John 1 provides amazing insight into decentralized governance and jurisdictional issues once we remove the modern church mumbo jumbo and simply embrace the meanings of words at the time of writing.

by Gregory Williams
Air Date: January 27, 2024

Show Notes

• 00:00:50 Matthew series; Q Gospels
• 00:06:14 Tens Hundreds and Thousands; Social Bonds; Charity; Religion; Pure Religion; Daily Ministration
• 00:14:37 Gnostic nature of John; Logos = Right Reason.
• 00:22:12 James Tabor; Born Again; Strong Delusion
• 00:28:15 Starting John; In the beginning; Logos
• 00:43:00 Vessels of the Light; World; Religion
• 00:51:00 Melchizedek; Father; Patronus; Republic; Imperator
• 00:55:10 Exousia; Romans 13; Son of god
• 01:03:20 Grace
• 01:10:00 Baptism; Herod; Temple of Roma; Corban; Ten Commandments; Adultery; Five Elements of a Biblical Constitution
• 01:25:40 Temples; Temple of Moneta
• 01:32:45 Angels ascending and descending; Nazarite
• 01:38:15 God = Ruling Judge (Elohim)

Paul’s Notes

John’s gospel; Mark’s gospel as a template?; “Q” gospels; Ancient wonders; Loss of knowledge; Ten-family congregations; Networked together; Climate change; Charity; Defining “religion”; Public vs Pure religion; Who wrote “John”?; God’s revelation; Gnosticism?; “logos” = “word” = truth; Trees of Knowledge and Life; Humbling your heart; Secret knowledge?; Choosing to live in darkness; Born again?; “Wisdom”; Importance of context; Light = good; Darkness is not an opposing force; John 1:1 “logos” more than just “word”; Rev 1:8 “Beginning”; Verifying Jesus as Messiah; Help with unbelief; Denying Satan; James vs Paul; Gospel of James?; Relying on Holy Spirit; 4 Gospels in bible = 4 witnesses; Blaming others; Understanding the gospel; Darkness can’t receive light; Bringing the light; Comfort of ignorance; Which “world”?; Loving fellow man; Kingdom at hand; Family = God’s government; Father?; v12 “power” – to choose = liberty; Will of God = logos; Being fruitful; John the Baptist?; Cause/effect; “Grace”; Forgive to be forgiven; Knowing God; Sacrifice; Baptism; Corban of the Pharisees; Sin of world government; “Lamb of God”; National adultery?; Which “law” done away with?; US Constitution not a biblical document; “Israel”; Hebrew; Spirit descending on Jesus; Son of God?; Conflict with Caesar; Roman welfare; Temples; “Rabbi”; Introducing apostles; Christ = Messiah = anointed king; Convincing Nathanial; Nazarene? Your judgement; Jn 10:34; Acts 19:26; gods many; May your eyes be opened.

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