Template:Conversation kingdom: Difference between revisions

From PreparingYou
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:


[[Image:Conversation.jpg‎|220px|right|thumb| Conversation in ancient text often meant far more than talking but had to do with how we enter acted within society, how we participated in society.]]
[[Image:Conversation.jpg‎|220px|right|thumb| Conversation in ancient text often meant far more than talking but had to do with how we interacted within society, how we participated in society.<Br>[[Hebrews 13]]:5  "[Let your] [[conversation]] [be] without [[covetousness]]; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."<Br>If people hope to be listened to they must be willing to listen to others. The Israelites went into the [[bondage of Egypt]] where they suffered because they would not hear the anguish cries of their brother. What people really need is to have the [[conversation]].]]


== Past Conversations ==
== Past Conversations ==
Line 12: Line 12:
One conversation by its nature may lead to [[bondage]] and subjection while the other may lead to ''liberty'' and ''freedom''.
One conversation by its nature may lead to [[bondage]] and subjection while the other may lead to ''liberty'' and ''freedom''.


=== English conversation ===
== English conversation ==


The English word [[conversation]] appears twenty times in the King James Version of the Bible.  
The English word [[conversation]] appears twenty times in the King James Version of the Bible.  


The dictionary defines the conversation as,  
The dictionary defines the conversation as,  
: 1. a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions and feelings; talk.  
: 1. a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions and feelings; talk.  
: 2. an informal discussion of a matter or an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.
: 2. an informal discussion of a matter or an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.
: 3. a real time interaction with a computer.<Ref>The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition on page 320</Ref>
: 3. a real time interaction with a computer.<Ref>The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition on page 320</Ref>


Are these definitions common to people today?  
Are these definitions common to people today?  


But are these definitions the same as what the authors meant at the tme?
But are these definitions the same as what the authors meant at the time?


=== Hebrew conversations ===
== Hebrew conversations ==


[[Psalms 37]]:14  "The wicked<Ref>Changes [[Hey]] to [[Chet]] [[Mem]]{{07563}}</Ref> have drawn out the sword<Ref>Added a [[Mem]] and [[Yod]]{{02719}}</Ref>, and have bent their bow<Ref>Added a [[Mem]]{{07198}}</Ref>, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation."<Ref name="derek">{{01870}}</Ref>
[[Psalms 37]]:14  "The wicked<Ref>Changes [[Hey]] to [[Chet]] [[Mem]]{{07563}}</Ref> have drawn out the sword<Ref>Added a [[Mem]] and [[Yod]]{{02719}}</Ref>, and have bent their bow<Ref>Added a [[Mem]]{{07198}}</Ref>, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation."<Ref name="derek">{{01870}}</Ref>


[[Psalms 50]]:23  Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [a right]<Ref name="derek">{{01870}}</Ref> will I shew<Ref>[[Alef]]ReishAlef[[Nun]][[Vav]]<Br>{{07200}}</Ref> the salvation<Ref> [[Beit]]YodShinAyin<Br>{{03468}}</Ref> of God.
[[Psalms 50]]:23  "Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [a right "derek"] will I shew<Ref>[[Alef]]ReishAlef[[Nun]][[Vav]]<Br>{{07200}}</Ref> the salvation<Ref> [[Beit]]YodShinAyin<Br>{{03468}}</Ref> of God.


The two times the word ''conversation'' appears in the Hebrew Old Testament are both in the book of Psalms translated from the root “Derek” spelled “Dalet-Reish-Kaf”.   
The two times the word ''conversation'' appears in the Hebrew Old Testament are both in the book of Psalms translated from the root “Derek” spelled “Dalet-Reish-Kaf”.<Ref name="derek">{{01870}}</Ref>  


The Hebrew word “Derek” is derived from the Hebrew word “resh-chets” meaning “a path”.  As a verb the Hebrew word “Derek” means to tread, to take a step, a journey.  As a noun the Hebrew word “Derek” means a road; a road that is walked, as well as the path, the path of life, way, toward, journey.  A course of life, a mode of action, manner.
The Hebrew word “Derek” is derived from the Hebrew word “resh-chets” meaning “a path”.  As a verb the Hebrew word “Derek” means to tread, to take a step, a journey.  As a noun the Hebrew word “Derek” means a road; a road that is walked, as well as the path, the path of life, way, toward, journey.  A course of life, a mode of action, manner.


So when we read [[Psalms 37]]:14, “The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.”  
So when we read [[Psalms 37]]:14, “The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.”, instead of conversation as in “talking in the sense of a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions or feelings”; we should read this as, “Those hostile and against God have opened, loosed and set free a laying waste, and have tread upon and marched forth in their might and power, to attack and overthrow the poor, humble, weak, lowly and needy, those delivered by God, those who suffer undeservedly for pious [[worship]] of God, [and] to slay, kill brutally and ruthlessly, such as walk or tread an upright, [[righteous]], correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life.”  


Instead of conversation as in “talking in the sense of a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions or feelings”. We should read this as, “Those hostile and against God have opened, loosed and set free a laying waste, and have tread upon and marched forth in their might and power, to attack and overthrow the poor, humble, weak, lowly and needy, those delivered by God, those who suffer undeservedly for pious worship of God, [and] to slay, kill brutally and ruthlessly, such as walk or tread an upright, righteous, correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life.”
[[Psalms 50]]:23 reads, “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his [[conversation]] [[a right]] will I shew the salvation of God.”  We can re-write this verse as, “Whoso offereth (a free will offering or sacrifice) praise (thanksgiving) glorifieth (give honor to) me: and to him that ordereth his [[conversation]] (walk or tread an upright, righteous, correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life) [[a right]] will I shew the salvation (victory, rescue, safety, deliverance, welfare, prosperity) of God.


Psalms 50:23 reads, “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation] [aright] will I shew the salvation of God.”  We can re-write this verse as, “Whoso offereth (a free will offering or sacrifice) praise (thanksgiving) glorifieth (give honor to) me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation (walk or tread an upright, righteous, correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life) [aright] will I shew the salvation (victory, rescue, safety, deliverance, welfare, prosperity) of God.
== Greek conversations ==
 
=== Greek conversations ===


In the New Testament there are five different Greek words:
In the New Testament there are five different Greek words:
Line 90: Line 88:
=== Politeuma ===
=== Politeuma ===


The Greek noun ''politeuma''<Ref name="politeuma-n">{{4175}}</Ref> once in Philippians where Paul is literally saying that our "administration of civil affairs"  our [[Saviour]] "state", our [[citizen]]ship is not of the "[[world]]" but is in "heaven".<Ref>[[Philippians 3]]:20  For our conversation <4175> is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:</Ref>  
With the use of the Greek noun ''[[Politeuomai#Politeuma|politeuma]]''<Ref name="politeuma-n">{{4175}}</Ref> in Philippians Paul is literally saying that our "administration of civil affairs", our [[citizen]]ship is not of the "[[world]]" of [[Rome]] but is in the [[kingdom of heaven]]<Ref>[[Philippians 3]]:20  For our conversation <[[4175]]> is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:</Ref> which was [[appoint]]ed<Ref name"appointed"> [[Luke 22]]:29 And I [[appoint]] unto you a kingdom, as my [[Father]] hath [[appoint]]ed unto me;</Ref> by Jesus the [[Christ]] who was another king<Ref>[[Acts 17]]:7  "Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of [[Caesar]], saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus."</Ref> of those who would [[repent]], [[seek]] the [[kingdom of God]] and the [[righteousness]] of God.
 
You should not be led to think that Paul is suggesting we are supposed to merely "talk to heaven" by this misleading translation of ''[[Politeuomai#Politeuma|politeuma]]''<Ref name="politeuma-n">{{4175}}</Ref> when it is clearly defined as "the administration of civil affairs or of a commonwealth" and is from the term ''politeuomai''<Ref name="politeuomai-v">{{4176}}</Ref> defined "to be a citizen" and "to administer civil affairs, manage the state" which we see Paul doing his ministry providing emergency relief and a [[daily bread]] for Christians through out the [[world]].
 
Paul is not merely having a ''conversation'' nor was he just being charitable but was conducting the ''administration of the civil affairs and managing the estate'' of the [[Kingdom of God]]. [[Early Christians]] had a [[daily ministration]] that was ''unspotted'' by the [[exercise authority|exercising authority]] of the [[world]] of Rome because it was not like the governments of the the gentiles.<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> They ate of the [[tables]] of the [[early Church]] and not of the [[tables]] of [[covetous]]ness which was [[idolatry]].<Ref name="Isidolatry">{{Isidolatry}}</Ref>
 
[[Early Christians]] would not apply for the [[daily bread]] of [[Rome]] through its [[public religion]] of [[legal charity]] which was dependent upon [[covetous practices]]. The [[early Church]] had a system of emergency assistance for Christians when there were [[dearth]]s in the land.
 
We see the [[early Church]] operating a vast system of [[welfare]] through [[fervent charity]] all over the Roman Empire even though that was often getting [[persecuted]] because they would not sign up for the [[legal charity]] and the [[free bread]] and [[dainties]] offered by the Roman State and its [[Imperial Cult of Rome]]. This was the [[Christian conflict]] with Rome and many of the city-states.


If you are led to think that Paul is suggesting we are supposed to "talk to heaven" by this misleading translation of ''politeuma'' as merely having a ''conversation'' ypoi may need to rethink your opinion about the [[gospel of the Kingdom]]. Christians had a daily ministration and a system of emergency assistance for Christians when their were [[dearth]]s. We see the [[early Church]] operating a vast system of [[fervent charity]] all over the Roman Empire and getting [[Christian conflict|persecuted]] because they would not sign up for the [[legal charity]] and the [[free bread]] and [[dainties]] offered by the Roman State and its [[Imperial Cult of Rome]].
Understanding the unique use of ''politeuma''<Ref name="politeuma-n">{{4175}}</Ref> and  the term ''[[Politeuomai]]''<Ref name="politeuomai-v">{{4176}}</Ref> it may also help to know that they are from the Greek word ''polites''<Ref name="polites-n">{{4177}}</Ref> consistently meaning [[citizen]] and ''polis'' meaning ''city''.<Ref name="polis">{{4172}}</Ref>


Understanding the unique use of ''politeuma''<Ref name="politeuma-n">{{4175}}</Ref> it may help to know that it is from the Greek word ''polites''<Ref name="polites-n">{{4177}}</Ref> consistently meaning [[citizen]] and ''polis'' meaning ''city''.<Ref name="polis">{{4172}}</Ref>
The [[Modern Church]] is no longer "A city<Ref name="polis">{{4172}}</Ref> that is set on an hill" nor the "light of the [[world]]"<Ref>[[Matthew 5]]:14  "Ye are the light of the [[world]]. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."</Ref> because they have become of the [[world]] because the desire its dainties and are willing to bite one another through the ''men who call themselves [[benefactors]] but [[exercise authority]] one over the other''.<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref>


If all this true the [[Modern Church]] and the [[Modern Christians]] who follow its pernicious ways<Ref name="pernicway">{{pernicway}}</Ref> can no longer claim to be the [[Body of Christ]].


=== Politeuomai ===
=== Politeuomai ===


The  the Greek verb ''politeuomai'',<Ref name="politeuomai-v">{{4176}}</Ref> also from the Greek word meaning [[citizen]]<Ref name="polites-n">{{4177}}</Ref> means "to be a citizen"  and "to administer civil affairs" as is the duty of every [[citizen]].
The  the Greek verb ''politeuomai'',<Ref name="politeuomai-v">{{4176}}</Ref> meaning ''to be a citizen''
or "to administer civil affairs, manage the state" and is also from the Greek word [[polites]] meaning [[citizen]]<Ref name="polites-n">{{4177}}</Ref> means "to be a citizen"  and "to administer civil affairs" as is the duty of every [[citizen]] or the ministers of a government.
 
In [[Philippians 1]]:27the words "Only let your conversation be"<Ref>[[Philippians 1]]:27 "Only let your conversation be <4176> as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"</Ref>  Paul is telling us “to behave only as a [[citizen]]” worthy of the ''Gospel of Christ'' which is the [[Gospel of the kingdom]] of God which Matthew will some times use a word translated "[[heaven]]"<Ref name="heaven">{{3772}}</Ref> to describe.
 
We see the same word translated ''[[conversation]]'' in Philippians translated ''have lived'' in [[Acts 23]]:1  "And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived <[[4176]]><Ref name="politeuomai-v">{{4176}}</Ref> in all good conscience before God until this day." This statement was so offensive that ''Ananias the high priest commanded Paul to be smitten contrary to the law''.<Ref>[[Acts 23]]:3  Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? 4  And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest? 5  Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.</Ref> This ardor of hate attack was not just because he said ''I lived in good conscience'' but he said to the council<Ref>{{4892}}</Ref> ''I have lived in good conscience as a citizen'', basically attending to the civil affairs of the [[polis]] or government.
 
This was directly after the "chief captain" discovered this Paul had a "freedom" called "Rhomaios" which meant did not really mean [[Was_Paul_a_Roman_Citizen|Paul was a Roman citizen]] and released him and brought him before the council.
 
Earlier, ''a certain prophet, named Agabus'' Paul would be bound<Ref>[[Acts 21]]:10  And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11  And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles. 12  And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13  Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14  And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done."</Ref>
 
We should understand that the Apostles were converting people to Judaism, not Christianity, but that Judaism was according to Christ as King of the Jews. Jesus was in accord with [[Moses]] and what he meant his [[altars]] of [[Clay and stone]] and [[Jehovahnissi]] were to do. They were a [[social safety net]] without the "[[leaven]] of the [[Pharisees]]" but by [[fervent charity]].
 
We know this because they, the Jews who got the [[baptism]] of [[Christ]] and were put out of the Judaism of the [[Pharisees]], would not be called ''[[Christians]]'' until Antioch.<Ref> [[Acts 11]]:26  "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."</Ref>
 
These Gentiles who converted did not need to get the [[circumcision]] of the flesh but of the heart which even [[Moses]] insisted upon.<Ref name="c-heart">{{c-heart}}</Ref>
 
[[Acts 21]]:25  "As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to [[idols]], and from [[blood]], and from strangled, and from [[fornication]]."
 
===  Tropos ===
 
The fifth word translated conversation is ''tropos''.<Ref name="tropo">{{5158}}</Ref> The term  tropos is often used in combination with other words but is accepted as meaning "''a manner, way, or manner of life''. It is only translated ''conversation'' once.  


In [[Philippians 1]]:27 Paul is telling us “to behave as a [[citizen]]” worthy of the ''Gospel of Christ'' which is the [[Gospel of the kingdom]] of [[heaven]]<Ref name="heaven">{{3772}}</Ref>. <Ref>[[Philippians 1]]:27  Only let your conversation be <4176> as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;</Ref>  
: [[Hebrews 13]]:5 reads, “[Let your] conversation] [be] without [[covet]]ousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”<Ref>If you were not aware, in the King James version of the Bible any time we see words in brackets it means those words were not in the original scrolls or papyri, but were added by the translators.  This could be a good thing, but a lot of the time it is not, it actually takes away and detracts from the original intent as the translators are trying to make the text more readable. </Ref>


The author of Hebrews is telling followers of Christ that their "way, or manner of life" is to be without [[covet]]ousness and would include the [[covetous practices]] which Peter says will make you [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]].


=== Tropo ===
They knew that the [[tables]] that should have been for your [[welfare]] were a snare because David and Paul had told them. They knew that coveting the [[dainties]] of rulers for they are full of deception.<Ref>[[Proverbs 23]]:3  Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.
: [[Psalms 141]]:4  Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.</Ref> So those Christians also knew that  the [[free bread]]  offered by the [[world]] of [[Rome]] was a part of a ''conversation'' with the [[Caesar]] they should not have because covetousness is [[idolatry]].<Ref>[[Colossians 3]]:5  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is [[idolatry]]:</Ref>


The fifth word translated conversation is ''tropo''<Ref name="tropo">{{5158}}</Ref>
== Civil religion ==


The important elements of the First Amendment is not just our natural right of [[Freedom of speech]] but are freedom of "[[conversation]]" or expression which would
not only include the making of a law hindering the free exercise of religion  but a prohibition on making a law respecting the establishment of  religion. This freedom of speech amendment includes the freedom of the press, assembly, and petition of redress after inc [[freedom of Religion]].


So, they knew that the [[welfare]], the [[free bread]] offered by the [[world]] was a part of the ''conversation''</Ref> and 5158<Ref name="tropo">{{5158}}</Ref> of ''civil affairs'' must be without covetousness as we see in Hebrew 13<Ref>[[Hebrews 13]]:5  [Let your] conversation <5158> [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.</Ref>
: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." [[Constitution of the United States]].


To understand the prohibition of making a law respecting the establishment of religion or exercising religion it is important to understand what [[religion]] was at that time.


Hebrews 13:5 is the last verse that uses a different Strong’s Greek word number.  Number 5158 is the Greek word, “Tropos” and means “a turn, mode or style”, “deportment or character”. Tropos as a noun means a turning, fashion, manner, character and way of life.  Again we see this definition “a way of life and character”.
Redefining the term [[religion]] away from its meaning at the time the amendment became law<Ref>[[Religion]]. "Real piety in practice[1], consisting in the performance of all known duties to God and our fellow men” John Bouvier's 1856 Law Dictionary </Ref> has allowed the people to accept the establishment of the [[public religion]] of the [[New Deal]].  


[[Hebrews 13]]:5 reads, “[Let your] conversation] [be] without [[covet]]ousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
IN 1789 [[Religion]] was a duty to God and your fellowman. It was not just what you think about a God.
If you were not aware, in the King James version of the Bible any time we see words in brackets it means those words were not in the original scrolls or papyri, but were added by the translators.  This could be a good thing, but a lot of the time it is not, it actually takes away and detracts from the original intent as the translators are trying to make the text more readable.  


[[Hebrew 13]]:5, “The manner and character of life without [[covet]]  ousness; satisfied and content, possessed with unfailing strength to be ready at hand: for he hath said, I will never give up, send back, let sink or leave thee, nor forsake, abandon or leave thee behind.”
[[FDR]] said that the state would take on that duty through the civil government if the people would consent by signing up for it's benefits.


Through the [[civil law]] the [State]] would take care of the needy of society through [[legal charity]] rather than the [[fervent charity]] recommended by historians, philosophers, and moralists.


== Civil affairs of the kingdom ==


[[Jesus]] as the [[Christ]], the [[Messiah]], the Highest son of David, the rightful king of Peace<Ref>Proclaimed by [[Rome]] by [[Nailing it to His cross]]</Ref> of the [[Kingdom of God]] at hand,  announced that He would ''take that kingdom'' away<Ref>[[Matthew 21]]:43 Therefore say I unto you, The [[kingdom of God]] shall be taken from you, and given to a [[1484|nation]] bringing forth the fruits thereof.</Ref>  from those who sat in the seat of [[Moses]] and give it to a [[1484|nation]] who would bear [[fruit]].
[[Jesus]] as the [[Christ]], the [[Messiah]], the Highest son of David, the rightful king of Peace<Ref>Proclaimed by [[Rome]] by [[Nailing it to His cross]]</Ref> of the [[Kingdom of God]] at hand,  announced that He would ''take that kingdom'' away<Ref>[[Matthew 21]]:43 Therefore say I unto you, The [[kingdom of God]] shall be taken from you, and given to a [[1484|nation]] bringing forth the fruits thereof.</Ref>  from those who sat in the seat of [[Moses]] and give it to a [[1484|nation]] who would bear [[fruit]].


Jesus then proclaimed that he would [[appoint]] that kingdom, that [[One form of government|unique form of government]], to His ''[[little flock]]''<Ref> [[Luke 12]]:32 "[[Fear not]], [[little flock]]; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.</Ref> which he did.<Ref> [[Luke 22]]:29 And I [[appoint]] unto you a kingdom, as my [[Father]] hath [[appoint]]ed unto me;</Ref>
Jesus then proclaimed that he would [[appoint]] that kingdom, that [[One form of government|unique form of government]], to His ''[[little flock]]''<Ref> [[Luke 12]]:32 "[[Fear not]], [[little flock]]; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.</Ref> which he did.<Ref name"appointed"> [[Luke 22]]:29 And I [[appoint]] unto you a kingdom, as my [[Father]] hath [[appoint]]ed unto me;</Ref>


Jesus also instructed His [[Apostle]]s that His [[kingdom of God]]  was not to be like the governments of the [[world]] of the [[gentiles]] which had rulers that called themselves [[Benefactors]] but who [[exercise authority]] one over the other.<Ref> [[Matthew 20]]:25  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great [[exercise authority]] upon them.  But it shall not be so among you:...
Jesus also instructed His [[Apostle]]s that His [[kingdom of God]]  was not to be like the governments of the [[world]] of the [[gentiles]] which had rulers that called themselves [[Benefactors]] but who [[exercise authority]] one over the other.<Ref> [[Matthew 20]]:25  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great [[exercise authority]] upon them.  But it shall not be so among you:...

Latest revision as of 16:34, 17 September 2024

Conversation in ancient text often meant far more than talking but had to do with how we interacted within society, how we participated in society.
Hebrews 13:5 "[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
If people hope to be listened to they must be willing to listen to others. The Israelites went into the bondage of Egypt where they suffered because they would not hear the anguish cries of their brother. What people really need is to have the conversation.

Past Conversations

The Hebrew and Greek words that are translated in modern Bible's as "conversation" often have totally different meanings than what comes to our minds when we read the word conversation in modern English text.

The word "conversation" should trigger in our minds a picture of "people of action", not merely "people of talk" for we are called to be doers of the word. The Hebrew and Greek words translated into conversation may have not only a literal meaning in the original languages but may signify legal relationships within the societies of their use at that time.

They may suggest a reciprocation of duties and obligations as well as superiority, subjection or equality depending upon the nature and manner of the conversation.

One conversation by its nature may lead to bondage and subjection while the other may lead to liberty and freedom.

English conversation

The English word conversation appears twenty times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The dictionary defines the conversation as,

1. a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions and feelings; talk.
2. an informal discussion of a matter or an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.
3. a real time interaction with a computer.[1]

Are these definitions common to people today?

But are these definitions the same as what the authors meant at the time?

Hebrew conversations

Psalms 37:14 "The wicked[2] have drawn out the sword[3], and have bent their bow[4], to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation."[5]

Psalms 50:23 "Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [a right "derek"] will I shew[6] the salvation[7] of God.

The two times the word conversation appears in the Hebrew Old Testament are both in the book of Psalms translated from the root “Derek” spelled “Dalet-Reish-Kaf”.[5]

The Hebrew word “Derek” is derived from the Hebrew word “resh-chets” meaning “a path”. As a verb the Hebrew word “Derek” means to tread, to take a step, a journey. As a noun the Hebrew word “Derek” means a road; a road that is walked, as well as the path, the path of life, way, toward, journey. A course of life, a mode of action, manner.

So when we read Psalms 37:14, “The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.”, instead of conversation as in “talking in the sense of a spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions or feelings”; we should read this as, “Those hostile and against God have opened, loosed and set free a laying waste, and have tread upon and marched forth in their might and power, to attack and overthrow the poor, humble, weak, lowly and needy, those delivered by God, those who suffer undeservedly for pious worship of God, [and] to slay, kill brutally and ruthlessly, such as walk or tread an upright, righteous, correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life.”

Psalms 50:23 reads, “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation a right will I shew the salvation of God.” We can re-write this verse as, “Whoso offereth (a free will offering or sacrifice) praise (thanksgiving) glorifieth (give honor to) me: and to him that ordereth his conversation (walk or tread an upright, righteous, correct, pleasing and proper way or path of life) a right will I shew the salvation (victory, rescue, safety, deliverance, welfare, prosperity) of God.

Greek conversations

In the New Testament there are five different Greek words:

anastrophe 391 n (13/13)[8]
anastrepho 390 v (2/11)[9]
politeuma 4175 n (1/1)[10]
politeuomai 4176 v (1/2)[11]
tropo 5158 n (1/13)[12]

The English word conversation appears eighteen different times expressing the single idea of a "conversation" yet the authors chose to use five different Greek words. Thirteen times the noun anastrophe with the Strong’s numbered 391 is translated conversation . Two times verb anastrepho numbered 390 is translated conversation but also translated return, live, abide, overthrow, behave etc..


Anastrophe

We see the noun anastrophe[8] translated 13 times as conversation.[13]

The Greek word “Anastrophe” is said to literally mean a turning back and is translated manner of life, how one lives. This would coincide with the doctrine of Jesus concerning being a doer of the word and following the way.[14]


Anastrepho

A verb translated conversation was anastrepho with the Strong’s number 390 which is used in 2 Corinthians 1:12[15] and in Ephesians 2:3[16]. The Greek word “Anastrepho” also is said to mean to overturn, to return, to busy oneself, to conduct oneself, behave, live.

We can see that these two Greek words anastrophe and anastropho are very similar in meaning compared to the Hebrew word “Derek”[5] meaning a path of life, the road that we walk as we live.

How we “behave” our “manner of life”, how we choose to live our lives is really how we should be translating the English word “conversation” in all of the previously mentioned verses in the Bible.


Politeuma

With the use of the Greek noun politeuma[10] in Philippians Paul is literally saying that our "administration of civil affairs", our citizenship is not of the "world" of Rome but is in the kingdom of heaven[17] which was appointed[18] by Jesus the Christ who was another king[19] of those who would repent, seek the kingdom of God and the righteousness of God.

You should not be led to think that Paul is suggesting we are supposed to merely "talk to heaven" by this misleading translation of politeuma[10] when it is clearly defined as "the administration of civil affairs or of a commonwealth" and is from the term politeuomai[11] defined "to be a citizen" and "to administer civil affairs, manage the state" which we see Paul doing his ministry providing emergency relief and a daily bread for Christians through out the world.

Paul is not merely having a conversation nor was he just being charitable but was conducting the administration of the civil affairs and managing the estate of the Kingdom of God. Early Christians had a daily ministration that was unspotted by the exercising authority of the world of Rome because it was not like the governments of the the gentiles.[20] They ate of the tables of the early Church and not of the tables of covetousness which was idolatry.[21]

Early Christians would not apply for the daily bread of Rome through its public religion of legal charity which was dependent upon covetous practices. The early Church had a system of emergency assistance for Christians when there were dearths in the land.

We see the early Church operating a vast system of welfare through fervent charity all over the Roman Empire even though that was often getting persecuted because they would not sign up for the legal charity and the free bread and dainties offered by the Roman State and its Imperial Cult of Rome. This was the Christian conflict with Rome and many of the city-states.

Understanding the unique use of politeuma[10] and the term Politeuomai[11] it may also help to know that they are from the Greek word polites[22] consistently meaning citizen and polis meaning city.[23]

The Modern Church is no longer "A city[23] that is set on an hill" nor the "light of the world"[24] because they have become of the world because the desire its dainties and are willing to bite one another through the men who call themselves benefactors but exercise authority one over the other.[20]

If all this true the Modern Church and the Modern Christians who follow its pernicious ways[25] can no longer claim to be the Body of Christ.

Politeuomai

The the Greek verb politeuomai,[11] meaning to be a citizen or "to administer civil affairs, manage the state" and is also from the Greek word polites meaning citizen[22] means "to be a citizen" and "to administer civil affairs" as is the duty of every citizen or the ministers of a government.

In Philippians 1:27the words "Only let your conversation be"[26] Paul is telling us “to behave only as a citizen” worthy of the Gospel of Christ which is the Gospel of the kingdom of God which Matthew will some times use a word translated "heaven"[27] to describe.

We see the same word translated conversation in Philippians translated have lived in Acts 23:1 "And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived <4176>[11] in all good conscience before God until this day." This statement was so offensive that Ananias the high priest commanded Paul to be smitten contrary to the law.[28] This ardor of hate attack was not just because he said I lived in good conscience but he said to the council[29] I have lived in good conscience as a citizen, basically attending to the civil affairs of the polis or government.

This was directly after the "chief captain" discovered this Paul had a "freedom" called "Rhomaios" which meant did not really mean Paul was a Roman citizen and released him and brought him before the council.

Earlier, a certain prophet, named Agabus Paul would be bound[30]

We should understand that the Apostles were converting people to Judaism, not Christianity, but that Judaism was according to Christ as King of the Jews. Jesus was in accord with Moses and what he meant his altars of Clay and stone and Jehovahnissi were to do. They were a social safety net without the "leaven of the Pharisees" but by fervent charity.

We know this because they, the Jews who got the baptism of Christ and were put out of the Judaism of the Pharisees, would not be called Christians until Antioch.[31]

These Gentiles who converted did not need to get the circumcision of the flesh but of the heart which even Moses insisted upon.[32]

Acts 21:25 "As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication."

Tropos

The fifth word translated conversation is tropos.[12] The term tropos is often used in combination with other words but is accepted as meaning "a manner, way, or manner of life. It is only translated conversation once.

Hebrews 13:5 reads, “[Let your] conversation] [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”[33]

The author of Hebrews is telling followers of Christ that their "way, or manner of life" is to be without covetousness and would include the covetous practices which Peter says will make you merchandise and curse children.

They knew that the tables that should have been for your welfare were a snare because David and Paul had told them. They knew that coveting the dainties of rulers for they are full of deception.[34] So those Christians also knew that the free bread offered by the world of Rome was a part of a conversation with the Caesar they should not have because covetousness is idolatry.[35]

Civil religion

The important elements of the First Amendment is not just our natural right of Freedom of speech but are freedom of "conversation" or expression which would not only include the making of a law hindering the free exercise of religion but a prohibition on making a law respecting the establishment of religion. This freedom of speech amendment includes the freedom of the press, assembly, and petition of redress after inc freedom of Religion.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Constitution of the United States.

To understand the prohibition of making a law respecting the establishment of religion or exercising religion it is important to understand what religion was at that time.

Redefining the term religion away from its meaning at the time the amendment became law[36] has allowed the people to accept the establishment of the public religion of the New Deal.

IN 1789 Religion was a duty to God and your fellowman. It was not just what you think about a God.

FDR said that the state would take on that duty through the civil government if the people would consent by signing up for it's benefits.

Through the civil law the [State]] would take care of the needy of society through legal charity rather than the fervent charity recommended by historians, philosophers, and moralists.

Civil affairs of the kingdom

Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah, the Highest son of David, the rightful king of Peace[37] of the Kingdom of God at hand, announced that He would take that kingdom away[38] from those who sat in the seat of Moses and give it to a nation who would bear fruit.

Jesus then proclaimed that he would appoint that kingdom, that unique form of government, to His little flock[39] which he did.[40]

Jesus also instructed His Apostles that His kingdom of God was not to be like the governments of the world of the gentiles which had rulers that called themselves Benefactors but who exercise authority one over the other.[41]

Of course to make an agreement or consent with rulers in order to receive and eat the benefits and dainties of their table would be a snare and bring them make into bondage. If the early Christians signed up to receive the free bread of Rome they people would be ruined[42] and become subject to the obligations and responsibilities that accompanied that system of welfare.

Of course at Pentecost when they were put out of the synagogue and temple system of Corban created by Herod and the Pharisees they had to take care of those civil matters of public welfare themselves.

Their daily ministration of rightly dividing bread from house to house in the practice of Pure Religion made them a peculiar people.

Christians were depended upon voluntary system of charity of the people, for the people, and by the people, which sets men free, through the perfect law of liberty. They could not exercise authority one over the other, nor force the contributions of the people, but provide for the needs of the people as a servant government through charity.

Administer civil affairs

The Greek verb “politeuo” πολιτευω , literally meaning "to live as a citizen", “to be a citizen”. “Politeuo” comes from “Polites” which is “a townsman, a citizen, a member of a city or a state, or the inhabitant of a country or district. “Polites” comes from “Polis” a town, a city, properly with walls, a town enclosed by walls. The definition of Politeuomai”[43] also means “to administer civil affairs and manage the state”, “to avail one's self of or recognize the laws” and “to conduct one's self as pledged to some law of life.”

The term polites from the word polis consistently translated city[44] meaning consistently citizen. The term polites is used by Jesus twice in Luke.[45] The term polites is also used in Acts to describe Paul who was not a citizen of Rome but of Tarsus.[46]



Philippians 1:27 reads, “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;” And it could be read as, “But let your conduct as one pledged to obey God’s natural law of life be as a manner worthy of the reward for good tidings of the anointed King: so that if I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one set-apart, separate or ‘holy’ character/spirit, with one mind striving together in the fidelity and conviction of the glad tidings of the kingdom of God;”

In Philippians 3:20 the word is translated from the Strong’s Greek word number 4175[43] and is the Greek word “Politeuma” and means a “community” or “citizenship” and is derived from 4176 the same Greek word in Philippians 1:27.

Philippians 3:20 reads, “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:” And could read, “For our community and citizenship is under the vaulted expanse of the starry sky, the whole earth and the whole universe for YaHuWaH created it all; out of that, likewise we wait for the Prince who is the preserver, the deliverer, the one who saves, the Sovereign Master, Yahushua the Messiah (the Anointed) King.”


What and where is your conversation?

Is it just to talk and speak an exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings?

Or should your conversation be the character in which you walk your path and journey through life?

What does your conversation, the character in which you have chosen to walk out your life say about you thus far?

Are you content and satisfied possessed with unfailing strength, always ready at hand, being a citizen of the kingdom of God/heaven that is anywhere and everywhere under the vast expanse of the sky wherever two or three are gathered in His name, character, nature and spirit of righteousness, know that the King rules on his thrown forever and ever as the Creator, the loving forgiver and Father that never gives up on us, nor does He send us back, nor lets us sink and will never abandon or leave behind His citizens that walk out their lives following His path and way.

  1. ↑ The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition on page 320
  2. ↑ Changes Hey to Chet Mem07563 עשׁר AyinShinReish rasha‘ raw-shaw’ from the verb 07561 AyinShinReish condemn; adj; {See TWOT on 2222 @@ "2222b"} AV-wicked 249, ungodly 8, wicked man 3, misc 3; 263
    1) wicked, criminal
    1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
    1b) wicked (hostile to God)
    1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
    • ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
    • ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
    • ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
  3. ↑ Added a Mem and Yod02719 חֶרֶב‎ chereb [kheh’-reb] from 02717; n f; [BDB-352a] [{See TWOT on 732 @@ "732a" }] AV-sword 401, knife 5, dagger 3, axes 1, mattocks 1, TOOL 1, sword + 03027 1; 413
    1) sword, knife
    1a) sword
    1b) knife
    1c) tools for cutting stone
  4. ↑ Added a Mem07198 קֶשֶׁת‎ qesheth [keh’-sheth] from 07185 in the original sense of 06983 of bending; n f; [BDB-905b] [{See TWOT on 2093 }] AV-bow 68, archers + 03384 3, archers 2, archers + 01869 1, misc 3; 77
    1) bow
    1a) bow (for hunting, battle)
    1b) bowmen, archers
    1c) bow (fig. of might)
    1d) rainbow
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 01870 דֶּרֶךְ‎ derek [deh’-rek] DaletReishKaf from 01869 DaletReishKaf tread or bend; n m/n f; [BDB-202b] [{See TWOT on 453 @@ "453a" }] AV-way 590, toward 31, journey 23, manner 8, misc 53; 705
    1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
    1a) road, way, path
    1b) journey
    1c) direction
    1d) manner, habit, way
    1e) of course of life (fig.)
    1f) of moral character (fig.)
    • ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)
    • ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
    • כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
  6. ↑ AlefReishAlefNunVav
    07200 רָאָה‎ ReishAlefHey ra’ah [raw-aw’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-906a] [{See TWOT on 2095 }] AV-see 879, look 104, behold 83, shew 68, appear 66, consider 22, seer 12, spy 6, respect 5, perceive 5, provide 4, regard 4, enjoy 4, lo 3, foreseeth 2, heed 2, misc 74; 1313
    1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
    1a) (Qal)
    1a1) to see
    1a2) to see, perceive
    1a3) to see, have vision
    1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
    1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
    1a6) to look at, gaze at
    1b) (Niphal)
    1b1) to appear, present oneself
    1b2) to be seen
    1b3) to be visible
    1c) (Pual) to be seen
    1d) (Hiphil)
    1d1) to cause to see, show
    1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
    1e) (Hophal)
    1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
    1e2) to be exhibited to
    1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
  7. ↑ BeitYodShinAyin
    03468 יֶשַׁע‎ yesha‘ [yeh’-shah] orישׁע‎ yesha‘ [yay’-shah]from 03467; n m; [BDB-447a] [{See TWOT on 929 @@ "929a" }] AV-salvation 32, safety 3, saving 1; 36
    1) deliverance, salvation, rescue, safety, welfare
    1a) safety, welfare, prosperity
    1b) salvation
    1c) victory
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 391 ~ἀναστροφή~ anastrophe \@an-as-trof-ay’\@ from 390; TDNT-7:715,1093; {See TDNT 752} n f AV-conversation 13; 13
    1) manner of life, conduct, behaviour, deportment
  9. ↑ 390 ~ἀναστρέφω~ anastrepho \@an-as-tref’-o\@ as a noun is 391 from 303 and 4762; TDNT-7:715,1093; {See TDNT 752} v AV-return 2, have conversation 2, live 2, abide 1, overthrow 1, behave (one’s) self 1, be used 1, pass 1; 11
    1) to turn upside down, overturn
    2) to turn back
    3) to turn hither and thither, to turn one’s self about, sojourn dwell in a place
    4) metaph. to conduct one’s self, behave one’s self, live
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 4175 ~πολίτευμα~ politeuma \@pol-it’-yoo-mah\@ from 4176; n n AV-conversation 1; 1
    1) the administration of civil affairs or of a commonwealth
    2) the constitution of a commonwealth, form of government and the laws by which it is administered
    3) a state, commonwealth 3a) the commonwealth of citizens
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 4176 ~πολιτεύομαι~ politeuomai \@pol-it-yoo’-om-ahee\@ middle voice of a derivative of 4177 polites "the inhabitant of any city or country" from the word polis; v AV-live 1, let (one’s) conversation be 1; 2
    1) to be a citizen
    2) to administer civil affairs, manage the state
    3) to make or create a citizen 3a) to be a citizen 3b) to behave as a citizen 3b1) to avail one’s self of or recognise the laws 3b2) to conduct one’s self as pledged to some law of life"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 5158 τρόπος tropos [trop’-os] from the same as 5157; n m; AV-as + 3739 3, even as + 2596 + 3739 2, way 2, means 2, even as + 3739 1, in like manner as + 3639 1, manner 1, conversation 1; 13
    1) a manner, way, fashion
    1a) as, even as, like as
    2) manner of life, character, deportment
  13. ↑ Galatians 1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation <391> in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
    Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation <391> the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
    1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation <391>, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
    Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation <391>.
    James 3:13 Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation <391> his works with meekness of wisdom.
    1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation <391>;
    1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation <391> [received] by tradition from your fathers;
    1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation <391> honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
    1 Peter 3:1 Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation <391> of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste conversation <391> [coupled] with fear.
    1 Peter 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation <391> in Christ.
    2 Peter 2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation <391> of the wicked:
    2 Peter 3:11 [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation <391> and godliness,
  14. ↑ Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
    Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
    Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
    Matthew 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
    Luke 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
    Luke 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
    John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
    John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
    Romans 3:12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
  15. ↑ 2 Corinthians 1:12 "For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation <390> in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward."
  16. ↑ Ephesians 2:3 "Among whom also we all had our conversation <390> in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."
  17. ↑ Philippians 3:20 For our conversation <4175> is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
  18. ↑ Luke 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
  19. ↑ Acts 17:7 "Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus."
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Not exercise authority
    Matthew 20:25 "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:..."
    Mark 10:42 "But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you:..."
    Luke 22:25 "And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye [shall] not [be] so:..."
  21. ↑ Covetousness is idolatry
    Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"
    Ephesians 5:5 "For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."
    1 Corinthians 5:10 "Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 4177 ~πολίτης~ polites \@pol-ee’-tace\@ from 4172; n m AV-citizen 3; 3
    1) a citizen
    1a) the inhabitant of any city or country
    1b) the association of another in citizenship
    1b1) a fellow citizen, fellow countryman
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 4172 ~πόλις~ polis \@pol’-is\@ probably from the same as polemos 4171 meaning war, or perhaps from polus 4183 meaning many, much, large; n f AV-city 164; 164
    1) a city
    1a) one’s native city, the city in which one lives
    1b) the heavenly Jerusalem
    1b1) the abode of the blessed in heaven
    1b2) of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
    1c) the inhabitants of a city
  24. ↑ Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
  25. ↑ Pernicious ways
    2 Peter 2:2 "And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of."
    2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
    2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
    Matthew 24:10 "And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
    Matthew 24:24 "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
    Mark 13:22 "For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect."
    1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
    Romans 2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
    Matthew 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
  26. ↑ Philippians 1:27 "Only let your conversation be <4176> as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"
  27. ↑ 3772 οὐρανός ouranos [oo-ran-os’] perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; n m; TDNT-5:497,736; [{See TDNT 571 }] AV-heaven 268, air 10, sky 5, heavenly + 1537; 284
    1) the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
    1a) the universe, the world
    1b) the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
    1c) the sidereal or starry heavens
    2) the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings
  28. ↑ Acts 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? 4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest? 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
  29. ↑ 4892 συνέδριον sunedrion [soon-ed’-ree-on] from a presumed derivative of a compound of 4862 and the base of 1476; n n; TDNT-7:860,1115; [{See TDNT 768 }] AV-council 22; 22
    1) any assembly (esp. of magistrates, judges, ambassadors), whether convened to deliberate or pass judgment
    2) any session or assembly or people deliberating or adjudicating
    2a) the Sanhedrin, the great council at Jerusalem, consisting of the seventy one members, viz. scribes, elders, prominent members of the high priestly families and the high priest, the president of the assembly. The most important causes were brought before this tribunal, inasmuch as the Roman rulers of Judaea had left to it the power of trying such cases, and also of pronouncing sentence of death, with the limitation that a capital sentence pronounced by the Sanhedrin was not valid unless it was confirmed by the Roman procurator.
    2b) a smaller tribunal or council which every Jewish town had for the decision of less important cases.
  30. ↑ Acts 21:10 And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done."
  31. ↑ Acts 11:26 "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."
  32. ↑ Circumcision from the beginning
    Leviticus 26:41 And [that] I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
    Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
    Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
    Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench [it], because of the evil of your doings.
    Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
    Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all [that are] in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all [these] nations [are] uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel [are] uncircumcised in the heart.
    Romans 2:27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
    Colossians 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
    Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
    Matthew 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, , scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
  33. ↑ If you were not aware, in the King James version of the Bible any time we see words in brackets it means those words were not in the original scrolls or papyri, but were added by the translators. This could be a good thing, but a lot of the time it is not, it actually takes away and detracts from the original intent as the translators are trying to make the text more readable.
  34. ↑ Proverbs 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.
    Psalms 141:4 Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
  35. ↑ Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
  36. ↑ Religion. "Real piety in practice[1], consisting in the performance of all known duties to God and our fellow men” John Bouvier's 1856 Law Dictionary
  37. ↑ Proclaimed by Rome by Nailing it to His cross
  38. ↑ Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
  39. ↑ Luke 12:32 "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  40. ↑ Luke 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
  41. ↑ Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:...
    Mark 10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you:...
    Luke 22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. 28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
  42. ↑ "That the man who first ruined the Roman people twas he who first gave them treats and gratuities" Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus (c. 100 AD.)
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 4175 ~πολίτευμα~ politeuma \@pol-it’-yoo-mah\@ from 4176; n n AV-conversation 1; 1
    1) the administration of civil affairs or of a commonwealth
    2) the constitution of a commonwealth, form of government and the laws by which it is administered
    3) a state, commonwealth 3a) the commonwealth of citizens
  44. ↑ 4172 ~πόλις~ polis \@pol’-is\@ probably from the same as polemos 4171 meaning war, or perhaps from polus 4183 meaning many, much, large; n f AV-city 164; 164
    1) a city
    1a) one’s native city, the city in which one lives
    1b) the heavenly Jerusalem
    1b1) the abode of the blessed in heaven
    1b2) of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
    1c) the inhabitants of a city
  45. ↑ Luke 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen <4177> of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
    Luke 19:14 But his citizens <4177> hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
  46. ↑ Acts 21:39 But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen <4177> of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Retrieved from "http://preparingyou.com/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Conversation_kingdom&oldid=71486"