Gospel
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
“Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
“What sign can you show us for doing this?”
Jesus answered and said to them,
“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”
The Jews said,
“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?”
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
many began to believe in his name
when they saw the signs he was doing.
But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all,
and did not need anyone to testify about human nature.
He himself understood it well.
Extremely Apt for our times.
Cheers to all.
Thank you Menagerie. Gods blessings on you and all patriotic Treepers
“He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
“Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
Now if Jesus came in our times, this would have occurred at the Capitol building – and just like then, the “rulers” would have declared him and any who followed “insurrectionists” – a “threat to our democracy”. One has to concede – it is/was irrelevant at what time in history He made an appearance, the result will/would always have been the same.
When He returns it will be as King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Wouldn’t want to be a conniving backstabbing corkscrewing double dealing politician on that Day or an advocate of abortion for that matter. My praying wife is a firm believer in the “Rapture”. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical as throughout the ages Christians rarely escaped persecution. BUT..the brazen evil being revealed minute by minute seems to be setting the world stage for a dramatic event. The enemy of mans soul crafts such audacious delusional schemes that the beast often traps itself. It never seems to learn. If there will indeed be a catching away of believers the signs of that event are all around. What a shock to tyrants around the world it will be. A truly OH S*-T moment! Put on the Whole Armor of God and watch and pray to escape that day of Wrath.
If Jesus came in our time, He would be busy with the churches who make deals with the devil, all the while using His Holy Name.
Blessings on all. Thank you Menagerie for the Lenten posts.
Yes, the churches today have fallen and led the sheep into evil ways. This is the greatest evil in God’s sight even moreso than the political evil of today.
1 Peter 4:17 (NKJV)
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Pray we remain following ONLY HIM.
Amen ! Him alone !
I fear for when the churches will be forcing us to take the Bill Gates tatoo and vaccine … it seems they are pushing the masks and vaccines for this very reason and so many Christians are obediently walking to this slaughter ! May God protect us from the New One World Religion !
The churches won’t preach the words of God that are unpopular or not “politically correct”. They are BUSINESSES and as such they have bills to pay and pews to fill.
They SHOULD be teaching the WHOLE truth but they don’t want to lose money OR parishioners. They don’t want to ALIENATE anyone, or drive them away from the Church!
WE bear some of the responsibility, though!
Unless we are truly illiterate, God expects US to pick up the Bible OURSELVES and discover for OURSELVES what He wants us to know about HIM…..
Instead of blaming the Church, we need to start holding OURSELVES accountable!
I could not agree more. I’ve often wondered how many people would disagree, perhaps even be shocked, with the theological teachings of their denomination if they examined it? How many people have tested their own beliefs against God’s teachings? How many people have examined the teachings and beliefs of other denominations, and even other non Christian faiths? Have they looked at what questions atheists have, their doubts?
We have the responsibility to inform and educate ourselves, to question, to measure, and to submit what we have learned to God in prayer.
Amen!!!!
As aspiring Christians we are to be apostles….. inspired by Jesus; His life and Word.
Yes……
~Blasfemy abounds
If we ever come to the realization as a people that we need God, need him just to be humanity, then all other things fall in to place.
Never thought of it that way and it did take me a few re reads and time to digest. Pray that we do realize this and gather others alongside us. Thank you.
You said it, Menagerie!
If each of us –all
practiced The Golden Rule
~>even
just every other day.
So true. Thank you for reminding me.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.”
“churches who make deals with the devil” such as taking government tax dollars for accepting hundreds of thousands of “sick” illegal persons to settle in the US.” They resist their regular duties with the covid excuse while taking bribes to help people infected with all kinds of diseases worse than covid to live in the US.
agree and let’s not forget the RC church embracing obamacare “believing?” abortion wouldn’t be funded. Dolan and obama made their deal.
Jesus didn’t concede, he was an insurrectionist; and he was crucified for it.
We almost seem to lay the way for the past to come. With Jesus in our hearts and guiding our spirits we can learn and bring to the wayside those evils. Family here at treehouse is part of my foundation. God Be With All !
OS … NO! With my “prediction” of a second coming, I could not, regarding your prediction, disagree more:
In my mind, Jesus would come to us, WE The People, and ask: “I have provided you with a free will — to choose good over evil — while you have created a DEMOCRATIC NATION with a govt by which one and all — the 99% of the CITIZENS against the 1% elites — have the privilege to VOTE; yet, so many of you have chosen to remain IGNORANT of our foundational principles and values, and, without a functioning moral compass … to where, time and again, you elect to office these MANY JUDAS POLITICIANS, who sell down the river with their FAKE PROMISES, you and the birthright of your offspring.
Further, in your self-serving, short-sighted ignorance — with your lack of critical thinking skills, the result of the willful dumbing-down, of the MAFIA Teachers Union and their minions in the local Boards of Education, of the American culture — you continue to be duped by the anti-liberty FAKE NEWS PRESS; while ignoring many of those that do present the truth, honesty and the hope of individual liberty.
WHY do so many of you act this way — you fail to see the failures in yourselves, and, yet, you sell the liberties of you and your children to those who lie to you — and, then you EXPECT these same JUDAS politicians to correct such problems?
I will suggest to you: do what your Founders and Framers did … and get into action and fix your own problems; not with a civil war, but, with the, so far, UNUSED tools that these Founders and Framers provided. So, basically, get yourselves educated in foundational American principles and values, develop a working moral compass and form an enlightened concensus on how to fix now these shortcomings. It is not too late.
And, by the way, that POTUS Trump seems to be a good leader to get you set in the proper direction; but, it must be resolved that the “heavy lifting” must be done by WE The People!
Remember: WE The People, not the govt, RUN THIS NATION and the Buck stops with US! Now is a good time to act; that is, to do our collective pro-liberty patriotic duty!
I enjoy the posts here that remind us of our Faith. Many thanks for this.
Yep
Thank you Menagerie!
Songs from Silence – Elaine Hagenberg (2:26 mins)
Isaiah 59 ‘bout sums up where we are today.
cross posted at https://freedomaustralia.freeforums.net/thread/966/third-sunday-lent
Thank you for sharing God’s Word
Jesus was no milquetoast. He didn’t Come to Bring Peace (except for those of us who love Him). He Came With a Sword, Sending the goats to the Left and His followers to the Right. Hey Leftists, are you aware of this???
We need to PRAY for those who don’t BELIEVE IN or FOLLOW our Lord…..
“For ALL have fallen short of the glory of God…”
There isn’t ONE of us, no matter how devout, that doesn’t sin continually, and on a daily basis! Every single one of us is guilty of every lash of the whip that tore Jesus’s flesh, and every strike of the hammer that drove the spikes in his wrists and ankles! Remember that EVERY time you sin, and pray for YOURSELF as well…No room for smugness on ANY side!
If he were to come today, He would have to do the same thing. Sad.
At what period in history would he not have?
An excellent question!! There truly is nothing new under the Sun…same sinful people, same sinful practices – just with a “modern” twist that is different in every generation!!
I have only been to church for a wedding or funeral, yet reading this site has promoted a faith I now possess far greater than any time in my past,it has even got me reading a little of the Bible. ( I have one bedside now.)
Thank you all.
God bless PDJT
That is wonderful. Check out Psalm 139.
Cheers, I will do that.
My favorite of all time! Jesus shows us clearly how to respond to abominations.
I have never noticed the last line of this Gospel. Jesus “didn’t need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well.”
Yes, yes, yes … this film is an “artistic” rendering …
Truly, he is, and, continues to be — in many cases, by malicious intention — the most misrepresented historical figure.
And, “turn the other cheek” continues to be one of the most misrepresented phrases. No one, JESUS, foremost, turns their other cheek to evil.
offensive content removed. Seriously, why would you use this language?
Jesus in the temple in Jesus Christ Superstar at DuckDuckGo
Jesus in the temple in Jesus Christ Superstar at DuckDuckGo
FYI: these are not the same video (same lnk)
Sundance, another bulls eye. Our warrior, VSGPDJT, continues in combat, taking the enemy down one by one, however, there are simply too many demons in the multi-headed swamp, not just talking about D.C.. I’m talking about the world swamp. We will need the assistance of God’s hand, and his wrath. Its time for Lot, the pillars of salt, and the destruction and damnation of Sodom D.C. . It is up to us to show resolve, to turn the tide against evil, only then will Our Lord assist us, and let me tell ya, God bats a 1000, when it comes to assists.
https://www.gotquestions.org/Lot-in-the-Bible.html
A homily for the Third Sunday of lent.
https://saintmichaelschapel.wordpress.com/2021/03/07/third-sunday-in-lent-year-b/
Thank you, and Blessings to all !
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I apologize to those few people who actually find something of value here. My prayers are with you as we approach Easter.