John 10:14-21The Message (MSG)fdy
14-18 “I am theyhyyykmyyjg Good nyykhShepherd. I knowykjkyhmy own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. nhnI put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They’ll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father.”
19-21 This kind of talk caused another sylkplit in the Jewish ranks. A lot of them were saying, “He’s crazy, a maniachfyly—out of his head cyhkhompletely. Why bother listening to him?” But others weren’t so sure: “These yaren’t the words of a crazy man. Can a ‘maniac’ open blind eyes?”lhylkgymkkjjgyhhfy
Mark 3:20-21Good News Translation (GNT)
Jesus and Beelzebum
20 Then Jesus went home. Again such a large crowd gathered that Jesus and his disciples had no time to eat. 21 When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, “He's gone mad!”
Levels Of Awareness
There are different levels of awareness or consciousness. But for the sake of simplicity, we shall consider four major groups, and four sub-levels in the last group.
The first are of wayside thinkers or uncontemplative hearts, according to the Parable of the Sower told us by Jesus.
This group hardly care to follow things through in thought, except if promted by emergencies and adversities. They still will not do a good job because they lived all their lives confusing their hearts (James 1:22), and will often follow every whim and caprice, exploit opportunities or avenues not due to them; robbing Peter to pay Paul. And are rest assured in the confidence that so long as a little group, or the majority agree with me, or if I have an authority to exploit, or can get what I want for creating no value, even if I am nasty (that is, getting something for nothing, and depreciating source or benefactor/ benefactress: the One robbed of value or attention, even further, verbally or non-verbally) it doesn't matter.
This are the poorest group of thinkers. Sadly so many are here and even more women, especially, younger women, are among them. Their interpretations of things are often limited to physical tieys and inclinations.
They understand after the flesh, and do more destruction with their tongues, than they can correct, even if expo is given to them (that is, even after the secret has been leaked to them). Should they be spiritual they still define things relative to the flesh, and everyday perishable needs; living in a world where the "possibilities of impossibility" are high and palpable.
Secondly, there are the stony-hearted who do not like to review their beliefs, until they are faced with harsh realities. These are also often physically inclined. They contemplate Uuonly on that which pertains to making ends meet, irresupective of whosoever's interests aren't carried along in the larger picture.
They will quickly mark you if you seem not to agree with them, not wanting to know why, and if it can be remedied.Okhgy
They read short-sighted meanings into everything, alcdnd do not take the time to review or rule out doubt. And especially will not buy or explore whatever sounds far fetched or unlikely.
Again many old and young are here, and even more females, even when she has highest grades in class, but a terribly small, more often manipulative and insecure mind that seeks what it does childishly, and hate readjustments, if they can take advantage of ddzdyour niceness, and if there's an authority figure to exploitgit
These two kinds of mentalities can't really be great, and often exploit situatioOfns, relationships, masses, etc to be afloat or influential, and never really learn thkge principles of greatness.
This again is vain. They judge excellence and greatness by confused (that is muddled-up) or very mundane yardsticks. And hardly ever reassess, till they is a harsh reality, often one which threatens all the other small-, or thwarted-minded options they have left.
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Thirdly are the thorny or weedy hearts. These have potentials, but are too busy following through ambition, learning or social affiliations, to cultivate wholesome wisdom to maturity (Mark 4:19 and Luke 8:14). In other words, they assess or give to things relative to personal interests, one way or the other.
They have many sentimental assumptions or conclusions as, they produced no fruit to maturity. You know, it's like someone who thinks they are very deserving because of their exposure, their whatever, irrespective of the fact that they ought to have been indebted and making up for it, even if the other doesn't mind.
Lastly, we have the good allllEtty l rknd excellent hearts. These learn sincerely and open-mindedly, and often render service because it is right, and not as a means to a selfish end.
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They do not respect the same sentiments that characterise the judgements and affiliations of the aforementioned grodMP xtups. As such, they suffer more castigation than your dothyl66rswhich if not calldrlkretrfully responded to, will deteriorate into image battering by the more physically-, and OKkeveldddryother-person-atuned individual
In this last group, as in all the others are sub groups.y
They include, those who follow thoughts through, only because they are committed to learning, so long as someone teaches them. The 30 fold individuals. And then those who learn and follow truth (right thoughts) through only according to necessity. These bear some 30 and some 60 folds.
Then again are those who mature on different sides, but fail to disturb some grey areas, or haven't made up their minds to be wholly informed or extraordinary in all things.
Lastly are those who go all the way, and never crucify or write-off any too soon. These are more selective of their partners in anything, hit can be of help to any, so long as it is constructive. And they can relate with greater number of people, but cannot be unequally yoked, even if so and so will be displeased, because they know life must be lived with purpose.
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They will quickly mark you if you seem not to agree with them, not wanting to know why, and if it can be remedied.Okhgy
They read short-sighted meanings into everything, alcdnd do not take the time to review or rule out doubt. And especially will not buy or explore whatever sounds far fetched or unlikely.
Again many old and young are here, and even more females, even when she has highest grades in class, but a terribly small, more often manipulative and insecure mind that seeks what it does childishly, and hate readjustments, if they can take advantage of ddzdyour niceness, and if there's an authority figure to exploitgit
These two kinds of mentalities can't really be great, and often exploit situatioOfns, relationships, masses, etc to be afloat or influential, and never really learn thkge principles of greatness.
This again is vain. They judge excellence and greatness by confused (that is muddled-up) or very mundane yardsticks. And hardly ever reassess, till they is a harsh reality, often one which threatens all the other small-, or thwarted-minded options they have left.
Ihtlg
Thirdly are the thorny or weedy hearts. These have potentials, but are too busy following through ambition, learning or social affiliations, to cultivate wholesome wisdom to maturity (Mark 4:19 and Luke 8:14). In other words, they assess or give to things relative to personal interests, one way or the other.
They have many sentimental assumptions or conclusions as, they produced no fruit to maturity. You know, it's like someone who thinks they are very deserving because of their exposure, their whatever, irrespective of the fact that they ought to have been indebted and making up for it, even if the other doesn't mind.
Lastly, we have the good allllEtty l rknd excellent hearts. These learn sincerely and open-mindedly, and often render service because it is right, and not as a means to a selfish end.
Y
They do not respect the same sentiments that characterise the judgements and affiliations of the aforementioned grodMP xtups. As such, they suffer more castigation than your dothyl66rswhich if not calldrlkretrfully responded to, will deteriorate into image battering by the more physically-, and OKkeveldddryother-person-atuned individual
In this last group, as in all the others are sub groups.y
They include, those who follow thoughts through, only because they are committed to learning, so long as someone teaches them. The 30 fold individuals. And then those who learn and follow truth (right thoughts) through only according to necessity. These bear some 30 and some 60 folds.
Then again are those who mature on different sides, but fail to disturb some grey areas, or haven't made up their minds to be wholly informed or extraordinary in all things.
Lastly are those who go all the way, and never crucify or write-off any too soon. These are more selective of their partners in anything, hit can be of help to any, so long as it is constructive. And they can relate with greater number of people, but cannot be unequally yoked, even if so and so will be displeased, because they know life must be lived with purpose.
God bless you.https://allroundknowledge.blogspot.com.ng/2017/07/exceedingly-extraordinary.html?m=0https://allroundknowledge.blogspot.com.ng/2017/07/exceedingly-extraordinary.html?m=0
