MURMUR.To
murmur is to protest about what happens to us or against the people. It is a
sin of incredulity. The disciples of Jesus-Christ don't murmur. They know that
all things work together for the best.
The people of Israel murmured against Moses Ex 15/23 and 16/3. Then, they also murmured against Jesus-Christ Jn 6/41. Paul is clear, a child of God does everything without grumbling and without doubting Phil 2/14. We have to practice hospitality toward our brothers who are of other local churches without murmuring 1 Pt 3/9.
Music
is part of the Worship of God 2 Sam 6/5. What we call the Psalms were
certainly sung on more or less rousing melodies.
The sister of Moses had a tambourine, which she used to sing and dance before God Ex 15/20. The Bible says that there were 120 sacrificators who played the trumpet in the Temple 2 Chron 5/12. Jesus-Christ sang with His disciples Matt 26/30. We are invited to sing with one another Col 3/16. See World. What is the difference between the holy music and the music of the world? All is pure for those who are pure. Titus 1/15. Now, it is obvious that our music today would not help the medieval Christians to enter into praise. It is too much differente from what they knew. Coming from the National Church of Switzerland, I was amazed that God can be praised with tunes of e military march or with tunes of with musette... But I got used to it because of the Love I have for Jesus-Christ and the respect I have for my neihjbour. Therefore, please, don't bother the young people who want to bring the rythms and sounds they like in the praise. And if you cannot enter into praise on certain musics, consider that others don't manage with the music you like. Things do not become holy just because they are 50 years old.
It
is a very tiny seed, but it gives a hight plant. Therefore Jesus compares the
mustard seed to the Kingdom of God. Matt 13/31.
With a faith as small as a mustard seed, Jesus-Christ tells us that we can move the mountains. Matt 17/20
We should never leave the people without aid. Deut 15/11. Promise to those who help Pro 28/27. To fast according to God is to help others Is 58/6-7. Whatever we do to others, we do to Jesus-Christ. Matt 25/35-40.
There
is only one mystery of God and it is Christ. Col 1/26.
Besides
this mystery which has been revealed to the disciples of Jesus-Christ, there
are no others. The mysteries which God had kept concealed have been revealed
to the twelve which unfolded them for us through their wcritings. Matt 13/11.
Lk 8/10. The true servants of God are dispensators of the mysteries of God
1 Cor 4/1. It is not because falsely-anointed have unjustly kept the
Truth hidden for centuries that God still has mysteries for His people.
Rm 1/18-25. What matters in the eyes of God is not that we have the knowledge
of all His mysteries, but that we manifest His Love. 1 Cor 13/1-3. What
a true disciple of Jesus-Christ is preaching, these are the mysteries of God
1 Cor 2/6-10. But we must admit that there are mysteries and these mysteries
exist for those who cannot know them 1 Cor 2/14.
If,
after reading this Book, you keep on saying, for instance:
*
the coming of Elijah in our generation,
*
Melchizedek
*
the seed of the serpent,
*
the trinity,
*
the Community life,
*
the prescription of the washing of the feet
or
*
the baptism to dead, (etc)
are
mysteries, I advise you to go to God on your knees and to buy an eye lotion
to put on your eyes Rev 3/18. See Antechrist,
Baptism, Glory,
Man, Jehova,
I AM, ,
Jesus-Christ etc...
NAAMAN. O.T.
He was leprous and captain of the army of a king of Syria. A Jewish servant communicated her faith to him. He thus went to Israel to meet Elisha the prophet. He was healed of leprosy, when he did with humility as the prophet had told him to do do 2 Kg 5/1-19. Lk 4/27.
NAHUM. O.T.
He
was a prophet coming from Galilee between 642 and 606 BC.
The
book which he wrote tells, in the ch. 1 the vengeance of the Eternal,
His mercy and His power. The Ch. 2 and 3 announce the destruction of
Nineveh. It is also what will happen in the lasts days.
The
True Church of Jesus-Christ has no name. Those who seek to have a name are identified
in Gn 11/4. ''Come! Let us build a city and a tower whose top reaches
to the sky, and let us make a name for ourselves...'' It is Babel, Babylon.
See Antechrist.
Church. Denominations. Paraclete.
NAOMI. O.T.
She
was the wife of Elimelec. She was a righteous woman. Elimelec brought Naomi
and the whole family to Moab to escape the starvation. When she became a widow,
and after having lost her two sons, Naomi returned to Bethlehem with Ruth, her
daughter-in-law. See Ruth.
NATHAN. O.T.
He
was a prophet at the time of the king David. He went to tell David that God
did not want him to build the Temple by himself. Moreover, Nathan rebuked David
for having Uriah killed and taking his wife 2 Sam 12/1-15. With Nathan,
Tsadok made the unction of Salomon, son of David. 1 Kg 1/38-39, 45.
NATHANAEL. N.T.
He was an apostle of the Lord Jesus-Christ. He was a friend of Philip Jn 1/45-51. He was from Galilee, from Cana Jn 21/2. Generally, Barthelemy is thought to be Nathanael Matt 10/3. Lk 6/14. Jn 1/43-45.
East of the sea of Galilee is a village, amidst hills. Jesus-Christ lived there for a while, in Nazareth Matt 2/23. It is in the synagogue of Nazareth that he declared that the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled Is 61/1-2. Matt 13/54-58. Mk 6/1-6. Lk 4/16-30.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
O.T.
King
of Babylon 604-561 BC. 2 Kg 24/1-4. He made the siege of Jerusalem
2 Kg 24/10-11. He brought the king Sedecias and the people in deportation
2 Kg 25/1, 8-16, 20-22. Daniel interpreted the dreams of the king Nebuchadnezzar.
NEHEMIAH. O.T.
He
was a Jewish notable of Babylon. He was serving as intendant at the court of
Artaxerxes. Nehemie obtained from the king the permission to rebuild the wall
of Jerusalem. A book has his name. He is the continuation of the book of Ezdras
which tells the progress and the problems of the work in Jerusalem after the
captivity. The Ch. 1-7 shows us the first visit of Nehemiah to Jerusalem.
The reconstruction of the walls in a period of opposition. The Ch 8-10
show Nehemiah reforming the religion and the social life. The Ch 11-13
gives the names of those who were worthy and report the inauguration of the
wall... In Ch 13, verse 4 to verse 31 is the story of the second visit
of Nehemiah to Jerusalem; He had been absent during twelve years.
NEPHTHALI. O.T.
He
was the second son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's maid Gn 30/7-8. He had
four sons 1 Chron 7/13.
A tribe bears his name. Benediction of Jacob on Nephtali Gn 49/21. Moses blessed the tribe of Nephtali Deut 33/23.