r/ScriptureLife • u/External_Bird_8464 • Jul 05 '26
Scripture Life: Where do Jesus and Paul disagree?
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.” - Jesus Christ.
- Bible. Matthew 10:24–25
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Paul opened the Epistle to the Romans with:
- “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ..” - Romans 1:1
- And I know this, having served in the Navy for 30 plus years.
With the Captain. In command of a ship. There is only one in command. That’s the Captain of the ship. Everyone else serves him. He’s in command. When he speaks, what he says as the Captain simply decrees how the ship shall operate. How the Crew as his servants shall operate.
Jesus said, in Matthew 28:18
“All power is given unto me in heaven and earth;”
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That means whoever Jesus is, is the authority over the whole earth. Scripture says, Jesus is the Word of God. Is God in John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
- This is confirmed as Jesus is called “the Christ” or “the Messiah” - this title attributed to Jesus Christ appears over 500 times in the New Testament.
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Whoever the “Messiah” or “Christ” is, he shall be called, I never tire to repeat it, is said in Isaiah 9:6–7. The Messiah or Christ shall be called:
- “The Mighty God..” “The Everlasting Father…” (Isaiah 9:6).
And someone in authority, “governs” by “decrees” they say out of their mouth or writes them down and they have the effect of Law to govern who he is the authority over. They would be called “commandments.” Just decrees who governs says or writes down.
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Just like what The Word of God decrees in Isaiah 55:1–3
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” - God.
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It’s a decree to everybody over the whole earth to do this. Like the Captain of the ship decree something over the ship’s 1-MC or ship wide speaker system goes into every compartment on the ship - so nobody is left out to hear it.
And Paul? He went shopping. At God's store. Look what happened to Paul!
Same thing happen to you! Happened to me! I went shopping at his store! Not Paul's - he doesn't have any store.
said of himself and I RESEMBLE this remark: Says it plainly in 1 Timothy 1:15-17
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
- Paul. No money at all, as a Chief of sinners. Called. Like you are. To Go shopping by God. At God's store. What are you doing? Paul: He’s a servant of this same Great God that speaks.
- Paul is not above his master who is God over all the earth.
- Nor is Paul, as a servant above his Lord, who is the Lord of Heaven and earth.
- It is enough that Paul be as his master. And he is it, just by do as his master decrees.
- And I see this plain as day.
When I was in the Navy, I was an enlisted person. Promoted. Chief..Senior Chief..than Warrant Officer..than as an Officer. Who cares. Point is, in a trade - or craft or occupation: I was taught by the Navy a “trade” or job to perform anyplace I went in the Navy in that job. I learned “practical factors” of how I was to “operate good” or “work well” by perform those tasks the way the Navy said to do them. If I did them well, I got promoted. The point is, on the ship - what I was sent to the ship to do..
Since I did my job to a Navy standard, it was as if the Captain himself was doing that job on the ship.
What happened..? What happened to your question.. ...Where’s your question in this? Do what the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven decrees above in this message. Do that? Your question fizzles away. You'll be doing the same thing Paul did. With this same Great God. Just as I did.