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We were not able to watch either of the John Lynn Memorials.  Will they be posted any where now?  Thanks and God bless you big!

2 Tributes to John Lynn’s life; 1 on Zoom and 1 in Indianapolis

ZOOM Tribute is tomorrow--- Sunday, Nov 14, 5pm-7pm EST, USA.

Meeting ID is 831  6354 4351.

Passcode is 284424.

Room for 500 guests

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN Tribute is next Sunday, Nov 21 6-7:45pm

In-Person Celebration of John Lynn's life at his favorite place in Indianapolis: Hinkle Fieldhouse (filmed in the movie Hoosiers). He visited Hinkle 100s of times and referred to it as "the mecca of hardwood aficionados everywhere and the true center of basketball for the universe."

Sunday, Nov 21, 2021 6:00pm -- 7:45pm
(Doors open at 5:30 and close at 8:00)
Hinkle Fieldhouse, home of the Butler Bulldogs
510 W. 49th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
(masks required)

The phrase “not have you to be ignorant” appears seven times in the New Testament. A study of this phrase is the subject article.

Rom 1;13

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

It is necessary to observe to whom the Apostle Paul is addressing in order to comprehend this verse. Paul desired to “come unto” those at Rome to the end that “some fruit” may be among them. Here is a figure of speech. Paul can not be talking about sharing a bowl of ambrosia with them. The word Fruit is the Greek word karpon, Here used in the accusative singular.

This first use of this also used as a figure of speech is {n Math 3:8

Math 3:4-8

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. ⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, ⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

In Verse 3:8 metonomy is the figure the noun fruits is used to imply actions, the actions needed to be taken by the Pharisees and Sadducees who had come to water baptized. John told them this was not enough, They needed to bring forth actions meet (adequate) for repentance. For a person to bring forth such fruit is always a good thing.

Paul Desired spiritual Fruit to be manifested by a particular group addressed in this church epistle. Let us reread.

Rom 1;13

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

Those instructed in the order and overview of the New Testament epistles will recognize the book of Romans as the first and foundational Church epistle, which it is, but at times Paul will address others as is the case in verse 1:13. The members of the born again Church are not the gentiles.

The word translated here as gentiles is the Greek word ethnesin translated as nations in the King James Version.

Acts 14 :16

Who in times past suffered all nations(ethnesin) to walk in their own ways.

Acts 17:26

And hath made of one blood all nations(ethnesin) of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Romans 16:26

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations(ethnesin) for the obedience of faith:

Paul desired that even the uninstructed dwelling in the Roman areas benefit to the end their lives may produce “fruit”. The fruit of the spirt are listed in the book of Galatians.

Galatians 5:19-25

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. ²⁴And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. ²⁵If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

The revelation that is the Book of Romans is more than sufficient that any in the nations may share love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.

It simply need to be read, understood and acted upon.  

I Cor 10:1

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

Let us read the record the Apostle Paul is referring to :

Here we have a major event. It is not often that God changes the Laws of physics ( walls of water parting ) But at this time God did to make some very powerful help to his believing Israelites. The Apostle Paul calls them “our fathers”. The Cloud provided guidance and protection to Israel at this time of need.

     What has this to do with you and Me ?

1 cor 1:1,2,3

1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

² Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

³ Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ the contents of the book of Corinthians are addressed to you. The section of Corinthians at 10:1 illustrates a promise from God realized. 

I Cor 10:1

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

The next matter to consider is also in the book of Corinthians :

I Cor 12 :1

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

Note that in the KJV certain words a in italics as is gifts Here in 1 Cor 12:1

The King James translators put words in italics that had none supplied in the original Greek or Aramaic texts to inform the reader this word is added.

From a work by Kent P. Jackson, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David Rolph Seely

The use of italics in today’s King James Bible has an interesting but complex history.[37] The practice of using different type within a text for various reasons seems to have begun in the early part of the sixteenth century. During the years 1534–35, Sebastian Münster and Pierre Robert Olivetan—who printed Latin and French translations of the Bible, respectively—were two of the earliest individuals to indicate, by means of a different type, words in the translation not represented precisely in the exemplar. The first English Bible to follow this practice was the Great Bible, which was printed in 1539 under the editorship of Miles Coverdale, who made use of both Münster’s Latin and Olivetan’s French translations. In this English translation, which was printed in black-letter type, Coverdale employed both brackets and a smaller font to indicate variant readings from the Latin Vulgate that were not in the Hebrew or Greek manuscripts.

Sometimes a word is needed to add clarity, sometimes it is not correctly supplied, In Cor 12:1 the translation should omit the word “gifts” because the word in the verse “spiritual” is from the Greek: pneumatikos,  meaning “that which belongs to, is determined by, influenced by, or proceeds from the Spirt.

A concise literal translation could be : Now concerning spiritual matters brethren, I would not have you to be uninformed.

The Apostle Paul then continues to inform us concerning the manifestations of the spirt available to the Church and the benefits.

2 Cor 1:8

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

Here is the record of the event the apostle Paul is referring :

1 Thes 4:13

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

The “brethren” the Apostle is addressing are the people who believe in the resurrection of Christ and are endeavoring to walk by the spirt.

This verse contains a figure of speech called an euphemism. Figures of speech are easy to spot in the bible. Here is a rule for correct biblical interpretation:

The Bible is to be taken literally when ever and where ever possible if it can not be then a figure of speech is being employed.

A euphemism is an indirect or innocuous word or phrase used instead of something considered unpleasant, harsh or sensitive, or embarrassing. Source: theidioms.com

Here the phrase “them which are asleep” is the euphemism. Further intensified by the use of the Greek word koimaomai that means to fall asleep unintentionally. Obviously the ones referred to as asleep are dead, The Apostle is bringing to mind what has happened to these people and what will happen to them and to the members of the church who will be alive at our Lords return.

¹³ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

In the 14^TH verse the euphemism appears again “sleep in Jesus” The God inspired choice of the word “sleep” is quite revealing, It tells something about the state of awareness that the dead in Christ are experiencing now. They are not conscience.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-10

9 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

² All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

³ This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

⁴ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

⁵ For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

⁶ Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun

⁷ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

⁸ Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

⁹ Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

These verses tell us of the state of the dead where all would remain if it were not for the return of Christ. When the Messiah returns the dead in Christ wake up ! Then they are aware.

¹⁵ For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (should be precede) them which are asleep.

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

These events happen quickly one after another. As do the following :

¹⁷ Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

More detail about the first return of Jesus can be found in the book of Corinthians.

1 Cor 15:10-26

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹¹ Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹² Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹³ But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

¹⁴ And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

¹⁵ Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

¹⁶ For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

¹⁷ And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

¹⁸ Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

²¹ For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

²² For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

²³ But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

²⁴ Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

²⁵ For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

²⁶ The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

In verse 23 Christ is called the Firstfruits. The use is very reveling in context with the other verses on the subject. Study will reveal that at this time (now) no one who has ever been risen from the dead (for instance Lazareth) is still alive except Jesus Christ. His work for God has not ended.

Acts 1:1

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Notice that the verse says Jesus began to do and teach, He is not done doing and teaching. More details are in 1 Cor 13:10-13

1 Cor 13:10-13

¹⁰ But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

The perfect one to come is the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. Some in error teach that He has come already. This can not be for many reasons, for one, we are promised in verse 12 that we shall Know as we are known. This wonderful promise is yet to be fulfilled.

¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

¹² For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

¹³ And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

1 Cor 15: 20-26

²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

²¹ For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

²² For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

²³ But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

²⁴ Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

²⁵ For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

²⁶ The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

What a fantastic thing it is to know you are a member of the body of Christ looking forward to the return of the Messiah with hope.

2 Pet 3:8

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The context is the key to determining the correct understanding of this passage, especially the comparison of a thousand years to one day. The context of 2 Peter 3 is the return of the Lord to deliver His people. Peter tells the persecuted believers that scoffers will come and mock the idea that the Lord will return. They will say something like, “He’s been gone a long time; He’s not ever coming back” (see verse 4). As Christians are persecuted and continue to look for the Lord to deliver them, it does appear as though His coming is “delayed.”

Peter reminds the believers not to lose heart because God is working on a different timetable. For a human being, if something doesn’t happen within a matter of years, then we may miss it. God, however, is not limited by the same constraints of time because “with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” Time is simply not an issue with God because He has an unlimited amount of it. If the average person sees something in the store, it would make no difference whether it cost a penny or a dime, even though one is ten times more expensive than the other. If a billionaire wanted to buy a piece of property it might make no difference to him whether it cost $50,000 or $500,000 or even $5,000,000. This is the idea of the verse—both a day and a thousand years are such miniscule amounts of time to God that it really makes no difference to Him.

Romans 11:25

²⁵ For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

All the gentiles who are going to believe in the resurrection of Christ have not. They may as of now not been born. The fullness of the gentiles refers to these gentiles who when all that are going to believe have believed. God con not determine the time period. This is dependent on the free will of the gentiles involved. God because of his foreknowledge does know when the last gentile who will believe has believed. At this time the return for the Church can justly happen.
God must be just to all humanity and so is in the last times.

1 Thes 4:14-18

¹³ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

¹⁵ For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

¹⁷ Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

This concludes the study of the phrase “not ignorant” in the New Testament.