#Psalm 25:14

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The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

(Psalm 25:14, ESV)

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Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion

Devotional for February 18th

The LORD is a friend to those who fear him.        He teaches them his covenant. — Psalm 25:14

Insight

“The LORD is a friend to those who fear him.” God offers intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him, who hold him in highest honor.

Challenge

What relationship could ever compare with having the Lord of all creation for a friend? Your everlasting friendship with God will grow as you revere him.

© 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers

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Do you have a listening ear?

Photo by Enoch Patro on Pexels.com “When we hear God’s truth being spoken or even sung, are we willing to ask God the question “what must I do?” with an open heart and a listening ear? Psalm 25:14 says, “The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him…” He whispers the glorious secrets of His kingdom to us when our hearts are postured to hear Him.” ErIc & Leslie Ludy

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1. “The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.” —Proverbs 2:6 (NIRV)

2. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” —Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)

3. “This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.” —Psalm 48:14 (ESV)

4. “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” —Psalm 25:5 (NIV)

5. “I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.”—Genesis 12:2 (NIRV)

“Dear God, I thank you for the week that is ahead. I know you will be with me every step of the way. Please give me strength, wisdom and guidance. Help me to be a blessing to others as you are to me. Amen!” 🙏

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The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant. Psalms 25:14

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Happy Thanksgiving

The invitation to feast with God is there, every year, but I think the feasting, and God’s desire to gladden our hearts, and by the way, God’s anticipation of being blessed by us, too, goes beyond just thanking God for all the things that feel good.

Setting aside a time of thanksgiving once a year is an ancient tradition for many people groups, including the Hebrew tribes. Before they entered the Land of Promise, God instructed them on the several festivals they were to keep each year, including a day of feasting at the Lord’s table soon after the year’s first harvest. In the wilderness, everyone daily ate at God’s table, as manna from…

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The Best News About the Past is That It's Really a Present

If there is anything to be learned from history, it’s that we should learn from the past. George Santayana famously said, “Men who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” So history can be educational, but there is another observation about the past that we should remember: we can’t live there… The Apostle Paul put it this way: “Brethren, I do not count myself yet to have…

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Narrative Lectionary, Year 2, Lent 6

March 24th, Lent 6Mark 11:1-11 Triumphal EntryMark 14:3-9 woman anoints JesusPsalm 118:25-29 Kneeling with ChristThe Promise of a New Kin-domBreaking [A World Beyond] Capitalism Lent 6 : Anointed King by a Serving, Simple Woman or Throw him a parade instead of serving the poor, humans never change–Love and Serve the Lord, Jesus wants sacrifice of praise through loving and serving one another…

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Intimacy with GOD | SOLD School [Romans 8:15]

1.] Intro

Hey guys, welcome to our sold value series.

In these videos, I'll be covering our values here at SOLD schools & there's six of them that we live by, that we treasure and value — and that we seek to explore all the treasures of these truths.

So in this session, it's about our 1st & primary value — which is intimacy with JESUS — it is what we are created for.

Meaning to know GOD & walk with HIM, & to make HIM known; in the beginning, we see GOD created Adam to walk with GOD in the cool of the day.

1.] Look Like JESUS

And here at SOLD, this is our primary way we know that GOD begins to develop us as people. [0:56]

Because one thing that HE has created us for, it says in Romans that HE predestined us to be conformed to the image of HIS SON.

So one thing that we're always pursuing is: “How can we be made to look more like JESUS?“

………………………………………………………………………………………………… And this is our life-long pursuit, and in different seasons GOD is positioning us to change us—to look more like HIM. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

And the way HE does that is by allowing us to come into direct contact with HIM — when we walk with GOD & have direct encounters with YHWH—by the HOLY SPIRIT, we begin to hear HIS voice.

We begin to encounter HIS Presence, & that in turn begins to transform us.

And this in turn allows us to receive life from HIM; & this is our greatest value because when we look like HIM, we could shine HIM wherever we go [1:49]

2.] Walking with JESUS

And this is why JESUS died, to reconcile us back to the FATHER—so we would be HIS sons & daughters that live & walk with GOD.

That we would be restored to walking with GOD.

In the cool of the day, this is what HE created Adam for. This is why we're created & this is why we live to walk with HIM.

An element of walking with JESUS, that we value here is encountering HIS Presence.

We know that JESUS came right? [2:27]

HE was the SON of GOD, that GOD became a man, & HE came down as a living being.

So JESUS is a real person, just like me & you. HE has flesh & blood right? HE was raised from the dead.

We serve a living GOD, & this living GOD thru JESUS invites us to walk with HIM, right? [2:45]

3.] Developing a Relationship

If you meet a complete stranger in a coffee shop or at the store.. [2:52]

You have a decision to make: You can begin to form a relationship with that person if you so desire & as you begin to choose to spend time together; as you choose to go out of your way to develop a relation- ship, with really any individual in our lives.

It's something we choose to do with our lives right?

This is something all of us get & have the decision to make, to walk with the LORD right? [3:20]

HE invites us in a real relationship with HIM, that we would know HIM—that we would walk HIM, that we would hear HIM.

That we would experience HIM.

How JESUS walked with GOD—HE revealed the FATHER, & by the SPIRIT that JESUS has given us.

By the HOLY SPIRIT, HE now comes & dwells within us. Guess what? [3:49]

………………………………………………………………………………………………… GOD is the closest person to you. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

And this is what you're created for, to walk in intimacy & closeness.

4.] Being Fathered

And nearness with HIM, by the indwelling SPIRIT that you have from YHWH. [4:00]

You would have constant relationship with HIM— constant conversation with HIM, constant dialogue by which you're being really Discipled.

And really what we talk about here at SOLD primarily is to be fathered by GOD.

Really this is one of our highest values & this is why we really do the schools in this certain way.

We want to see a generation fathered by GOD.

We want to see people that receive the HOLY SPIRIT, & it says that we've received the SPIRIT.

The HOLY SPIRIT within us, “cries ABBA FATHER!“ it cries we are accepted, we are in the beloved; we are in HIM, we are made one with HIM.

And this is why JESUS died: To bring us into union with CHRIST

5.] The Sons of GOD

And as we grow in the knowledge of JESUS as our friend, as our LORD, as our SAVIOUR—& the many revelations that are found in the lordship of JESUS.

And knowing HIS heart, and knowing HIS ways, we begin to grow-up into CHRIST—knowing HIS heart & HIS ways! And as a byproduct we are matured to then reveal HIM to our generation.

Romans 8 talks about this, “As many as are led by the SPIRIT of GOD, these are the sons of GOD! And I believe that GOD is raising up sons and daughters who're led by HIS SPIRIT—who know the FATHER's heart, & who know HIS will & HIS ways. [5:28]

Because they've had direct contact with JESUS, by the SPIRIT, & have been fathered by GOD.

6.] Baptism

What is the first thing that happened, when JESUS came into public ministry? [Before anything HE did publicly] HE went to John the Baptist—and HE said, “Baptize ME.“

To fulfill all righteousness, and we see when JESUS descended into the waters & rose from the waters, then the voice of the FATHER from Heaven spoke,

“This is MY beloved SON, in WHOM I AM well pleased.“

[6:16]

And this is only spoken through the intimacy that JESUS had with the FATHER.

JESUS was fathered by GOD, HE was loved on by the FATHER, HE knew that HE was accepted—and that's why HE was able to fulfill the FATHER's will on Earth.

You know we won't be able to fulfill the calling of GOD on our lives—if we don't understand this call of intimacy. [6:34]

If we don't understand that HE says: “Come away with ME, come be with ME, come and dwell with ME.“ JESUS said, “You know when you pray go to the secret place & shut the door.“ [6:49]

7.] Voice of Affirmation

So in the secret place, as you have fellowship with GOD, as you walk with GOD—as Adam did..you can receive the voice of affirmation from the LORD, & in HIS affirmation of you—we believe that is when GOD's Presence comes, & HIS voice comes as well.

And this is part of this experience of intimacy that we get to have with the LORD.

That as HE speaks, HIS voice, HE's building our lives —& HE is raising us up. You know I mentioned that verse in Romans 8, I'm going to turn to it here.

In Romans 8:15 it says,

“You didn't receive the SPIRIT of bondage again to fear, but you've received the SPIRIT of adoption by WHOM we cry 'ABBA FATHER!'“ [7:39]

………………………………………………………………………………………………… So there's a residual cry from our spirit, to know HIM—to identify HIM as the FATHER. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

And we as HIS sons, & as you begin to be raised up by the FATHER—and in the family setting, which is another value of ours.

I'll get to in another video, but as you begin to be raised up as a son in the FATHER's House — your identity becomes secure, your heart becomes whole, & you become a true son of GOD.

And this is why JESUS died, to bring us into the family—into the heart of the FATHER.

And that we would be secure walking with HIM.

Another part of intimacy is something that we get to choose to cultivate. [8:28]

By our lives decisions right?

8.] Intimacy Is Not Cheap

Intimacy isn't cheap & doesn't come easy you know.

JESUS gives a parable in Matthew 25:1-14 about the five wise virgins & the five foolish virgins; & HE said the difference between those five wise and the five foolish was that the wise ones had oil in their lamps.

I believe the oil that it talks about in that parable is talking about the oil of intimacy.

You know oil isn't cheap nor was it cheap back in JESUS's day.

………………………………………………………………………………………………… It was something that came by crushing. [9:11] …………………………………………………………………………………………………

It was where that olives that are grown on trees— once the olives are crushed then oil begins to pour out. [9:13]

And you need a whole bunch of olives, to make a whole lot of oil; and so this is what speaks of our devotion to the LORD.

What is your devotion to JESUS?

Are you paying the price to allow HIM to produce oil inside of your heart—because the tenacity we have in the secret place, in our hearts.

When we develop intimacy with the LORD, this is what gives us the strength & endurance in public places—to allow the crushings that come our way, to produce an intimacy.

By which we're able to endure even hardship and suffering. And in those hardships—we are able to see the LORD is changing us to look more like HIM.

GOD's goal of intimacy is that you would look more like HIM. [10:09]

9.] Challenge

And so I want to commission you guys & challenge you guys, “Let HIM call you into a deeper level of intimacy.“

You know here at SOLD, we spend Mondays during our school season here is: On Monday, we do what we call a lock up—where we spend a day fasting & praying.

And each student gets to spend eight hours shut away with JESUS.

10.] Pursuing GOD

You know it's what I've learned to do in my life, & what I've seen different fathers & mothers of the faith—heroes & generals of the faith, they were constantly fighting for the secret place.

They're always pursuing GOD in the secret place— where they're unplugging from the world—they're unplugging from this generation—and from all the noise that's going on, be alone to hear what GOD is saying.

What is HE doing & what is HE leading me to do in my day & generation. [11:08]

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

And I've learned it from the desert fathers, there's heroes of mine where you know they would leave the noise of the city and go to the deserts into the caves—& shut away for many years & decades.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

They would literally become I actually encourage you to research them, they are some of my heroes — they were #leading a move of GOD in their own generation because they were hungry for more of GOD. And they paid the price to really shut them- selves away—to seek the face of GOD.

You know in Psalm 27, it talks about there's this call that the LORD gives to David. [11:47]

11.] Seek the Face of GOD

That he hears Psalm 27:8 it says,

Psalm 27:8 | The LORD Is My Salvation Hear, O YHWH, my voice when I call; be merciful & answer me. ⁸ My heart said, “Seek HIS face.”

YOUR Face, O YHWH, I will seek.

And this is actually what Moses embodied!

Remember in the Book of Exodus, he's on the mountain & Moses says, “Show me YOUR glory, show me YOUR glory.“

And GOD says “I can't show you MY face,“ the face of GOD is the glory of GOD!! Imagine that the face of GOD is the glory of GOD, and that is what GOD attributes to HIS glory right?

But guess what?

We get to see the glory of GOD in the face of JESUS.

This is what Corinthians talks about, “all of us are now invited into fellowship behind the veil, into the secret place with GOD to behold HIM

—to allow the eyes of our hearts to behold HIM.“

And it says the pure in heart will see GOD, & JESUS is here to wash your heart—bring you into intimacy with HIM.

12.] Conclusion

So that your eyes can see HIM. [13:01]

So you would behold HIM; when YOU said

“Seek MY face,“ my heart said to YOU: 'YOUR Face LORD, I will seek!“

May grace be released over you to seek the face of JESUS may you hear just the fresh call of JESUS & come away with HIM—to spend extended amounts of time with HIM

• to block out days • to block out hours

But in your daily devotions to say yes to JESUS I will be with YOU, I will come to YOU

—& live sitting at YOUR feet just like mary did

So bless you guys, and I hope you enjoyed our first value of intimacy here. Check out our other videos as well thanks for joining GOD bless you

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The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

(Psalm 25:14, ESV)

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A Golden Treasury for the Children of God

by Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690-1774)

Devotional for November 25th

The sword of the Lord and Gideon - Judges 7:20

For they are bread for us; their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us; fear them not. - Numbers 14:9

But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed, me fully, him will I bring into the land, whereunto he went - Numbers 14:24

Surely the wrath of men shall praise thee - Psalm 76:10

Take care, O my soul, that there may also be another, namely, a kingly spirit with thee, as there was with Joshua and Caleb; not to be discouraged on account of my weakness and great numbers of frailties and enemies, as if it was impossible to live only, and get the victory. Behold Christ, the true and great Joshua and Caleb, marches out before thee, to make war himself against thine enemies, and who can conquer him? He is unchangeable, his spirit now is as mighty as ever, and his sword as powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword. Against thy various infirmities he offers also a variety of divine strength, and against each of thine enemies he holds forth to thee a particular sword in his word; and abiding in his word thou shalt surely conquer. Though the enemy should raise thine inward and outward calamities, to the highest degree, as so many strong wails, yet he must fall; one single word will strike him down.

Not all that tyrants think or say. With rage and lightning in their eyes, Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise.

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♡.‧₊˚ Bible verses to remind you of your worth :

౨ৎ Psalm 139:13-14 : “For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; yours works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

౨ৎ Hebrews 13:6 : “So we say with confidence, ‘the Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?’”

౨ৎ Jeremiah 29:11 : “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’”

౨ৎ Proverbs 31:25 : “She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”

౨ৎ 1 Timothy 4:12 : “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”

౨ৎ Deuteronomy 31:8 : “the Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.”

౨ৎ Jeremiah 17:7 : “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.”

౨ৎ Philippians 4:13 : “I can do all through him who gives me strength.”

౨ৎ Philippians 4:6-7 : “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ.”

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is being gay/trans REALLY a sin? Is being attracted to the same sex/wanting to dress as the gender you feel you should be really all that bad to christians? Why do christians care what people do with their own lives to the point that they tell them it’s “sin”

I'm seeing three questions here. 1. What is sin? 2. How do we know something is a sin? 3. Why do Christians care if people sin?

What is a sin?

In order to understand what sin is you need to understand who God is. God is good. He does not just possess good or desirable qualities. He is good. The word "good" comes directly from the word God because God is the very standard of what it means for something to be good. We can say things like flowers and sunsets and sharing are good because they are based on God who is the source of everything good (James 1:17).

God is also our Creator. He designed us according to His perfect goodness so that we could be like Him and walk in His good ways (Psalm 25:8; Hebrews 12:10). God would be unloving to create the world and not follow His goodness.

Sin, then, is our rebellion against God and His goodness. When Adam and Eve first sinned, they were tempted with the idea that they could be like God and decide what is good and evil for themselves. They wanted to be able to say, "God is not king, I am king. God's ways are not good, my desires are good."

This is a lie from the father of lies. Satan wants us to believe that if I just do whatever I think is best then I will find true goodness and satisfaction, but all it does is lead us further and further away from true goodness which comes from communion with God (Psalm 34:10).

2. How do we know something is a sin?

When Adam and Eve sinned, our communion with God died. We all like sheep went astray and turned aside to our own ways. (Isaiah 53:6). We stopped listening to God's loving care and instead started following our hearts, but our hearts are deceitful and wicked beyond understanding (Jeremiah 17:9).

We cannot listen to our attractions or our feelings because we are attracted to and find pleasure in things that God declares are evil, things that are contrary to His good design. If people did not find pleasure in things like cheating on your spouse or stealing, then they would never do it. They are drawn into wrongdoing by their own wicked desires (James 1:14).

But God is still good. He has not left us without a witness. He has given a conscience to people who are hostile to Him so that even they can recognize when their desires are not good. We all know inherently that lying is bad, that pride is bad, that fighting and anger are bad, because God has hidden His law in our hearts (Romans 2:15).

However, because we have deceitful rebellious hearts, we try to justify ourselves and explain it away and muffle the conscience so it can't bother us any more, like searing your hand with a hot iron so it can't feel anything (1 Timothy 4:2).

The only way we can know something is sinful is by God giving us new life and enabling us to trust in the goodness of His Word again. We can know with certainty that all sexual desire outside of marriage is sin because God told us it defies His character and people do it because they want to rebel against Him, so God gives them what they want (Romans 1:24-25).

3. Why do Christians care if people sin?

Ray Comfort tells a story about a man who hated homosexuals. There was a broken elevator in his building with a sign on it that said "DANGER! OUT OF ORDER!" The hateful man saw two lesbians approaching the elevator so he took the sign down so they would use it and fall to their deaths.

God has given us a clear warning in Scripture that following your heart is dangerous. It's like an addictive drug, numbing your mind with pleasure so you don't realize it's killing you. If someone you loved was overdosing in front of you, you wouldn't say "whatever man, live your truth." You would shake them awake so they could see what is happening to them and try to get them help. If I believe that God's warning is telling the truth, the most unloving and hateful thing I can do is not tell anyone about it. Woe to me if I see judgment coming and don't tell anyone how to be saved (Ezekiel 33:6)!

Christians aren't trying to control you or force you to follow their personal preferences. Some people who profess Christ do that, but mostly we have met a God who loves us, who saw us hurtling in a downward spiral of guilt and shame and earning eternal punishment for our crimes against Him, and choosing to show us forgiveness in an unfathomably kind way.

Every single one of us has disobeyed God and tried to take His place on the throne. We all stand guilty before God not just for things like murder or homosexuality, but for lying and envy and idolatry. We have broken God's laws and because He is good, He cannot leave evil unpunished. The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Every single one of us dies because it is what we have earned for ourselves. We deserve for God to give us His wrath and anger for waging war against Him (Romans 1:18).

But God is rich in mercy and abounding in love even to those who hate Him. We owe God a righteous life, but none of us are righteous, so God decided to wipe away our debt by living the perfect life for us. God became a man, Jesus, lived a perfect life, then died on a cross, taking the wrath of God we deserved, then rose again on the third day, proving that the price had been paid, then He ascended to God's right hand to offer Himself as the reason people can stand before God as righteous.

God does not delight in the death of the wicked. He does not want you to keep trying to find your identity in yourself. He wants you to know Him and His love for you. He wants to wipe away your sin and make you white as snow. What you need to do is confess your sin to God, which means to agree that you are guilty of rebellion against Him and that He is truly Lord, and you must believe that He will forgive your sin and give you eternal life because of what Jesus did for you on the cross. God is faithful and just to forgive the sin of anyone who asks Him (1 John 1:9)

I care about what you do with your life because I love you and because God loves you, just like a Father loves His children and wants what is best for them. I don't want you to miss out on the amazing gift of grace God is offering to you. Don't let Satan keep deceiving you. He promises you peace but all he can give you is death. Every promise of God will always come true (Titus 1:2)

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Biblical References in the RDR Games: Part 2

You guys seemed to LOVE my original biblical references post for Red Dead so I am here to post some more because there are SO MANY. And like before, I am aware that some of these may be complete reaches, but it's my blog and I do what I want 🙃

Enjoy babes ❤️

@headersandheelers @secretcheesecakenacho Since you guys wanted to get tagged ❤️🤭

Arthur and Dutch mirror Moses and Pharaoh in chapter six. Arthur begs Dutch to let his "chosen" go, who are the people who he believes have a chance in living without the baggage of the gang (the women and John and his family). Dutch refuses to let them go, which creates the biggest conflict in chapter 6.

Arthur kicking out Strauss gives me heavy Matthew 21:12-14. Basically, Jesus kicks out loan sharks and sellers from a temple designated as a house of worship where people can be helped. Their presence destroyed the sanctity and the purity of the temple. Both the gang and the temple existed originally to help folks, but the presence of people like loan sharks destroy that original mission. So yes, Arthur kicking out Strauss is a parallel to Jesus kicking out the loan sharks from the temple.

The color for high honor is blue while the color for low honor is red. Blue in the bible is very often associated with heaven and God. Red in the bible represents the flesh that humans are trapped in during their time on earth, which can then correlate back to sin and violent.

Micah was a prophet in the bible who is most known for predicting the fall Jerusalem. Micah in the game also predicts the fall of the gang in the sense that he was the one who caused it. The name Micah also means he who is like God, so the irony is kinda funny.

John being able to see the cracks in the gang before many of the other characters could very well be a reference to this passage: "For you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you Free" - John 8:32. Abigail in RDR also says this which is a reference to this passage: "You knew the truth, John. And they hated you for it."

Just another passage that reminds of Arthur's redemption and the whole searching for peace thing: "Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it" Psalm 34:14

The mission "A Fisher of Men" is a reference to Matthew 4:18-20. "While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him." Of course, beyond just the action of fishing with Jack, this is also a parallel to Arthur's empathetic yet still firm style of talking to Jack. "It's about time you earned your keep." "You got to stick at things, Jack."

The mission "The Sheep and the Goats." In Matthew 25:31-46, it describes how God will separate people in two groups. The "sheep" will inherit heaven and the "goats" will be damned. You can connect that to the gang as well. The sheep are the ones who leave Dutch while the goats stay with him and become damned or a shameful version of who they once were.

Also note in the epilogue how John says he doesn't like goats and chooses sheep as the first animals to raise on his ranch. That could also connect to Matthew 25:31-46.

The mission name "Do Not Seek Absolution" is really interesting to me because it's the first biblical mission name that could either be a reference to scripture, which I'm thinking Deuteronomy 12:13 in the sense that one shouldn't offer their praise or worship to false gods who won't answer prayers (think Arthur and Dutch and how Arthur was still following Dutch after the gang lost it's original image) or a rejection ofa the Christian mindset of the time. Absolution is the idea of the promise of having your sins forgiven by God. It might be saying that Arthur should try to redeem himself by his action towards the person rather than his guilt towards a higher power.

Molly getting burnt rather than having a funeral is less a biblical detail but more a cultural detail. Though cremation wasn't really condemned in the Bible, the passages about being buried in the ground or in tombs was the people's standards in how they wanted their dead body to be handled due to religious reasoning. Whether or not Molly is Protestant or culturally Catholic (I lean the latter), the fact that Grimshaw asks for her body to be burnt just adds so much more weight to how cruelly traitors of the gang were dealt with

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