TITUS. N.T.
TITUS. N.T.
A
Greek who went with Paul to Jerusalem. He became a missionnary Gal 2/1-4.
Tim 4/10. He had the mission of giving the letter of Paul to the Corinthians
2 Cor 7/5-8, 13-15.
There
is a letter to Titus.
Titus
was in Crete and Paul, who was enjoying provisional liberty in Rome, sent this
letter to him. Ch 1 Greetings. Instructions. The bishops and their qualifications.
Ch 2-3 General teachings. Personal messages about the Community of
Crete. To overcome evil, to be sober, faithful and do good works.
Poison.
In Burkina-Faso, the cultivators put tobacco plants around their fields for
it repels the animals.
Raphael
said: ''If God had wanted us to smoke, He would have created us with a chimney
on the head.''
Tobacco
kills. Jesus-Christ says.: ''The thief comes to in order that he may kill
and destroy, I came that they may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance
to the full till it overflows.'' Jn 10/10.
The
earth had only one langage Gn 11/1. But the Eternal confused the langage
Gn 11/4-9. The day of the Pentecost which followed the resurrection
of Jesus-Christ, the disciples started to speak languages they had never learnt.
Acts 2/1-6. It seems that, for the disciples of this time, to speak
in tongues was an important sign. ''The Jewish believers who had accompanied
Peter were all astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit should be poured
out also on the pagans. SINCE they could hear them speaking strange languages
and proclaiming the greatness of God.'' Acts 10/45-46. If the first disciples
believed this, we believe like them, while knowing, of course, that it can be
carnal or even devilish imitations. It needs time before we can see if the fruit
of the Holy Spirit is manifested or not. Gal 5/22-26.
There is the gift of interpreting the languages. 1 Cor 12/10.
He who talks in tongues does not talk to men, but to God 1 Cor 14/1-5, 27-28. The languages are a sign for the non-believers 1 Cor 14/22-28. One talks the languages of men and those of the angels 1 Cor 13/1.
In
any case, the disciples must control their tongue, thus minding what they say.
Every
tongue shall praise God Rm 14/11.
We have to banish malice from our tongue 1 Ps 34/14. Who are those who care for their souls? Prov 21/23. Who has a vain religion? Jm 1/26. Who is a perfect man? Jm 3/1-13. The Gospel will be preached to all nations, to all tribes and to all languages Rev 14/6-7.
Jesus-Christ
was transfigured before Peter, James and John. Moses and Elijah were present
during the transfiguration of Jesus-Christ Matt 17/1-9. Mk 9/2-3.
Can we speak of a transfiguration about Moses whose face was beaming because he had talked with God? Ex 34/29. Mk 9/2-3. The Jews could not watch his face because of the glory 2 Cor 3/7.
Its
origin:
Such
an idolatrous conviction of the divine unity was prevailing in Babylon, that
God very severely blamed his people who sought to share it: ''those who purify
in the midst of the gardens, according to the rites of Achad, eating the flesh
of pig, and abominable things, will be burnt altogether'' Is 61/17. Did
you know that: ''According to the rites of Achad'' should be translated
as ''From the one who is unique''. To stress most strongly the unity of God,
the Babylonians used the word Achad.
The
problem is that in the unity of this unique God, there were three persons and
the Babylonians were using the equilateral triangle, as the church of Rome does
today. See Rome.
The
Egyptians too were using these geometrical form to symbolize the divinity.
God
is One.
Father
is not a name.
Son
is not a name.
Holy
Spirit is not a name.
A
person is a person and there can never be three persons in a person.
When
a medical doctor discerns several persons in a person, this person is diagnosed
with a sickness which has a precise name in psychiatry.
God
is a Person. He is the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit.
God
is omnipresent and thus, it is no problem at all for Him to be the son in the
Jordan as well as the father who talks from the Heaven, and the Holy Spirit
under the form of a dove in the eyes of John-the-Baptist.
Because
they want to explain all things, the clerics get lost in this theory of a unique
God in three distinct persons.
You
will see soon, that in order to strengthen their dogma about this, they will
alter Matt 28/19 putting the words ''in the name'' at the plural,
and to justify this, they wil say that it is a dynamic translation taking into
account the context of the contemporary culture.
The
name of the Father, of the son and of the Holy Spirit is: Jesus!
See.
Church.
Created system. Emmanuel.
Fall of Adam and Eve. God. Gospel.
I AM.
Jesus-Christ. Jehova..
Savior.
Holy Spirit. Mystery
of God. YHWH.
It
is faith. It is to trust God. We can trust all kinds of people or things, but
only he who trusts the Eternal finds in Him a true shelter Ps 118/8. Pro3/5.
If
we love God, we trust Him. No special course is needed to develop our trust
in God. The peaceful reading of the Word of God creates and strengthens the
faith in God. The five ministries of Eph 4/11 exist to help the Church
engendrer a race of victors, fully mature men, Eph 4/13, a son Rev
12/5, who are the victors of Rev 12/ 11. These victors are those
who appear in the seven ages of the Church
Rev
2/7 for the age N1.
Rev
2/11 for the age N 2.
Rev
2/17 for the age N 3.
Rev
2/26 for the age N 4
Rev
3/5 for the age N 5.
Rev
3/12 for the age N6.
Rev
3/21 for our generation.
It
is these victors who walk in the love by the faith and will be taken up to Heaven.
Without
this trust in God, it is impossible to be elevated.
The
Truth is not a doctrine, it is a person: Jesus-Christ Himself! Jn 14/6.
The
Truth sprouts from the earth Ps 85/12. You will know the Truth and the
Truth will make you free Jn 8/38. See
Urim and Thummim.
TWELVE. See disciples,
Israel.
In
the Old-Covenant, the prophets anointed with oil those who had to do something
special. Nowadays, in the Church of Jesus-Christ, people are anointed to receive
benedictions such as healing. After confessing their sins to one another, the
sick who have called the elders of the Church receive the unction of oil and
are healed Jm 5/14-16.
The
unction of the Holy Spirit has nothing to do with the emotions that we can sometimes
have. They are just emotions... That's all. The unction is constantly above
those who are with the Lord. Jesus-Christ has promised to be with His disciples
at each moment of each day until the end of the world Matt 28/20. The
question, therefore, is not: ''Is God with me?'' but rather: ''Am I with the
Lord?''
If
Jesus-Christ is with you, how would the Holy Spirit fail to be present? see
Trinity.
We
live in a time where the people want to feel the holy things. God is always
the same! He wants us to live by the faith in His Word. He says: ''I AM with
you!'' It should be enough for us! Emotions are very pleasant but don't
make God more present. He fills everything. It is we who, often, are not able
to realize His presence.
I
firmly believe that sooner or later the true disciples of Jesus-Christ will
dare to denounce whatever comes from the fables (2 Tim 4/3-4) which spread
in the evangelical circles. God is one and He is with those who are with Him.
The
first disciples of Jesus-Christ were living in community with Him. Then, in
Jerusalem, the apostles taught precisely what the Master had taught them
Matt 28/19-20. The result was a community Church. They were one heart, one
soul Ac 4/32. They had a true unity for it existed centered on one person:
Jesus-Christ.
The
true unity of the children of God can only be based on the Word of God. Any
other attempt to unite is very nice, yet is not built on the Rock. See Rock.
We should not talk about unity, but rather of association with different groups
claiming the name of Jesus-Christ. If we want unity, we must have an absolute
Truth. It is God who established this absolute in the heart of those who seek
him for the time has come when the Lord will reunite all things in Himself.
Eph 1/ 10. But this is a process. See Church.
See Gospel.
Restoration. Resurrection
Roman empire.