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Matthew 13:47

First Nations Version

“Here is another way to see the good road from above: A large fishing net is let down into the great waters. Many different kinds of fish are caught in it.

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The ones who do not stay joined to me are broken off and dry up, and then they are gathered up and used to make a fire.


“Write this to the messenger of the sacred family that gathers in the village of Safe Place (Sardis): These are the words of the one who has the seven spirits of the Great Mystery and the seven stars: I know what you have been doing. I know you have a reputation of being alive. But while others may see you as alive, I see you as dead.


“Come! Walk the road with me,” he called out to them, “and I will teach you how to net two-leggeds instead of fish!”


The ceremony was talked about because some who were not true sacred family members had been sneaked in. They crept in to spy on the freedom we have in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One and to make us slaves to their understanding of our tribal law.


Many times I have traveled far and wide. On these journeys I faced dangers from raging rivers and desperate outlaws. I have faced threats from my own people and from the people of the Outside Nations. I have faced dangers in villages, dangers in the desert, dangers at sea, and dangers from false sacred family members.


Even some of your own elders will rise up and lead people down a false path, just to have their own followers.


He said to them, “Come, walk the road with me, and I will show you how to fish in a new way—for two-leggeds.”


For these kinds of splinter groups are certain to happen and make it easy to see who among you walks in a good way and who does not.


He cuts off the branches in me that have no fruit. He carefully trims back the branches with fruit, so they will grow more fruit.


“The good road from above is like a hidden treasure a man finds buried in a field. He buries it back into the ground and is then happy to go and trade everything he has for that field.


When he finds one of great beauty and worth, he trades all his goods so he can have it.


When it is filled up, the fishermen pull it to shore. Then they sit down and separate the good fish into baskets and throw away the bad fish.





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