God has a plan, a program, to re-establish his authority--not only on earth through Israel,
but in the heavenlies through Paul and us who believe.
Hopefully this helps...Maranatha!
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Does God Want Your Religion or Your Faith In Christ?
The cross of Christ is the issue today, not religion.
Hopefully this helps...Maranatha!
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Outline of Hebrews
The
book of Hebrews explains what Christ’s death at Calvary meant for the Hebrew
people; that is why there is so much focus on the blood of Christ.
Hebrews
13:20-21
Now the God of peace,
that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to
do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through
Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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In
Chapter 1, Messiah is greater than the angels.
Hebrews
1:4-6
Being made so much
better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more
excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time,
Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the
firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God
worship him.
In
Chapter 2. he is the Son of man, the Son of Abraham – the Hebrew Messiah.
Hebrews
2:6-7, 16-17
But one in a certain
place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son
of man that thou visitest him? Thou
hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in
subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we
see not yet all things put under him.
For verily he took not
on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be
made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful
high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of
the people.
In
Chapter 3, Christ Jesus is greater than Moses.
Hebrews
3:1-4
Wherefore, holy
brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High
Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that
appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. For this man was
counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded
the house hath more honour than the house.
For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things
is God.
Chapter
4 encourages godly fear and hard work to enter into the Kingdom. Don’t reject the Word; but by faith enter
into his rest.
Hebrews
4:1-2, 7, 11
Let us therefore fear,
lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you
should seem to come short of it. For
unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached
did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, Today,
after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden
not your hearts.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest
any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Chapters
5-7 talk about the new priesthood after the order of Melchisedec, which is not
the Levitical priesthood that ended with death.
This is one that is new and fresh and lives forever.
Hebrews
5:6, 10
As he saith also in
another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Called of God an high priest after the order of
Melchisedec.
Hebrews
7:3, 8, 11, 23-25
Without father, without
mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life;
but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he
receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical
priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there
that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be
called after the order of Aaron?
And they truly were many priests, because they were not
suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever,
hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the
uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession
for them.
Chapters
8-10 talk about the New Covenant in his blood.
Hebrews
8:6
But now hath he
obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better
covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Hebrews
9:15, 25-26
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.
Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high
priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then
must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in
the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
himself.
Hebrews 10:10,
12
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering
of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for
sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Chapters
11-13 are all about enduring suffering.
Hebrews
11:25-26, 35b-38a
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to
enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ
greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the
recompence of the reward…
…and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might
obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel
mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn
asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in
sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:)…
Hebrews 12:2, 5,
11
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our
faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh
unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord,
nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous,
but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Hebrews 13:3, 6
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them;
and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I
will not fear what man shall do unto me.
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Part 53
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Word of Truth
Below is a transcribed excerpt from a message showing how precise God has been in perfectly preserving His Word to say what it means and mean what it says...
Watch
how Paul defined the word of truth
that he preached: “The gospel (the good news) of
your salvation.”
Ephesians
1:13
In whom ye also
trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
James
has a “good news” of salvation called the word of truth for Israel.
James 1:18
Of his own will begat
he us with the word of truth, that we [little
flock of Jewish Kingdom saints] should
be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Paul
has a “good news” of salvation for the gentiles in the dispensation of grace called
“the gospel of the grace of God.”
Acts 20:24
But none of these
things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might
finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord
Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
There
are two "words of truth" that are “good news” for two groups of people. That is why Paul says to rightly divide the
word of truth.
2 Timothy
2:15
Study to shew thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.
All
of God’s word is the word of truth.
There is prophecy truth and mystery truth.
2 Peter
1:19
We have also a more
sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a
light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise
in your hearts:
Ephesians
3:9
And to make all men see
what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the
world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
You
have to rightly divide the word because even in the grace dispensation there
are some who take this present truth
and apply it to time past and the ages to come.
Hebrews
1:1
God, who at sundry
times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,
Ephesians
2:7
That in the ages to
come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward
us through Christ Jesus.
The
issue is justification unto eternal life.
Romans
5:18
Therefore as by the offence
of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness
of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
They
are saying that everyone from Genesis thru Revelation is justified the same way
before God – by faith alone. That is not
true.
James 2:24
Ye see then how that
by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
A
cursory reading of scripture before Paul and after Paul shows that it is by God’s
grace. (He is always gracious – even
with the blood sacrifice with Adam and Eve was grace.)
Genesis
3:21
Unto Adam also and to
his wife did the Lord God make
coats of skins, and clothed them.
He
should have sent them to hell that moment, but he gave them an opportunity by
giving them the blood offering.
Genesis
2:17
But of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
So
they had to keep offering the blood [works].
Genesis
4:4
And Abel, he also
brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his
offering:
Hebrews
says that because of Christ’s sacrifice, there is no longer a need for an offering
blood. He did it once for all on the
cross.
Hebrews
10:10-12
By the which will we
are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering
and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away
sins: But this man, after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
But
before that, animal sacrifices were required under the Law.
Deuteronomy
12:27
And thou shalt offer
thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy
sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
If
they didn’t offer the blood continually, they could be cut off.
Numbers
9:13
But the man that is
clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the
same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not
the offering of the Lord in his
appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
When
the bible uses “cut off” in the books
about and for the prophetic program, it means that God would treat them just
like a gentile who had no hope.
Ephesians
2:12
That at that time ye [gentiles] were
without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God
in the world:
So
back in time past they had God’s grace through their faith plus their works. The only dispensation that does not
include works in order to have justification unto eternal life is the
dispensation of grace.
Ephesians
3:2
If ye have heard of the
dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
That
is why it’s called grace. It’s grace
because you don’t need to work for it.
Ephesians
2:8-9
For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
But
requiring works is not grace; it’s law.
Romans
11:6
And if by grace, then
is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be
of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Galatians
2:16
Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even
we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified.
That
is important, because even among grace preachers, some believe that people have
always been justified by faith alone.
That is not true.
Leviticus 4:26
And he shall burn all
his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the
priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall
be forgiven him.
You
need to rightly divide the word of truth.
That is important because in the book of Acts there are some things that
God is doing in his dealings with Israel, and there are things that he is
writing to Israel that are in line with their works-based acceptance.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto
them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost.
We
today are not under that system.
Colossians
1:5-6
For the hope which is
laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth
of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all
the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye
heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
Romans
6:14
For sin shall not have
dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Hopefully this helps...Maranatha!
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