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8:1  In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

This takes place in the region of the Decapolis and therefore probably had a few gentiles as well as Jewish folk in attendance.  It would be interesting to know how many were there as a direct result of the testimony of those who had been formerly demon possessed.

8:2  I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

8:3  And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

8:4  And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

This may indicate they were still slow learners or it may have been their way of saying, “It’s beyond our ability, you’ll have to do it, Lord.”  If the latter, then it means they are learning.

8:5  And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

8:6  And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

8:7  And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

8:8  So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

8:9  And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

8:10  And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

8:11  And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

He’s been openly doing miracles; it is hard to believe that they have not heard about the feeding of folk in the wilderness areas; Daniel’s Seventy weeks were expiring.  They didn’t believe because they didn’t want to believe.  It is not likely there can be a sign which unwilling hearts would not dismiss as insufficient.

8:12  And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

8:13  And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

8:14  Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

8:15  And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

The leaven, their teaching, was full of malice and wickedness towards God’s anointed.  Whenever a miracle produced a special impression on the people, the Pharisees strove to spoil its effect.  Today, there are a whole host of factions still attempting to corrupt God’s truth and His people.

8:16  And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

8:17  And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

In other words, “Wait a second; guys, are you awake?  Are you paying any attention at all?”

8:18  Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

8:19  When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

8:20  And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

8:21  And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

He’s asking them how they could fail to understand that the warning that He gave them could not have been prompted by anything as petty as to whether or not they had brought provisions.

8:22  And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

8:23  And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

8:24  And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

8:25  After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

8:26  And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

8:27  And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

8:28  And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

8:29  And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

The Holy One Called Isa – Pastor Ward Clinton

Messiah Warns Against Heart Pollution

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Injil Markus 7:15  There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

7:16  If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

7:17  And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

7:18  And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

7:19  Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

7:20  And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

It is that which comes out of a corrupt heart that defiles.  What comes out of the mind of man is the thing that defiles him before God and calls for a religious washing, not what he eats.  Just as a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send out corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites, and corrupt passions.  All sorts of wicked (in the eyes of God) words and actions are thereby produced.  Those who seek to kill “infidels” are filled with corrupt reasoning and passions like the jinn.

7:21  For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

7:22  Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

7:23  All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

They render a person unfit for communion with God, they bring a stain upon the conscience; and if not mortified and rooted out, will shut a person out of the New Jerusalem, into which no unclean thing shall enter.

The Holy One Called Isa – Pastor Ward Clinton

Mighty Messiah Manifests Miraculous Power over Material World

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6:45  And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

6:46  And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

6:47  And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

6:48  And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

Fourth watch – 3:00-6:00 am.  Jesus could have calmed the wind from a distance but He chose to help them in the most caring manner possible and came to them.  But He would have walked right on by if they had not “invited” Him onboard.  The Scripture points out that He steered His course as though He would have simply walked right on by and left them to work things out on their own and we can be fairly sure that He would have because He does not remain where He is not wanted.

Some wonder where God is when they suddenly recognize they need Him without recognizing the fact that they had been for a long time telling Him that they did not need Him.  We reap as we have sown.

6:49  But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

Ghost – A popular superstition held that the appearance of apparitions of this sort spelled disaster.  They were totally terrified!

6:50  For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

6:51  And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

6:52  For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

Not that they were opposed to Him but they were slow learners.  After all, this was a lesser “miracle” than the feeding of the 5,000.  The feeding of the 5,000 had already demonstrated Jesus has power over the material world. The Holy One Called Isa – Pastor Ward Clinton

Wonderful, Counselor,

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Wonderful Counselor

–Pastor Ward Clinton

Radical Muslims vs Radical Christianity

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Radical Muslims vs Radical Christians.jpg –Pastor Ward Clinton

Jesus Follower’s Shake Satan’s Stronghold (book excerpt)

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Excerpt from “The Holy One of God,” by Pastor Ward, available at amazon.com:

The holy one of God healed, He did not harm, those who rejected Him.

Injil Markus 6:7  And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

They must not always be studying in the academy of Christ Jesus to merely obtain knowledge but they must be doing something with the knowledge which they have acquired.  They had received in order to give, learned that they might teach.  Although they were not yet as well trained and accomplished as they were to be, yet, according to their present capability, they must be set to work and make further improvements upon their ability afterwards.

The purpose of going in pairs may have been to bolster their credibility by having the testimony of more than one witness as well as providing mutual protection and encouragement.

They were empowered to shake the strongholds of Satan’s structures and set souls free and introduce them to the gospel of Jesus the long-awaited Messiah.  They did not amuse people with curious matters, but told them they must quit their sins and turn to God wholeheartedly.  Jesus may have even bestowed upon them special divine favor for this first solo flight of theirs.  Later they will have to learn to pray for that themselves.

6:8  And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

6:9  But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

6:10  And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

6:11  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

6:12  And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

6:13  And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

6:14  And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him even more when he was dead.  The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a ghost therefore Herodias’ triumph was short.  It is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness.  It is possible that some may even be brought to Christ by our faithfulness.

A person who has a sin in his memory can never be sure when that ghost will suddenly reappear.  The most trivial of things can arouse the sleeping conscience.  The forgiven saint is sometimes reminded of his past, not by his conscience so much as by the enemy in an effort to lessen his effectiveness, but the follower of Christ Jesus can confidently claim the forgiveness provided by Him for confessed sins and tell the adversary, “You may know my past but I know your future and it is because of Christ Jesus, the Holy One of God,  that you’ve lost and I’ve already won the victory.”

The Holy One Called Isa

Who is the True Prophet?

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Injil Markus6:1  And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

The people from His hometown knew of His carpentry skills and He had not been gone long enough from them to have attended “university”.  It seems they were amazed at His teaching ability even as they looked down their noses at Him.  Plus, they said, His family are just ordinary folk from around here and they use this as their excuse for their obstinate disbelief.  On the other hand if they knew nothing of His pedigree would they have had any greater respect for Him?  Probably not.  As an example, those who were in Judea used, “We don’t know where this fellow came from” as their objection leveled against Him.  Obstinate disbelief will always find an excuse to continue in its disbelief.  If it has to invent contradictions in the Scripture to justify itself, it will.  Impugning the character of those who regularly attend a Bible-believing church in order to justify their own failure to obey God and attend a Bible-believing/Bible teaching church is a very common smoke screen.  But God is not fooled at all by that.

Injil Markus 6:2  And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

6:3  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

6:4  But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

No doubt, they had heard of things Messiah Jesus had done elsewhere and they probably thought if He really were capable of doing those things they surely would have seen Him doing those sort of things during the years He had lived among them.  Jesus partly excuses them.  This is the town where He had grown up.

Mohammad did not trust the corrupted in character “Christians” who came to him but he failed to take notice and listen to the uncorrupted ones who had been sent to him by the, compassionate and merciful, one true God.  Instead Muhammad chose not to walk the holy path of Isa, therefore, according to the Koran, Isa will return to earth.  Now, if you have “eyes to see,” then you should clearly be able to see who “The Prophet of Allah” is.

–Pastor Ward Clinton

Believe in Messiah Jesus, the Holy One of God

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Injil Markus 3:32  And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

3:33  And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

3:34  And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Being biologically related to Abraham is of no benefit if one is a disbeliever in Messiah Jesus.  Disbelievers includes all those who refuse to read and learn from the New Testament portion of the Holy Bible because that is where we find the teaching of the holy one from the one true God who is the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob accurately preserved for us.  Anyone who believes in Him is closer, more dear to him, than a brother beloved.

3:35  For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

“will of God”  Here is a place where so many become so very confused, and it is because they mistake the will of sinful men for the will of a holy God.  Your Imam will try to tell you the will of God – however has he personally read and studied the Injil?  If he has not, how can you trust him?  If he claims the Injil is corrupt then he is also accusing the Koran of being corrupt because according to the Koran the Holy Bible is not corrupted.  If a person does not respect Isa enough to read the Injil then that same person is blaspheming and dishonoring Isa, pbuh, in reality.  In the Torah in 1st Samuel we are told that they who honor him will be honored and they who do not honor him will be dishonored.  The Injil Matthew further elaborates on that fact.

If you go out amongst some trees in the summer, you may see a branch up in a tree with withered leaves or only dry twigs.  It seems to be part of the tree.  However upon closer examination one sees that it has become detached from its source of life and now it is only a burden on a living tree.  The test of a true relationship with the tree is life.  That is also the test of a true relationship with Jesus.  There are many who claim to be “Christian” but their character demonstrates otherwise.

The power which binds the iron to a magnet is unseen but it is real and the iron, while it is attached to the magnet, picks up some properties of the magnet: the power that binds believers to Jesus and makes them members of Him (true Christians) and is every bit as real and character changing.

The Holy One of God is a Miracle Worker, follow Him

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Injil Markus 3:9  And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

3:10  For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

Isa healed, He did not kill or order anyone to kill in His name, therefore, He demonstrated the One True God’s compassion and love for mankind.

3:11  And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

3:12  And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

The jinn – shayatin – eblis.  It was not yet time for revealing Isa’s identity fully but the demons/shayatin are not the proper ones for spreading that information, anyway.  The responsibility and privilege of letting others know belongs to those who love and are loved by the one true God.  The disbelievers of Isa need to hear the truth about Isa so that they may likewise become true believers.  There are many “Christians” who are still struggling to find the way more accurately themselves and are in need of further guidance so don’t allow the evil one to discourage you from the path to true righteousness.

3:13  And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

3:14  And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

3:15  And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

Some believers in Isa have the ability to do that even today but most do not because they simply do not know that which they should know, which is a  sad state of affairs.  How much better the world could be if all of Messiah’s followers were more intense in following Him fully and faithfully.

The True Way to Paradise is via Messiah Jesus

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“The Holy One Called Isa,” by Pastor Ward Clinton:

Injil Markus 3:1  And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

3:2  And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

3:3  And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

3:4  And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

3:5  And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

3:6  And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

This, 3:1-6, is a demonstration of the truth proclaimed in 2:28.  The Pharisees were plotting evil against Jesus while Jesus was ready to do good therefore it is obvious who was guilty of breaking the Sabbath although the people probably did not realize it at the time because of the erroneous teaching they had long listened to.  (What if Abu Bakr did not teach accurately?)  What if the one who compiled and created the Quran  was a friend of Iblis and the jinn and was sent to deceive and empower himself under the guise of preserving truth?  We are told he faithfully re-produced the accurate words but where is the proof?

3:7  But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

3:8  And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

The geographical list shows that people were traveling great distances, for that day and age, to see and hear the holy one from God.  Will that generation rise up and condemn this generation at the last day for its lack of effort to seek out and learn Isa’s teaching?  Many Muslims claim they respect and honor Isa but they are actually guilty of insulting Isa because they do not read or pay any attention to what he taught when he was healing and teaching the people.  Mohammad said the Injil is not corrupt.  The Quran says the Injil is not corrupt.  Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas said the Al-kitab (Holy Bible) is not corrupt.  Muhammad Abduh Sayyid Ahmad Khan (died 1905) said “As far as the text of the [Holy] Bible is concerned, it has not been altered.”  Furthermore, Muhammad Abduh said the “charge of corruption of the Biblical texts makes no sense at all.”  The problem with “the Al-kitab (Holy Bible) has been corrupted” argument is that those who make that claim are ignorant of first century history and/or the whole text of the Injil (New Testament portion of the Holy Bible).

It is not wise to insult Isa (Messiah Jesus as revealed by the Al kitab).  He has the words of life from the one true God.  It is true that many who claim to be his followers (Christians) are corrupt but that is because they do not truly follow his teaching as revealed in the Holy Bible but that is no excuse for not knowing and studying the words of Isa as preserved in the Injil.

The reason some of those who call themselves “Christian” don’t seem to know much about the Holy Bible or genuine Christianity is because they actually are not Christians as is evidenced by their lives.  Even amongst those who actually regularly attend a Bible-believing Church one must look carefully to see how their life matches up to the teaching  of Isa.  So how can one know?  First become familiar with the New Testament portion of the Holy Bible and then request, in prayer, to the one true God for assistance in knowing the truth; this is not done by using a memorized prayer.  He’s listening because He does care about you.  Because God cares about you, the Injil is not corrupt, it may be hard to understand, at first, but ask Him to help you and to direct you.  Ask the one true God to help you find real followers of Jesus because they are the ones who know the way to the true paradise.