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In Christ

I have a few words to say about 1John 1:5-9 but first about the concept of
joint principal.

Those two words aren't in the Bible verbatim but the concept is very
definitely implied. For example:

● Rom 6:3 . . Don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death?

In other words; folks unified with Christ are accounted crucified with him so
that they no longer need fear the ultimate retribution because they already
faced their fair measure of justice on the cross.

● Rom 6:6 . . For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that
the body of sin might be done away with.

● Gal 2:20 . . I am crucified with Christ

● Col 3:3-4 . . For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

So then, if all four of those verses are 100% the God's truth, they why are
folks unified with Christ required to comply with 1John 1:5-9?

Well; I see written, and I hear spoken, a lot about forgiveness, but rarely
ever see or hear a word about hygiene; to wit: 1John 1:9 & John 13:4-10.

Fellowship is mentioned four times in the first chapter of 1John-- twice at
verse 3, once at verse 6, and again at verse 7. The Greek word pertains to
partnership, i.e. participation.

In a nutshell; it is absolutely impossible for folks unified with Christ to end
up in perdition by neglecting to confess their sins-- either venial or mortal.
However, Christ has his standards; viz: if they would like to work with him,
and have a part in his ongoing mission per Matt 28:19-20, then confession is
essential because Christ prefers a team of bathed associates rather than
soiled.
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The Young, The Old, & The Very Young

Whether innocent or guilty makes no difference. The reason that underage
children are not exempt from the Spirit birth that Jesus spoke of in John 3:3-
-8 is because all people-- regardless of age, race, or gender --are
unacceptable in their natural condition.

● John 3:6-8 . . Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
You should not be surprised at my saying you must be born again.

Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a proficient rabbi. He should've been able to
easily appreciate why people in their natural condition are not allowed to
either see or enter the kingdom of God.

● John 3:10 . . Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these
things?

The thing is: underage children don't stay underage. They eventually mature
into adolescents, teen-agers, and adults. Well; if allowed to remain in their
natural condition, those underage children will eventually begin to exhibit
the so-called fallen nature which we know from Rom 8:5-8 makes people not
want to cooperate with God.
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A Memorial For Moses

● Deut 34:5-6 . . Moses the servant of The Lord died there in the land of
Moab, according to the word of The Lord. And He buried him in the valley in
the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor; but no man knows his burial place to
this day.

A very curious scene unfolded during Moses' burial. The Devil argued with
Michael the archangel about Moses' body. (Jude 9)

It's been suggested that the Devil objected to secrecy. In other words; it's
possible that he wanted Moses' body enshrined in a sort of Church of the
Holy Sepulcher where the Jews could be lured into idolatry by adoring Moses'
remains as a sacred relic. That's actually a very plausible suggestion. For
example: there's a statue of the apostle Peter in Rome whose big toe has
been eroded over the years by the lips of pilgrims kissing it. (cf. 2Kings
18:4)

Anyway; if the Devil would interfere with the burial of a holy man like Moses,
then I think we can safely assume he (or one of his minions) probably
interferes with the burials of ordinary folk too; and I should think the
smartest way for him to interfere is to ensure the minister comes out with
nothing useful in his eulogy; but instead with the usual mushy rhetoric by
which nobody hearing it can be moved to consider their afterlife prospects.
(Just goes to show that the Devil is not above walking over the bones of the
dead to get what he wants.)
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Jesus, David, and Adam

It's not all that difficult to show the Word's human origin began with the creation
of Adam.

To begin with: the Bible says Jesus was on track for David's throne.

● Luke 1:32-33 . .The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never
end.

Before any man can be considered for the throne, they must first be one of
David's paternal descendants; and that's on oath.

● Ps 132:11 . .The Lord has sworn in truth unto David; and He will not turn
from it: "Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne"

The new testament verifies Jesus satisfies both the oath and the paternal
requirement.

● Acts 2:29-30 . . Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the
patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us
unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.

● Rom 1:1-3 . . Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David
according to the flesh

The Greek word for "seed" is a mite ambiguous because it can refer to
spiritual posterity as well as biological progeny; but in David's case; seed
refers to biological posterity because Jesus was 1) the fruit of David's body
and 2) of David's loins according to the flesh.

So then, seeing as how Jesus was among David's biological descendants,
then of course Jesus was among Adam's biological descendants too because
we all, including David, descend from a common ancestor.

● Gen 3:20 . . Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the
mother of all the living.

● Acts 17:26 . . He made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all
the face of the earth.
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Eve & The Forbidden Fruit

Eve was the first to taste the forbidden fruit; and when she did, nothing
happened. It wasn't till Adam tasted the fruit that her normal sense of
decency was replaced with an alternate version.

Eve was fully constructed with material taken from Adam's body prior to his
tasting the fruit so it was impossible for him to pass the effects of the
original sin to her by means of heredity.
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Yup. and he was also the first one recorded to ever have trouble with diarrhea. He took two tablets and went up on the mountain.

He wasn't the last in the Bible though. David sat on the throne for 40 years!

Don't get me started with all the trouble Balaam had with his.... Uh... Never mind.