...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the divinely inspired Holy Scriptures have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Thursday, July 06, 2017

Two or Three Victoriously

The Words of
Jesus the Christ,
the Son of God

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.-Matthew 18:15-20***In the desert wilderness, during a 40-year journey to the Promised Land, some Israelites sided with the rebellious words and actions of Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On. The Lord God wanted to put an end to the Israelites. Hpwever, Moses and his older brother Aaron dropped to the ground and pleaded together to the Lord God. Over 1,400 years after Korah and those with him were swallowed up in the earth, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the Israelite tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist. The Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus, and the Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. For 40 days Jesus fasted and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and Jesus went to Galilee. Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites. In Capernaum, a group of Israelite elders was sent to Jesus by a Roman centurion whose servant was in a poor physical state and needed healing. The group of elders pleaded together to Jesus on behalf of the centurion's request. Less than 3 1/2 years after Jesus was baptized, Jesus was betrayed, arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, seen by many, and returned to heaven. Sometime thereafter, the people in Samaria believed the good news of Jesus the Christ after Philip, the deacon and evangelist, proclaimed the gospel to them. Simon Peter and John, 2 of the 12 disciples and apostles of Jesus the Christ, were sent to Samaria, and they prayed together for the believers in Samaria to receive the Holy Spirit.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 10:1-18:32, 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 7:20-29, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-8:40