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NASB | Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 17:11 Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. |
Subject: No Joyce Meyer?????????????????? |
Bible Note: I'm not saying that absolutely everything God does is something set in motion by His own creation. As you pointed out, creation would have been impossible. When I say that "faith activates God" I mean that when you have faith in God that He will provide a particular thing, that is when God sends it. For example, Jesus healed people. There are two separate instances where the Bible says Jesus saw someone’s faith (Mark 2:5, Matthew 9:22). In both instances the individuals got what they had faith for; healing. Also, this principle is seen indirectly in other stories, such as Naaman the Syrian in 2 Kings 5. God was just as able to heal him before he dipped 7 times in the Jordan as he was afterward, but God had Elisha tell Naaman to build and exercise his faith. The Brazen Serpent in Numbers 21 is a type of Christ. The brass and serpent are both representative of sin and the serpent was lifted up on a pole. All who looked at it were healed instantly. Christ was lifted up when he was crucified and sin was put on Him. Whoever looks to Him for their healing will be healed. Just as you have to believe (or have faith in) that God through Christ has forgiven you of your sins, you must believe (or have faith in) the fact that God through Christ has healed you. ALL of Christ went on the cross. The whole man was crucified, body, soul, and spirit. This is so that we may be redeemed, body, soul, and spirit. Well, I started preaching off in another direction, but I think you can see what I’m saying now. Oh, and I coined the term Jesified meaning, to act or be made more like Jesus (Galatians 2:20). Jesified |