Last Notes
And he said to them, “...Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralysed—“I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home.” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 5:22–24)
The Son of Man’s authority to forgive sins is the same authority that heals bodies and restores lives—receive it today with faith.
Jesus, restorer from the Torah.
In the very first Gospel (Evangelion, cf. Luke 16:19–31), Jesus tells the parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus: The rich man lives lavishly under YHWH’s law — and wakes in torment. The beggar Lazarus is carried by angels into the Father’s comfort.
A great fixed chasm lies between them forever.
Jesus warns that even someone rising from the dead won’t convince those still chained to the old Law.
Two gods. Two destinies.
Orthodox Bro,
You know not what spirit you are of.
Led by the Spirit? Then you are not under the Law (Gal 5:18) — you are a son of God (Rom 8:14).
Follow Jesus who sent the Spirit. Reject YHWH.
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 12:32)
Jesus' treatment of a leper compared to YHWH
YHWH’s Law (Leviticus 13:45–46; Numbers 5:1–4)
- Contact: Strict isolation; no touching (would defile)
- Response: Public shaming (“Unclean!”) and expulsion
- Outcome: Permanent separation from community and YHWH's presence in the camp
Jesus in Luke 5:12–13
- Contact: Jesus reached out and touched the man
- Response: Compassion and immediate healing
- Outcome: Instant cleansing and restoration
Prayer is not a laundry list of requests, but a permanent state of contemplation.
[Intro]
Oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
I've searched high and low
I've never found a love that's better
So where else could I go?
Your words will last forever
[Pre-Chorus]
You're the way, You're the truth
The life that I choose
Nothing's gonna take You away
My light in the dark
The king of my heart
[Chorus]
I just wanna sing of Your love
I just gotta sing of Your love
Your promises were proven in blood
You said it was done
And that's more than enough
[Verse 2]
You thought of me on Calvary
Even though I did not deserve it
You set me free, so I'm free indeed
Now I'm walking in greater purpose
[Pre-Chorus]
You're the way and the truth
You're the life that I choose
Nothing's gonna keep You away
My light in the dark
The king of my heart
[Chorus]
I just wanna sing of Your love
Your promises were proven in blood
You said it was done
It was more than enough
[Bridge]
I've got a million reasons
I shouldn't even be here
But I'm alive and breathing
It's all because of Jesus
[Outro]
It's all because of Jesus
Came across this song "Sing Of You Love" the past week and I've had it on repeat - totally love the vibe, and more importantly, it's centred on JESUS (lyrics below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhQ-UGYIXvY
In the Evangelion, Jesus teaches three simple things about prayer:
- Pray to the Father with this model: “Our Father… Thy kingdom come… Give us day by day our daily bread… Forgive us our sins…” (Luke 11:2–4)
- Ask, seek, knock—persistently (Luke 11:9–13)
- Always pray and never lose heart (Luke 18:1–8)
No long rituals, no public displays—just bold, simple, persistent prayer to the gracious Father.
No, IKEA, you can’t convince me that this is the size of a PS5 console. 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/53d1fb2611008df67ec3c075fb824cb94779c71d8ba032838db355f9152f329f.jpg
And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 5:27–28)
Leave everything behind and follow Jesus without hesitation—true discipleship begins the moment you rise and go with Him.
And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marvelled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 8:24–25)
Know the ONE who even the wind and water obey.
As Easter approaches, remember this:
Jesus became a curse on the cross (Gal 3:13), cursed by YHWH according to the Law (Deut 21:23).
A truly good God cannot curse the sinless Saviour.
This curse is clear proof of YHWH’s evil character — the exact opposite of the wholly good Father revealed by Jesus.
The being who cursed Christ is not the true God.
Jesus repeatedly knew exactly what people were thinking—an ability the texts describe as perceiving their inner thoughts.
- Scribes thinking he blasphemes (Luke 5:22)
- Pharisees watching to accuse him (Luke 6:8)
- Disciples arguing who is greatest (Luke 9:47)
- Accusers claiming he casts out demons by Beelzebul (Luke 11:17)
Each time, Jesus instantly reads their thoughts and responds. This sounds like some form of telepathy—a feature I believe humanity may have once had and lost. Hopefully we regain it in the resurrection.
In the first gospel (Evangelion), two seekers ask about “life”—and receive two different answers:
- One asks about ζωή (earthly life/abundance). Jesus replies: “Love God and neighbour… do this and you will live” (cf. Luke 10:25–28). (Exactly the earthly riches YHWH promises in the Law for obedience.)
- The other asks about ζωὴν αἰώνιον (eternal life). Jesus replies: “Sell everything, give to the poor… and you will have treasure in heaven” (cf. Luke 18:18–30).
Different Greek words → perfectly coherent answers.
Canonical Luke erases the distinction and creates a contradiction. The Evangelion preserves the original, sharper theology.
Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? (Evangelion, cf. Luke 6:46)
Let our actions match our words today—true discipleship is not in words alone, but in obedient faith.
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 6:27–28)
Let the love of Jesus overflow through us toward even our adversaries, mirroring the mercy of the Father who calls us to a higher way.
Also, In the Evangelion, Jesus never calls himself “Son of David.”
When a blind man near Jericho cries out to him as “Son of David,” Jesus’ own followers rebuke the man and try to silence him (Luke 18:38–39). Jesus does not affirm or accept the title. Instead, he consistently refers to himself as the “Son of Man.”
What is curious and worthy of noting, Jesus does point out to the scribes that Jewish scripture, properly interpreted, indicates that the Christ is David’s master, not his son (20:41–44).
This is one more way the earliest preserved Gospel avoids traditional Jewish messianic titles. #nevent1q…ml88
Did you know in the very first Gospel (Evangelion), Jesus never explicitly calls himself “the Christ” or affirms the title when others use it.
When Peter identifies him as the Christ, Jesus rebukes him and orders silence (cf. Luke 9:21). He instead calls himself the “Son of Man” who must suffer and rise (9:22).
He even warns: many will come claiming “I am the Christ” — “Do not follow them.”
A striking difference from later Gospels.
Jesus’ commands focus on inner attitude, radical love, mercy, forgiveness, self-denial, generosity, and trust like a child. They are positive, proactive, and centered on the gracious Father’s character.
YHWH’s Ten Commandments are mostly negative prohibitions (“You shall not…”) focused on loyalty, worship, family honor, and external moral behavior under law.
Jesus does not repeat or endorse the Ten Commandments. Instead, he gives a new, higher standard rooted in the mercy and grace of the Father.
YHWH rains fire and brimstone from heaven to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19:24).
In the Gospel, when the disciples want to call down fire on a village that rejected them, Jesus sharply rebukes them: “You do not know what spirit you are of” (Evangelion; cf. Luke 9:54–55).
YHWH destroys cities with fire.
The Father forbids even the desire for such violence.
Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 6:37)
Release every judgment and grudge today—the same mercy you extend will be poured back into your own life by the Father.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 19:10)
No one is too far gone, too broken, or too lost for the Son of Man—He came precisely for you.
Yahweh’s evil actions are not anomalies; they emerge from an evil character. https://image.nostr.build/9de7de252c8e59cd64d2c2f051ea63698de9c44b6a37d687146bb1e4c83dc6ab.jpg
Luke 5:36–39 is a sharp parable of radical separation: the new wine of Christ’s revelation (pure grace, alien to Yahweh’s law) cannot be patched onto or contained within the old wineskins of the Jewish scriptures and their creator-god. Attempting to fuse them ruins both—the new bursts forth uncontained, the old is destroyed.
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.” (Luke 5:37–38)
Yet verse 39—“no one after drinking old wine desires new wine but says, ‘The old is good’”—appears to be a later Judaizing interpolation, softening the incompatibility.
Ironically, those today who cling to Judeo-Christian synthesis—blending Old Testament law with the Gospel—fulfill that very line, preferring the “old” Torah Law and rejecting the radical new wine of the once unknown Good Father God presented to us by Jesus (Iēsous).
YHWH curses the ground with thorns and thistles after "the Fall", forcing humanity into painful toil (Gen 3:17–18).
Jesus blesses the Earth with miraculous abundance, feeding five thousand with ordinary bread and no toil at all (Evangelion; cf. Luke 9:12–17).
YHWH curses creation; the Father provides freely and abundantly.
YHWH declares the Sabbath holy and commands death for anyone who works on it (Exod 31:14–15).
Jesus heals a man’s withered hand on the Sabbath and proclaims: “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath” (Evangelion; cf. Luke 6:5).
YHWH kills for breaking the Sabbath; the Father heals on the Sabbath and sets people free.
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 12:32)
What Jesus told us is enough about His Father's Kingdom and what is to come. He proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God (Luke 4:43), sent His disciples to proclaim it (Luke 9:2), and declared that the kingdom had come upon them through His works (Luke 11:20). He taught that the kingdom does not come with observable signs but is within us [His followers] (Luke 17:20-21), growing like a mustard seed (Luke 13:18-19) and working like leaven (Luke 13:20-21).
But His primary instruction to us is not to worry about tomorrow (the future), where He explicitly said: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear" (Luke 12:22-23). He reminded us that life is more than food and the body more than clothing, pointing to the Father's provision for the birds and urging them to seek the kingdom instead of being anxious about material needs (Luke 12:24-31).
But to focus on loving one another and caring for others, Jesus gave clear commands: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Luke 6:27-28). He summarised this with the Golden Rule: "Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6:31). He expanded this further, commanding us to be merciful just as the Father is merciful (Luke 6:36), and illustrated neighbourly love through the parable of the Good Samaritan, showing that care extends to anyone in need (Luke 10:25-37).
Fools say to themselves, “There is no Elohim."
- Ps 14:1
And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 5:31–32)
Come to Christ exactly as you are—broken, flawed, and in need—because He came for sinners, not the self-righteous.
Key points about the Elohim in the Bible:
El Elyon is the supreme and highest authority who apportions domains (Deut 32:8-9: Elyon assigns peoples to the "sons of Elohim" or divine council; YHWH receives Jacob/Israel).
Elohim is plural; a group or council of physical, hierarchical, powerful beings (not one transcendent God).
YHWH is one specific Elohim among many, a territorial ruler/manager for Israel—not originally merged with Elyon or El Shaddai.
El Shaddai is another distinct Elohim (regional, violent, fertility-linked), known to the patriarchs, but later texts (e.g. Ex 6:2-3) retroactively harmonise YHWH with him through priestly redaction.
This reflects a polytheistic/hierarchical structure among advanced beings, later theologised into monotheism.https://image.nostr.build/72dadbc01160551da21fc8c1fb6931789106248a6574b6ff5127c6d512e5f592.png
YHWH commands: “You shall not charge interest to your brother… but you may charge interest to a foreigner” (Deut 23:19–20) — discriminatory lending under the Mosaic law.
In the Evangelion, Jesus commands universal generosity with no strings attached: “Lend, expecting nothing in return” (Evangelion; cf. Luke 6:35).
YHWH’s partial, interest-based system vs. the Father’s boundless, interest-free love for all.
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 6:41–42)
Examine your own heart first with ruthless honesty; only then can you truly help your brother without hypocrisy.
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 6:27–28)
Let the love of Jesus overflow through us toward even our adversaries, mirroring the mercy of the Father who calls us to a higher way.
“No one has ever seen God. Only the unique Son from the Father’s heart has made Him known.” (John 1:18)
The invisible Father is revealed only through Jesus. ☧
When I listen to worship music, I focus and redirect all the praise solely to Jesus and His Father (and not "the LORD" aka YHWH).
Jesus won the ultimate victory.
He's paid the price for all mankind.
With that in mind, this is one of my favourite songs leading up to Easter:
https://youtu.be/lgAC-c9glb4?si=D6jSk5gq6XpZ-yiL
Thought I'd share a weird quirk I have.
I'm a perfectionist—so much so that I never make a mark in any book or Bible I own. I decided to start reading with a journal so I can make notes there rather than mess up the books.
I know—I see all those people who write all over their books and highlight everything—but that isn't me.
I'll use my digital reader for highlighting (i.e., Logos), but a journal for any thoughts or notes.
Is there anyone else out there like this?
Or am I the only one? 🙈
Then they started to accuse him [Jesus], saying, “We found this person subverting the nation, and destroying the Law and Prophets, and forbidding the paying of taxes, and turning away women and children, and calling himself a consecrated king.” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 23:2)
These charges reveal the clash between the old covenant's guardians and the liberating message of Jesus, who transcends the Law and Prophets.
“Jesus identifies Yahweh, the Judean god, with the devil—the Judean deity is not the Father of Jesus Christ” (John 8:44)
— Dr. M. David Litwa (Found Christianities)
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Is there any father among you whose son asks for a fish, and instead of a fish he gives him a snake? (Evangelion, cf. Luke 11:9, 11)
I know a Father who would do such a thing:
The Israelites turned back and wept, saying, “Who will give us meat? We remember the fish we ate in Egypt for nothing…” (Num 11:4–5)
“Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no food and no water…” And Yahweh sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit the people, and many Israelites died. (Num 21:5–6)
YHWH is the Father/God of Israel, and Israel is always called YHWH’s son.
YHWH is clearly the father Jesus was referring to: his son, Israel, asked [begged] for fish [food] and instead was sent serpents [from their Father, YHWH] to kill them in return.
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Evangelion, cf. Luke 9:58)
Jesus has no home in this world,
For His kingdom is not of this world.
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." (Evangelion, cf. Luke 18:19)
A bizarre story that involves YHWH's wrath and a penis:
1. YHWH seeks to kill Moses
2. Mother cuts off foreskin of her child
3. Places the foreskin on Moses penis
4. This act averts YHWH's wrath
End Scene.
Here it is as seen in the text:
And on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him. But Zipporah took a flint knife, and she cut off the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet*, and she said, “Yes, you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” And he left him alone. At that time she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision. (Ex 4:24–26)
*Note that in biblical Hebrew, "feet" often serves as a euphemism for the genital area.
YHWH’s prophet Elisha requires a complicated ritual—seven dips in the Jordan River—to heal just one leper (2 Kings 5:10–14).
In the Evangelion, Jesus heals ten lepers instantly with a single word: “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed (Evangelion; cf. Luke 17:12–14).
YHWH’s slow, laborious rituals vs. the Father’s immediate, effortless grace.
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves. (Evangelion, cf. Luke 22:27)
Jesus models true greatness through humble service—may we follow His example, prioritising others in love and grace.
Worshiping YHWH (Yahweh) is idolatry, for he is not the Good Father (Most High), but a lower-level Elohim that is a wrathful and jealous narcissist.
Love is patient, love is kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, it is not puffed up, it does not behave dishonorably, it does not seek its own way, it is not irritable, it does not keep a record of wrongs, it does not rejoice at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. (Apostolikon, cf. 1 Corinthians 13:4–8)
May we embody the Father's love, which surpasses knowledge and never fails, in all our interactions.
Parallels exist between Negan (The Walking Dead) and Yahweh from the Hebrew Bible.
Both demand undivided loyalty, assert their group's identity in their name, and rule through constant fear of pain, suffering, and death for failing to obey all their commands without question. https://image.nostr.build/1d8352556869a4a889a4deaab968fdaa51caecdcee0df428feedec001cc29b93.jpg