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41 | how do you explain romans 9:13? | Rom 9:13 | C.S.M. | 155407 | ||
Aug 5, 2005 Hi Neal Green, To understand this I used Eph 1:6, God's acceptance of any human being, from his viewpoint, is "always in Christ" and it is called his grace. So God's grace is his acceptance of us in Christ Jesus. This is what theologians call "being born again", I call it a.s.k. and you shall receive...John 14:13-14, John 3:16-17. I John 4:8..God is love, he doesn't just have love, he IS LOVE. He is the only source there is of love and we draw from his source, God himself. The definition of Love, which is the essence and character of God is I Cor 13:4-8. Here it is translated "charity" but the Greek concordance says "love". Love is a person, God himself, and love manifests himself in the actions of I Cor 13:4-8 and verse 8 tells us Love "always" succeeds!!! (never fails but always succeeds ) Isn't that just like God! The opposite of love then is hate which is the nature and character of satan. Yes, I know God said he hated Esau. That is another way to say he "rejected" Esau, because Esau, rejected God and his thoughts, words and deeds, his provision for the first born of the family and Esau sold his God given birthright for a piece of bread! That's contempt isn't it? God will not force anyone to serve or love him. It is a voluntary obedience by mankind toward God, because they realize the treasure that God himself is to us. I John 1:5 says God is light! He doesn't just have a light, he is the source of light and in him is no DARKNESS at all. Love is the opposite of hatred. God is Light. Light is the opposite of darkness. Satan is darkness. I John 2:9 He that says he is in the light (i.e. God himself) and hates his brother, is in darkness (i.e. satan) even until now. Light and darkness have nothing in common! Darkness or hatred is not of God, it is of satan! I John 1:5 God is light (i.e. love)and "in him" is no darkness (i.e. hatred) at all! Esau rejected his opportunity to know God, who is light, who is love. God didn't do it to him, he did it to himself. Esau rejected and hated God who is, light, love, and life! John 1:4 Always In Christ, C.S.M. |
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42 | What is the significance of the feet? | John 13:8 | C.S.M. | 155327 | ||
Question (short): What is the significance of the feet? Dear Alewa, To understand many things of the Bible, it is helpful to understand that we interpret things much the same way we do in the natural world system of thought,word and deed. Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him,i.e.God, from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. One tool is the who, what, when, where, how, why questions. Also the height, depth, length, breadth, and width questions we ask. An example is: If you were going to hang curtains the questions needing to be answered would be the tools above mentioned. One would need to know the answer to most of them to be able to properly hang the curtains, who is going to do it, when, how, one must know the measurements etc. This is helpful in scripture also.An example Is: Who is wisdom? Ex 28:3 God speaking to Moses: “Speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I, (God the Father), have filled with the spirit of wisdom... Here we see in this one verse, 1) God is the source of wisdom :the who, 2) wisdom is a spirit: the what, 3) God is the one who fills mankind with wisdom: the how. 4) mankind is the recipient of this God given wisdom (after Moses speaks to them): the how 5) the purpose is to make garments of consecration to God: the why. So we conclude that according to Ro 1:20 that all things are understood in this fashion, first the natural things to understand, up to and including, the God head. That is mind boggeling. If God had not had Paul to write down this revelation of interpretation, there would be no way that anyone could believe that. You will find however, that the method Jesus used to teach, was exactly this method. Jesus used natural things mankind could understand to explain spiritual principles and understandings to us. Another thing for us to understand about ourselves as human beings is that we are a spirit, we have a soul (i.e. a mind, will, and emotions), and we live in a body. I Thes 5:23 Otherwise God would not have had Paul to differenciate between spirit, soul and body. Please note the order, first spirit, the real you, then soul which could be compared to the central processing unit of a computer, and the body, compared to the house you live in. With this in mind, what is the significance of the feet. The body is in the Physical part of your being, it has feet, your body is your mobile home. Feet are your mode of forward movement, transportation, balance, etc. They are the burden carrier, they are tender if unprotected, can be pierced, damaged, destroyed and they can smell :) Scriptural washing is done by: the washing of water by the word Eph 5:26 Gods word is his covenant I Chron 16:15 Mankind lives by God’s word (both physically and spiritually) Deut 8:3, Luke 4:4 God’s word is tried and is perfect. II Sam 22:31, Eph 6:14 God heals by his word Psm 107:20 God makes people alive by his word Psm 119:25 God’s word is settled forever in heaven (i.e. it never changes) Psm 119: 89. Eph 6:15 tells us our feet (forward movement, transportation, balance, burden carriers, tender, destruction prone, smelly feet) are to be shod (or have shoes made out of) the gospel of peace. The gospel is the word of God on every subject relevant to mankind and his walk on this earth. This earth has a system of thought, word and deeds that are 100 per cent opposed to God and his thoughts, words and deeds. Therefore, I conclude that Jesus was speaking of “the washing of the water by the word” and that our shoes to protect our feet is the gospel of peace. (peace means in the Hebrew: nothing missing, broken, left out; a state of wholeness and soundness) and that if he was not allowed to “wash” their feet with his word, they would have no part with him. He was using a physical action, to demonstrate a spiritual truth. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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43 | Spirit Baptism | Acts 8:12 | C.S.M. | 155237 | ||
Dear Iktoose, Do you believe that everything Jesus needed to live a successful life on earth we need? Do you believe that he came as our example from God, as to the how to’s, of living a life before God on earth? I do. Therefore consider these verses concerning Spirit Baptism. John 1:17-36 is a confrontation between John the Baptist and the religious leaders concerning Jesus. John identifies himself to them as “one crying in the wilderness” as Isaiah told would come. He continues by saying “he that sent me” (verse 33, meaning God the Father) to baptize with water..said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining on him the same is he which BAPTIZES WITH THE HOLY GHOST.” Who did John see this happen to? “And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God...looking on Jesus ..he said, Behold the Lamb of God!” Jesus was baptized with the Holy Spirit by God the Father, because Jesus didn’t baptize himself with the Holy Ghost did he. Then we realize it is necessary because God revealed to John that Jesus would be the one who baptizes mankind with the Holy Ghost. When did Jesus say the Holy Spirit would come? John 16:7 Only after Jesus left the earth! “if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, “I” will send him unto you.” This was AFTER his resurrection, after he left the earth to sit at God’s right hand. Who was going to ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit? John 14:16-17 “I (Jesus) will pray (ask) the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter...even the Spirit of truth..” This was the promise of God the Father, through Jesus the Son, to send the Holy Spirit as our comforter, teacher, guide into all of God’s truth. John 17:17 Did Jesus tell his disciples he would send the promise of his Father, which was the sending of the Holy Spirit? Luke 24:49 “Behold I (Jesus) send the promise of the Father upon you...tarry in Jerusalem (how long?) until you be endued with power from on high.” Where’s that? God the Father’s very presence! Who is the power giver? God! It is believed Luke is the writer of the Acts..and continues to expound on the facts! Acts 1:1-3. Then he writes what Jesus said, “wait for the PROMISE of the Father, which, saith he (Jesus), you have heard OF ME (Jesus). For John baptized with water but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost..” How did Jesus know? John 1:33 John said Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost sent from God! How can you be sure the promise is talking about the Holy Spirit? Acts 2:33 Peter, preaching, “This Jesus has God raised up...and having received of the Father THE PROMISE of the Holy Ghost, has shed forth this which you now see and hear.” Acts 2:38-39 “you shall receive the GIFT of the Holy Ghost. For the PROMISE is unto you and your children..” When was this done? Acts 2:1-4.. So we see God the Father, sent God the Son to pay for sins, and after Jesus sat down at God’s right hand and asked God to send God Holy Spirit, Acts 2:33, God kept his promise to mankind through Jesus! I John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven , (God) the Father, (God) the Word (i.e. Jesus), and (God) the Holy Ghost: and these THREE are one.” How are they one? “In Spirit and in Truth” John 4:24 How are true worshipers to worship “In spirit and in truth” John 4:23 How are believers one with God? John 17:11 In spirit and in truth....as we are one Jesus said. Jesus is the most true worshiper of God in the universe! What Jesus needed we need, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit, we need the same thing he needed. Jesus said don’t go into ministry without it, Luke 24:49. Jesus said the power would come AFTER the Holy Ghost came upon them..Acts 1:8. What happened after the Holy Ghost came on them? Acts 2:4 we need this Spirit baptism as Jesus needed this Spirit and power baptism. Always In Christ, C.S.M. |
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44 | Spirit Baptism | Acts 8:12 | C.S.M. | 155236 | ||
Dear Iktoose, Do you believe that everything Jesus needed to live a successful life on earth we need? Do you believe that he came as our example from God, as to the how to’s, of living a life before God on earth? I do. Therefore consider these verses concerning Spirit Baptism. John 1:17-36 is a confrontation between John the Baptist and the religious leaders concerning Jesus. John identifies himself to them as “one crying in the wilderness” as Isaiah told would come. He continues by saying “he that sent me” (verse 33, meaning God the Father) to baptize with water..said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining on him the same is he which BAPTIZES WITH THE HOLY GHOST.” Who did John see this happen to? “And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God...looking on Jesus ..he said, Behold the Lamb of God!” Jesus was baptized with the Holy Spirit by God the Father, because Jesus didn’t baptize himself with the Holy Ghost did he. Then we realize it is necessary because God revealed to John that Jesus would be the one who baptizes mankind with the Holy Ghost. When did Jesus say the Holy Spirit would come? John 16:7 Only after Jesus left the earth! “if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, “I” will send him unto you.” This was AFTER his resurrection, after he left the earth to sit at God’s right hand. Who was going to ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit? John 14:16-17 “I (Jesus) will pray (ask) the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter...even the Spirit of truth..” This was the promise of God the Father, through Jesus the Son, to send the Holy Spirit as our comforter, teacher, guide into all of God’s truth. John 17:17 Did Jesus tell his disciples he would send the promise of his Father, which was the sending of the Holy Spirit? Luke 24:49 “Behold I (Jesus) send the promise of the Father upon you...tarry in Jerusalem (how long?) until you be endued with power from on high.” Where’s that? God the Father’s very presence! Who is the power giver? God! It is believed Luke is the writer of the Acts..and continues to expound on the facts! Acts 1:1-3. Then he writes what Jesus said, “wait for the PROMISE of the Father, which, saith he (Jesus), you have heard OF ME (Jesus). For John baptized with water but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost..” How did Jesus know? John 1:33 John said Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost sent from God! How can you be sure the promise is talking about the Holy Spirit? Acts 2:33 Peter, preaching, “This Jesus has God raised up...and having received of the Father THE PROMISE of the Holy Ghost, has shed forth this which you now see and hear.” Acts 2:38-39 “you shall receive the GIFT of the Holy Ghost. For the PROMISE is unto you and your children..” When was this done? Acts 2:1-4.. So we see God the Father, sent God the Son to pay for sins, and after Jesus sat down at God’s right hand and asked God to send God Holy Spirit, Acts 2:33, God kept his promise to mankind through Jesus! I John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven , (God) the Father, (God) the Word (i.e. Jesus), and (God) the Holy Ghost: and these THREE are one.” How are they one? “In Spirit and in Truth” John 4:24 How are true worshipers to worship “In spirit and in truth” John 4:23 How are believers one with God? John 17:11 In spirit and in truth....as we are one Jesus said. Jesus is the most true worshiper of God in the universe! What Jesus needed we need, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit, we need the same thing he needed. Jesus said don’t go into ministry without it, Luke 24:49. Jesus said the power would come AFTER the Holy Ghost came upon them..Acts 1:8. What happened after the Holy Ghost came on them? Acts 2:4 we need this Spirit baptism as Jesus needed this Spirit and power baptism. Always In Christ, C.S.M. |
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45 | What does this verse mean along with v-6 | Ps 126:5 | C.S.M. | 155228 | ||
Dear Business woman, When you live the Christian life, you will not float down the river on a flowery bed of ease. Look at the life of Jesus, he lived a fairly normal life until he began his ministry, then the whole world turned on him. The religious, government, Jews and Gentiles, all turned against him, that’s all the folks on earth, talk about alone!!! There were tears. Why? Because he was obeying God, regardless of the opposition and desertion he was getting from every human being on earth. He obeyed God despite all of it. That’s what happens to every Christian that is truly obeying God, but it is of eternal significance, you will be glad. The precious seed spoken of in v. 6 is the word of God. See Matt 13:1-23 which is talking about a sower of seed and what kind of ground it’s sown in. Then it explains that the seed is the word of God, and people are the ground the seed is sown in. The type of soil (or people) can be wayside, stony, thorny, or good ground. Notice only one fourth of the ground produces a crop, the good ground. Perhaps it started out as the other three, but with plowing, the wayside became broken up soil, the stones and thorns were removed and lo and behold, we now have good soil, good ground to plant seed into. If you discern it, people are the crop God is seeking, plowing, removing stones and thorns from, to make them fruitful good soil. Sum it up: People are the soil, God is the farmer, God’s word is the seed, Gods’ word is the water, we are the receivers of Gods word so we can be fruitful for ourselves and others. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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46 | What is the significance of the feet? | John 13:8 | C.S.M. | 155225 | ||
the rest of the answer: C.S.M. Put the two understandings together now, mankinds feet are tender, they get dirty, they need to be washed, they need to be protected, Jesus is saying I will wash your feet with the word of God, I will make your shoes out of the word of God, I will protect your feet with the word of God.... Hope this helps you understand the importance of the feet.... Always in Chirst, C.S.M. |
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47 | what is wisdom- what is knowledge | 1 Cor 12:8 | C.S.M. | 155179 | ||
Annet, I keep hitting the wrong button..sorry if you got two short incomplete answers... Stong's Hebrew and Greek exhaustive concordance for around 60.00 tells all the meanings of all words of the Bible, well worth all the money in the world to open your understanding of God's word. Another tool: Ask yourself the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions, then let God's word answer them for you. Example: Who is the source of wisdom? Ex 28:3 God speaking to Moses, instructing him, " you shall speak to all that are wise hearted, whom I (i.e. God himself) have filled with the spirit of wisdom.... This verse alone tells us God is the source of wisdom...and that wisdom is a spirit sent from God into the heart of mankind....but there are numerouse verses that state the same thing concerning God the Father. So we can conclude that God is the Source of all true Godly wisdom. I Cor 1:17,21, 25.. What is the wisdom of God? I Cor 1:24 Christ is the wisdom of God Where is the wisdom of God? It is not in flesh...i.e.mans wisdom...I Cor 2:4 It is in the (Holy)Spirit and of the power of God...I Cor 2:4-5 It is not in the devil...the prince of this world, system of thought, word and deed, influenced by evil, the mode of operation of satan, upon the hearts and minds of mankind II Cor 4:3-4 I Cor 2:8 Eph 2:2 It is not in mankind that has not been regenerated of God,( which is called salvation, being born again)Matt 19:28, Titus 3:5, John 3:17,I Tim 2:4, notice God is not out to save devils but to save mankind, I John 4:14, John 3:3-8 I Cor 2:8 princes of this world (system of thought, word and deeds) also refer to those disconnected from God that are humans and in a flesh body..James 3:14-16..whose source of wisdom is of the world (ie earthly), of the flesh, of the devil.. II Peter 2:10,12 because all that is in the world (-s system of thought, word and deed) is the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life, IS NOT of the Father (i.e. God Almighty) but is of the world (-s system of thought, word and deed). I John 2:16 We therefore understand there is wisdom that is produced by the world, the flesh (or people by their own understandings), the devil, and that these kinds of wisdom is flawed and is usually in opposition to and against the wisdom of God. I Cor 1:20-21, Where is the wisdom of God? In the heart, put there by God the Father..Ex 36:2 ..wise hearted...in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom.... God never changes...he is still in the business of putting wisdom into mankinds heart..if they ask, seek and knock....Mal 3:6, Matt 7:7 Anyway, you get the idea... Always In Christ, C.S.M. |
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48 | Can God really be tempted? | James 1:13 | C.S.M. | 155151 | ||
NASB James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. AMPLIFIED James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one. Subject: yes Note: Dear Humbled by his Grace, Ask yourself: Who is the tempter? Matt 4:1 "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." Who can be tempted? The obvious: mankind, those who are in a flesh, bone and blood, body, including Jesus! But the difference in mankind in general, and Jesus specifically, is Phil 2:6-11 (see v. 8 the focus) "And being found in fashion as a man, he HUMBLED himself, and became OBEDIENT (to whom? God)unto death (how long on earth? up to and including)the death of the cross." Note in V. 7 that man is defined as a servant, and Jesus came in that form, so when he was completely obedient to God the Father, in that servant form,called mankind, God had the one obedient man he needed to defeat satan!!!!! Ro 5:19 "For as by one man's (the servant form, the first Adam)disobedience many were MADE sinners, so by the obedience of one (the servant MAN, the second, and last, Adam, Jesus)shall many be MADE righteous." What is good? Micah 6:8 God has showed you O Man what is good; and what does the Lord Require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (margin says: to humble yourself to walk with God). What is evil? The opposite of Good: to do unjustly, to hate mercy, to be disobedient and refuse to walk with God. Micah 6:8 What does evil do? Evil tempts God by disobedience! Matt 4:7 Jesus said to satan, "It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God." What does good do? Mal 3:6 "I am the Lord, I change not" Good doesn't have to change, only evil has to change. Who is the source of evil? John 10:10 The thief. Is God a thief? No! But satan is a thief! The thief comes not except to steal, to kill and to destroy. Who does the Bible say Jesus is the exact image of? Heb 1:3 "who (Jesus) being the brightness of his (God the Fathers) glory, and the express (exact) image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had BY HIMSELF purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty (God the Father) on high;" Who is the source of good? James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." I John 1:5 God is light John 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light.... Is God evil? No, he is the source of all good, light,life and good gifts! Is satan good? No, he is the source of all evil, darkness, death, and killing, stealing and destroying. I Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because YOUR adversary the devil, AS a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he MAY devour." He knows he can't devour God. He is NOT a roaring lion, he is only acting like one. He is seeking people, who can be devoured by his lies, I just don't let him. How do you prevent him from devouring you? John 8:31-32 Jesus said, keep turning the page, and do what I say...i.e. "If you continue in my word... then ...you are my disciples; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall MAKE you free." When you rightly divide the word of God, and discern good and evil, you will have been exercised fully. Strong meat is: the word of God Heb 5:12-13 Exercise is: knowing good and evil, and choosing good and refusing evil. Heb 5:14,Isa 7:15 Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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49 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | C.S.M. | 155036 | ||
Obi1Kanobi, The foundation: ICor 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is: Jesus Christ. The process of salvation: Ro 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaks.... Deut 30:11-14 in your mouth AND in your heart Ro 10:9 but what (does faith)say? The word is near you, even in YOUR mouth, and in your heart: that is the word of faith (Almighty God himself), which we preach; (9) That IF YOU shall confess (say) with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you (obi1Kanobi) shall be saved. (10) For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the MOUTH confession (or saying the same thing God says) is made unto salvation." If a person doesn't ask God to save him, then believe God saved him, then say God saved him, you don't want to be standing in front of the judgement seat. Why? Because you would be sent to hell because you didn't do what God said to do in the verses above. Just do it, you have to ask, believe, and say, according to the word of God, to be saved. Just do it! Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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50 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | C.S.M. | 155032 | ||
Dear Obi1Kanobi, Matt 16:13-20 The question it asks is: Whom do YOU (obi1Kanobi)say that I am? It is always a personal question to each person who reads the question. Notice verse 16 Peter answered,"you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Christ means Messiah, the anointed One sent from God, God's Son. Notice he wasn't sent as the son of the dead god. Understanding that God is Eternal (which means he has always existed, is existing now, and will always exist)then we know that his Son, Jesus, is also Eternal. Does anyone fully understand from forever to forever, never ending, or eternal? No! And they won't until they stand before the judgement seat of Christ, then it will be very apparent. But that is not the question asked! Who do you, personally, say that Jesus is? Do you say he is the Son of God? Is he alive today? Can he forgive your sins? Will he save you? Will you do what he says? Will you believe what he says? Will you go where he says to go? Will you say what he tells you to say? Does he have a purpose for your life? Does he want to be a part of your life? Do you want to be a part of his life? Notice Verse 17..Jesus told Peter, "You are blessed, Simon Barjona (i.e. son of jona): (Why?) for flesh and blood has NOT revealed it unto you, but my Father (has revealed it unto you, is the implied meaning)which is in heaven. " So then, The REVELATION from God the Father, as to who Jesus is, is the Rock that Jesus will build HIS CHURCH and the gates of hell SHALL NOT prevail (win over) the church..... If you will receive it, the whole Bible is God's revelation knowledge on every subject pertaining to mankind, God, satan, the how to's of the Christian life, the discerner of the hearts and minds of all people.Heb 4:12 He knows you whether you know him or not, he reads you like a book! He doesn't want us to trust another person to teach us, he wants to teach us personally. You can have God as your teacher, if you ask him to teach you, show you, reveal Jesus to you, personally. James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let HIM (obi1Kanobi), ASK of God, that gives to all (mankind) liberally, and unbraids (scolds or scorns) NOT; and IT SHALL BE GIVEN HIM." What shall be given him? Wisdom from God to understand God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. What was the process for you to get this information?Ask God for it, you Obi1Kanobi, personally need to ask God the questions you are asking other people! Other people are in the same boat you are in. They don't know all the answers. But guess what! God formed the questions, and he knows all the answers, and he is willing to share them with you, If You A.S.K. The ball is in your court, are you going to make a basket and ask God? Always In Christ, C.S.M. It is for you to find out the answer, based on what the word of God says about this man, called Jesus Christ! |
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51 | What is a cult? | Matt 16:15 | C.S.M. | 154981 | ||
Dear truthfinder, Your name is the answer! John 17:17 Jesus says speaking to God the Father, "Sanctify them through your truth: your word IS TRUTH" The problem with mankind is we're looking for truth in all the wrong places! It's not in the world, mankind, ourselves and definitely NOT in the devil! Jesus identified the source of truth: God the Father! Jesus identified the place we can find the truth: The written word of God! Jesus identified what the word of God will do in the life of mankind, it will sanctify them! To get the full import of the study of God's word we must grasp a central fact, there are three kinds of word that apply to the word, "word". The living word is: Jesus Christ The written word is: The Bible The spoken word is: our agreement with the Bible and our agreement with the living Word, Jesus. The world's system of thought, word and deed, are in direct opposition to God and his Son, Jesus Christ, if you have noticed. Anything that does not agree with God has to be a lie, based on what Jesus said to God the Father, "Your word IS TRUTH". Because that is true, then what difference does it make what any man says, if they do not agree with God, through the Bible, which is God's truth? God has all the truth there is, mankind has theories "about" God. God doesn't just know some truth, HE IS TRUTH, himself. Jesus is the exact image of God and he said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" John 14:6, Heb 1:3. This fact will dissolve all of your questions about "who" is telling the truth! The Bible says about God, "God is not a man, that he should lie" Num 23:19, and Heb 6:18 "It is impossible for God to lie"... Here is the only source of pure, untainted, truth there is, in the written word, concerning the living word, so we can get our spoken word in line with God the Father, who is THE TRUTH! That's enough to make you shout! A cult? Any person, place or thing that does not think, speak, and do the word of Gods truth, the Bible, through Jesus Christ, by the power of God! Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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52 | What is Ephesians all about? | Ephesians | C.S.M. | 154521 | ||
Paul an Apostle (sent one) of Jesus Christ by the will of God to the saints...and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. Eph 1:1 is inclusive of the saints that then existed, and includes all those after that point in time that are "the faithful in Christ Jesus." We realize that God is outside of what we call time, he is eternal, from forever to forever, therefore the only one who is on a time frame is mankind. We understand, beginning, middle and end, but we don't truly understand "eternal" except in it's broadest sense and as it applies to God himself. Paul explains to all believers in Eph 3:3 that God had revealed to him his "plan of all ages", the mystery, in regards to mankind, from before the foundation of the world. This book, then, for the church is vital to our understanding of what God provided for us "before" he created the world in which we live. How do we know this? Jesus told a story in Luke 14:28-30 that reveals how God does things...For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it. Lest after ha has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, this man began to build, and was not able to finish.... We realize that Jesus is our example and what he tells us is things he and God the Father do themselves. Therefore that information tells me that before God created the earth and said, "let us make man", us being plural and God talking to Jesus and the HOly Spirit, that they had taken everything into account "before" they even started the earth. Wouldn't it be hypocritical for God to expect mankind to do what he doesn't do himself? Paul then iterates what God revealed to him about his original plan for all believers in Christ for all ages. It is helpful to understand that in the old testament there were only two kinds of people in God's eyes, Jews and Gentiles,(all other nations who were not born Jewish, in the natural sense). God had covenant agreement with the Jewish people, and no agreement with the Gentiles (also called the nations). After Jesus came and defeated satan by complete obedience to God Heb 4:15 without sin, yet tempted just like all of mankind. Heb 2:14 says, because we had to come as natural human beings to resist the temptations of satan, he also came as a natural human and yet he was able, through complete obedience to God and his word, to "destroy the devil" and deliver mankind, while he was in the form of a man, a servant. Phil 2:7-11. Now what was "one" of the things Jesus came to create from the pool of all the folks from God's viewpoint. there were only two kinds in the old testament Jew and Gentile. Where was God going to get the third class of people, called "the church?" Of course we know he took people out of the pool of both Jew and Gentile to create the church. I Cor 12:32 Give none offence, neither to "the Jews", nor to the "Gentiles", nor to the "church of God", that's three kinds of groups, classes or people. Where did God get the Church? From the only two classes he recognized...Jew and Gentile. With that understanding, many of the scriptures in Ephesians will come alive to you. Back to the original premise. God wanted us to know through Paul, that he had already made provisions for believers in Christ..before the foundation of the world...I call that pre-planning don't you? Eph 1:4 Provision as follows: Eph 1:2 Grace and peace from God and Jesus Eph 1:3 blessed with ALL spiritual blessing in Christ (all not just a part or scrap) Eph 1:4 God chose us in Christ before he created the world to be holy and blameless before him Eph 1:5 God's will is to adopt us by Jesus Eph 1:6 God's grace is: he accepts us in Christ Eph 1:7 God's grace is: forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ, aka redeemption.. Eph 1:8 God ran toward us in ALL wisdom and prudence..(excellent judgement when we were able to handle it.) Eph 1:9 God made know to mankind his will Eph 1:10 God is going to gather all things together in Christ Eph 1:11 God's inheirtance for us is in Christ, and he has a purpose for each of us according to his own will...you're special. Eph 1:12 Our trust in Christ is praise to God's glory. Eph 1:13 The gospel is the means by which we learned of God's provision for us, and God sealed us with the HOly Spirit of promise. Eph 1:14 The HOly Spirit is our down payment of our inheritance until God purchases our natural physical bodies at the rapture of the church. Eph 1:15 faith and love is our breastplate Eph 6:14, and it is called righteousness, it is made out of faith and love I Thes 5:8, so when you see the combination of faith and love together you know it's talking about God's righteousness. The armour God tells us to put on belongs to him.. Eph 6:11 Put on the whole ARMOUR OF GOD.... it's his, but one size fits all! |
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