In Matthew 19, Jesus addresses divorce and adultery, coming to the kingdom like a little child, and the difficulties of a rich man. All of this gains depth when understood in the context of writers like Tacitus and Polybius who lived in those general times.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: December 2, 2023
Show Notes
- 00:01:55 Taking the kingdom away from the Pharisees; Corban of the Pharisees; Procreation
- 00:05:40 Right Reason = Law of Nature = Divine Will; The Way; Tree of Knowledge
- 00:06:58 Matthew 19; Is it lawful?; Divorce
- 00:16:45 Father; Tacitus
- 00:22:30 Israel was a Republic; One Accord; Altars of Clay and Stone; Sophistry; Corban of Christ; Corban of Moses
- 00:29:20 Polybius; Legal Charity; Covetous Practices; Exercise Authority; Social Bonds;
- 00:34:35 Killing Care; Legal Charity; Cloward and Piven
- 00:40:00 Family; Current nation of Israel breaks all Ten Commandments
- 00:45:50 Celibacy?; Eunuchs; Family; Tacitus; Parens Patriae
- 00:54:00 Social Bonds of Fervent Charity
- 00:55:50 Bringing little children to Jesus
- 01:00:15 Snare; One Purse; Dainties; FDR; Adultery; Pure Religion; World; Praise; Worship
- 01:07:50 Polybius – Perfect Savages; Rich Man keeping the commandments; Idiotes; Covenants of the gods; Levites
- 01:25:15 FEMA; The Way, Higher Liberty; Covetous Practices; Social Welfare; Masses; Divide
Paul’s Notes
Seeking kingdom and righteousness; Mt 19 packed with information; Continuance of Mt 18; Family = God’s institution; Orchestrated attacks on family/male relationship; “Mating”; Man’s dominion; Our connection with God; Finding “The Way”; Mt 19:1; Things happing during transit; Some getting healed – according to their faith; “Lawful”?; Divorce; Historical context; Patria potestas – authority of father; What made Rome so strong?; Taking from others = evil; Rome in Judea to determine rightful king; Jesus quoting law of nature; Sanhedrin not lawmakers; Israel’s republic; Altars; Family is the key; Cause of increased divorce; Parallels with today; Appetites for benefits; Legal Charity; Corruption; Killing care; Living by righteousness; Networks of caring; “Israel” breaking ten commandments; Repentance; Mt 19:10 – marriage, not celibacy; Taking care of widows; Supreme authority of family; Single-parent families; Call no man father (patri/patronus); Customs of good families; Welfare changing nature of society, men and women; Accepting truth like a child would; Believing in false Christs; Mt 19:16; Master/teacher; Keep the commandments; Welfare a trap; Unbelief; Living by faith, hope and charity; Pure religion; Loving neighbor as yourself; Following Christ’s way; Contrary to most modern churches; Stopping legal charity; Perfect savages; “idiotes”; Human resources; Selling your property; Corporate body of Christ; Levites; Christ the capitalist; Belonging to God as a servant; Returning power to the people; Inflation; Calling “debt”, “money”; First and last; Lk 22:26; Knowing the real Moses and Christ; The Higher Liberty; Making slaves of your neighbor; Join the Living Network; Unite the whole flock; Share these messages.
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