This is James, the brother of Jesus, son of Mary and Joseph
interesting to read the Brother of Jesus
speak from James' life experience
growing up across the dinner table
from the Son of God.
James 1:1-15
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds
For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, Who gives generously
to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
6 But let Him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
For when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth
death.
The Dispersion
The Diaspora, the dispersion of the Jewish population throughout the Empire, of major Jewish communities in most of the large cities of the Empire, all the way from the Persian Gulf on the east to Spain on the west.
Jesus said
John 7:32-36
Jesus had said was,
“I shall be with you a little longer, and then I go to Him Who sent me;
you will seek Me and you will not find Me; where I am you cannot come.”
These words utterly mystify and amaze His audience. They did not realize Jesus was speaking of His return to His Father in Heaven.
Some of them asked, “Where does this Man intend to go
that we shall not find Him?
Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks
and teach the Greeks?”
If you were with Titus, assumed to be one of the 72 disciples, you would be in Crete.
The people who were part of the pilgrimage from Crete heard Jesus was having trouble within the Jerusalem Temple and Herod. They sought Him to come back with them to live, teach and preach. Titus returned to Crete and lived to be very old, getting to the 2nd Century AD.
Timothy held Paul up and lived to the 2nd Century. John the Beloved Disciple lived to be so old, many Church histories record he lived beyond the Emperors of Rome seeking his confinement on Patmos and went back to Ephesus. Bishops of the Church record his ideas on Scripture, culture, belief and endurance. Joy.
James, the brother of Jesus, like Lazarus and John, record in history two different deaths. 62 AD stoned to death on the order of High Priest Ananus ben Ananus. This could be Annas, history loves to change the spelling. Ben indicates the son of. James second recorded death is in 69 AD, by being thrown off the pinnacle of the Temple by scribes and Pharisees. This wasn't enough, and, then, James was clubbed to death.
John, the Beloved Disciple, went out two by two to villages ahead of Jesus. He and his brother James, the Less, experienced the Transfiguration. Getting a colt for Jesus to have for Palm Sunday. And James, died first of the Disciples and very quickly. James evidently was a favorite of Jesus' own heart.
Trials of various kinds
Let steadfastness
have its full effect,
that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.
And Jesus gave John His Mother Mary. Two by two.
Count it all joy, my brothers
Let him ask God, Who gives generously to all without reproach,
and it will be given
Jesus Ascension, bringing in the Prophets
Alive from Good Friday
and the Rich in his humiliation,
because like a flower of the grass
he will pass away.
11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass;
its flower falls
and its beauty
Let the lowly brother boast in his Exaltation
So also
will the rich man
fade away in the midst of
his pursuits !
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial
For when he has stood the test
he will receive the crown of life,
which God has Promised
to those
who love Him.
Mark 1:14-15
14 Now after John The Baptist was arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,
and
Saying,
“The time is fulfilled,
and the Kingdom of God is at hand;
repent
and believe
in The Gospel.”
John 1:27
He is the One
Mark 16:15
New International Version
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to all creation.
English Standard Version
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel
to
the whole creation.
Berean Standard Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to
every creature.
Berean Literal Bible
And He said to them, "Having gone into all the world, proclaim the Gospel to all
the creation.
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to
every
creature.
New King James Version
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel
to every creature.
New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel
to all creation.
NASB 1995
And He said to them, “Go into all the world
and preach the Gospel
to all creation.
NASB 1977
And He said to them,
“Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to
all creation.
Amplified Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all
creation.
Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to them, “Go
into all the world
and preach the gospel to all creation.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the gospel
to the whole creation.
American Standard Version
And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the Gospel to the whole creation.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And He said to them, “Go to the entire world and
preach my Good News
in all creation.”
The glory of the Family of God.
Abba, Father,
How are such mighty works
done by His Hands?
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said,
“With man it is impossible, but not with God.
For all things
are possible
with God.”
In the Name of Jesus Christ,
our Savior,
Your Only Son,
Pray
For good health for us both.
Thank you.
We pray for more honesty
and courage
facing our challenges.
We pray for those needs
we have daily.
Thanking You,
Your Gate is always open
and Your Heart
to our
Prayers
is Open.
We pray
for
worldwide Peace.
We pray
for
worldwide trade
to reflect
Peace.
We pray
For Freedom.
We saw lost for the last 4 years.
Freedom grows again
as
a Light to the world.
We pray
evil
departs
and is gone
for
ALL
our lives.
In Jesus, we ask Your Blessing of Goodness
for
ALL.
We pray for the safety
of the children
at all ages.
Healthcare
is Care.
Educators
and Educations
Safe and Loving
in Health
and Soul
for
our children
of
ALL ages.
We pray for
those who
Govern
to Govern
with Love in their Hearts
and not control, power or greed.
Malice
to
be
stopped.
We pray over
Housing
for our
Nation
will be for
Families
and Home Ownership.
Not lost
in old age.
We pray
for the
good growth
of Science
and Technology
and Health
to be
Philanthropic
and not control.
We thank You
for revealing
Good is Good
and evil grows in evil.
Let the Righteous
Prevail.
Help us
in our
human need
not
to allow
self-pity
guide us
in harm
false words
cruelty
as a crutch.
To become
Lights
and
not darkness.
for the weather
to be more stable
as we stabilize
Safety for all children
Care for one another
The Promotion of Goodness
the turning away from evil
The ability to provide for families
and their needs.
For Hope
within the Culture.
And kindness and Love
Good Health
to
dwell
in us
asking for You
to dwell in those we love.
Father,
Dwell in us
Dwell in those we love.
Help us each day to grow in Your Holy Spirit.
To have Your Blessings.
In Jesus Christ, we will
please You
and finish well.
Let the Light
of Jesus Christ
shine more brightly.
The Love.
The Light.
The Peace.
For
ALL.
And in Jesus
This Hope.
Faith and Love
- we will rise up
Believing Jesus.
Amen
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment