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II Samuel 24:9
"And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men."
1 Chronicles 21:5
"And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword."
"And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men."
1 Chronicles 21:5
"And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword."
Matthew 2:1
"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem"
Herod the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luke 2:1-2
"And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria."
Quirinius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem"
Herod the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luke 2:1-2
"And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria."
Quirinius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kind of negates clericalism, right? 
Being wise as a serpent, the serpent brought doubt, and doubt is what beset Eve and Adam, and they ate, and here we all are trying to be righteous, which can be a good thing, Butt it is not, why?:
Matthew 19:17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
So what is the correct interpretation here, many take this as they better do all the commandments and then go to work at trying to be perfect, when no flesh can?
read further down how the rich man walked away sad and did obey the commandments from birth on, kind of annihilating isn't it?
Even the disciples thought so and asked how is it possible for anyone under the Law they have been taught to obey to enter Heaven?
You see after watching that rich man walk away sad, theyt were finally convinced that they could not possibly enter Heaven unless they could be perfect, and saw that as not possible, seeing onl;y one other choice att his time to cut off parts of their body that has sinned. Under Law better for part of me to enter Heaven than all of me go to Hell
So under Law the only way to enter Heaven is to be a torso. No arms and no legs, no eyes
Yet no cutting off will still get one in Heaven, fopr one can't cut out thoughts, and even if a man lusts after a woman in his heart has already committed Adultery
So there is no other way than Jesus the righteous one is there?
Matthew 19:17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Is anyone good? so whoever we say is good, are we then saying they are God?
Is anyone good? so whoever we say is good, are we then saying they are God?
Psalm 146
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Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.2
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.3
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.4
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,6
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever.7
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,8
the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.9
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.10
The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.wikipedia? try this one; a little more scholarly:
Once-More-Quiriniuss-Census.aspx#Article
still problematic, but not as much as wiki suggests.
Once-More-Quiriniuss-Census.aspx#Article
still problematic, but not as much as wiki suggests.
[h=1]Psalms
65[/h]
1 .) Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2 .) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3 .) Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4 .) Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5 .) By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
6 .) Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
7 .) Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
8 .) They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9 .) Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 .) Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 .) Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12 .) They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 .) The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
65[/h]
1 .) Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2 .) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3 .) Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4 .) Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5 .) By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
6 .) Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
7 .) Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
8 .) They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9 .) Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 .) Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 .) Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12 .) They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 .) The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
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There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 AKJV
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 AKJV