It is impossible to grasp the meaning of Paul’s messages to the Corinthians without first understanding the political environment in which Jesus was born.

by Gregory Williams
Air Date: September 9, 2023

Show Notes

• 00:01:10 Thoughts on Preterism; Tens Hundreds and Thousands
• 00:06:10 Right Reason = Will of God; Superstition
• 00:10:00 Exodus Study; Altars of Clay and Stone; Freewill Offering; Bondage of Egypt
• 00:18:30 Born Again; Put To Death; Jehovahnissi; Red Heifer
• 00:26:00 Jesus Commanded; Daily Ministration; Free Bread; Augustus Caesar; Julius Caesar; Son of God
• 00:30:30 Claudius; Nero; Pontius Pilate
• 00:35:30 Apostle Paul; Charity; Dearth; Weightier Matters; John the Baptist
• 00:39:18 The Free Church Report; Benefactors; Davy Crockett; Workers of Iniquity; Legal Charity
• 00:44:30 Strange Wives; Strange Fire
• 00:49:24 Libera Res Publica; Social Bonds; Militia; Polybius; One Purse; Cauldron; Biting One Another; Dainties; Deceitful Meats; Snare; Christian Conflict
• 01:00:40 Corban of the Pharisees; Temple of Herod; Temple of Roma; Temple of Ephesus; Temple of Moneta
• 01:05:40 Synagogue
• 01:18:20 Church of Constantine; World; Public Religion; Pure Religion; Idolatry; Covetousness; Wages of Unrighteousness; Merchandise
• 01:27:45 FDR; Federal Reserve; Capitalism; Corinthians
• 01:32:10 Burnt Offerings; Social Welfare; Jehovahnissi; Freewill Offerings
• 01:37:50 Imperator; Ignatius of Antioch; Trajan

Paul’s Notes

Preterism; “Short work”; Kingdom of God is at hand; End of Christianity?; The puzzle; 2 Cor 4; Hidden things of dishonesty; Right reason; Superstitio; Repentance; God’s writing upon your heart and mind; Guidance by Holy Spirit; Moses’s intent; Abraham’s altars of charity; Social safety nets; Congregating to love; Modern church apostasy; Born again; Believing in God; “Put to death”; Living altars; Jehovah-Nissi; 2 Cor 4; False teachers perpetuating false information; Sitting in tens, hundreds and thousands; Early Church examples; Son of God; Public feasts; Suetonius; Nero’s rules punishing Christians; Pilate’s aqueduct; Rulers burning their countries; Christ’s solution; Apology of Justin; Becoming true Christians; What to do today; Bondage of Egypt; 2 Cor 4; Roman republic; American republic; Binding by commonwealth; Strange fire/woman; Prov 7:5; Cities of blood and cauldrons of flesh; Metaphoric zombies; Ps 69:22 = Rom 11:9; Offices of power vs offices of service; Corban of the Pharisees; Robbing Ephesus?; Evidence of your Christianity; Kingdom connections; Ten-family congregations; “commending” ourselves; Christ’s appointment of the kingdom; Charity alone; Modern corban; Righteousness of God; Knowing the right way; Living stones; Weaponry; Setting your neighbor free; What The Church should be; Nicolaitans and Balaam; The way of truth; Public religion; vs Pure religion; Do you want to see?; Covetous practices; Col 3:5; Eph 5:5; Born into bondage; Being a doer of the word; 1 Cor 5:10; Hating capitalism; “Deceitfully” (Dolo); Why you’re in bondage; Ekklesia; Burning sheep?; Freewill offerings; Your choice; Self-organization in love; Humility; Caesar’s offices; Seek His Kingdom and Righteousness.

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