2 Corinthians 1:24
Not for that we have dominion
over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
I
listened to some of your audio messages and now I have a better understanding
of some passages that were hard for me to understand before; but now they are
so clear to me when I read them in context.
I praise the Lord that you have a better
understanding. That is my number one
prayer to Almighty God, that through my study over the years I can help others
have a better understanding of God’s word.
Ultimately the reason we saints are here is to help others. It is a work
of faith to get the word into our own souls, the inner man.
Ephesians
3:16
That he would grant you,
according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his
Spirit in the inner man;
It is a labor of love to get the word out to others.
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Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering without
ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of
hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
We are to love our brethren in many
different ways, but the number one way is to edify them in the truth of God’s
grace.
Romans 14:19
Let us therefore follow
after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify
another.
So if I can help you get greater
understanding of some scriptures, particularly those of the Apostle Paul, and
help you have a better understanding of God’s word and what God is doing today
through and for the church the body of Christ, then I am very happy to do that.
There are many things that we need to
be made aware of as we study the bible, but we learn them over time— it takes
time, it is a process. That is why there is an element of trust for
those who have been teaching the word rightly divided for years. We can help point out these things; that is
really what my job is.
You question why it was so hard before
for you to understand some things in scripture that you can clearly see
now. It just takes time, being in the
word, rightly dividing and hearing sound bible teaching and preaching. Again, it is my prayer to the Lord is to be
able to help people like you who have the desire to see things in scripture
that you haven’t been able to, and to add to your understanding.
It does take some time to be able to
see certain things in God’s word; it requires doctrine built up in your
soul.
Colossians
2:7
Rooted and built up in
him,
and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein
with thanksgiving.
When I am studying a passage, I study
it in light of all the other verses that are in my head. I am blessed to be
able to remember everything that I read. Sometimes when I am preaching, I may
say, “this is that,” or “that is this.”
Acts 2:16
But this is that
which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
In a way it is like when the Lord was
opening up the understanding of his disciples.
Luke 24:43-45
And he took it, and did
eat before them. And he said unto them,
These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the
prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures,
People have said to me that they didn’t
see something before in scripture when they read it on their own, but when we
went over it in church or in a Q&A session, then it made sense.
Someone can open up your understanding
if they are studying the scriptures rightly divided and with understanding –
with doctrine built up in them. Brother
Richard Jordan calls it ‘reserve power.’
There are certain men whose part in the
body of Christ is to be used of Almighty God to be teachers and preachers because
of how they can see things in scripture and because they have the ability to
teach.
1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be
blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given
to hospitality, apt to teach;
Paul tells us that is how God has but
the body together.
1 Corinthians
12:24
For our comely parts have
no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more
abundant honour to that part which lacked.
If our ministry can help you understand
and enjoy your bible more, which in turn should increase your faith, then we
have done our job. In addition to this
blog that posts our answers to questions in written form, video answers to
questions are posted on our YouTube channel NorCalGrace. You can also listen to our radio program Rightly Dividing the Word on the
internet (KFIA.com) or on the radio in Sacramento County on KFIA at 12:30 PT
every Sunday. The radio sessions are
also video-taped if you prefer to watch a simulcast.
Hopefully this
helps!
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