The first Christian martyrs weren’t persecuted for their thoughts about an old man floating in the sky or where they would go after they died. Rather, their refusal to sign up for and accept state social services is what went beyond the pale.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: July 11, 2026
Show Notes
- 00:01:45 Dead Sea Scrolls; Essenes; Rituals and Ceremonies
- 00:07:25 Paul the Apostle; John the Baptist; Martyrs; Idolatry
- 00:16:00 Benefactors; Deceitful Meats; Table; Snare; Merchandise; Curse Children
- 19:50 Gods Many; Temples; Public Religion; Gods; Genius; Yoke of Bondage; Circumcision
- 00:26:16 Patronus; Human Resources; Yoke of Bondage; Merchandise; Covetous Practices; Private Religion; Freewill Offerings; Charity; Yoke of Bondage; Bondage of Egypt; Corban
- 00:35:25 Exercise Authority; Wages of Unrighteousness; Covetous Practices; Statutes; Covenants of the gods; Five Elements of Biblical Constitution
- 00:43:55 Charity; Freewill Offerings; Contracts Covenants and Constitutions; Bondage of Egypt; Social Security
- 00:54:38 Corban; Curse Children; Idolatry; Covetousness
- 01:02:50 Dainties; Deceitful Meats; Tables; Snare; Merchandise; Tens Hundreds and Thousands; John the Baptist; Yoke of Bondage; Pure Religion; Bread
- 01:07:02 The Free Church Report; Lady Godiva
- 01:13:38 Join the Network; Melchizedek; Tens Hundreds and Thousands; Burning Bush Festival
KOK Notes
New series?; Dead Sea Scrolls; Sheepskin?; Copies of Jeremiah; “Religion”; “Essenes”; What the author is trying to impart; Paul’s Damascus event; Last episode – Scillitan Martyrs – trial by Roman proconsul Saturninus; Christianity today; Exercising authority; Abimelech vs Melchizedek; Use tax?; Words – symbols of ideas; Authenticity of Dead Sea Scrolls; What did Jesus mean?; Deceitful meats; Sitting in darkness; Star parties?; Loving God and neighbor as yourself; Which “god” do you love?; Gal 5:1; The light of Christ; Divine revelation; “Yoke of bondage”; Government of Rome; Emperor = patronus of all in the empire; Father of the people; “Merchandise”?; Your obligation to the State”; Private Religion; Kicked out of Temple?; Christ’s government; Making the word of God to none effect; “Corban” of Herod; Welfare snares and traps; Wages of unrighteousness – result of covetous practices; Agreeing with the “world”; Deut 17:16; Repentance; Forcing contributions from people; Caring through charity; Doing what Jesus said; God’s kingdom of righteousness; Misinterpreting Moses; Pharaoh’s reaction to Moses; “Social Security”; Things YOU did wrong; Distorting your view of history; Bondage of Egypt; Mark 7:11; Human resources; Non-free states; Are you following Christ?; Cursing your children?; 2 Peter 2:14; Ps 69:22; Rom 11:9; Prov 23:3; Moving to the state of righteousness; Bread of Rome vs Bread of Christ; Covetous practices; How the Early Church worked and can work today; Understanding Christianity; Christ’s Holy Government appointed to apostles; Lady Godiva; Tithes vs Taxes; Why we gather; Learning forgiveness; Join the Living Network.
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