King James Version, with Nii Okai's journal notes · 3 notes
1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Human leaders and judges.
Same word is used of spiritual as well.
Meaning there are judges, magistrates, principalities and powers.
So as it is in the natural, so it is in the spirit.
Principalities, powers and magistrates... Intelligent 🧠 beings who sit at table to set in order what should take place among men.
Meaning they have agents whom they reward if they will carry out their will.
Willingly obedient humans to spirits, who in turn empower them and prosper them.
Such men come out with results and technology ahead of their time, giving them literally deity-like presence and results.
And so our Father in heaven rewards even with blessings, not just in this world but for all eternity... Oh, God indeed is love ♥... Blessings perpetually, whiles these deceptive spirits hide truth and take men to hell.
2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
These writings of Paul concerning the finished works of Christ and the blessings of this new life were written from encounters and daily walk 🚶 with the Lord.
It was from experience translated into writings and instructions called doctrine.
Bear in mind there were no New Testament writings in the times of Paul, so these are fresh insights from the knowledge of God and his ways.
So doctrine must be experienced; it is not mere words to be memorized... It's the dictates of the spirit life that must be lived.
And that is the error of our days: we have doctrine as head knowledge, whiles others walked in doctrine.
8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
10A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
13Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
15All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.