Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 CSB
We demolish arguments and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 CSB
Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 KJV
R & K
Desert Waterfalls
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; (Psa 63:1 KJV)
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground . . . (Isa 44:3 KJV)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
RENEWED
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
LET US REASON
Isaiah 1:18 KJV Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Reason together = H3198 יָכַח yâkach yaw-kakh'
A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict: - appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct (-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove (-r), surely, in any wise.
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED
Mat_17:25 “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?”
Mat_18:12 What do you think? If someone has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go and search for the stray?
Mat_21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go work in the vineyard today.’
Mat_22:42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.”
“Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?” Matthew 16:11 CSB
“Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3 CSB
“Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Matthew 8:26 CSB
“Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4 CSB
“Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?” Matthew 15:3 CSB
“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 CSB
Isaiah 28:9-13 NLT
9 “Who does the LORD think we are?” they ask. “Why does he speak to us like this? Are we little children, just recently weaned?
10 He tells us everything over and over—one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there!”
11 So now God will have to speak to his people through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!
12 God has told his people, “Here is a place of rest; let the weary rest here. This is a place of quiet rest.” But they would not listen.
13 So the LORD will spell out his message for them again, one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there, so that they will stumble and fall. They will be injured, trapped, and captured.
Quote from David Guzik's commentary on Isaiah 28:9-13:
a. With stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people: If the simple, straightforward message is rejected, God will find another way to communicate to the hard-hearted. He will send unusual messengers to bring the word.
b. This is the rest... this is refreshing: The message of rest and deliverance would be rejected (they would not hear). But it wasn’t the fault of the word of the LORD – the word of the LORD was to them, “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”
i. This is the blessed way to present God’s word: precept upon precept, line upon line. Isaiah takes the taunt of the drunkards and receives it as a compliment. God’s messengers are to present all of God’s word (without skipping a line), and to present it simply.
ii. This also implies that we can’t receive all aspects of God’s message at once. “It is an excellent thing that the gospel is taught us by degrees. It is not forced home upon men’s minds all at once, but it comes thus, ‘Precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a little.’ God does not flash the everlasting daylight on weak eyes in one blaze of glory, but there is at first a dim dawn, and the soft incoming of a tender light for tender eyes, and so by degrees we see.” (Spurgeon)
c. That they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and caught: In fact, the result of the faithful presentation of the word of the LORD for those who reject isn’t good for them. It will result in their destruction.
Consider:
Five blind men who had never seen or heard of an elephant had contact with one. One of the men had hold of his tail, the other a leg. As they described the creature, what they said was totally contradictory. The same with the next two: one had hold of the trunk and the other had his hands on the ivory tusk. The fifth was being fanned by the large floppy ear. Who was right and who was wrong? When they came together to reason through the contradictions, they realized that all of their observations combined to bring about a more complete picture of the animal before them.
So it is with scripture. We all see in part.
1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
John 16:7-13 KJV
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Dig deeper:
God knows the end from the beginning.
God is Love. Love cannot fail.
Jesus endured the cross because of the joy set before Him. What was the joy?
God will wipe away all tears. Rev. 7:17; 21:4
Rich man and Lazarus – Luke 16:19-31
God's will vs. God's plan
Difference between sheep and goats as applied to people and nations
Scriptural definition of: eternal; hell; destruction; damnation; judgment; brimstone
Timing
Purpose of the fire: judgment, correction, torture, example, vengeance
God's character as reflected in the law.
What is the Jewish or Hebrew concept of Gehenna?
Gehinnom (or Gehenna) in Jewish tradition is primarily
a temporary, spiritual, or symbolic place of purification and judgment for the soul after death, rather than a place of eternal damnation. Rooted in the literal "Valley of Hinnom" (Gei-ben-Hinnom) near Jerusalem—a site associated with ancient idolatry, child sacrifice, and eventual garbage burning—it evolved into a concept of "purgatory" or a "smoldering valley" lasting up to 12 months for most sinners.
Core Concepts of Gehinnom
Purification and Time Limits: Unlike the Christian concept of Hell, most souls spend a maximum of 12 months in Gehinnom to be purified from earthly sins before entering Olam Ha-Ba (the World to Come).
A Place of Rehabilitation: It is often described in Rabbinic literature not as a torture chamber, but as a place where the soul is ashamed of its sins, enduring a painful rehabilitation process.
"Second Death" for the Wicked: While typical sinners are rehabilitated, some, such as heretics or those who cause the community to sin, may face total annihilation rather than temporary punishment, according to some Talmudic views.
Literal vs. Metaphorical: Historically based on a cursed, burning garbage valley, it became a metaphor for the profound regret and shame of recognizing one's sins against God.
Usage Examples in Jewish Sources
Talmud (Shabbat 33b): Describes how long different types of sinners remain in Gehinnom, often citing 12 months as the maximum duration for many.
Mishnah Eduyot 2:10: Mentions "the judgment of Gehenna is twelve months," setting a standard for traditional belief.
Midrash (Genesis Rabbah 4:6): Mentions that Gehinnom was created on the second day of creation, suggesting it is a fundamental aspect of the world's structure, not an afterthought.
While some later Jewish mystics developed more vivid images, the core Jewish concept emphasizes redemption and rehabilitation over eternal punishment.
Eternal punishment is punishment connected to the Aon or age during punishment and the word punishment in Greek is colasis and colasis means chastisement or correction.
Matthew 25:46 KJV+
46 AndG2532 theseG3778 shall go awayG565 intoG1519 everlastingG166 punishment:G2851 butG1161 theG3588 righteousG1342 intoG1519 lifeG2222 eternal.G166
Matthew 25:46 YLT
46 And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Notes on God's Will
Titus 1:1-2 CSB
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
2 in the hope of eternal (G166) life (G2222) that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Isaiah 46:9-10 CSB
9 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me.
10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
What is His will?
1 Timothy 2:3-4 KJV
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will (G2309) have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
G2309 θέλω, ἐθέλω thelō ethelō thel'-o, eth-el'-o
Either the first or the second form may be used. In certain tenses θελέω theleō thel-eh'-o (and ἐθέλέω etheleō eth-el-eh'-o) are used, which are otherwise obsolete; apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138; to determine (as an active voice option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive voice acquiescence in objective considerations), that is, choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication to wish, that is, be inclined to (sometimes adverbially gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism to delight in: - desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, -ling [ly]).
Thayer Definition:
1) to will, have in mind, intend
1a) to be resolved or determined, to purpose
1b) to desire, to wish
1c) to love
1c1) to like to do a thing, be fond of doing
1d) to take delight in, have pleasure
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138
1 John 5:13-17 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will (G2307), he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
G2307 θέλημα thelēma thel'-ay-mah
From the prolonged form of G2309; a determination (properly the thing), that is, (actively) choice (specifically purpose, decree; abstractly volition) or (passively) inclination: - desire, pleasure, will.
Thayer Definition:
1) what one wishes or has determined shall be done
1a) of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ
1b) of what God wishes to be done by us
1b1) commands, precepts
2) will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Isaiah 45:21-25 CSB
21 Speak up and present your case—yes, let them consult each other. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except me.
22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.
23 By myself I have sworn; truth has gone from my mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow to me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
24 It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength are found only in the LORD.’” All who are enraged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
25 All the descendants of Israel will be justified and find glory through the LORD.
Romans 14:9-12 KJV
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess(G1843) to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Philippians 2:9-11 CSB
9 For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow—in heaven and on earth and under the earth—
11 and every tongue will confess (G1843) that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
G1843 ἐξομολογέω exomologeō
Thayer Definition:
1) to confess
2) to profess
2a) acknowledge openly and joyfully
2b) to one’s honour: to celebrate, give praise to
2c) to profess that one will do something, to promise, agree, engage
Part of Speech: verb
1 Corinthians 12:3 NKJV
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
Numbers 14:11-16 NKJV
11 Then the LORD said to Moses: "How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?
12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."
13 And Moses said to the LORD: "Then the Egyptians will hear it, for by Your might You brought these people up from among them,
14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people; that You, LORD, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
15 Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying,
16 'Because the LORD was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.'
Jeremiah 7:31 NKJV
31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.
Jeremiah 32:35 NKJV
35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.'
What is the purpose of fire?
Malachi 3:1-3 KJV
1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 33:2 NKJV
2 And he said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand came a fiery law for them.
Isaiah 33:14-15 NKJV
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: "Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?"
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
Hebrews 12:29 NKJV
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Revelation 21:8 KJV
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone (G2303): which is the second death.
What is brimstone and what is it for? Word study below:
G2303
θεῖον
theion
Thayer Definition:
1) brimstone
1a) divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off disease
Part of Speech: noun neuter
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: probably of G2304 (in its original sense of flashing)
G2304 θεῖος theios thi'-os
From G2316; godlike (neuter as noun, divinity): - divine, godhead.
G2316 θεός theos theh'-os
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very: - X exceeding, God, god [-ly, -ward].
Total KJV occurrences: 1343
Thayer Definition:
1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
2) the Godhead, trinity
2a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity
2b) Christ, the second person of the trinity
2c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
3) spoken of the only and true God
3a) refers to the things of God
3b) his counsels, interests, things due to him
4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
4a) God’s representative or viceregent
4a1) of magistrates and judges
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity
Monday, March 9, 2026
Image and Likeness
Image and Likeness/Male and Female
Genesis 1:26-27 NKJV
26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Image = H6754 צלם tselem tseh'-lem
From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure, especially an idol: - image, vain shew.
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Likeness = H1823 דְּמוּת demûth dem-ooth'
From H1819; resemblance; concretely model, shape; adverbially like: - fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Proverbs 1:20 NKJV
20 Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares.
Wisdom = H2454 חַכְמוֹת חָכְמוֹת chokmôth chakmôth khok-moth', khak-moth'
Collateral forms of H2451; wisdom: - wisdom, every wise [woman].
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Psalms 51:11 NKJV
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Spirit = H7307 רוּח rûach
BDB Definition:
1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God’s spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalized force
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Isaiah 11:2 NKJV
2
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of
wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel
and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear
of the LORD.
Spirit Ruach H7307 Noun Feminine
Spirit of the Lord Yahweh H3068 Proper Name
Spirit of Wisdom Chokmah H2451 Noun Feminine
Spirit of Understanding Biynah H998 Noun Feminine
Spirit of Counsel ‘Etsah H6098 Noun Feminine
Spirit of Might G’buwrah H1369 Noun Feminine
Spirit of Knowledge Da’ath H1847 Noun Neutral
Spirit of Fear / Awe Yir’ah H3374 Noun Feminine
Matthew 11:19 NKJV
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
"Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. Isaiah 49:15 NKJV
I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them. Hosea 13:8 NKJV
"I have held My peace a long time, I have been still and restrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in labor, I will pant and gasp at once. Isaiah 42:14 NKJV
As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:13 CSB
*Like an eagle that rouses her chicks and hovers over her young, so he spread his wings to take them up and carried them safely on his pinions. Deuteronomy 32:11 NLT *(other translations use his or its)
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! Matthew 23:37 NKJV
Monday, January 19, 2026
Transformation Part 3: We are the Clay, He is the Potter
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. Isaiah 64:8 NKJV
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Isaiah 43:1 NKJV
The Hebrew word for potter in Isaiah 64:8 is the same word translated as formed in Genesis 2:7
But now,H6258 O LORD,H3068 thouH859 art our father;H1 weH587 are the clay,H2563 and thouH859 our potter;H3335 and we allH3605 are the workH4639 of thy hand.H3027 Isaiah 64:8 KJV+
potter, formed = H3335 יָצַר yâtsar yaw-tsar' probably identical with H3334 (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively to determine (that is, form a resolution): - X earthen, fashion, form, frame, make (-r), potter, purpose.
And the LORDH3068 GodH430 formedH3335 (H853) manH120 of the dustH6083 ofH4480 the ground,H127 and breathedH5301 into his nostrilsH639 the breathH5397 of life;H2416 and manH120 becameH1961 a livingH2416 soul.H5315 Genesis 2:7 KJV+
In Genesis 1:27 God created man and in Genesis 2:7 He formed man.
In Isaiah 43:1, the LORD created Jacob and then formed Israel.
But nowH6258 thusH3541 saithH559 the LORDH3068 that createdH1254 thee, O Jacob,H3290 and he that formedH3335 thee, O Israel,H3478 FearH3372 not:H408 forH3588 I have redeemedH1350 thee, I have calledH7121 thee by thy name;H8034 thouH859 art mine. Isaiah 43:1 KJV+
So GodH430 createdH1254 (H853) manH120 in his own image,H6754 in the imageH6754 of GodH430 createdH1254 he him; maleH2145 and femaleH5347 createdH1254 he them. Genesis 1:27 KJV+
And the LORDH3068 GodH430 formedH3335 (H853) manH120 of the dustH6083 ofH4480 the ground,H127 and breathedH5301 into his nostrilsH639 the breathH5397 of life;H2416 and manH120 becameH1961 a livingH2416 soul.H5315 Genesis 2:7 KJV+
create = H1254 בָּרָא bârâ' baw-raw' A primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes): - choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
In Ancient Hebrew “bara” means to fill or the filling up of something as the filling of the earth in Genesis 1 with sun, moon, plants, animals, etc. And the filling of man with life and the image of God.
AndG2532 soG3779 it is written,G1125 TheG3588 firstG4413 manG444 AdamG76 was madeG1096 a(G1519) livingG2198 soul;G5590 theG3588 lastG2078 AdamG76 was made a quickeningG2227 spirit.G4151 1 Corinthians 15:45 KJV+
soul
= G5590
ψυχή
psuchē
psoo-khay'
From
G5594;
breath,
that is, (by implication) spirit,
abstractly or concretely (the
animal
sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from
G4151,
which is the rational and immortal soul;
and on the other from G2222,
which is mere vitality,
even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to
the Hebrew [H5315],
[H7307]
and [H2416]:
- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
spirit = G4151 πνεῦμα pneuma pnyoo'-mah From G4154; a current of air, that is, breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, that is, (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ’s spirit, the Holy spirit: - ghost, life, spirit (-ual, -ually), mind. Compare G5590.
quickening = G2227 ζωοποιέω zōopoieō dzo-op-oy-eh'-o From the same as G2226 and G4160; to (re-) vitalize (literally or figuratively): - make alive, give life, quicken.
It isG2076 theG3588 spiritG4151 that quickeneth;G2227 theG3588 fleshG4561 (G3756) profitethG5623 nothing:G3762 theG3588 wordsG4487 thatG3739 IG1473 speakG2980 unto you,G5213 they areG2076 spirit,G4151 andG2532 they areG2076 life.G2222 John 6:63 KJV+
ThenG3767 SimonG4613 PeterG4074 answeredG611 him,G846 Lord,G2962 toG4314 whomG5101 shall we go?G565 thou hastG2192 the wordsG4487 of eternalG166 life.G2222 John 6:68 KJV+
ButG1161 the angelG32 of the LordG2962 byG1223 nightG3571 openedG455 theG3588 prisonG5438 doors,G2374 andG5037 brought them forth,G1806 G846 and said,G2036 Go,G4198 (G2532) standG2476 and speakG2980 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 to theG3588 peopleG2992 allG3956 theG3588 wordsG4487 of thisG5026 life.G2222 Acts 5:19-20 KJV+
Jesus is The Word:
InG1722 the beginningG746 wasG2258 theG3588 Word,G3056 andG2532 theG3588 WordG3056 wasG2258 withG4314 God,G2316 andG2532 theG3588 WordG3056 wasG2258 God.G2316 John 1:1 KJV+
AndG2532 theG3588 WordG3056 was madeG1096 flesh,G4561 andG2532 dweltG4637 amongG1722 us,G2254 (andG2532 we beheldG2300 hisG846 glory,G1391 the gloryG1391 asG5613 of the only begottenG3439 ofG3844 the Father,)G3962 fullG4134 of graceG5485 andG2532 truth.G225 John 1:14 KJV+
Jesus is the Life:
JesusG2424 saithG3004 unto him,G846 IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 way,G3598 theG3588 truth,G225 andG2532 theG3588 life:G2222 no manG3762 comethG2064 untoG4314 theG3588 Father,G3962 butG1508 byG1223 me.G1700 John 14:6 KJV+
Christ in us is the hope of glory:
To whomG3739 GodG2316 wouldG2309 make knownG1107 whatG5101 is theG3588 richesG4149 of theG3588 gloryG1391 of thisG5127 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 theG3588 Gentiles;G1484 whichG3739 isG2076 ChristG5547 inG1722 you,G5213 theG3588 hopeG1680 of glory:G1391 Colossians 1:27 KJV+
Glorification is the final step in the path of the believer. It begins with justification, moves on to sanctification and is completed with glorification.
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it." ' Revelation 2:17 NKJV
Just as Jacob overcame and received the new name of Israel, all who overcome will receive a new name representing their new identity.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NLT
20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.