Four Keys to Understanding the New Testament

Intertestamental Period | Dec 26-Jan 1 | Come Follow Me Insights

https://youtu.be/HAMZSG2fjRM

Taylor and Tyler of Come Follow Me Insights tell in the above video about four areas that can help my study of the New Testament. 

1. History

721 BC Assyria

587 BC Babylon

530s BC Persia

330 BC Greece

2. Language

The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Jewish Bible There was an Aramaic version that was the common language of the people. It was not commonly used during the time of Jesus. 

3. Sects

Sadducees  

Pharisees

Essenes

Zealots

4. Gospel Writers 

The Rarest of the Good Traits in Human Beings

https://youtube.com/shorts/bL1u6fOw7H8?feature=share

"Courage is the rarest of the good traits in human beings. And it is the one upon which all the others are dependent. Because without courage, kindness and integrity and all these other wonderful things, don't amount to much. Because the world demands courage on every plane in life."
- Dennis Prager

What is my True Identity?

I was thinking about an identity that I have been focusing on. I then asked myself "What identities are healthier for me to focus on?" 

My mind went to a recent post of Russell M. Nelson. 

Labels can be fun and indicate your support for any number of positive things. But if any label replaces your most important identifiers, the results can be spiritually suffocating. I believe that if the Lord were speaking to you directly, the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity. My dear friends, you are literally spirit children of God.

No identifier should displace, replace, or take priority over these three enduring designations:

- Child of God

- Child of the covenant

- Disciple of Jesus Christ

Any identifier that is not compatible with those three basic designations will ultimately let you down. Make no mistake about it: Your potential is divine. With your diligent seeking, God will give you glimpses of who you may become.

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