Tuesday, February 03, 2026

With ALL

 With ALL


And thou shalt love H157  ( H853 ) the LORD H3068  thy God H430  with all H3605  thine heart, H3824  and with all H3605  thy soul, H5315  and with all H3605  thy might. H3966  Deuteronomy 6:5 


And G2532  Jesus G2424  answered G611 Jesus G2424  said G2036  unto him, G846  Thou shalt love G25  the Lord G2962  thy G4675  God G2316  with G1722  all G3650  thy G4675heart, G2588  and G2532  with G1722  all G3650  thy G4675soul, G5590  and G2532  with G1722  all G3650  thy G4675mind. G1271Matthew 22:37


And G2532  thou shalt love G25  the Lord G2962  thy G4675  God G2316  with G1537  all G3650  thy G4675heart, G2588  and G2532  with G1537  all G3650  thy G4675soul, G5590  and G2532  with G1537  all G3650  thy G4675mind, G1271  and G2532  with G1537  all G3650  thy G4675strength: G2479  this G3778is the first G4413  commandment. G1785    Mark 12:30    


Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

c. The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force: Jesus’ reference to violence refers to both the intensity of spiritual warfare surrounding the ministry of Jesus and His herald, and also to the intensity required to persevere in following God and His kingdom.

i. The exact sense of this has been greatly debated, and is made more difficult by complicated grammar. Carson probably gives the best sense of both expressions. “The kingdom has come with holy power and magnificent energy that has been pushing back the frontiers of darkness. This is especially manifest in Jesus’ miracles and ties in with Jesus’ response to the Baptist…The kingdom is making great strides; now is the time for courageous souls, forceful people, to take hold of it.” (Carson)

ii. The kingdom will never be received passively. It is always founded on God’s work on our behalf, but God’s work will always produce a response in us. “They are not lazy wishes or cold endeavours that will bring men to heaven.” (Poole)

iii. “Frequently complaints are made and surprise expressed by individuals who have never found a blessing rest upon anything they have attempted to do in the service of God. ‘I have been a Sunday-school teacher for years,’ says one, ‘and I have never seen any of my girls or boys converted.’ No, and the reason most likely is you have never been violent about it; you have never been compelled by the Divine Spirit to make up your mind that converted they should be, and no stone should be left unturned until they were. You have never been brought by the Spirit to such a passion, that you have said, ‘I cannot live unless God bless me. I cannot exist unless I see some of these children saved.’ Then, falling on your knees in agony of prayer, and putting forth afterwards your trust with the same intensity towards heaven, you would never have been disappointed, ‘for the violent take it by force.’” (Spurgeon)
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/matthew-11/

1 comment:

Brian Gitau said...

Amen