[Greek] δέχομαι (dechomai), [Latin] recipere, [Latin] suscipere, [Latin] accipere, [Latin] excipere, [Latin] adsumere, [Latin] percipere, [French] adopter, [French] prendre, [French] recevoir

[Greek] δέχομαι (dechomai), [Latin] recipere, [Latin] suscipere, [Latin] accipere, [Latin] excipere, [Latin] adsumere, [Latin] percipere, [French] adopter, [French] prendre, [French] recevoir: to receive, to welcome, to believe, to take hold of; 59 scriptures

 Do Church leaders and laity actually follow and accept Jesus’ command to sin no more (Jn.8:11)? Or do they preach another Jesus who accepts others’ lived experiences?

Background information:

Greek Hellenism: This term means to receive, to accept, to take, to take in, to forgive, to choose, to take upon, to offer hospitality, to undertake, to expect, to hear, to approve, and to expect.

Old Testament: This term means to receive, to grasp, to accept, to suffer, to select, to take away, to use, to be pleased, to enjoy, and to favor.

New Testament: This term means to welcome (receive), to believe (accept), to take hold, to take up into, to take part (contribute), and to receive (hear and do). For purposes of brevity, I will exclude examples of receiving people.

Believing (accepting):Mt.11:14, Mk.10:15, Acts 8:14, Acts 11:1, 1Cor.2:14, 2Cor.6:1, 2Cor.11:4, 1Thess.1:6, Jas.1:21, Lk.8:13

1. If you are willing to accept it that John the Baptist is like Elijah
2. Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it
3. The Gentiles and Samaria has accepted the Word of God
4. The natural person does not accept what pertains to the Word of God
5. Do not receive the grace of God in vain
6. If someone comes and preaches another Jesus or spirit, you put up with them well (you accept it)
7. You have been receiving the Word in great affliction
8. Humbly welcome the Word that has been planted in you
9. Faith not securely planted will fall away during trials

Take hold:Lk.2:28, Lk.22:17, Eph.6:17

1. Simeon took Jesus into His arms and blessed God
2. Take this cup and share it among yourselves
3. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit

Be taken up: Lk.16:9, Acts 7:59

1. You be welcomed into eternal dwellings
2. Lord Jesus, receive my [Stephen] my spirit

2Cor.8:4: Taking part in the service to the holy ones

Being doers of the Word: Jas.1:19-25

1. Only hearers of the Word delude themselves (do not teach or follow these words)
2. Hears of the Word looks at his own face in a mirror and forgets what he looks like
3. Doers of the Word is one who peers in the perfect law of freedom and perseverance
4. Doers of the Word acts and shall be blessed

Synod of Synodalities summary statement:

1. Desire increased laity decision making and responsibilities
2. No one should be excluded (not accepted)
3. Walk and listen to the people
4. Seek consensus building
5. Support and respond to those who are marginalized as a result of fidelity to Church teachings (Does this mean calling for repentance and conversion? Or does this mean ignoring Jesus’ command to sin no more? Jn.8:11)
6. Discern together controversial issues and open questions
7. Discern together whether a doctrine issues can or must remain

Etymology:  The Latin verb recipere means to keep back and to receive. The Latin verb suscipere means to undertake, to support, and to take up. The Latin verb accipere means to take, to grasp, to receive, and to accept. The Latin verb excipere means to take out, to receive, and to ward off. The Latin verb percipere means to secure, to perceive, and to learn, The Latin verb adsumere mean to take up, to adopt, and to raise up.

Conclusion:

Receive, receipt, susceptible, accept, acceptable, perceive, suspicious, suspect, assume, adopt, adoption, receive, apprehension, apprehend

Mt.11:12: The kingdom of heaven suffers violence: opponents of Jesus are trying to prevent people from accepting the kingdom

Mt.16:9: Making friends with dishonest wealth: make prudent use of wealth in accumulation spiritual treasures

Mk.10:15: “Amen, I say to you…”: This indicates that Jesus will say something very important.

1Cor.2:15: The spiritual person can judge everything but is not subject to judgment by anyone

2Cor.6:1: One squanders and mocks God’s grace and reconciliation (not being truly remorseful)

2Cor.8:4: Paul tells the Corinthians to look to the Macedonians’ example of generosity.

2Cor.11:4: Paul points out that the Corinthians’ minds are corrupted with a different understanding of Jesus than the Jesus that Paul had presented to them. Corruption of minds can be a result of satanic activity [the serpent deceiving Eve]  (Paul says this, not someone in our current times!)

Update: In remaking Jesus’ Church into a worldly synodal Church in man’s image, this synodal process is welcoming worldly values, sin, and the failure to acknowledge sin into the Church.  

While Jesus associated with sinners, He told them to sin no more (Jn.8:11). (Unfortunately, we hear nothing about this now!)

Jesus exercised forgiveness and called for conversion, true compassion, and evangelization. In contrast, the Vatican seeks tolerance, inclusion, and false compassion. Pope Francis: “we must NOT have evangelization because that is proselytization which is bad”!

Pope Francis claims that the “Holy Spirit of Surprises” can allow for what will happen at the Synod. Is this another spirit that allows for sin? The Holy Spirit cannot bless sin!

The Synod is encouraging greater laity decision making in seeking consensus for acceptance of sinful behavior.

The Synod believes that inclusion and welcoming of sinful behavior is more important than stated Church teachings on sinful behavior.

Under Pope Francis’ papacy, more and more Catholics are being criticized for upholding traditional teachings. They are being labeled as “rigid” and “having a nostalgic disease”.

Total obedience and dependence on the gospel are necessary for entry into heaven. Clergy are failing in their tasks to save souls as this does a great disservice to the people.

Natural persons (who do not want to accept the Church’s teachings on homosexuality) want the Church to accept their lifestyle. The Synod is actually trying to accomplish this.

Many seek to obtain God’s grace in vain while remaining in a sinful lifestyle. The clergy promoting these “teachings” are also guilty of receiving God’s grace in vain.

Evidently, Pope Francis and his inner circle are NOT preaching Jesus’ commandment to sin no more! They are preaching ANOTHER JESUS who accepts a person’s lived experiences. 

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