For this reason Paul said in 1 Corinthians chapter 6:<blockquote>“9 … Do not be led astray: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminates, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh. 11 And these things some of you may have been, but you have cleansed yourselves; moreover you have been sanctified, moreover you have been deemed fit, in the name of Prince Yahshua Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.”</blockquote>Paul also explained in 1 Corinthians chapter 5 that unrepentant sinners are to be put out of our [[Christian Community|community]]. However once a brother repents, he can find forgiveness with God, and we must also forgive him.

== Honoring Yahweh ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''</blockquote>Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored Yahweh for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

== Judgement ==
''See [[Judgement]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:3 Now how do you see the stick which is in the eye of your brother, but the beam which is in your own eye you do not perceive? 4 Or how do you say to your brother ‘Let me extract the stick from your eye’, and behold, the beam is in your eye! 5 Hypocrite! Extract first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to extract the stick from the eye of your brother!'''''</blockquote>When you are without fault, perhaps then you may judge your own brother righteously. This does not mean that we do not recognize and condemn sin. It is the Christian's duty to recognize and condemn sin, and to inform our brethren when they are seen in sin. Paul said in Galatians 6:1: “Brethren, even if a man should already be caught up in some transgression, you, those of the Spirit, restore such a man in a spirit of meekness, watching yourself lest also you may be tested.” When a sinner is [[Repentance|unrepentant]], we are to [[Christian Community|put him out of our community]]. As Paul advises in 1 Corinthians 5 to “deliver such a wretch to the Adversary, for destruction of the flesh, in order that the Spirit may be preserved in the day of the Prince.” Putting a man out of our community forces him over to the Adversary – to non-Christians and aliens – and God will use them to judge the sinner, as Paul says further on in that chapter “What is it to me to judge those outside? Not at all should you judge those within you [or among you]. 13 But those outside Yahweh judges; 'you will expel the wicked from amongst yourselves.'”

We do not condemn our brethren, those Christians among us, but we separate ourselves from unrepentant sinners and pray that Yahweh judges them.

== Love ==
''See [[Love Your Brethren|Loving Your Brethren]]''<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Oaths ==
''See [[Oaths]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:33 "Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients ‘You shall not swear falsely’, and ‘You shall make atonement for your oaths to Yahweh’. 34 Now I say to you not to swear at all, not by the heaven, because it is the throne of Yahweh, 35 nor by the earth, because it is a footstool for His feet, nor upon Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king, 36 nor should you swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 Now your word must be yea, yea, no, no, and what is in excess of these is from of evil."'''''</blockquote>Oaths were taken very seriously in the ancient world, and rituals were fulfilled in order to officiate them. The ritual conducted in Genesis chapter 15, where [[Abraham]] split certain animals in half and the essence of [[Yahweh]] passed between them, was one such ritual officiating an oath, and there are Mesopotamian inscriptions revealing that very ritual to have been a custom of the people at that time. However swearing oaths to men, one must compromise one's allegiance to God. Therefore [[Christian Conduct|Christians]] should not swear oaths at all. At James 5:12 the [[James the son of Alphaeus|apostle]] wrote:<blockquote>''“But before all, my brethren, do not swear, not even on heaven nor on the earth nor any other oath, but it must be from you the yes “Yes” and the no “No”, in order that you would not fall under judgment.”''</blockquote>For this reason, Christians for many centuries refused to consider contracts or allegiances. Rather, they conducted all of their business on a handshake and their word, where yes was yes and no was no.

== Prayer ==
''See [[Prayer]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray in the assembly halls and standing at the corners of the streets, that they should be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But when you would pray, go into your closet and closing your door you shall pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees shall yield to you in secret.'''''</blockquote>In 1 Samuel chapter 1, we see that [[Hannah]]'s prayer was answered when her lips moved, but she spoke it not, having prayed in her heart. Likewise, the prophet [[Daniel (prophet)|Daniel]] prayed alone in his room, and it was not necessarily his intention that he be seen through his window by his enemies, as it is related in Daniel chapter 6. Daniel and Hannah, while seen by others, were both praying privately. The [[apostles]] often prayed together, but they prayed privately, and not to make a show in front of others.

Christians who insist on public prayer, or that others must pray with them, are simply looking for a crutch. They want others to see how “pious” they are, that they may [[Hypocrisy|justify themselves]]. Real Christians do not need crutches, nor do they need outward displays of piety, which are [[Pharisaism|pretentious]]. We should have no need to be seen praying publicly or with others. We should seek our God with our hearts and display our love through good deeds for our [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]], and not merely in the pretense of exhibition.

== Priorities ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:14 Then Yahshua coming into the house of Petros saw his mother-in-law stricken and sick with fever. 15 And He grasped her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served Him.'''''</blockquote>Peter had a wife, as Paul also relates, where he is speaking of himself, at 1 Corinthians 9:5 where he asks: “Do we not have license to always have with us a kinswoman: a wife, as also the other ambassadors, and the brethren of the Prince, and Kephas?” So we see here also that Peter had a mother-in-law, and therefore he was married. Peter's following Yahshua for three-and-a-half years while he was married, is also illustrative of the [[Christian Obedience|priorities]] that we too should all have: that service to the Word of God comes even before [[marriage]].

== Self Denial ==
''See [[Christian Conformity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:13 Enter in through the narrow gate, because wide is the gate and broad is the road which leads to destruction, and they are many who are entering in through it! 14 But because narrow is the gate and distressed the road which leads to life, then they are few who are finding it.'''''</blockquote>Of course, most of us would rather believe the comfortable lie than the uncomfortable truth. We would rather walk the easy road than the hard path. We would rather listen to those who have appointed themselves over us than take up the responsibility into our own hands and study the Word of God for ourselves. This is why Luke in Acts 17:11 said of the men of [[Beroia]], that “These were of more noble a race than those in Thessalonika, who accepted the Word with all eagerness, each day examining the writings, if these things would hold thusly.” Those seeking to enter in through the straight gate, seek to do so through the [[The Scriptures|Word of Yahweh]].

In the apocryphal 1 Esdras from the [[Septuagint]], which is clearly a better copy of the Book of Ezra than what we have in the [[Masoretic Text]], we see a striking example in chapter 7:<blockquote>"6 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate. 10 And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 12 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.”</blockquote>This passage in Ezra is cross-referenced to Matthew 7:13 by the [[NA27|Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece]], 27th edition. This is surprising, because the cross-reference upholds the [[Race|racial nature]] of the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]], which are made only with Israel! And so it is, that the so-called churches which seek to include the whole world into the redemption of Christ cause destruction, and those who seek to enter in through the straight gate are those who realize that they must separate themselves from the abominations of the [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], and that no alien shall get by the porters at the gate. As we saw in Matthew chapter 5, Christ came only for the “[[Prisoners (prophecy)|prisoners]]” who “sit in darkness”, for the children of the Israelite captivity.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:37 He loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and he loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow behind Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He seeking his life shall lose it, and he losing his life because of Me shall find it.'''</blockquote>Those who ignore the advice which Yahshua gives in these verses may indeed find themselves to be unworthy of Him. As the prophet Daniel said, “... thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” One who seeks to preserve his life here above all else shall lose it anyway, and may well have no reward in the next. One disregarding his own life here on behalf of Christ shall have a great reward in the next. Christ told us above all to keep His commandments, and to love our brethren. Everything else is basically immaterial. If we do those few things, then we devote our life to our race, and not to our bellies or to our own safety and well-being.

== Study ==

=== Independence from False Prophets ===
''See also [[False teachers]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

=== Dangers of Compromise ===
<blockquote>'''Matthew 7:24 Therefore each who hears these My words and does them, he shall be compared to a sensible man, who has built his house upon bedrock, 25 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow, and they fall against that house, yet it does not fall, for it was founded upon the bedrock. 26 And each who hears these My words and not doing them, he shall be compared to a foolish man, who has built his house upon the sand, 27 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow and they fall against that house and it falls, and great was its fall!”'''</blockquote>Once we have the truth of the Word, and we follow it, we are unshakable in our convictions. Those who compromise in the [[The Scriptures|Word of God]], they stand upon foundations of shifting sand, and are easily rebuked for their lies.

== Vengeance ==
''See [[Vengeance]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:38 You have heard that it has been said ‘An eye for an eye’ and ‘A tooth for a tooth’. 39 Now I say to you, not to oppose evil, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn for him also the other. 40 And to him desiring for you to be judged and to receive your cloak, give up to him also the shirt. 41 And whoever shall press you for one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him asking you, and you should not turn away from him wishing to borrow from you.'''''</blockquote>Since both the exacting vengeance and the distribution of reward belong to our God, Christians should not take such things upon themselves. Yet rarely in our history have we shown such faith. If we believed God's word, we would never seek vengeance against a brother, either by suit or by violence.

(This does not refer to [[Enemies of Yahweh|Yahweh's enemies]]. We are not to suffer evil from the enemies of our God. We must resist them. Here, as always throughout the discourse given on the [[Sermon on the Mount|Mount]], the subject of the conversation is still the students of Christ and the children of [[Israel]].)

Treasure in Heaven

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Noble:

Christian Persecution

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Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come!'''</blockquote>Christians are still being persecuted by the [[Serpent Seed|children of Satan]], merely for being Christians. The proofs of this lie in the 30 Years' War, the destruction of Christian Russia, the destruction of Christian Germany, and many other events in our history. While the tactics of the jew change with time, and while he often is forced to lie-in-wait even for centuries, his warfare against Christian society never ceases, and the evidence is all around us today: an endless trail of the cities of Israel lie in ruins. That we see this battle of the jew against Christianity at this very time, by itself is full proof that our Christianity is true, and everything else is a lie.

Persecution should be expected by Christians and a lack thereof should make one question if they're actually following in the footsteps of Christ:<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of Antiochus, the Greek ruler of Syria.

== Household Division ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:21 For brother shall hand over brother unto death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents and shall slay them. 22 And you shall be hated by all on account of My Name, but he abiding to the end shall be saved.'''</blockquote>Do not expect to be loved if you are adhering to the truth of the gospel. The truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Love Your Brethren|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Martyrdom ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.

== Christian Dialogue ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:19 And when they should hand you over, you should not have care for how or what you should speak. For it shall be given to you at that hour what you should speak. 20 For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.'''</blockquote>In your time of calamity, you will be empowered to say the things that God wants you to say. If you feel as though you have failed to say something, be not ashamed: for perhaps God did not want you to say it!

== Misunderstandings ==

=== Early Mission of the Apostles ===
<blockquote>'<nowiki/>'''''Matthew 10:7''' And going you proclaim, saying that ‘[[The Kingdom|the kingdom of the heavens has neared!]]’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give. 9 Do not procure gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 nor a bag for the way, nor two cloaks nor sandals, nor a staff. For the workman is worthy of his provisions. 11 And into whatever city or town you should enter, scrutinize whether anyone in it is worthy, and there abide until when you would depart.''</blockquote>These instructions were for the [[apostles]] during the ministry of Christ. They did not apply afterwards, of their later missions, where at Luke 22:35-36 it is recorded that “35 He said to them: ''When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you have want of anything?' And they said 'Nothing.' 36 Then He said to them: 'But now he having a purse must take it, and likewise a wallet, and he not having a sword must sell his garment and buy one''.” This goes hand-in-hand with the foreknowledge that Christians would be [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]], and would most often have to fend for and defend themselves. So we see that common sense must prevail in our quest for the kingdom.

Judeo-Christianity

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Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Peacemaker

2023-06-27T19:32:32Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be called sons of Yahweh.'''</blockquote><blockquote>Proverbs 10:10, from the Septuagint: “He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.”</blockquote>The man who placates others – whether they be aliens or Israelites - is not a [[peacemaker]]. God is not pleased with placators; that is the folly of man's judgement. Rather, the proverb says that '''he who ''reproves'' is a peacemaker'''. That reproof must be according to the Word of God! Surely God does not want us to make peace with His [[Enemies of Yahweh|enemies]]. Deuteronomy 23:6 says:<blockquote>“'''Thou shalt not seek their peace''' nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.”</blockquote>Ezra 9:12 says:<blockquote>“Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, '''nor seek their peace''' or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.”</blockquote>A placemaker does not seek peace with God's enemies. A real peacemaker makes peace with God, by reproving and insisting that we be obedient to His Word in deed, and not merely with lip service. Here are the [[Blessings of Obedience|blessings of obedience]] from Deuteronomy chapter 28:<blockquote>“1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. 10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. 11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.”</blockquote>For Christians, the only real [[peace]] is found in obedience to our God. He will see to His enemies. Today we are [[Curses of Disobedience|disobedient]], and we are overrun with His enemies!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Romans (Zerah-Judah)

2023-06-27T19:32:02Z

Noble:

Much can be said, drawn not only from Scripture but from history and archaeology, to demonstrate that the Israelites were one and the same with the [[Phoenicians]] of history, who were the people who settled not only much of the [[North Africa|North African]] coasts and Spain, but also the [[British Isles]], the northern coasts of Europe, the coasts of [[Anatolia]] (Turkey today), and also made up much of the original “Greek” and “[[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]]” populations, all of these having their roots in both Israelite, other Semite, and the [[Japhethites|Japhethite]] tribes of Genesis 10.

== Blindness ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:10''''' ''And hearing Yahshua marveled and said to those following: “Truly I say to you, from no one in Israel have I found such faith!''</blockquote>Christ seems to have meant [[Israel]] in the geographic sense here, or possibly in a sense referring to those of Judaea who had kept the law and the prophets. While many Greeks, [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Romans]], [[Kelts]], etc. were indeed descended from Israelites dispersed long beforetime, who had for the most part already forgotten their identity in their [[Blindness (Punishment of Disobedience)|blindness]], as Paul said in his epistle to the Ephesians, they were alienated from the civic life of Israel, and therefore being [[Divorce of Israel|divorced]] from Yahweh they truly were not counted as Israel. As Hosea says, they were His people, but they were called “Not His people” until the time when they would accept Christ and be [[Reconciliation|reconciled]] to God.

== Acceptance of Christianity ==
The Romans clearly had Christian assemblies even before Paul of Tarsus travelled there - in fulfillment of the tents of Judah being saved first. As Christ warned that the truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

== Culture ==

=== Military ===
''See [[Roman military]]''

The [[Roman military|Roman army]] was constructed from men all over the empire, and the Romans purposely used men from areas other than where they were stationed, to decrease the likelihood of insurrection.

=== Slavery ===
After razing and conquering a settlement, it was customary for the Romans to sell the surviving populace into slavery, such as when they had razed [[Corinth]].

== Individuals in the New Testament ==

* [[Healing of the Centurion's Servant|Centurion]] - It is not certain that he is a [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] or a Greek. The [[Roman military|Roman army]] was constructed from men all over the empire, and the Romans purposely used men from areas other than where they were stationed, to decrease the likelihood of insurrection. The centurion may have been from one of any number of the White Adamic nations.

Early Christianity

2023-06-27T19:31:45Z

Noble:

== Martyrdom ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Love Your Brethren

2023-06-27T19:31:35Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatever you may desire that men should do for you, thusly also you do for them: for this is [[The Law|the law]] and the prophets.'''''

'''Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”'''</blockquote>

== Brotherly Love ==
Christ declares that we should put the love of our brethren above other matters, giving an example of your sacrifices upon an altar during His [[Sermon on the Mount]].

Yahweh proclaimed at Exodus 20:6 and also at Deuteronomy 5:10 that He showed [[mercy]] unto them "that love me, and keep my commandments."

At Deuteronomy 7 and 11 we read: <blockquote>“9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.”

11:1: “Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.”</blockquote>At John 14:15 we see Christ proclaim: “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” And at John 15:10: “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” Therefore the commandments of Christ are one and the same as those of that God of the Old Testament, Yahweh, [[Divinity of Christ|who is Christ]] although many so-called churches follow the jews in denial.<blockquote>John 13: “34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 15:12: “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

John 15:17: “These things I command you, that ye love one another.”</blockquote>This instruction to love our brother is a new commandment, but only because it was never explicit in the law. However it was indeed expected of men, as we have seen that Moses was astonished to see two Israelite men quarreling with each other, recorded in Exodus chapter 2.<blockquote>Leviticus 19:18 says: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. ”</blockquote>

== Loving Your Enemies ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:43 You have heard that it has been said ‘You shall love him near you’ and ‘You shall hate your enemy’. 44 Now I say to you: love your enemies and pray for those persecuting you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, because His sun rises upon evil and good and rains upon righteous and unrighteous. 46 For if you should love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do not also the tax-collectors do the same? 47 And if you should greet your brethren only, what do you do that is extraordinary? Do not also the heathens do the same? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.'''''</blockquote>Here, Yahshua is talking about our personal Israelite enemies, this discourse being to and about the children of Israel. He is not talking about [[Enemies of Yahweh|His enemies]] – the enemies of our God.

David made the enemies of God his own enemies, knowing that they could never be pleasing to God. [[David]] was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22).<blockquote>Psalm 8: 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

Psalm 92: 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Psalm 139: 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.</blockquote>The enemies of God, Christians must expect God to keep from us so long as we are willing to be [[Obedience|obedient]] to His will. Yet they are not the subject here. Our personal Israelite enemies, those of our own race who wrong us, those we must be [[Mercy|merciful]] towards as our Father is merciful to us. And we should be kind towards all Israelites, towards all Adamic men, and not only those who are our near kin or whom we happen to be acquainted with.

The phrase “''him near to you''” is a literal rendering of the Greek word it comes from. The word [[neighbor]] in the King James Version implies a person near (''neigh''), and our ancient ancestors did not conceive of that including [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], or outsiders, under normal circumstances.

πλησίον (4139), with the Article (Accusative τὸν at Rom. 13:9 and Gal. 5:14; Dative τῷ at Rom. 13:10 and 15:2; Genitive τοῦ at Eph. 4:25) appears five times in Paul (Moulton-Geden), is a Substantive, and is always translated “he near to you”, or something similar, but in the A.V. is simply “neighbor”. The form πλησίος, which is both an adverb and a preposition, means “''near'', ''close to''...” (L & S) and itself is a derivative of the adverb πέλας which is “''near'', ''hard by'', ''close''...” (L & S). Either word, πέλας or πλησίος, used as a Substantive, was used to denote “''one’s neighbor''”, and L & S gives examples of this from secular writers who used either ὁ πλησίος or ὁ πέλας. Yet in secular Greek there are other words used by contemporary secular authors and in the N.T. translated “neighbor”: γείτων (1069), which is explicitly “''one of the same land'', ''a neighbour''...” (L & S) and is found at Luke 14:12; 15:6, 9; and John 9:8, and περίοικος (4040) which is “''dwelling round''...οἱ περίοικοι ''neighbours''...” (L & S) and found at Luke 1:58.

While it can surely be demonstrated, that in Palestine and throughout the [[Greek (oikumene)|οἰκουμένη]] (the Greco-Roman world), one’s neighbor was most often, and was expected to be, of one’s own tribe, that this is the true meaning of  πλησίον in the New Testament is evident in other ways, besides the use of γείτων or περίοικος where it was appropriate.

First, at Acts 7:27, an account of Exod. 2:11-14, one Israelite is referred to as τὸν πλησίον (A.V. “neighbor”) in relation to another Israelite, but certainly not in reference to the dead Egyptian - yet [[Moses]], as evidenced in the Exodus account, could not have known that these men lived in proximity to one another, as we understand the term “neighbor” today. He only could have known that the men had a tribal relationship. Now some may think this conjectural, but it surely is the circumstance.

== The Definition of Neighbor ==
''See [[Neighbor]]''

At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can only be a [[Love Your Brethren|fellow]] [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper [[Christian Association|Christian association]] are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has no concord or agreement with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.

== Outward Displays of Piety ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray in the assembly halls and standing at the corners of the streets, that they should be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But when you would pray, go into your closet and closing your door you shall pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees shall yield to you in secret.'''''</blockquote>Real Christians do not need crutches, nor do they need outward displays of piety, which are [[Pharisaism|pretentious]]. We should have no need to be seen praying publicly or with others. We should seek our God with our hearts and display our love through good deeds for our [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]], and not merely in the pretense of exhibition.

== Honoring Yahweh when we can help Brethren ==
'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''

Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored Yahweh for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

== Conditions of Love ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Christian Conduct

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== Association ==
''See [[Christian Association]]''

At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can [[Holy and Separate People|only]] be a fellow [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper Christian association are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has [[Enemies of Yahweh|no concord or agreement]] with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the orignal sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:21 Not all who say to Me ‘Prince, Prince!’ shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he doing the will of My Father who is in the heavens. 22 Many shall say to Me in that day ‘Prince, Prince, have we not prophesied in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and have done many works of power in Your name?’ 23 And then shall I profess to them that ‘Never have I known you! Depart from Me, those who are working at lawlessness!’'''''</blockquote>No matter what men do or say, the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]] were made only with the children of [[Israel]]. Yahweh's words at Amos, where it was spoken to Israel that “you only have I known of all the families of the earth”, have never changed. Even if they seem to do well, the aliens cannot do well, since they can never honestly admit to Yahweh's exclusive relationship with Israel, and with His [[Reconciliation|exclusive promises]] to [[All of Israel is Saved|preserve Israel]]. False teachers want to offer preservation to the aliens after the [[Second Advent]], but the Bible makes it clear that only the children of Israel shall inherit the earth.

== Caution ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you off as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and pure as doves!'''''</blockquote>This warning is every bit as profound today as it was then. The White [[Adamite]] has long played the part of the [[sheep]]. Regardless of the false claims of the jew, we have been a relatively passive and non-reactionary people throughout most of our history. Today, just as it was in first century [[Judaea]], the [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]] most often have the advantage. We should not be trying to convert the wolves – that is futile. Rather, we should be seeking the sheep out from among the wolves, while being aware of the tactics of the wolves. Pure as doves, the word also intones pureness of heart. Christians should be straightforward and without guile, while also giving the wolves no reason for accusation.

Matthew 7: “15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Sheep cannot be wolves, and neither can wolves be sheep. Do not attempt to gather sheep form wolves – it does not work.

In fact, at Acts chapter 20 Paul distinguished between wolves and [[False teachers|false sheep-teachers]], where he says: “29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

== Charity ==
''See [[Charity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:1 Now offer your righteousness not to do before men, for them to behold, yet otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens. 2 Therefore when you should do an act of charity, you should not trumpet it before you, even as the hypocrites do in the assembly halls and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they receive their reward! 3 But upon your doing an act of charity, your left hand must not know what your right hand does, 4 that your act of charity would be in secret, and your Father who sees would repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>Alms-giving in the ancient world was with all certainty seen as a way of asking forgiveness from God for one's sins. However the alms-giving had to be without [[Hypocrisy|fanfare]]. If alms-giving was accompanied with fanfare, it was for the benefit of the giver, and not truly for the recipient, and therefore God will not [[Good Works|reward]] it.

== Fasting ==
''See [[Fasting]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:16 And when you should fast, do not be like the sullen-faced hypocrites, for they obscure their faces that they may appear to be fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you fasting anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that you should not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father to whom it is in secret. And your Father who seeing shall repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>As seen with public charity and prayer, we see that outward displays of piety are scorned. That is because they are used as crutches by the weak, or as [[Hypocrisy|pretenses]] by the ungodly. The godly man will naturally manifest his piety through actions on behalf of his brethren, and not through nice speech and [[Pharisaism|feigned displays]]. Christ said of the Judaeans that “these people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me”, where He was quoting Isaiah 29:13. It is easy to pray and to fast and to look good doing it, but it means nothing. It is harder to give to one's brethren even one's life, and to expect nothing in return.

From Isaiah chapter 58: <blockquote>“3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” </blockquote>So we see that Yahweh would rather have us act justly, than to act unjustly and attempt to justify ourselves through prayer and fasting.

== Following Christ ==
''See [[Following Christ]]''

=== Separating from Unbelievers and from the Unworldly ===
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:18 Then Yahshua seeing a crowd around Him had commanded to depart for the other side. 19 And one scribe coming forth said to Him: “Teacher, I shall follow You wherever You should depart!” 20 And Yahshua says to him: “The foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests, but the Son of Man has not where He may lay the head.” 21 Then another of the students said to Him “Prince, allow me first to depart and to bury my father!” 22 But Yahshua says to him “Follow Me and allow the dead to bury the dead for themselves!”'''''</blockquote>This is an example, that those of us who desire to follow Christ, really have no part with those of us who do not. Furthermore, those of us who do not wish to follow Him, may as well be dead. Without Him there is no [[life]] for any of us, so we should all desire to [[Following Christ|follow]] Him!

== Forgiveness ==
''See [[Forgiveness]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:14 For if you would remit for men their transgressions, your heavenly Father shall also remit for you. 15 But if you should not remit for men their transgressions, neither shall your Father remit your transgressions.'''''</blockquote>Repentance includes a cessation of the sinful activity we are repenting from. One need not forgive a sinner who is unrepentant. For this reason Paul said in 1 Corinthians chapter 6:<blockquote>“9 … Do not be led astray: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminates, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh. 11 And these things some of you may have been, but you have cleansed yourselves; moreover you have been sanctified, moreover you have been deemed fit, in the name of Prince Yahshua Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.”</blockquote>Paul also explained in 1 Corinthians chapter 5 that unrepentant sinners are to be put out of our [[Christian Community|community]]. However once a brother repents, he can find forgiveness with God, and we must also forgive him.

== Honoring Yahweh ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''</blockquote>Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored Yahweh for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

== Judgement ==
''See [[Judgement]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:3 Now how do you see the stick which is in the eye of your brother, but the beam which is in your own eye you do not perceive? 4 Or how do you say to your brother ‘Let me extract the stick from your eye’, and behold, the beam is in your eye! 5 Hypocrite! Extract first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to extract the stick from the eye of your brother!'''''</blockquote>When you are without fault, perhaps then you may judge your own brother righteously. This does not mean that we do not recognize and condemn sin. It is the Christian's duty to recognize and condemn sin, and to inform our brethren when they are seen in sin. Paul said in Galatians 6:1: “Brethren, even if a man should already be caught up in some transgression, you, those of the Spirit, restore such a man in a spirit of meekness, watching yourself lest also you may be tested.” When a sinner is [[Repentance|unrepentant]], we are to [[Christian Community|put him out of our community]]. As Paul advises in 1 Corinthians 5 to “deliver such a wretch to the Adversary, for destruction of the flesh, in order that the Spirit may be preserved in the day of the Prince.” Putting a man out of our community forces him over to the Adversary – to non-Christians and aliens – and God will use them to judge the sinner, as Paul says further on in that chapter “What is it to me to judge those outside? Not at all should you judge those within you [or among you]. 13 But those outside Yahweh judges; 'you will expel the wicked from amongst yourselves.'”

We do not condemn our brethren, those Christians among us, but we separate ourselves from unrepentant sinners and pray that Yahweh judges them.

== Love ==
''See [[Love Your Brethren|Loving Your Brethren]]''<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Oaths ==
''See [[Oaths]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:33 "Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients ‘You shall not swear falsely’, and ‘You shall make atonement for your oaths to Yahweh’. 34 Now I say to you not to swear at all, not by the heaven, because it is the throne of Yahweh, 35 nor by the earth, because it is a footstool for His feet, nor upon Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king, 36 nor should you swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 Now your word must be yea, yea, no, no, and what is in excess of these is from of evil."'''''</blockquote>Oaths were taken very seriously in the ancient world, and rituals were fulfilled in order to officiate them. The ritual conducted in Genesis chapter 15, where [[Abraham]] split certain animals in half and the essence of [[Yahweh]] passed between them, was one such ritual officiating an oath, and there are Mesopotamian inscriptions revealing that very ritual to have been a custom of the people at that time. However swearing oaths to men, one must compromise one's allegiance to God. Therefore [[Christian Conduct|Christians]] should not swear oaths at all. At James 5:12 the [[James the son of Alphaeus|apostle]] wrote:<blockquote>''“But before all, my brethren, do not swear, not even on heaven nor on the earth nor any other oath, but it must be from you the yes “Yes” and the no “No”, in order that you would not fall under judgment.”''</blockquote>For this reason, Christians for many centuries refused to consider contracts or allegiances. Rather, they conducted all of their business on a handshake and their word, where yes was yes and no was no.

== Prayer ==
''See [[Prayer]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray in the assembly halls and standing at the corners of the streets, that they should be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But when you would pray, go into your closet and closing your door you shall pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees shall yield to you in secret.'''''</blockquote>In 1 Samuel chapter 1, we see that [[Hannah]]'s prayer was answered when her lips moved, but she spoke it not, having prayed in her heart. Likewise, the prophet [[Daniel (prophet)|Daniel]] prayed alone in his room, and it was not necessarily his intention that he be seen through his window by his enemies, as it is related in Daniel chapter 6. Daniel and Hannah, while seen by others, were both praying privately. The [[apostles]] often prayed together, but they prayed privately, and not to make a show in front of others.

Christians who insist on public prayer, or that others must pray with them, are simply looking for a crutch. They want others to see how “pious” they are, that they may [[Hypocrisy|justify themselves]]. Real Christians do not need crutches, nor do they need outward displays of piety, which are [[Pharisaism|pretentious]]. We should have no need to be seen praying publicly or with others. We should seek our God with our hearts and display our love through good deeds for our [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]], and not merely in the pretense of exhibition.

== Priorities ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:14 Then Yahshua coming into the house of Petros saw his mother-in-law stricken and sick with fever. 15 And He grasped her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served Him.'''''</blockquote>Peter had a wife, as Paul also relates, where he is speaking of himself, at 1 Corinthians 9:5 where he asks: “Do we not have license to always have with us a kinswoman: a wife, as also the other ambassadors, and the brethren of the Prince, and Kephas?” So we see here also that Peter had a mother-in-law, and therefore he was married. Peter's following Yahshua for three-and-a-half years while he was married, is also illustrative of the [[Christian Obedience|priorities]] that we too should all have: that service to the Word of God comes even before [[marriage]].

== Self Denial ==
''See [[Christian Conformity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:13 Enter in through the narrow gate, because wide is the gate and broad is the road which leads to destruction, and they are many who are entering in through it! 14 But because narrow is the gate and distressed the road which leads to life, then they are few who are finding it.'''''</blockquote>Of course, most of us would rather believe the comfortable lie than the uncomfortable truth. We would rather walk the easy road than the hard path. We would rather listen to those who have appointed themselves over us than take up the responsibility into our own hands and study the Word of God for ourselves. This is why Luke in Acts 17:11 said of the men of [[Beroia]], that “These were of more noble a race than those in Thessalonika, who accepted the Word with all eagerness, each day examining the writings, if these things would hold thusly.” Those seeking to enter in through the straight gate, seek to do so through the [[The Scriptures|Word of Yahweh]].

In the apocryphal 1 Esdras from the [[Septuagint]], which is clearly a better copy of the Book of Ezra than what we have in the [[Masoretic Text]], we see a striking example in chapter 7:<blockquote>"6 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate. 10 And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 12 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.”</blockquote>This passage in Ezra is cross-referenced to Matthew 7:13 by the [[NA27|Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece]], 27th edition. This is surprising, because the cross-reference upholds the [[Race|racial nature]] of the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]], which are made only with Israel! And so it is, that the so-called churches which seek to include the whole world into the redemption of Christ cause destruction, and those who seek to enter in through the straight gate are those who realize that they must separate themselves from the abominations of the [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], and that no alien shall get by the porters at the gate. As we saw in Matthew chapter 5, Christ came only for the “[[Prisoners (prophecy)|prisoners]]” who “sit in darkness”, for the children of the Israelite captivity.

== Study ==

=== Independence from False Prophets ===
''See also [[False teachers]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

=== Dangers of Compromise ===
<blockquote>'''Matthew 7:24 Therefore each who hears these My words and does them, he shall be compared to a sensible man, who has built his house upon bedrock, 25 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow, and they fall against that house, yet it does not fall, for it was founded upon the bedrock. 26 And each who hears these My words and not doing them, he shall be compared to a foolish man, who has built his house upon the sand, 27 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow and they fall against that house and it falls, and great was its fall!”'''</blockquote>Once we have the truth of the Word, and we follow it, we are unshakable in our convictions. Those who compromise in the [[The Scriptures|Word of God]], they stand upon foundations of shifting sand, and are easily rebuked for their lies.

== Vengeance ==
''See [[Vengeance]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:38 You have heard that it has been said ‘An eye for an eye’ and ‘A tooth for a tooth’. 39 Now I say to you, not to oppose evil, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn for him also the other. 40 And to him desiring for you to be judged and to receive your cloak, give up to him also the shirt. 41 And whoever shall press you for one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him asking you, and you should not turn away from him wishing to borrow from you.'''''</blockquote>Since both the exacting vengeance and the distribution of reward belong to our God, Christians should not take such things upon themselves. Yet rarely in our history have we shown such faith. If we believed God's word, we would never seek vengeance against a brother, either by suit or by violence.

(This does not refer to [[Enemies of Yahweh|Yahweh's enemies]]. We are not to suffer evil from the enemies of our God. We must resist them. Here, as always throughout the discourse given on the [[Sermon on the Mount|Mount]], the subject of the conversation is still the students of Christ and the children of [[Israel]].)

Christian Conduct

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Noble:

== Association ==
''See [[Christian Association]]''

At Matt. 5:43, Yahshua is credited with the words<blockquote>'''“Thou shalt love thy neighbor (τὸν πλησίον), and hate thine enemy”'''</blockquote>What meaning would the saying have, if one’s enemy, as is often the case, lived in the house next door? See the note at Rom. 13:10.

So here it should be evident that τὸν πλησίον is “one near” to you, but not necessarily geographically. Rather, one near in relationship is more likely the case. The Hebrew word in the original, which is found at Lev. 19:18, is Strong’s Hebrew #7453, “from 7462; an ''associate'' (more or less close)” and Strong lists the A.V. translations of the word “brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbor, X (an-) other” and so it should certainly be evident now that τὸν πλησίον is not simply “one who lives nearby” etc.

The root of 7453, 7462, is defined by Strong: “a primitive root; to ''tend'' a flock, i.e. pasture it; intransitive to ''graze'' (literally or figuratively); generally to ''rule''; by extension to ''associate'' with (as a friend)...” and so it seems to me that one’s πλησίον can [[Holy and Separate People|only]] be a fellow [[sheep]]! For the bounds of proper Christian association are set at II Cor. 6:11-18, Christ has [[Enemies of Yahweh|no concord or agreement]] with Belial, the ungodly, those [[Non-Adamics|without the faith]], or the children of darkness, and no government of man, sponsoring “urban renewal” and forced racial integration, can ever change that.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:6 You should not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor should you cast your pearls before swine, lest they shall trample them with their feet and turning they would rend you to pieces!'''''</blockquote>[[Sheep]] should not even communicate with [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]] and swine. To communicate, in the orignal sense of the word, means to share things in [[Communion|common]]. When we communicate we are sharing with one another. We should not ever go into the presence of aliens and share the Word of our God with them! Nowhere in the Scripture are we told to share the Truth with swine, dogs, or beasts – and those who do are doing us a great disservice. From the Wisdom of Sirach, 12:5: “Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.” Even if we pretend to teach aliens the truth, they will only use it against us.<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:21 Not all who say to Me ‘Prince, Prince!’ shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he doing the will of My Father who is in the heavens. 22 Many shall say to Me in that day ‘Prince, Prince, have we not prophesied in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and have done many works of power in Your name?’ 23 And then shall I profess to them that ‘Never have I known you! Depart from Me, those who are working at lawlessness!’'''''</blockquote>No matter what men do or say, the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]] were made only with the children of [[Israel]]. Yahweh's words at Amos, where it was spoken to Israel that “you only have I known of all the families of the earth”, have never changed. Even if they seem to do well, the aliens cannot do well, since they can never honestly admit to Yahweh's exclusive relationship with Israel, and with His [[Reconciliation|exclusive promises]] to [[All of Israel is Saved|preserve Israel]]. False teachers want to offer preservation to the aliens after the [[Second Advent]], but the Bible makes it clear that only the children of Israel shall inherit the earth.

== Caution ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you off as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and pure as doves!'''''</blockquote>This warning is every bit as profound today as it was then. The White [[Adamite]] has long played the part of the [[sheep]]. Regardless of the false claims of the jew, we have been a relatively passive and non-reactionary people throughout most of our history. Today, just as it was in first century [[Judaea]], the [[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|wolves]] most often have the advantage. We should not be trying to convert the wolves – that is futile. Rather, we should be seeking the sheep out from among the wolves, while being aware of the tactics of the wolves. Pure as doves, the word also intones pureness of heart. Christians should be straightforward and without guile, while also giving the wolves no reason for accusation.

Matthew 7: “15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Sheep cannot be wolves, and neither can wolves be sheep. Do not attempt to gather sheep form wolves – it does not work.

In fact, at Acts chapter 20 Paul distinguished between wolves and [[False teachers|false sheep-teachers]], where he says: “29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

== Charity ==
''See [[Charity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:1 Now offer your righteousness not to do before men, for them to behold, yet otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens. 2 Therefore when you should do an act of charity, you should not trumpet it before you, even as the hypocrites do in the assembly halls and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they receive their reward! 3 But upon your doing an act of charity, your left hand must not know what your right hand does, 4 that your act of charity would be in secret, and your Father who sees would repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>Alms-giving in the ancient world was with all certainty seen as a way of asking forgiveness from God for one's sins. However the alms-giving had to be without [[Hypocrisy|fanfare]]. If alms-giving was accompanied with fanfare, it was for the benefit of the giver, and not truly for the recipient, and therefore God will not [[Good Works|reward]] it.

== Fasting ==
''See [[Fasting]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:16 And when you should fast, do not be like the sullen-faced hypocrites, for they obscure their faces that they may appear to be fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you fasting anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that you should not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father to whom it is in secret. And your Father who seeing shall repay you in secret.'''''</blockquote>As seen with public charity and prayer, we see that outward displays of piety are scorned. That is because they are used as crutches by the weak, or as [[Hypocrisy|pretenses]] by the ungodly. The godly man will naturally manifest his piety through actions on behalf of his brethren, and not through nice speech and [[Pharisaism|feigned displays]]. Christ said of the Judaeans that “these people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me”, where He was quoting Isaiah 29:13. It is easy to pray and to fast and to look good doing it, but it means nothing. It is harder to give to one's brethren even one's life, and to expect nothing in return.

From Isaiah chapter 58: <blockquote>“3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” </blockquote>So we see that Yahweh would rather have us act justly, than to act unjustly and attempt to justify ourselves through prayer and fasting.

== Following Christ ==
''See [[Following Christ]]''

=== Separating from Unbelievers and from the Unworldly ===
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:18 Then Yahshua seeing a crowd around Him had commanded to depart for the other side. 19 And one scribe coming forth said to Him: “Teacher, I shall follow You wherever You should depart!” 20 And Yahshua says to him: “The foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests, but the Son of Man has not where He may lay the head.” 21 Then another of the students said to Him “Prince, allow me first to depart and to bury my father!” 22 But Yahshua says to him “Follow Me and allow the dead to bury the dead for themselves!”'''''</blockquote>This is an example, that those of us who desire to follow Christ, really have no part with those of us who do not. Furthermore, those of us who do not wish to follow Him, may as well be dead. Without Him there is no [[life]] for any of us, so we should all desire to [[Following Christ|follow]] Him!

== Forgiveness ==
''See [[Forgiveness]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:14 For if you would remit for men their transgressions, your heavenly Father shall also remit for you. 15 But if you should not remit for men their transgressions, neither shall your Father remit your transgressions.'''''</blockquote>Repentance includes a cessation of the sinful activity we are repenting from. One need not forgive a sinner who is unrepentant. For this reason Paul said in 1 Corinthians chapter 6:<blockquote>“9 … Do not be led astray: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminates, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh. 11 And these things some of you may have been, but you have cleansed yourselves; moreover you have been sanctified, moreover you have been deemed fit, in the name of Prince Yahshua Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.”</blockquote>Paul also explained in 1 Corinthians chapter 5 that unrepentant sinners are to be put out of our [[Christian Community|community]]. However once a brother repents, he can find forgiveness with God, and we must also forgive him.

== Honoring Yahweh ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''</blockquote>Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored Yahweh for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

== Judgement ==
''See [[Judgement]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:3 Now how do you see the stick which is in the eye of your brother, but the beam which is in your own eye you do not perceive? 4 Or how do you say to your brother ‘Let me extract the stick from your eye’, and behold, the beam is in your eye! 5 Hypocrite! Extract first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to extract the stick from the eye of your brother!'''''</blockquote>When you are without fault, perhaps then you may judge your own brother righteously. This does not mean that we do not recognize and condemn sin. It is the Christian's duty to recognize and condemn sin, and to inform our brethren when they are seen in sin. Paul said in Galatians 6:1: “Brethren, even if a man should already be caught up in some transgression, you, those of the Spirit, restore such a man in a spirit of meekness, watching yourself lest also you may be tested.” When a sinner is [[Repentance|unrepentant]], we are to [[Christian Community|put him out of our community]]. As Paul advises in 1 Corinthians 5 to “deliver such a wretch to the Adversary, for destruction of the flesh, in order that the Spirit may be preserved in the day of the Prince.” Putting a man out of our community forces him over to the Adversary – to non-Christians and aliens – and God will use them to judge the sinner, as Paul says further on in that chapter “What is it to me to judge those outside? Not at all should you judge those within you [or among you]. 13 But those outside Yahweh judges; 'you will expel the wicked from amongst yourselves.'”

We do not condemn our brethren, those Christians among us, but we separate ourselves from unrepentant sinners and pray that Yahweh judges them.

== Love ==
''See [[Christian Love]]''<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Oaths ==
''See [[Oaths]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:33 "Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients ‘You shall not swear falsely’, and ‘You shall make atonement for your oaths to Yahweh’. 34 Now I say to you not to swear at all, not by the heaven, because it is the throne of Yahweh, 35 nor by the earth, because it is a footstool for His feet, nor upon Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king, 36 nor should you swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 Now your word must be yea, yea, no, no, and what is in excess of these is from of evil."'''''</blockquote>Oaths were taken very seriously in the ancient world, and rituals were fulfilled in order to officiate them. The ritual conducted in Genesis chapter 15, where [[Abraham]] split certain animals in half and the essence of [[Yahweh]] passed between them, was one such ritual officiating an oath, and there are Mesopotamian inscriptions revealing that very ritual to have been a custom of the people at that time. However swearing oaths to men, one must compromise one's allegiance to God. Therefore [[Christian Conduct|Christians]] should not swear oaths at all. At James 5:12 the [[James the son of Alphaeus|apostle]] wrote:<blockquote>''“But before all, my brethren, do not swear, not even on heaven nor on the earth nor any other oath, but it must be from you the yes “Yes” and the no “No”, in order that you would not fall under judgment.”''</blockquote>For this reason, Christians for many centuries refused to consider contracts or allegiances. Rather, they conducted all of their business on a handshake and their word, where yes was yes and no was no.

== Prayer ==
''See [[Prayer]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray in the assembly halls and standing at the corners of the streets, that they should be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But when you would pray, go into your closet and closing your door you shall pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees shall yield to you in secret.'''''</blockquote>In 1 Samuel chapter 1, we see that [[Hannah]]'s prayer was answered when her lips moved, but she spoke it not, having prayed in her heart. Likewise, the prophet [[Daniel (prophet)|Daniel]] prayed alone in his room, and it was not necessarily his intention that he be seen through his window by his enemies, as it is related in Daniel chapter 6. Daniel and Hannah, while seen by others, were both praying privately. The [[apostles]] often prayed together, but they prayed privately, and not to make a show in front of others.

Christians who insist on public prayer, or that others must pray with them, are simply looking for a crutch. They want others to see how “pious” they are, that they may [[Hypocrisy|justify themselves]]. Real Christians do not need crutches, nor do they need outward displays of piety, which are [[Pharisaism|pretentious]]. We should have no need to be seen praying publicly or with others. We should seek our God with our hearts and display our love through good deeds for our [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]], and not merely in the pretense of exhibition.

== Priorities ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:14 Then Yahshua coming into the house of Petros saw his mother-in-law stricken and sick with fever. 15 And He grasped her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served Him.'''''</blockquote>Peter had a wife, as Paul also relates, where he is speaking of himself, at 1 Corinthians 9:5 where he asks: “Do we not have license to always have with us a kinswoman: a wife, as also the other ambassadors, and the brethren of the Prince, and Kephas?” So we see here also that Peter had a mother-in-law, and therefore he was married. Peter's following Yahshua for three-and-a-half years while he was married, is also illustrative of the [[Christian Obedience|priorities]] that we too should all have: that service to the Word of God comes even before [[marriage]].

== Self Denial ==
''See [[Christian Conformity]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:13 Enter in through the narrow gate, because wide is the gate and broad is the road which leads to destruction, and they are many who are entering in through it! 14 But because narrow is the gate and distressed the road which leads to life, then they are few who are finding it.'''''</blockquote>Of course, most of us would rather believe the comfortable lie than the uncomfortable truth. We would rather walk the easy road than the hard path. We would rather listen to those who have appointed themselves over us than take up the responsibility into our own hands and study the Word of God for ourselves. This is why Luke in Acts 17:11 said of the men of [[Beroia]], that “These were of more noble a race than those in Thessalonika, who accepted the Word with all eagerness, each day examining the writings, if these things would hold thusly.” Those seeking to enter in through the straight gate, seek to do so through the [[The Scriptures|Word of Yahweh]].

In the apocryphal 1 Esdras from the [[Septuagint]], which is clearly a better copy of the Book of Ezra than what we have in the [[Masoretic Text]], we see a striking example in chapter 7:<blockquote>"6 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate. 10 And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 12 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.”</blockquote>This passage in Ezra is cross-referenced to Matthew 7:13 by the [[NA27|Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece]], 27th edition. This is surprising, because the cross-reference upholds the [[Race|racial nature]] of the [[Covenants of Yahweh|covenants]], which are made only with Israel! And so it is, that the so-called churches which seek to include the whole world into the redemption of Christ cause destruction, and those who seek to enter in through the straight gate are those who realize that they must separate themselves from the abominations of the [[Non-Adamics|aliens]], and that no alien shall get by the porters at the gate. As we saw in Matthew chapter 5, Christ came only for the “[[Prisoners (prophecy)|prisoners]]” who “sit in darkness”, for the children of the Israelite captivity.

== Study ==

=== Independence from False Prophets ===
''See also [[False teachers]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 7:15 Keep away from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. 16 You shall know them from their fruits. Does anyone gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Thusly every good tree produces fine fruit, but the rotten tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, nor is a rotten tree to produce fine fruit. 19 Each tree not producing fine fruit is cut down and cast into the fire! 20 Indeed from their fruits you shall know them.'''''</blockquote>[[Wolves (Biblical symbol)|Wolves]], foxes, [[Dogs (Biblical symbol)|dogs]], they are all of the biological family named Canidae. Out of these, wolves and dogs are called Canini, and foxes are called Vulpini. Dingos, jackals, coyotes and hyenas are also of this family. They are all Canines, and to the ancients they were all basically dogs. [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] was called a fox by Christ. The [[Canaanite woman]] was called a dog. [[Psalms|Psalm 22]] prophesied that Christ was to be killed by the “[[Pharisees|power of the dog]]”, which referred to the [[Sadducees|Edomites]] in control in [[Jerusalem]]. By all of this, we know who the wolves are. [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] warned in Acts chapter 20, that after his departure “oppressive wolves shall come in ... not being sparing of the sheep”, and then he contrasted these to the [[false teachers]] who would arise among the people themselves. So we see that while not all false teachers are wolves, we certainly must be aware of and defend against the wolves first. Christ is warning us to do this, and we have no commission to be complacent regarding these wolves! We must spot and eject them – or at least sound the alarm - it is our duty!

=== Dangers of Compromise ===
<blockquote>'''Matthew 7:24 Therefore each who hears these My words and does them, he shall be compared to a sensible man, who has built his house upon bedrock, 25 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow, and they fall against that house, yet it does not fall, for it was founded upon the bedrock. 26 And each who hears these My words and not doing them, he shall be compared to a foolish man, who has built his house upon the sand, 27 and the rain descends and the river comes and the winds blow and they fall against that house and it falls, and great was its fall!”'''</blockquote>Once we have the truth of the Word, and we follow it, we are unshakable in our convictions. Those who compromise in the [[The Scriptures|Word of God]], they stand upon foundations of shifting sand, and are easily rebuked for their lies.

== Vengeance ==
''See [[Vengeance]]''<blockquote>'''''Matthew 5:38 You have heard that it has been said ‘An eye for an eye’ and ‘A tooth for a tooth’. 39 Now I say to you, not to oppose evil, but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn for him also the other. 40 And to him desiring for you to be judged and to receive your cloak, give up to him also the shirt. 41 And whoever shall press you for one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him asking you, and you should not turn away from him wishing to borrow from you.'''''</blockquote>Since both the exacting vengeance and the distribution of reward belong to our God, Christians should not take such things upon themselves. Yet rarely in our history have we shown such faith. If we believed God's word, we would never seek vengeance against a brother, either by suit or by violence.

(This does not refer to [[Enemies of Yahweh|Yahweh's enemies]]. We are not to suffer evil from the enemies of our God. We must resist them. Here, as always throughout the discourse given on the [[Sermon on the Mount|Mount]], the subject of the conversation is still the students of Christ and the children of [[Israel]].)

Christian Obedience

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Noble:

<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:14 Then Yahshua coming into the house of Petros saw his mother-in-law stricken and sick with fever. 15 And He grasped her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served Him.'''''</blockquote>Peter had a wife, as Paul also relates, where he is speaking of himself, at 1 Corinthians 9:5 where he asks: “Do we not have license to always have with us a kinswoman: a wife, as also the other ambassadors, and the brethren of the Prince, and Kephas?” So we see here also that Peter had a mother-in-law, and therefore he was married. Peter's following Yahshua for three-and-a-half years while he was married, is also illustrative of the [[Christian Obedience|priorities]] that we too should all have: that service to the Word of God comes even before [[marriage]].<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Ecumenism

2023-06-27T19:27:53Z

Noble: Created page with "<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated..."

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

Christian Persecution

2023-06-27T19:27:41Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come!'''</blockquote>Christians are still being persecuted by the [[Serpent Seed|children of Satan]], merely for being Christians. The proofs of this lie in the 30 Years' War, the destruction of Christian Russia, the destruction of Christian Germany, and many other events in our history. While the tactics of the jew change with time, and while he often is forced to lie-in-wait even for centuries, his warfare against Christian society never ceases, and the evidence is all around us today: an endless trail of the cities of Israel lie in ruins. That we see this battle of the jew against Christianity at this very time, by itself is full proof that our Christianity is true, and everything else is a lie.

Persecution should be expected by Christians and a lack thereof should make one question if they're actually following in the footsteps of Christ:<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of Antiochus, the Greek ruler of Syria.

== Household Division ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:21 For brother shall hand over brother unto death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents and shall slay them. 22 And you shall be hated by all on account of My Name, but he abiding to the end shall be saved.'''</blockquote>Do not expect to be loved if you are adhering to the truth of the gospel. The truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern [[ecumenism]] and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the [[Early Christianity|first few centuries]] of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about [[Christian Obedience|obedience]] to God, [[Christian Association|love for our own kind]], and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Martyrdom ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.

== Christian Dialogue ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:19 And when they should hand you over, you should not have care for how or what you should speak. For it shall be given to you at that hour what you should speak. 20 For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.'''</blockquote>In your time of calamity, you will be empowered to say the things that God wants you to say. If you feel as though you have failed to say something, be not ashamed: for perhaps God did not want you to say it!

== Misunderstandings ==

=== Early Mission of the Apostles ===
<blockquote>'<nowiki/>'''''Matthew 10:7''' And going you proclaim, saying that ‘[[The Kingdom|the kingdom of the heavens has neared!]]’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give. 9 Do not procure gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 nor a bag for the way, nor two cloaks nor sandals, nor a staff. For the workman is worthy of his provisions. 11 And into whatever city or town you should enter, scrutinize whether anyone in it is worthy, and there abide until when you would depart.''</blockquote>These instructions were for the [[apostles]] during the ministry of Christ. They did not apply afterwards, of their later missions, where at Luke 22:35-36 it is recorded that “35 He said to them: ''When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you have want of anything?' And they said 'Nothing.' 36 Then He said to them: 'But now he having a purse must take it, and likewise a wallet, and he not having a sword must sell his garment and buy one''.” This goes hand-in-hand with the foreknowledge that Christians would be [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]], and would most often have to fend for and defend themselves. So we see that common sense must prevail in our quest for the kingdom.

Christian Persecution

2023-06-27T19:26:27Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come!'''</blockquote>Christians are still being persecuted by the [[Serpent Seed|children of Satan]], merely for being Christians. The proofs of this lie in the 30 Years' War, the destruction of Christian Russia, the destruction of Christian Germany, and many other events in our history. While the tactics of the jew change with time, and while he often is forced to lie-in-wait even for centuries, his warfare against Christian society never ceases, and the evidence is all around us today: an endless trail of the cities of Israel lie in ruins. That we see this battle of the jew against Christianity at this very time, by itself is full proof that our Christianity is true, and everything else is a lie.

Persecution should be expected by Christians and a lack thereof should make one question if they're actually following in the footsteps of Christ:<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of Antiochus, the Greek ruler of Syria.

== Household Division ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:21 For brother shall hand over brother unto death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents and shall slay them. 22 And you shall be hated by all on account of My Name, but he abiding to the end shall be saved.'''</blockquote>Do not expect to be loved if you are adhering to the truth of the gospel. The truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:34 You should not suppose that I have come to put peace upon the earth. I have not come to put peace, but a sword! 35 For I have come to divide a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law, 36 and a man’s enemies are those of his house!'''</blockquote>And we in Christian Identity today can imagine just what it was like for Christians in ancient pagan Rome. We are often shunned and excoriated by our own families, because we refuse to accept the universal religion of the empire. Yes, there is little difference between modern ecumenism and the universal paganism of old Rome, where just about anything became acceptable so long as one worshipped Caesar. Today we are for the most part merely shunned, but in the first few centuries of the Christian era, our forebears were often reported, arrested, and martyred merely for professing Christ.

Christianity is not about our own sick ideas of “peace”, sick because they usually include placating aliens and sinners. As we have seen here while covering Matthew chapter 5, a true [[Peacemaker|peace-maker]] is one who is willing to obey the laws of God, and reprove his fellows when they do not obey. Contrary to the profession of the phony “judeo-Christians”, Christ is not about peace, but rather about obedience to God, love for our own kind, and the consequences of violating those precepts.

Here Christ quotes Micah 7:6, which reads: “For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.”

== Martyrdom ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.

== Christian Dialogue ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:19 And when they should hand you over, you should not have care for how or what you should speak. For it shall be given to you at that hour what you should speak. 20 For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.'''</blockquote>In your time of calamity, you will be empowered to say the things that God wants you to say. If you feel as though you have failed to say something, be not ashamed: for perhaps God did not want you to say it!

== Misunderstandings ==

=== Early Mission of the Apostles ===
<blockquote>'<nowiki/>'''''Matthew 10:7''' And going you proclaim, saying that ‘[[The Kingdom|the kingdom of the heavens has neared!]]’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give. 9 Do not procure gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 nor a bag for the way, nor two cloaks nor sandals, nor a staff. For the workman is worthy of his provisions. 11 And into whatever city or town you should enter, scrutinize whether anyone in it is worthy, and there abide until when you would depart.''</blockquote>These instructions were for the [[apostles]] during the ministry of Christ. They did not apply afterwards, of their later missions, where at Luke 22:35-36 it is recorded that “35 He said to them: ''When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you have want of anything?' And they said 'Nothing.' 36 Then He said to them: 'But now he having a purse must take it, and likewise a wallet, and he not having a sword must sell his garment and buy one''.” This goes hand-in-hand with the foreknowledge that Christians would be [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]], and would most often have to fend for and defend themselves. So we see that common sense must prevail in our quest for the kingdom.

Judgement Seat of Christ

2023-06-27T19:23:59Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:12''' ''But going into the house you shall greet it, 13 and indeed if the house should be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it should not be worthy, your peace must return to you. 14 And whoever would not receive you nor hear your words, going out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, it shall be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorra in the day of judgment than for that city!''</blockquote>This does not mean that the Canaanites of [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorra]] are going to be resurrected and [[Judgement Seat of Christ|judged]]. Firstly, it cannot even be established that the residents of those cities at the time of [[Abraham]] and [[Lot]] were even all [[Canaanites]]. Rather, it states that for those who reject the Gospel of the Kingdom, it will be worse for them in the judgement than it was for Sodom and Gomorra.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:32 Therefore each who shall agree with Me before men, I shall also agree with him before My Father who is in the heavens. 33 But he who should deny Me before men, I shall also deny him before My Father who is in the heavens.'''</blockquote>We can never deny the truth of the gospel before men – or we shall indeed suffer for it in the much greater [[Judgement Seat of Christ|judgement]] to come. Many take this to mean denying Christ Himself outright. I would think that it means something much deeper – for while many of us profess Christ with our lips, we deny Him in one word or another, because we pick-and-choose which Scriptures we want to accept, and which we want to reject. In essence, denying any part of the Gospel, is a denial of Him. At 1 Samuel 2:30 Yahweh said “... them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed”.

Gospel

2023-06-27T19:23:50Z

Noble:

<blockquote>'''Matthew 9:37''' Then He says to His students: “Great is the harvest, but the workers are few! 38 Therefore it is necessary for the lord of the harvest, that he send out workers into his harvest!”</blockquote>Matthew records Christ as saying this shortly before sending out the apostles. Christ needed His apostles to share in the labor of [[Gospel|spreading the Word of God]], and He was about to send them out to do so.

== Reconciliation ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:'''5 These twelve Yahshua sent out, commanding to them saying: “You should not depart into the way of the heathens [or nations], and you should not enter into a city of Samaritans. 6 But rather you must go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.</blockquote>This is one of the most misunderstood verses in Scripture, even among Christian Identity pastors. Many think that the command not to go unto the nations conflicts with the idea that the nations of the [[(Greek) Oikoumene|oikoumenê]] descended mostly from ancient [[Israel]]. But it does not. Firstly, Christ was not yet crucified, and therefore He was not yet [[Reconciliation|reconciled]] to a “divorced” Israel, so the message of the [[Gospel]] was not yet prepared for them. This is the ministry of reconciliation which Paul describes in 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and elsewhere.

Secondly, Yahshua is talking to the apostles on terms that they would understand, and at this time they understood “Israel” to include the circumcision only. The proof of that lies in Acts Chapter 10 and [[Petros (Peter)|Peter's]] need for the vision which he later received from God. The apostles, being unlearned in literature, were not aware of the identity of the long-ago-dispersed Israelites, which was the entire reason for the later ministry of [[Paul of Tarsus]].

== Rejecting the Gospel and False Pleads of "Ignorance" ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:12''' ''But going into the house you shall greet it, 13 and indeed if the house should be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it should not be worthy, your peace must return to you. 14 And whoever would not receive you nor hear your words, going out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, it shall be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorra in the day of judgment than for that city!''</blockquote>This does not mean that the Canaanites of [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorra]] are going to be [[The Ressurection|resurrected]] and [[Judgement Seat of Christ|judged]]. Firstly, it cannot even be established that the residents of those cities at the time of [[Abraham]] and [[Lot]] were even all [[Canaanites]]. Rather, it states that for those who reject the Gospel of the Kingdom, it will be worse for them in the judgement than it was for Sodom and Gommora.<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:32 Therefore each who shall agree with Me before men, I shall also agree with him before My Father who is in the heavens. 33 But he who should deny Me before men, I shall also deny him before My Father who is in the heavens.'''</blockquote>We can never deny the truth of the gospel before men – or we shall indeed suffer for it in the much greater [[Judgement Seat of Christ|judgement]] to come. Many take this to mean denying Christ Himself outright. I would think that it means something much deeper – for while many of us profess Christ with our lips, we deny Him in one word or another, because we pick-and-choose which Scriptures we want to accept, and which we want to reject. In essence, denying any part of the Gospel, is a denial of Him. At 1 Samuel 2:30 Yahweh said “... them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed”.

== Subtle Profound Prophecies ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.

Yahweh

2023-06-27T19:22:31Z

Noble:

Yahweh

== Covenants ==

=== Covenant with Abraham ===
Oaths were taken very seriously in the ancient world, and rituals were fulfilled in order to officiate them. The ritual conducted in Genesis chapter 15, where [[Abraham]] split certain animals in half and the essence of [[Yahweh]] passed between them, was one such ritual officiating an oath, and there are Mesopotamian inscriptions revealing that very ritual to have been a custom of the people at that time. However swearing oaths to men, one must compromise one's allegiance to God. Therefore [[Christian Conduct|Christians]] should not swear oaths at all. At James 5:12 the [[James the son of Alphaeus|apostle]] wrote:<blockquote>''“But before all, my brethren, do not swear, not even on heaven nor on the earth nor any other oath, but it must be from you the yes “Yes” and the no “No”, in order that you would not fall under judgment.”''</blockquote>For this reason, Christians for many centuries refused to consider contracts or allegiances. Rather, they conducted all of their business on a handshake and their word, where yes was yes and no was no.

=== Marriage Covenant ===

== Kingship ==
Job chapter 34 discusses the righteous judgement of God, and verse 30 expresses the hope: “That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.” In the old kingdom, the role of the [[King of Israel|king]] was as the ultimate judge of the people, and we see as much in the prayer of Solomon upon his becoming king, at 1 Kings 3:9 where he said: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?” It says at 1 Kings 7:7: “Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.”

When our people rejected [[Yahweh]] as King, we invited hypocritical human judgement upon ourselves, and have been naturally punished by it ever since. One of the promises of Christianity is that [[Yahshua Christ|Christ]] be our judge, and then we shall all be judged fairly, before God who knows all, and not before man whose judgement is clouded and partial and whose knowledge is incomplete.

== Rebethrothal ==
In Matthew 9:15, Yahshua Christ, calling Himself the bride-groom, asserts that he is Yahweh who would remarry Israel, just as it is promised in Hosea 2:19-20. In John 3:29 [[John the Baptist]] is said to have professed that “''He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.''” Therefore Yahshua being the bridegroom, He must be Yahweh in the flesh!

== Love for Israel ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And one of these does not fall upon the earth without consent of your Father. 30 But of you even the hairs of the head are all counted. 31 Therefore do not fear, you are worthy more than many sparrows.'''</blockquote>Sparrows are, in other words, cheap, yet Yahweh cares even for them. Therefore he has much greater care for us.

== Honoring Yahweh ==
'''''Matthew 9:6 But in order that you would know that the Son of Man has authority upon the earth to forgive errors (then He says to the paralytic): Arising take your cot and go to your house!” 7 And arising he departed for his house. 8 Then seeing it the crowds feared and honored Yahweh for giving such authority to men.'''''

Correctly, the crowds did not honor Yahshua, who they [[Divinity of Christ|perceived]] as a mere man, but rather they honored [[Yahweh]] for the things which Yahshua had done. Men should never seek the honor of men, but rather all should honor God, that they are able to help their [[Love Your Brethren|brethren]].

Death

2023-06-27T19:21:26Z

Noble: Created page with "== Fear of Death == <blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your Treasure in Heaven|rewa..."

== Fear of Death ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of Antiochus, the Greek ruler of Syria

Antiochus

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[[Antiochus]], the Greek ruler of Syria.

Antiochus

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Noble: Created page with "<blockquote>''12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress th..."

<blockquote>''12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us''</blockquote>The book, 4 Maccabees, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of [[Antiochus]], the Greek ruler of Syria.

4 Maccabees

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4 Maccabees should not be accepted as canon, but still presents a moral story and a view on the perspective of the ancients.

== Do not Fear Death ==
<blockquote>''12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us''</blockquote>The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of [[Antiochus]], the Greek ruler of Syria.

4 Maccabees

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Fear of God

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Noble: Created page with "<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your reward is great in hea..."

<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

Treasure in Heaven

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Christian Persecution

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<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come!'''</blockquote>Christians are still being persecuted by the [[Serpent Seed|children of Satan]], merely for being Christians. The proofs of this lie in the 30 Years' War, the destruction of Christian Russia, the destruction of Christian Germany, and many other events in our history. While the tactics of the jew change with time, and while he often is forced to lie-in-wait even for centuries, his warfare against Christian society never ceases, and the evidence is all around us today: an endless trail of the cities of Israel lie in ruins. That we see this battle of the jew against Christianity at this very time, by itself is full proof that our Christianity is true, and everything else is a lie.

Persecution should be expected by Christians and a lack thereof should make one question if they're actually following in the footsteps of Christ:<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:26 Therefore you should not fear them. For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed and secret which shall not be made known. 27 That which I say to you in the darkness you speak in the light, and that which you hear in the ear proclaim upon the houses!'''</blockquote>How can a Christian ever be afraid to speak the truth? If you are persecuted for speaking the truth, then be proud of it – your [[Treasure in Heaven|reward]] is great in heaven!<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:28 And do not fear from those killing the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear He who is able also to slay soul and body in Gehenna!'''</blockquote>Christians should have no fear of jew nor beast. We should only have [[fear of God]]. If we deny or conceal the truth before our fellows, what shall our God think of us when we stand before Him? From Brenton's Septuagint 4 Maccabees 13:12-17, which while we may or may not accept the book as canon, it nevertheless reflects the attitudes that Christ also professes here: “12 And another, Remember of what stock ye are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. 13 And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. 14 Let us not fear him who thinketh he killeth; 15 for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. 16 Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning. 17 If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.”

The book, [[4 Maccabees|4 Maccabee]]<nowiki/>s, is a moral one, about the power of faith over fleshly desire, and the story here is about seven brethren and their father who chose death over violation of the law at the command of Antiochus, the Greek ruler of Syria.

== Household Division ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:21 For brother shall hand over brother unto death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents and shall slay them. 22 And you shall be hated by all on account of My Name, but he abiding to the end shall be saved.'''</blockquote>Do not expect to be loved if you are adhering to the truth of the gospel. The truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.

== Martyrdom ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges. Little things like this in the [[Gospel|gospels]], which are hardly noticed or which are taken for granted by nearly all Christians, indeed prove that Christianity is true – how could Christ make such a statement, and we see that it all came true, with such bold confidence? How was He so confident that thousands would follow Him to their death, for a mere profession of their faith? Only because He knew that it was true – and only God could know such things so far ahead of time.

== Christian Dialogue ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:19 And when they should hand you over, you should not have care for how or what you should speak. For it shall be given to you at that hour what you should speak. 20 For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.'''</blockquote>In your time of calamity, you will be empowered to say the things that God wants you to say. If you feel as though you have failed to say something, be not ashamed: for perhaps God did not want you to say it!

== Misunderstandings ==

=== Early Mission of the Apostles ===
<blockquote>'<nowiki/>'''''Matthew 10:7''' And going you proclaim, saying that ‘[[The Kingdom|the kingdom of the heavens has neared!]]’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely you must give. 9 Do not procure gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 nor a bag for the way, nor two cloaks nor sandals, nor a staff. For the workman is worthy of his provisions. 11 And into whatever city or town you should enter, scrutinize whether anyone in it is worthy, and there abide until when you would depart.''</blockquote>These instructions were for the [[apostles]] during the ministry of Christ. They did not apply afterwards, of their later missions, where at Luke 22:35-36 it is recorded that “35 He said to them: ''When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you have want of anything?' And they said 'Nothing.' 36 Then He said to them: 'But now he having a purse must take it, and likewise a wallet, and he not having a sword must sell his garment and buy one''.” This goes hand-in-hand with the foreknowledge that Christians would be [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]], and would most often have to fend for and defend themselves. So we see that common sense must prevail in our quest for the kingdom.

Jews

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The Jews of today are the descendants of Edomites and other mixed peoples and in no way are Judahites or even Israelites.

== History ==

=== Founding of Edom ===

=== Absorbance into Judea ===

=== New Testamental Period ===

=== Persecutions of Early Christians ===
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:17 But take heed on account of men, for they shall hand you over to councils and they shall whip you in their assembly halls 18 and you shall be brought before governors and even kings because of Me for a testimony to them and to the Nations.'''</blockquote>This was fulfilled with the [[Early Christianity|early Christian]] [[Martyrdom|martyrs]]. For 300 years Christians were [[Christian Persecution|persecuted]] at the instigation of the [[jews]]. They were indeed dragged before kings, governors, and judges.

== Antichrists ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!

== Lies ==
''See [[List of Jewish Lies]]''

Christ told the Edomites among the Pharisees that their father, Cain, was a liar from the beginning and also ''his'' father (the serpent).<blockquote>''Matthew 9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said among themselves “This man blasphemes!” 4 And Yahshua, seeing their considerations, said “For what reason do you ponder evil in your hearts?''</blockquote>The [[Jews|jew]] is the “false accuser”, always quick to prosecute without actually understanding the facts of a matter. They have played that same role throughout all time.

== Hatred of Christ ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 9:5 For what is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say ‘Arise and walk’?'''''</blockquote>The jew should have seen the truth of the power of God and praised it. Rather, when they saw Yahshua heal the paralytic, their hearts were even more hardened because then their own authority was challenged. We should never forget, that the jew would react in much the same way today.

== Princes of the World and Sons of the Kingdom ==
At Luke chapter 4 Christ makes no contrary remark when the [[Devils|devil]] claims that all of the kingdoms of the earth are under his control, and he would offer them to Christ if Christ would worship him. Christ merely responds that “''Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.''” Paul mentions the “prince of this world” at Ephesians 2:2. Christ also mentioned that same thing where he said “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me”, at John 14:30.

Therefore it is evident, that the “sons of the kingdom”, meaning those who are in control of that worldly kingdom, are not necessarily the children of Yahweh, and are more likely the [[Serpent Seed|children of the devil]]. Here are two statements by Christ which fully support the interpretation of Matthew 8:11-12: John 12:31: “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” John 16:11: “Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”

It should be perfectly clear, the “prince of this world” who is being cast out in John 12, is the “sons of the kingdom” being cast out in Matthew 8. The phrase “prince of this world” is a collective epithet for those [[Jews|Kenite bastards]] who have infiltrated and usurped every White nation in history until this very time. The passage of Matthew 8:11-12 should be cross-referenced to Revelation 2:9 and 3:9, which describe those who claim to be Judaeans, but are not, they are of the assembly of the adversary.”<blockquote>'''Matthew 9:35''' And Yahshua went around all the cities and villages teaching in their assembly halls and proclaiming the good message of the kingdom and healing every disease and every weakness. 36 But seeing the crowds He had been deeply moved on account of them, because they were troubled and downcast, just as sheep not having a shepherd.</blockquote>First century Judaea was much like America is [[Mystery Babylon|now become]]: a nation of lost people, because their independence was stolen by a tyranny which seemed to be headed by a cabal led by the international [[Jews|jew]]. Wherever they turned, either to the government or to the religious authorities, who were working hand-in-hand, there was no mercy and no justice, but only oppression. How could [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Rome]] be just, having given over the kingship in Judaea to a corrupt tyrant such as [[Herod Antipas|Herod]]?

Judeo-Christianity

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Noble: Created page with "<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they s..."

Serpent Seed

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At Luke chapter 4 Christ makes no contrary remark when the [[Devils|devil]] claims that all of the kingdoms of the earth are under his control, and he would offer them to Christ if Christ would worship him. Christ merely responds that “''Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.''” Paul mentions the “prince of this world” at Ephesians 2:2. Christ also mentioned that same thing where he said “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me”, at John 14:30.

Therefore it is evident, that the “sons of the kingdom”, meaning those who are in control of that worldly kingdom, are not necessarily the children of Yahweh, and are more likely the [[Serpent Seed|children of the devil]]. Here are two statements by Christ which fully support this interpretation of Matthew 8:11-12: John 12:31: “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” John 16:11: “Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”

It should be perfectly clear, the “prince of this world” who is being cast out in John 12, is the “sons of the kingdom” being cast out in Matthew 8. The phrase “prince of this world” is a collective epithet for those [[Jews|Kenite bastards]] who have infiltrated and usurped every White nation in history until this very time.

== Enmity ==
<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:23 And when they should persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you, by no means should you exhaust the cities of Israel until when the Son of Man should come!'''</blockquote>Christians are still being persecuted by the [[Serpent Seed|children of Satan]], merely for being Christians. The proofs of this lie in the 30 Years' War, the destruction of Christian Russia, the destruction of Christian Germany, and many other events in our history. While the tactics of the jew change with time, and while he often is forced to lie-in-wait even for centuries, his warfare against Christian society never ceases, and the evidence is all around us today: an endless trail of the cities of Israel lie in ruins. That we see this battle of the jew against Christianity at this very time, by itself is full proof that our Christianity is true, and everything else is a lie. Persecution should be expected by Christians and a lack thereof should make one question if they're actually following in the footsteps of Christ:<blockquote>'''Matthew 10:24 There is not a student above the teacher nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for a student that he may be as his teacher and a servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house ‘Beelzeboul’, how much more those of his house!'''</blockquote>Of course no Christian should seek to exalt himself above Christ, but we all should seek to be like Him. Yet if the enemies of God persecuted and murdered Him, and if they slandered and blasphemed Him, then we should expect nothing but the same from them. Therefore, there should never be any fellowship between Christians and jews! There should never be any outreach of Christians to [[jews]]! Why don't the so-called “judeo-Christians” understand the simple and plain meaning of these words? The very phrase “[[Judeo-Christianity|judeo-Christian]]” is an obvious oxymoron!

Christian Persecution

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Christian Persecution

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Romans (Zerah-Judah)

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Much can be said, drawn not only from Scripture but from history and archaeology, to demonstrate that the Israelites were one and the same with the [[Phoenicians]] of history, who were the people who settled not only much of the [[North Africa|North African]] coasts and Spain, but also the [[British Isles]], the northern coasts of Europe, the coasts of [[Anatolia]] (Turkey today), and also made up much of the original “Greek” and “[[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]]” populations, all of these having their roots in both Israelite, other Semite, and the [[Japhethites|Japhethite]] tribes of Genesis 10.

== Blindness ==
<blockquote>'''''Matthew 8:10''''' ''And hearing Yahshua marveled and said to those following: “Truly I say to you, from no one in Israel have I found such faith!''</blockquote>Christ seems to have meant [[Israel]] in the geographic sense here, or possibly in a sense referring to those of Judaea who had kept the law and the prophets. While many Greeks, [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Romans]], [[Kelts]], etc. were indeed descended from Israelites dispersed long beforetime, who had for the most part already forgotten their identity in their [[Blindness (Punishment of Disobedience)|blindness]], as Paul said in his epistle to the Ephesians, they were alienated from the civic life of Israel, and therefore being [[Divorce of Israel|divorced]] from Yahweh they truly were not counted as Israel. As Hosea says, they were His people, but they were called “Not His people” until the time when they would accept Christ and be [[Reconciliation|reconciled]] to God.

== Acceptance of Christianity ==
The Romans clearly had Christian assemblies even before Paul of Tarsus travelled there - in fulfillment of the tents of Judah being saved first. As Christ warned that the truth of the gospel divides even families against one another, and thus it was in the pagan [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] world when in many cases these things actually did happen. They serve as an example for us today.

== Culture ==

=== Military ===
''See [[Roman military]]''

The [[Roman military|Roman army]] was constructed from men all over the empire, and the Romans purposely used men from areas other than where they were stationed, to decrease the likelihood of insurrection.

=== Slavery ===
After razing and conquering a settlement, it was customary for the Romans to sell the surviving populace into slavery, such as when they had razed [[Corinth]].

== Individuals in the New Testament ==

* [[Healing of the Centurion's Servant|Centurion]] - It is not certain that he is a [[Romans (Zerah-Judah)|Roman]] or a Greek. The [[Roman military|Roman army]] was constructed from men all over the empire, and the Romans purposely used men from areas other than where they were stationed, to decrease the likelihood of insurrection. The centurion may have been from one of any number of the White Adamic nations.