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not-sriracha · 9 months

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🎯 【ｍａｄ，　ｂａｄ，　ａｎｄ　ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ　ｔｏ　ｋｎｏｗ．】

･ﾟ Is that SURACHAI “DARTBOARD” KATHALIPATRASAMIT? A SENIOR originally from MANHATTAN, NY, USA, by way of BANGKOK, THAILAND, they decided to come to Ogden College to study BUSINESS and minor in MARKETING. They’re THE MISCREANT on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

[content warnings for references to drug use, mental illness.]

･ﾟ introducing...

dartboard.

full name surachai kathalipatrasamit; meaning: "celestial victory"

nicknames dartboard (the go-to. in thai culture, people call each other by their nicknames), chai (the wOoOorst nickname to call him unless you're cara morrison), [insert epithet here], [redacted]

age 23

d.o.b. january 1, 2000 (the y2k baby, baby)

p.o.b. bangkok, Thailand

zodiac capricorn sun, scorpio moon, sagittarius rising / year of the naga

family thiraphong (pôr/father), intira (mâe/mother), hathaikan (step-mother), latda (younger step-sister)

pets two cats

ethnicity thai

nationality dual citizen american/thai

height 5'9" / 175 cm

hair color black

eye color dark brown

tattoos sak yant tattoos on his back and shoulders, inscribed holy scriptures and nagas

piercings earrings, eyebrow ring (he takes it on and off)

style greaser-esque, modern blend of punk, alternative, & business (think syndicate style), wears prescription glasses, enjoys jewelry such as necklaces and rings

gender cis man

pronouns he/him

sexuality opportunistic (demiromantic bisexual)

religion spiritual (mix of satsana phi and syncretized thai buddhism)

languages central thai, english, mandarin chinese, khmer

year senior

major business

minor marketing

extracurriculars none (because no one wants a bad reputation)

clubs none (read above)

occupation just a hard-working full-time student, nothing else, officer

businesses [redacted]

mbti tbd.

enneagream 8w7

moral alignment tbd.

traits bold, loyal, persevering, fatalistic, judgmental, distrusting, patient, unpredictable, vexing, confident, perceptive, provocative, articulate, enticing, & unhinged

quirks loves to dare/challenge/test people's limits/loyalties, interested in seeing how fate unfolds, gives specialized nicknames at random, and never seems to be warm enough

hobbies collecting things, watching films, reading classic literature, long drives on his motorcycle, going to underground sex clubs, tbd. & minecraft

skills polyglotism, lockpicking, hotwiring, sleight of hand, tinkering with electronics, fast texter, driving (cars and motorcycles), rapid and accurate mental mathetics, reading people (doesn't care to do it when someone's so fake, it's like yeah ok do your thing), muay thai, lying, & aptitude with knives/short-range firearms, playing the guitar

likes spicy food, magic tricks, guay teow, darts, card games, fincher movies, warm weather, astrological readings (for fun, he doesn't actually believe in western astrology), actually quiet cafes to read, fragrant incense, & tbd.

dislikes pretension, uniforms, social media, the cold, traffic jams, sad songs on acoustic guitar, & fast fashion

vices drinking, smoking, drugs, sex, & violent outbursts

aesthetics tbd.

･ﾟ an overview on...

the miscreant.

･ﾟ an abstract of...

the fatalist, then let me be evil, anti-villain, noble demon, troubled (but cute), sarcastic devotee, jade-colored glasses, villainous valor, freudian excuse, & i want my beloved to be happy.

･ﾟ synonymous with...

richard iii (richard iii), lucifer (paradise lost), lucifer (lucifer [tv]), heathcliff (wuthering heights), horatio (hamlet), scarlet witch (mcu), griffith (beserk), megamind (yeah fr, from megamind), tommy shelby (peaky blinders), jordan belfort (the wolf of wall street), crowley (good omens), crowley (supernatural), achilles (the illiad), goro majima (yakuza series), KENTA (wrestler), & rust cohle (true detective).

･ﾟ relationship to Ogden College...

On campus, Surachai is public enemy #1 (to the ones who care about that sort of thing). Perhaps he would've been even more infamous if he hadn't been absent from social functions for most of his years at Ogden, checking in and out of rehab, as the rumors say. Word travels fast around Ogden, faster if you're not there to wave off the gossip. While Surachai was away, the faceless masses unearthed the skeletons in his closet for macabre sightseeing. Now it's public knowledge how Surachai's had a hard past revolving around drugs that even led to a criminal record when he was a minor. You'd think the Miscreant would run off to a new school, reinvent himself, and hide his sins. However, when made out to be the morality tale of "don't end up like him," Surachai has embraced the bad press. If he's the Miscreant, the worst of the worst, the monster they've all made him out to be, he'll be the best damn devil on your shoulder.

･ﾟrelationship to Greer...

"She and I used to be friends. We drifted apart, but that's life." Surachai would tell you, and you'd likely agree with him. It makes sense; the Golden Girl wouldn't associate with the Miscreant of Ogden College. But the truth is always stranger than fiction, and the shadow is always on the heels of the light. If Surachai goes by Dartboard, then Greer Morrison is his bullseye. He is her ride-or-die, her closest friend and confidant, who she can trust to keep his mouth shut. Since he was five years old, Surachai has been by Greer's side, and the two grew up together. They had a "public" falling out when Surachai went to rehab for the first time, but privately, they continued their close and intense friendship. She told him everything, and Surachai repeated nothing. While Surachai is no longer in the limelight with the Golden Girl due to his scandalous past and her keeping up appearances, he was her unfailing chaperone whenever Greer was in the mood to freefall in the dark. They were practically partners in crime. Before she was Golden, she was Greer. Only a few people knew about it, and fewer speak of it. Surachai would rather cut off his tongue than spill her secrets, even when peeling off the Golden Girl's shiny veneer could save everyone from the mysterious G. Over-protective? Yes. Psychotic? Maybe. You'd be for the person who has your heart.

･ﾟa thesis on his background...

[redacted. case file must have clearance to open.]

･ﾟa deep dive on his methodology...

[redacted. case file must have clearance to open.]

･ﾟa treatise on...

his connections.

in deep details with the devil.

every budding empire needs people. surachai's a man with big, big ambitions. whether or not you believe in his means, you will be paid handsomely in the end. so what say you, faust? shall we become legends? —FILLED by [redacted & redacted.]

business doing pleasure with you.

if you want to traverse the underground party scene, you need a guide who knows the labyrinthian alleyways like the back of his hand. but rolling with surachai doesn't come easy, and he truly wonders if you can chase the greatest high. (platonic; multiple spots)

hades & persephone.

welcome to the underworld, persephone; sorry you're stuck here for a while. look away from the blood, and keep your head up to the stars that shine on these dark nights. you shouldn't worry; it's all temporary. no matter how alluring, don't indulge, and soon you'll see the light. — FILLED by [redacted]

i'm the one to beat, yeah.

every story is a truth fabricated, and surachai is a man made of stories. he just doesn't want to tell them. information about the golden girl and the sordid pasts of the rich and (in)famous are all buried in his mind. how dirty will your hands get digging up his skeletons? and can you do it before the undertaker arrives? (antagonistic)

russian roulette is not the same without a gun.

the world's greatest bluffing game, table for two. surachai loves to challenge people, and not many can overcome his trials. except you. you're a card shark worthy of your chips, who always sees his bet, and sometimes ups the ante. this game only has one ending. will you hold, or will you fold? —FILLED by [redacted]

i can be yuor devil if yuo'll be my angle.

surachai is no stranger to flings but keeps his heart locked for his one and only. for all the tempting he does to others, he's conversely disinterested in moving on from his beloved. so he lurks in the shadows, a recluse holding his heart close to his chest. after all, who could love a monster? —FILLED by [redacted]

& more tbd.

･ﾟa discussion with...

the man himself.

“You wouldn’t have wanted Greer to disappear, would you?”

Surachai is seated at a cafe, an off-campus favorite of his, and the two of you await your drinks. Since entering the sleek establishment, there are eyes on the two of you, tense like a coiled spring. “That’s one hell of a leading question, ain’t it?” The young man says, rolling a quarter across his knuckles. “Why would I?” He chuckles, relaxing in his seat. Somehow, the room seems to sigh in relief. “I don’t even know what she’s up to. We don’t hang out as much as we did back in the day, but that’s part of college.” He says, opening up his arms in a vague imitation of a ‘ta-daa.’ The drinks arrive, and he salutes the wait staff with a two-fingered swooping off his brow. They gulp and skitter away. Unfazed, Surachai sips at his clear beverage.

“I think you’re best off asking someone who keeps her in their phone.” He shrugs toward the black iPhone out on the table.

“I don’t have her number and hate to break it to you, but you don’t have your guy.”

since i cannot prove a lover—i am determined to prove a villain.

credits: i, ii, iii

#╰・⁂ ⠀ ⋆ ⠀ 𝐨𝐨𝐜 ⠀ 、 ⠀ intro.#ogdenintro

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walkingthroughthisworld · 2 months

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Letter to Diognetus

For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form of speech, nor lead a life which is marked out by any singularity. The course of conduct which they follow has not been devised by any speculation or deliberation of inquisitive men; nor do they, like some, proclaim themselves the advocates of any merely human doctrines.

But, inhabiting Greek as well as barbarian cities, according as the lot of each of them has determined, and following the customs of the natives in respect to clothing, food, and the rest of their ordinary conduct, they display to us their wonderful and confessedly striking method of life. They dwell in their own countries, but simply as sojourners.

As citizens, they share in all things with others, and yet endure all things as if foreigners. Every foreign land is to them as their native country, and every land of their birth as a land of strangers. They marry, as do all [others]; they beget children; but they do not destroy their offspring. They have a common table, but not a common bed. They are in the flesh, but they do not live after the flesh. They pass their days on earth, but they are citizens of heaven. They obey the prescribed laws, and at the same time surpass the laws by their lives. They love all men, and are persecuted by all. They are unknown and condemned; they are put to death, and restored to life. They are poor, yet make many rich; they are in lack of all things, and yet abound in all; they are dishonoured, and yet in their very dishonour are glorified. They are evil spoken of, and yet are justified; they are reviled, and bless; they are insulted, and repay the insult with honour; they do good, yet are punished as evil-doers. When punished, they rejoice as if quickened into life; they are assailed by the Jews as foreigners, and are persecuted by the Greeks; yet those who hate them are unable to assign any reason for their hatred.

To sum up all in one word— what the soul is in the body, Christians are in the world. The soul is dispersed through all the members of the body, and Christians are scattered through all the cities of the world. The soul dwells in the body, yet is not of the body; and Christians dwell in the world, yet are not of the world.

https://heidelblog.net/2008/06/the-epistle-of-mathetes-to-diognetus/

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primevein · 9 months

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The Prime of His Youth: Book III: Prometheus' Gift: Ch19: Elite Guard

Japheth drove through the portal, Arcee, Arcelia, and Roxana driving behind him. They stopped at the checkpoint. "Japheth Prime." he stated, and they stood, unsure of what to do. He transformed, and the femmes transformed as well.

"Business?" one of them finally asked.

"Prime." he firmly and finally said, but without any harshness.

* * *

Japheth drove down the road from the Hydrax Plateau, the femmes driving behind him, "I tried that the first time I came here."

"How'd it go?" Roxana eagerly asked.

"It didn't." Arcee said disappointingly. "So, where are we heading first?"

"New Kalis." Japheth stated.

"What about your friends?" Roxana asked.

"They're all in Iacon." Japheth stated, "Which is where we're heading after."

* * *

Japheth drove up to the cave entrance, this time with a sign that read "New Kalis" in Cybertronian script.

"Nice sign." Arcee neutrally said.

* * *

The four drove to New Kalis and transformed as they passed the threshold.

* * *

Japheth walked up to the guards outside the lab. They stood to attention and saluted. He returned the salute. "Guards." he addressed them. He walked passed and the doors opened. The femmes walked by, with Roxana waving at the soldiers.

* * *

They walked into the lab, and everyone turned to look at them. "Ja..." Ratchet said, and paused, "Japheth?!" he asked. Bumblebee quickly walked over to him. Before he knew it, Japheth had pulled him in for a powerful hug.

"What are you doing here?" Bumbleebee warmly asked him.

"Oh, the stupidiest thing possible." Japheth stated, "I need to talk to Angle Drive." he stated.

"What?!" Angle Drive asked, and turned around, "Oh, you. How can I help?" he hastily asked.

"We're trying to find the location of the lost colonies." Japheth stated.

"Oh, is that all?" an exacerbated Angle Drive asked.

"We have good data on where they were." Japheth stated.

"You do?!" Angle Drive quickly asked.

"We put it into the nav. computer of the Rexxex, and it would take... How long, Ciel?"

"A Zettacycle." she said, walked around him. "At 90% of the nav. computer's capacity."

"Yes, well, nav. computers aren't meant to compute zettacycles of celestial drift." He looked distant as he thought it over.

"And?.." Japheth asked.

Angle Drive turned and walked to his console. Japheth saw something mathetical brought up on his screen.

"So?.." Japheth asked.

"He's working out an algorithm." Gella said to him.

"What kind of... equipment is he going to need?" Japheth stated.

"Only the finest on Cybertron." Ratchet exclaimed.

Overland walked, "I can accompany you to help you with the equipment."

"Oh, uh, thank you." Japheth stated.

He then looked at Ratchet, "We've still got work here." he said, and glared at Angle Drive, who did not seem to recognize it.

"Thank you." Japheth said. Ratchet turned to him, giving him a lost look.

"You are quite welcome." he replied. "You've already done so much." He looked ashamed for a moment.

"And what's the matter with you?" Gella asked.

"I... should have trusted him more..." Ratchet stated.

"Maybe a little bit." Arcee stated.

"Not at all." Japheth stated. "You wanted us to prove ourselves before trusting us. How could we expect anything more?" Ratchet gave him an uncertain look. "Approval that has to be earned means so much more. Thank you."

"Oh, uh, you're quite welcome." Ratchet stated, "I don't think any of us thought you would achieve as much as you have. Well, except for Optimus."

"He was a Prime." Arcee said, "We have to expect him to see things we could not."

Ratchet looked Japheth up and down, "And him?" he asked Arcee.

"Well, he helped end one war." Arcee said. Ratchet nodded and groaned in the affirmative. "Found another, and ended it with one fatality." Ratchet nodded and groaned again. "And now he's trying to find our lost colonies."

"And has a good chance to succeeding." Raf stated.

"Hey, Raf." Japheth stated.

"I've been thinking." Raf said, "If you could stop by on your way out?"

"Implying this was not his primary destination?" Ratchet asked, but Japheth just smiled at him, a smile that told him it was not.

"I promised to make a show in Iacon with the council." Japheth stated.

"Which I guess implies you are not going to?.." Ratchet asked.

"Does it look like I want to be in charge?" he asked, and Ratchet once again looked him over, "Rhetorical question." he said, and Roxana giggled. "Overland?" he asked.

"I will be ready in a microcycle." Overland replied.

* * *

Japheth lead the convoy as they drove across Cybertron. The Cycles seemed to pass by as if in a moment. The presence of his femmes was constantly reassuring him, though he did miss his Siren.

* * *

Vera, in her wolf form, dug a hole in the ground. She moved away, and turned to look back as Sirenia planted seeds inside it. She then gently brushed the soil back over it. The moisture wicking up from the bottom was immediately visible.

* * *

June stepped out of the shower and retrieved her dress as Vera stepped in after her.

* * *

June knocked on the doors.

"Oh, come!" Sirenia shouted, and sent out a signal to open the doors.

June stepped in with Vera right behind her. "We need to do something together." she voiced.

Sirenia started putting on her clothing, "A movie?"

"How about we relax on the roof?" June asked.

"Oooh!" Sirenia exclaimed.

* * *

Japheth, Arcee, Arcelia, Roxana, and Overland drove up to Iacon. It was the first city to look like a city proper. It was obvious that most of it had not yet been restored, but also obvious that they wanted to spend more time on it. It also wasn't where they were actually going. He turned to the left, following a different road.

* * *

They approached the Elite Guard training ground. "Arcelia, if you could?"

She turned on her com. link. "Elite Guard HQ, this is Sirenia, procurator for Japheth Prime."

"He... he's here?" a male voice replied over the com. link.

"We are on approach, yes." she stated.

"I'll... I'll get..." he tried to say.

"Relax,Guard." Japheth stated, "I'm just here to visit. But could you get Bulkhead, Miko, and Smokescreen as well."

"Affirmative." the voice replied.

* * *

Ultra-Magnus, Smokescreen, Bulkhead, and Miko all drove out, and transformed. Japheth transformed, along with, Arcee, Arcelia, and Roxana. Overland stayed as his cube van.

Ultra-Magnus and Smokescreen stood to attention and saluted. Japheth returned the salute.

"How can I help you?" Ultra-Magnus asked him.

"Did you want to accompany me to the High Council?" Japheth asked.

"If you wish me to, of course." Ultra-Magnus replied.

"It would good having an ally with weight on his shoulders." he said, and turned to Smokescreen, and then Bulkhead and Miko. "And how is everyone else?"

"We convinced them to have time off!" Miko exclaimed.

"They reminded me of the comaderie on Terra." Ultra-Magnus stated. "With their spare time, they can commit to personal training, group development, and even working in support of everyone around us. Their - creature - double - features are extremely popular with the younger Guards. We actually have brotherhoods set to pursue this interest in Terran Culture. Otherwise, morale has dramatically improved, and we have Guards giving non-solicited aid to disparate points on Cybertron."

"Excellent." Japheth stated. "I don't suppose you have any Guards with an expertise in astrophysics?" he asked.

"We have not have a chance to yet develop a space force." Ultra-Magnus neutrally replied.

"Alright." Japheth stated, "Ultra-Magnus will accompany me. Sergeant Smokescreen will be in charge in his absence."

"Very well." Ultra-Magnus stated.

Smokescreen once again saluted.

"And, what about us?" Miko asked, and Roxana giggled.

"Like I'm going to take Wreckers to see the High Council." Japheth said with a smile.

"Yeah, well, some of them need to be knocked in the head." Miko firmly stated.

"And that might be the reason he doesn't want to bring us." Bulkhead replied.

"And this is the chance for you two to teach them what it's like to fight like a Wrecker." Japheth said. Bulkhead leaned forward and struck his hands together.

#transformers #prime #the prime of his youth #darcee #jack darby #arcee

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casseropita · 2 years

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Malakes pote that mathete na simperifereste swsta stis gunaikes kai oxi san na sas xrwstane kati gamwto ginetai anthrwpoi

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artthatgivesmefeelings · 6 months

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Louis Dominique Mathet (French, 1853-1920) Hésitation, 1888 Musée de Picardie, Amiens

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araxnula · 11 months

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Otan mathete poio einai to trito fulo, auth h nea tautotita, peite to kai se emas pls

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444names · 1 year

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dremora and dragon names from tes

Ahbii Ahbiikive Ahbiil Ahbiind Akakhot Akam Akarg Akatta Akeles Akvrog Aldu Aldunkyn Amkak Amkame Amkatiira Ango Anha Anhas Anhati Arum Atrit Atro Atrruil Atrrula Bahfaa Bahk Bahvionte Bard Barintaz Bata Bath Batiiz Bats Belokunaz Beloth Blarg Bogas Bozin Bozunaxu Bronim Broshazz Clol Clothar Codan Demin Dezai Dezedenax Diaard Diam Doguar Dosulosha Doth Dothel Dothurat Dran Dras Dreiv Drelariz Drelm Drema Drex Drexas Drexev Drog Druid Drun Drurvot Drus Druthia Druz Druzu Dukahlon Dukakho Dukaoshae Durotnaak Elia Eliilessa Elilaakhe Elin Elixamys Enzelard Enziir Erulaa Erum Eruzazzai Erztirah Erztruz Femingog Femish Femolnax Femoraz Fesn Firah Firhiaa Firi Foshas Foshasa Fosurum Fotai Fotnai Fotnas Gaden Gadend Gadra Gata Gathxu Gele Gilarrago Gile Gnia Gnikig Gnil Gnila Gnilaar Gnilar Gnir Gnirag Gran Graz Gregas Grele Grelof Gremolaas Grex Grexxila Guida Guin Guinta Guinti Gykunaz Gykunkyra Hadenas Hadrosh Hive Hiviinds Hiviiz Hivlof Hivlon Hivlooran Ifriaakho Ifrias Illias Illitosh Illixamys Iolaan Issati Issis Issovasla Janaz Jerbwd Jerkyra Joolaale Jooria Joorselak Jynaz Jyndrondu Jynufas Jynvas Kaak Kaan Kaarb Kalakhe Kales Kalinzet Kalixame Kaluz Kalxord Kata Katta Kehtkyu Kehviir Kixamniri Kixata Kixataz Kmol Kmola Kmoran Kothrum Kras Krota Krothular Krrb Krulnaan Krume Kvok Kvokena Kvokkesa Kvora Kvord Kvotna Kyng Kynkynd Kynufax Kynvas Laalive Lanyu Legas Lodstiide Loduid Lokunaas Lorah Lorahaz Loran Loremola Lorex Lorilar Lorog Lyrahviin Lyri Lyriles Lyrim Lyrkyus Lyroth Lyroziiz Maalgrota Maan Malaz Malehkrif Malessot Mane Marig Mata Mathet Mire Miregas Mirmesn Mora Morazziik Mord Moregas Morelaak Mori Morkilak Morozilas Mulak Mysis Naargus Naari Naarsax Nacaruna Nacaruzan Nafah Nafahviin Nafas Nahfas Nahkriz Nahloknim Nahruz Nammag Nammagon Namniri Namnirig Narrb Nokessoth Nokvrotha Nokz Noriin Norm Numet Numeth Obliin Obliir Obliiv Odaarish Ofepayng Olaakta Olarruzu Olonshed Olorif Orra Orrah Orrztiiv Orthurth Orthuruz Osax Paaluzan Paamniksa Paamysis Paar Paassati Pynaash Rataarik Rathassat Rattaa Rayl Raylax Rede Redenaz Redgusa Redrim Redrith Reiv Reiz Reizz Reizzaz Relok Relokz Relondun Rykunaxu Rykunkyus Rynkam Rynvas Sahkreiv Sahlaz Sahlokz Sahlolok Sahviind Sahviiz Scre Screxata Sehkril Sehothet Sehtkyria Sehtkyu Serahfax Serb Shurthxu Shuth Shynax Shynd Shyngash Shynkyus Skaoshia Skoda Skodst Skoran Skoras Skregas Skrelok Skri Stosur Sulax Sulnahron Sulnilaa Sulsgena Sumespir Tachedgus Tacheth Telaz Telonim Tepayl Tephia Tephraz Tephro Thurnex Thurvok Thutev Thxurnah Tuzu Tyldae Tyldu Tyldun Ukaarthi Ukaas Ukaerote Ukak Ukaosla Uldaakhe Uldaakiv Uldu Uluphas Uluzilard Vaeda Vahk Vamet Vamnim Vele Velm Velokunaz Venaarrog Vend Vends Verkilkun Vessa Vessakhe Viid Viikhe Vikh Vikhe Vikho Vikkorel Viksa Vingo Vintan Vitoshas Vola Volokviil Volsh Voshas Voshaz Voshazzt Vostiik Vosulnax Vreiv Vrexata Vular Vulax Vulhaz Vulkun Vulshet Vulth Vulthile Vyra Vyris Vyriz Xalaz Xalxorim Xarif Xarrota Xigif Xigir Xigirhik Xykun Xynaar Xynah Xynasat Xynd Xynir Xynkah Xynkyr Xynvakhet Xyrikiv Yahla Yahlost Yahlothia Ykata Ykati Yolaan Yolaglit Yolnaar Yolokvion Zavas Zavayl Zavaylaar Zenaz Zends Zexamet Zexev Zylaz Zyri Zyrin Zyzaz Zyzazzan Zzedra

#444 names #444names

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v333n · 2 years

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auto einai ena flex aplws gia na mathete

rocky sta kalutera tou

#spotify #music #asap rocky #playboi carti #kanye west #travis scott #drake #the weeknd #frank ocean #kendrick lamar

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gfablogs · 1 month

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What Is the Great Commission?

Jesus answers this question! In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus says, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (NKJV). What is the great commission? It’s an order that all believers in Jesus have been given!

This commission was given just prior to Jesus’ ascension into heaven. Now numbering 11, the remaining disciples have joined together on a mountaintop somewhere in Galilee. They are away from the bustle of Jerusalem. Jesus gives His followers instructions about what to do in His absence. He actually answers the question, what is the Great Commission!

He begins by reaffirming a concept He has told them many times: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” In just a few more seconds, Jesus would give them authority too. The disciples, and the followers coming after them, would be His representatives to the world. They were tasked with this Great Commission, a specific call to make more disciples.

Does the great commission apply to all believers or just the disciples who were listening to Jesus that day on the mountain? It is a message to us too! The Great Commission compels us to share the Good News until everyone has heard. Let’s study two aspects of this commission:

“All Nations” – We are called to make disciples of all nations. This is noteworthy because Jesus wanted the Good News of Jesus Christ to spread beyond the nation of Israel to the entire world—to every ethnicity and people group.

For GFA World, we are called specifically to those who have never heard this great message in Asia and Africa.

“Make Disciples” – The followers of Jesus are tasked with making more disciples. Got Questions Ministries defines disciple this way: “The Greek term for ‘disciple’ in the New Testament is mathetes, which basically means ‘student’ or ‘learner.’ But a disciple is also a ‘follower,’ someone who adheres completely to the teachings of another, making them his rule of life and conduct.”[1] Those who heard this commission that day on the mountain knew firsthand what being a disciple entailed.

Jesus had already told them that discipleship would be costly. Luke 14:33 says, “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” (NKJV). Also, in Matthew 16:24, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (NKJV). Jesus was clear that a significant sacrifice would be expected.

“The disciples learned to pray by watching their Master spend all night before the Father. They learned what it meant to be a broken, humble individual by watching His life of total submission and obedience to the Father,” says GFA Founder K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan).[2]

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