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NASB | John 7:17 "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 7:17 "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority. |
Subject: What is preaching Christ? |
Bible Note: Any doctor in this country can tell you that people die all the time without it being caused by sickness or disease. There have been plenty who get to a very old age, and they have no signs of sickness, they don't have arthritis, their mind is as good as when they were 20, they can still go outdoors and run and jog and keep up with the great grandkids, yet there comes a moment when the easiest way to describe it would be their heart just quits, its painless, its not sickness, and it doesn't mean God isn't the healer. What do you think Paul meant when he said he's stuck and can't decide if he should go on to be with the Lord, or stay on this earth and teach? Does that not show us that he believed he had the right to chose if he left this earthly body or not? What I"m saying, is that I will never die untill I am either martyed for the Lord Jesus Christ, or I'm an old old man and my ministry on this earth has come to an end, and I am ready to go home to heaven. Its hard for peole to concieve that you can die without being sick, they say 'well his heart stopped, that sounds like sickness to me. ' I understand that in essence, yes, your heart stopping, if you are not ready to go home to be with God, is a bad thing. But if you've run your race down here, you've lived the long life God promised you, and your work is through, thats the way to go. And like I said, unless I am martyed, thats the exact way I'll go. I'll know it beforehand, and I'll be ready. As for Jesus after his resurrection, I was simply stating that he had not yet been glorified. I wasn't saying he was a slave to anything. But was merely pointing out that even after his death and resurrection, there was still more for him to do before they could touch him. He had to present himself before the throne, and sprinkle his blood on the heavenly utensils of worship, and cleanse us all! Sorry for the confusion. Our Lord is enslaved to nobody, and neither are we! |