<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 8;14-21<div><br></div><div><b>14. &nbsp;Now they had forgotten to bring bread; and they had only one load with them in the boat.</b></div><div><b>15. &nbsp;And he cautioned them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”</b></div><div><b>16. &nbsp;And they discussed it with one another, saying, “We have no bread.”</b></div><div><b>17. &nbsp;And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? &nbsp;Do you not yet perceive or understand? &nbsp;Are your hearts hardened?</b></div><div><b>18. &nbsp;Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? &nbsp;And do you not remember?</b></div><div><b>19. &nbsp;When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many broken pieces did you take up?” &nbsp;They said to him, “Twelve.”</b></div><div><b>20. &nbsp;“And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”</b></div><div><b>And they said to him, “Seven.”</b></div><div><b>21. &nbsp;And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Jesus was warning his disciples&nbsp;to not only reject the<span>&nbsp;false legalistic&nbsp;teachings of the Pharisees and the Herodians;</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>But also, to not partake of their spirit of disbelief and hardness of heart toward&nbsp;Jesus. &nbsp;Jesus is&nbsp;both true God and true man all at the same time. &nbsp;(This is referred to theologically as the ‘Divine Union.’). The Pharisees and Herodians ridiculed such thinking, not unlike the way the faith of&nbsp;our children is ridiculed by prestigious&nbsp;worldly&nbsp;universities.</span></div><div><br></div><div>It is important to guard the faith which has been entrusted to us. &nbsp;The world is full of false teachers who seek to destroy humble hearts at peace in God’s mercy to us in Christ. &nbsp; They seek to cast doubts into our minds concerning the finished work of Jesus for us on the cross. &nbsp;Forgiven, is fully forgiven, forever.</div><div>There is nothing we can ever do to add to the gift of salvation. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>But, we can be robbed of our salvation by listening to false teachings. &nbsp;This is why we must,&nbsp;<i>“Abide in Christ, and his Words&nbsp;must abide in us.”</i><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;</i><span>(John 15;7, 8;31&amp;32)</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The whole, complete&nbsp;Word of God, clears away the confusion and doubts which false teachers try to get us to ‘swallow.’ Do not let a false teacher insist that you accept his false teaching because he has a single verse to base it on. &nbsp;The whole Word of God exposes the false teacher’s misuse of that single verse.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Can and does God work miraculous&nbsp;healings even today? &nbsp;“Yes”, He does. &nbsp;Does that mean Believers should think that all their suffering then is from the devil, or that God has nothing to do with our illnesses and diseases? &nbsp;“No”</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Is suffering with Christ in humble faith, part of God’s will for us?&nbsp;&nbsp;“Yes,”&nbsp;It is. &nbsp;(see, Romans 8;17)</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Our prayers for healing and for all things must always include, “According to Thy will, O&nbsp;Lord.”</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Do not allow any false teacher to insist the reason you are not healed is because you do not have enough faith. &nbsp;Healings are from the Lord, we cannot make them happen by having ‘more, or better faith.’</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>This is the ‘leaven’ of hell, do not eat it.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>We should note: Jesus warns his disciples to be committed to understanding His words to them. &nbsp;We must never be content with ‘not understanding’. &nbsp;The Holy Spirit <u>will</u>&nbsp;lead us into all truth, be prayerful and&nbsp;persistent and patient, <u>do not</u>&nbsp;give up trying to understand.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, bless us to always be your trusting&nbsp;servants, submitted to your perfect will. &nbsp;Deliver us from trying to be our own little lords, deciding for ourselves what is right and good, and what is wrong and bad. &nbsp;We know dear Father, <i>“In everything, You are working for good for those who believe.” &nbsp;</i></span></div><div><span>(Romans 8;28&amp;29) &nbsp;Bless us “<i>take heed” </i>even though we are Your forgiven children, the devil is still seeking to rob us of our faith. &nbsp;Preserve us ever in Jesus, and in His Words, “<u>Thy will </u>be done.&nbsp;We pray in Jesus, Amen.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Love,</span></div><div><span>Dad/Baba/Eric</span></div><div><span>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</span></div><div><span>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”</span></div><div><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>


Mark 8;14-21
14.  Now they had forgotten to bring bread; and they had only one load with them in the boat.15.  And he cautioned them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”16.  And they discussed it with one another, saying, “We have no bread.”17.  And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread?  Do you not yet perceive or understand?  Are your hearts hardened?18.  Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear?  And do you not remember?19.  When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many broken pieces did you take up?”  They said to him, “Twelve.”20.  “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”And they said to him, “Seven.”21.  And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
Jesus was warning his disciples to not only reject the false legalistic teachings of the Pharisees and the Herodians;
But also, to not partake of their spirit of disbelief and hardness of heart toward Jesus.  Jesus is both true God and true man all at the same time.  (This is referred to theologically as the ‘Divine Union.’). The Pharisees and Herodians ridiculed such thinking, not unlike the way the faith of our children is ridiculed by prestigious worldly universities.
It is important to guard the faith which has been entrusted to us.  The world is full of false teachers who seek to destroy humble hearts at peace in God’s mercy to us in Christ.   They seek to cast doubts into our minds concerning the finished work of Jesus for us on the cross.  Forgiven, is fully forgiven, forever.There is nothing we can ever do to add to the gift of salvation.  
But, we can be robbed of our salvation by listening to false teachings.  This is why we must, “Abide in Christ, and his Words must abide in us.”  (John 15;7, 8;31&32)
The whole, complete Word of God, clears away the confusion and doubts which false teachers try to get us to ‘swallow.’ Do not let a false teacher insist that you accept his false teaching because he has a single verse to base it on.  The whole Word of God exposes the false teacher’s misuse of that single verse.
Can and does God work miraculous healings even today?  “Yes”, He does.  Does that mean Believers should think that all their suffering then is from the devil, or that God has nothing to do with our illnesses and diseases?  “No”
Is suffering with Christ in humble faith, part of God’s will for us?  “Yes,” It is.  (see, Romans 8;17)
Our prayers for healing and for all things must always include, “According to Thy will, O Lord.”
Do not allow any false teacher to insist the reason you are not healed is because you do not have enough faith.  Healings are from the Lord, we cannot make them happen by having ‘more, or better faith.’
This is the ‘leaven’ of hell, do not eat it.
We should note: Jesus warns his disciples to be committed to understanding His words to them.  We must never be content with ‘not understanding’.  The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth, be prayerful and persistent and patient, do not give up trying to understand.
Prayer:  Merciful Father, bless us to always be your trusting servants, submitted to your perfect will.  Deliver us from trying to be our own little lords, deciding for ourselves what is right and good, and what is wrong and bad.  We know dear Father, “In everything, You are working for good for those who believe.”  (Romans 8;28&29)  Bless us “take heed” even though we are Your forgiven children, the devil is still seeking to rob us of our faith.  Preserve us ever in Jesus, and in His Words, “Thy will be done. We pray in Jesus, Amen.
Love,Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”
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