Life tranferred ... without a word

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• "Wives (who have heard the word of Jesus, and now follow him) , in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives' conduct, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

(One of Jesus' Ambassadors for his new Kingdom, writing to some other followers of "The Way" in the First Century B.C.E. - 1 Pet 3:1‭-‬2  (bracketed italics added by me, to explain context))

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Well how on earth can meaning be transferred

from one being to others with no word?

This really is a silly question, but

once language has been learned, with some effort,

we tend to concentrate upon what we

just put our work into. Then we don't see

what's patently around on ev'ry side.

That seems to be the way that humans ride!

And if we stay within our culture group,

then ou-r language learned, will mainly scoop

the meaning from around us. We'll forget

the meaning passed without a word. And yet,

there wouldn't be a day goes by, without

much meaning, messages, passed all about,

around us, and within our very selves.

No body that's alive can live but else-

wise messaging about it's food and drink,

it's temperature, and pressure.. Can you think

of any plant, or animal, or bird,

a fish, or insect which will use the word

to so communicate, and yet they do

quite often with their species, and those who

would care to draw some meaning if they can.

And then within a body that's hu-man

We find it is the same. So how d'y'do?

And then recall someone who smiled at you.

Or kissed to welcome, or just shook your hand.

Or saw a need and helped. You'll understand.

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• "Actions speak, louder than words" (old English proverb)

• "Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?”... If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”  [Jesus, as recorded by one of his Ambassadors for his new and coming Kingdom, where he speaks of the Creator God as a loving Father: (but note the chief conduit he declares for transferring his message from this Father to these people around him, not his words, but his works.) Jn 10:32‭, ‬37‭-‬38 NRSV-CI]

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Paul's 1-page rendition of the Gospel-of-God for Greek-thinking Gentiles:

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I note that the Appostle Paul

• preludes with a clear connection to their present lives, and practices, and conceptual thinking.

• tells their past HiStorY (clear and to the point part of the big story of God and humans), 

• tells the NEW present day part of HiStorY, 

• links this to their own prophet insights, 

• gives them a present imperative, (here, & now)

• which involves changing their allegiance to this new King, and thus

• trusting this new King [who has been presently christened (but not yet appointed) by God on Earth] and learning to do his will.

Also I note that he addresses

• The Authority of the Author of everything.

• The oneness of humanity

• The way to view God that is pre-eminently as our Father, that has nearness, and hope of relationship implicit within it.

• The concept of "through-ness" or agency, vice regency (God ruling through this man)

• mercy or love shown in appointing a human (that we can see) as our ruler and judge, who will be fair, and impartial.

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PRELUDE:

Paul stood up in front of the city council and said, “I see that in every way you Athenians are very religious. For as I walked through your city and looked at the places where you worship, I found an altar on which is written, ‘To an Unknown God’. That which you worship, then, even though you do not know it, is what I now proclaim to you. Acts 17:22‭-‬23 GNBDK

"God, who made the world and everything in it, is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. Nor does he need anything that we can supply by working for him, since it is he himself who gives life and breath and everything else to everyone.  From one human being he created all races on earth and made them live throughout the whole earth. He himself fixed beforehand the exact times and the limits of the places where they would live. He did this so that they would look for him, and perhaps find him as they felt about for him. Yet God is actually not far from any one of us; as someone has said, ‘In him we live and move and exist.’ It is as some of your poets have said, ‘We too are his children.’ Since we are God's children, we should not suppose that his nature is anything like an image of gold or silver or stone, shaped by human art and skill. God has overlooked the times when people did not know him, but now he commands all of them everywhere to turn away from their evil ways. For he has fixed a day in which he will judge the whole world with justice by means of a man he has chosen. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising that man from death!”  Acts 17:24-‬31 GNBDK

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"I'm representing here and now to you:

the God, who made the world and everything 

with-in it, is the Lord and Boss of who 

is in this holy place, each hoof and wing,

as well as rock and tree, and gas and space,

"the heavens and the earth", in short. So he

does not depend on us, the human race.

And can't be captured in a place that we

have made with our own hands. Nor does he need 

some thing we could supply by working for 

him, since it's he himself who gives and breathes

our lives and all things else to all, and more;

so from one human being he create-

-ed all the races on earth and made them 

to live throughout the whole earth. He has made

and fixed beforehand places, where & when

they'd get to live. He did this so that they 

would look for him, and so perhaps would find 

him as they felt about for him. They say

he's not that far from anyone. We find

that some have said, ‘In him we live and move 

and are - exist.’ It's as your poets said, 

‘We too are all his children.’ This would prove

that we should not suppose his nature dead,

or anything that's imaged here of gold

or silver, stone, or shaped by art and skill. 

So God has overlooked the times of old

when people did not know him, or his will.

But now he has commanded all of us

that's everywhere, to turn away from sole-

-ly selfish ways. He's made a pretty fuss

& fixed a day in which he'll judge the whole 

world justly by means of a chosen man. 

He's given proof of this, a way to test, 

by raising him from death - as just he can!

- not just to more of this life, but the next” 

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Acts 17:16‭-‬31 (Greek and various English translations)

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