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No one is greater then John the baptist!
Daniel:
Okay, this always stumped me :lol:
--- Quote ---Matthew 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Mathew 5:9 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:[/u] but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
As of yet I'm truly missing this one by comparison :lol:
Daniel
eutychus:
--- Quote from: Daniel ---Okay, this always stumped me :lol:
--- Quote ---Matthew 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
--- End quote ---
Mathew 5:9 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:[/u] but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
As of yet I'm truly missing this one by comparison :lol:
Daniel
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this is where we must follow the subject matter :wink:
dan, go back and read the whole chapter of mathew5, then tell us what you see.
peace
chuckt
rocky:
--- Quote from: rvhill ---Matthew 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
This a powerful thing to think about. For many reason it mean all the great men of history or less then the least in heaven. Name the great people you admirer the mos in life and they are less then the least in heaven. Also, who really want to be the least in the kingdom of heaven. I don't know about you, but I want to be first. Being first is what Paul race was all about.
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Seems to me that John the Baptist represented the law, preparing the way for Christ. Our tutor to lead us to Christ.
The kingdom of God represents those who have died to the law, and risen with Christ, so are greater than what John represents.
Just as we have to die to the law, John himself was beheaded. We have to lose our head, to have the true Head, Christ, the head of the "body".
Daniel:
--- Quote from: eutychus ---
--- Quote from: Daniel ---Okay, this always stumped me :lol:
--- Quote ---Matthew 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
--- End quote ---
Mathew 5:9 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:[/u] but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
As of yet I'm truly missing this one by comparison :lol:
Daniel
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this is where we must follow the subject matter :wink:
dan, go back and read the whole chapter of mathew5, then tell us what you see.
peace
chuckt
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I was not going to say anything :lol: I got it Euty :wink:
Acts 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1Cr 1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
1Cr 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ephes 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;[/u]
Ephes 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by "the effectual working" of his power.[/u]
Ephes 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Got it
Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.[/u]
He would BE CALLED "The LEAST" but was NOT the LEAST of them :lol:
Then theres THAT which is CALLED the circumcision and THAT which is CALLED the uncircumsion. AWESOME how He hides stuff aint it? :lol:
Daniel
mercie:
Quote Rocky Balboa :D .Seems to me that John the Baptist represented the law, preparing the way for Christ. Our tutor to lead us to Christ.
The kingdom of God represents those who have died to the law, and risen with Christ, so are greater than what John represents.
Just as we have to die to the law, John himself was beheaded. We have to lose our head, to have the true Head, Christ, the head of the "body".
Agreed Rocky representing the law, as all those in Christ will loose their Head for HIM
Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years
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