Please note and understand
this, that the entire Bible is FOR YOU; But It’s not all about You.
The
entire Bible is based on one nation and one race of people because of covenant
promises to that race of people God chose to make covenant promises with and those
promises will be satisfied to completion of which all have not been as of this
day May 18, 2020 but will be in the future.
Those
covenant promises have been set aside/postponed until the fullness of the
Gentiles come in, since the Stoning of Stephen, but will be reinitiated with
the removal of The Believers of the Body of Christ which was kept secret by God
since before the beginning of the world but revealed to the called out anointed
Apostle Paul after the stoning of Stephen, as the Revelation of the Mysteries’
given to him to bring in the Gentiles of
the world by the Grace of God a free Gift of Salvation by Faith of all that is
unsaved in the world just by believing in The Gospel Of Grace which is the
Finished work of Christ of the Cross in His death, burial and Him resurrected the third day. Therefore, Only
the Believers of the Finished Work Of the Crucified Christ that have been
Baptized into His Body will He come and take away at His calling from the
clouds in the air of all that have and do Believe sealed by The Spirit of The
Father then the last 7 years of the covenant promises can and will be completed
after that act of The Head of the Body of Christ is fulfilled.
Mat
8:28 And when he was
come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew Chapter 8 synopsis
Contents: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion’s servant and Peter’s wife’s mother. Professed disciples tested.
Stilling of the waves. Casting-out demons at Gadara.
Characters: Jesus, leper, centurion and his servant,
Peter’s mother-in-law, two men of Gadara, disciples.
Conclusion: Jesus is the divine Son of God, sovereign over all physical ailments, over all
circumstances, over the powers of nature, over the evil emissaries of Satan and
over sin (Mat_9:5).
Faith takes Him at His word
and finds rest and deliverance at all times in His Word of power.
Key Word: Sovereign Christ, Mat_8:17, Mat_8:27.
Strong Verses: Mat_8:13, Mat_8:27.
Striking Facts: Mat_8:29. Men may
deny the deity of Christ, but demons know better. His divine Sonship is proven amply by the
demonstration of His power in all spheres. He was not only Son of God, but
Son of Man (Mat_8:20,
Mat_8:24) and having been subjected to
all human testings, He became a
perfect sacrifice and substitute for the believer on the Cross.
Mar 5:1 And they came over unto the other
side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mar
5:2 And when he was come
out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
man. Greek. anthropos.
App-123. In the earlier miracle there were
"two men "(Mat_8:28).
Gadarenes. In the
earlier miracle it was Gergesenes (Mat_8:28).
Mark Chapter 5 synopsis
Contents: The maniac of Gadara. Woman with issue of
blood healed. Daughter of Jairus raised from the dead.
Characters: Jesus, disciples, demoniac, sick woman,
Jairus, his daughter.
Conclusion: The power of Christ over evil spirits,
over incurable physical ailments, and over death itself, demonstrates to a
conclusion His deity and puts honor upon the simple faith that comes to Him.
Those who by faith are healed of Him, may go in peace and should go to witness
of His power and grace.
Key Word: Powerful Christ, Mar_5:19, Mar_5:29, Mar_5:42.
Strong Verses: Mar_5:19, Mar_5:34, Mar_5:36.
Striking
Facts: Mar_5:7. Even devils believe in the deity of
Christ and tremble before Him. Demons know that by His Word they will
ultimately be sent to chains of eternal darkness.
Luk 8:26 And they arrived at the country of
the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Luk
8:27 And when he went
forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils
long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
He had worn no clothes (ouk enedusato himation). First aorist middle
indicative, constative aorist, viewing the “long
time” as a point. Not pluperfect as English has it and not for the pluperfect,
simply “and for a long time he did not put on himself (indirect middle) any
clothing.” The physician would naturally note this item. Common verb enduō or endunō. This item in Luke alone,
though implied by Mar_5:15 “clothed”
(himatismenon).
And abode not in any house (kai en oikiāi ouk emenen). Imperfect active. Peculiar to Luke,
though implied by the mention of tombs in all three (Mar_5:3; Mat_8:28;
Luk_8:27).
Luke Chapter 8 Synopsis
Contents: Jesus preaching and healing in Galilee.
Parable of the sower, the lighted candle. Stilling of the waves. Demons cast
out of man of Gadara. Healing of a woman. Raising of Jairus’ daughter.
Characters: God, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Susanna, Jesus’ mother and brothers, disciples, the Gadarene,
Jairus, woman with issue of blood, Peter, servant of Jairus, James, John,
daughter of Jairus.
Conclusion: It is the comfort of God’s people that all power is given unto Jesus Christ, their Saviour. He
has under His check and control, the elements of the universe, the prince of
the power of the air with all his most malignant demons, all human diseases,
even death itself, and exercises these powers as will best glorify God. He is
rich in fact who is rich in faith in Christ, having received the good seed of
His promises into their hearts.
Key Word: Preaching and showing, Luk_8:1. (See Luk_8:4, preaching; Luk_8:25, Luk_8:35, Luk_8:48, Luk_8:55, shewing.)
Strong Verses: Luk_8:11, Luk_8:17, Luk_8:18, Luk_8:21, Luk_8:39.
Striking
Facts: Luk_8:28. Demon-possessed men never have
expectation to receive benefit from Jesus Christ, nor inclination to do Him
service, a fact which alone proves His deity. Demons know Him to be the Son of God
who is ultimately to execute vengeance. They express only dread of Him.
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the
life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in
darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Joh
1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
(1Co 3:23 KJV) And ye are
Christ's; and Christ is God's.
And ye are
Christ's - His property, his subjects. his members. And Christ is God's - As
Mediator, he refers all his services to his Father's glory.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) 1 Corinthians 3:23
ye are Christ’s — not Paul’s, or Apollos,’ or Cephas’ (1Co_11:3; Mat_23:8-10). “Neither be ye called masters; for one is your Master, even Christ” (Rom_14:8). Not merely a
particular section of you, but ye all are Christ’s (1Co_1:12).
Christ is God’s — (1Co_11:3). God is the ultimate
end of all, even of Christ, His co-equal Son (1Co_15:28;
Php_2:6-11).
1Co 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head
of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
head
of Christ is God —
(1Co_3:23; 1Co_15:27,
1Co_15:28; Luk_3:22, Luk_3:38;
Joh_14:28; Joh_20:17; Eph_3:9).
“Jesus, therefore, must be of the same essence as God: for, since the
man is the head of the woman, and since the head is of the same essence as the
body, and God is the head of the Son, it follows the Son is of the same essence
as the Father” [Chrysostom]. “The woman is of the essence of the man, and not
made by the man; so, too, the Son is not made by the Father, but of the essence
of the Father”
And
the head of Christ is God - Christ, as Mediator, has consented to assume a subordinate rank, and to
recognize God the Father as superior in office. Hence, he was obedient in all
things as a Son; he submitted to the arrangement required in redemption; he
always recognized his subordinate rank as Mediator, and always regarded God as
the supreme Ruler, even in the matter of redemption. The sense is, that Christ,
throughout his entire work, regarded himself as occupying a subordinate station
to the Father; and that it was proper from his example to recognize the
propriety of rank and station everywhere.
And
the head of Christ is God;
that is, the Father, not as to his divine nature, for in respect to that they
are one: Christ, as God, is equal to his Father, and is possessed of the same
divine perfections with him; nor is his Father the head of him, in that sense;
but as to his human nature, which he formed, prepared, anointed, upheld, and
glorified; and in which nature Christ exercised grace on him, he hoped in him,
he believed and trusted in him, and loved him, and yielded obedience to him; he
always did the things that pleased him in life; he prayed to him; he was obedient
to him, even unto death, and committed his soul or spirit into his hands: and
all this he did as to his superior, considered in the human nature, and also in
his office capacity as Mediator, who as such was his servant; and whose service
he diligently and faithfully performed, and had the character from him of a
righteous one; so that God is the head of Christ, as he is man and Mediator,
and as such only.
The Mystery of Godliness
1Ti 3:14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to
behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the
pillar and ground of the truth.
1Ti 3:16 And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received
up into glory.
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour
of prayer, being the ninth hour. [The Jew’s had a specific time under the
Law to Pray and they had to pray 3 times during the daylight hours]
But now the believer can go
to the feet of God at any time day or night
For our learning and admonition from the book of Hebrews
Jesus
the Great High Priest
Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
*(1Ti 2:8
KJV)
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
Mindful of things to pray
Php 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Php 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Php 4:7 And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall keep your
hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things
are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
things.
Php 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and
heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
*(1Ti 2:8
KJV)
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) 1 Timothy 2:8
I will — The active wish, or desire, is
meant.
that men — rather as Greek, “that the men,” as distinguished from
“the women,” to whom he has something different to say from what he said to the
men (1Ti_2:9-12; 1Co_11:14, 1Co_11:15; 1Co_14:34,
1Co_14:35). The emphasis, however, is not on this, but on the
precept of praying, resumed from 1Ti_2:1.
everywhere — Greek, “in every place,” namely, of public prayer. Fulfilling Mal_1:11, “In every place ... from the rising of
the sun even unto the going down of the same ... incense shall be offered unto
My name”; and Jesus’ words, Mat_18:20; Joh_4:21, Joh_4:23.
lifting up holy hands — The early Christians
turned up their palms towards heaven, as those craving help do. So also Solomon
(1Ki_8:22; Psa_141:2). The Jews washed
their hands before prayer (Psa_26:6).
Paul figuratively (compare Job_17:9; Jas_4:8) uses language alluding to this custom
here: so Isa_1:15, Isa_1:16. The Greek
for “holy” means hands which have
committed no impiety, and observed every
sacred duty. This (or at least the contrite desire to be so) is a
needful qualification for effectual prayer (Psa_24:3,
Psa_24:4).
without wrath — putting it away (Mat_5:23,
Mat_5:24; Mat_6:15).
doubting — rather, “disputing,” as the Greek is translated in Php_2:14. Such things hinder prayer (Luk_9:46;
Rom_14:1; 1Pe_3:7).
Bengel supports English Version
(compare an instance, 2Ki_7:2; Mat_14:31; Mar_11:22-24;
Jas_1:6).
(Wuest's Word Studies) 1 Timothy 2:8
The word "therefore" is resumptive, picking up again the
general topic of public worship from which Paul digressed in verses 3-7. The
words "I will" are boulomai, speaking of a desire which
proceeds from the reason, as against thelō, a desire which originates
with the emotions. The word "men" is preceded by the definite article
in the Greek text. Paul means that the men, as opposed to the women,
should conduct public worship (Expositors). The word "everywhere" is en
panti tropōi, more correctly, "in every place," that is, wherever
Christian congregations assemble, not in every place indiscriminately.
The word "holy" is not in this instance hagios, holy
in the sense of being set apart for God, but hosios, which is grouped
with Dikaios (righteous) for purposes of discrimination. The holiness
here is not that of position but of experience, of life. As to the lifting up
of the hands, the following can be stated: Vincent says that among the
orientals, the lifting up of the hands accompanied the taking of an oath,
blessing, and prayer. The custom passed over into the primitive church, as may
be seen from the mural paintings in the catacombs. Expositors suggests that
"this is not directly intended to enjoin a particular gesture appropriate
to prayer, but merely avoids the repetition of proseuchomai (pray)."
The words, "without wrath or doubting," indicate the two
conditions necessary to effectual prayer, freedom from irritation towards our
fellowmen, and confidence toward God. The word "doubting" (dialogismos)
means "disputatious reasoning, skeptical questions or
criticisms." Prayer, Vincent says, "is to be without the element of
skeptical criticism, whether of God’s character and
dealings, or of the character and behavior of those for whom prayer is
offered."
Translation: I desire, therefore, that the men
pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or skeptical criticism
1Ti 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in
modest apparel, with shamefacedness [shy and reserved
toward men other than her husband but an attitude toward God was that of awe.] and sobriety; not with broided
hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children
of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor
Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
1Pe 3:1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won
by the conversation of the wives;
1Pe 3:2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. (respect)
1Pe 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of
wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
1Pe 3:4 But let it be
the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,
which is in the sight of God of great price.
Gen 12:11
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said
unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know
that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's,
then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. [Eph 1:11]
Spiritual
Blessings in Christ
Eph 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Eph 1:4
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that
we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Eph 1:5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will,
Eph 1:6 To
the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Eph 1:7 In
whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of his grace;
Eph 1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us
in all wisdom and prudence;
Eph 1:9
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Eph 1:10 That
in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all
things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth; even in him:
Eph 1:11 In whom
also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the
purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of
his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 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,
Eph 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, [Rapture / catching away / taken out of the
way by Christ Himself.] unto
the praise of his glory.
1Ti
2:10 But (which becometh women professing
godliness) with good works.
Some Will
Depart from the Faith
1Ti 4:1 Now
the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having
their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and
commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to
be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and
nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of
God and prayer.
1Ti 4:9 This
is a faithful saying and worthy of all
acceptation.
1Ti 4:10 For therefore we both labour and
suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all
men, specially of those that believe.
1Ti 4:11 These things command and
teach.
1Ti 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be
thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in
spirit, in faith, in purity.
hem that are widows indeed.
1Ti 5:17 Let the elders that rule well be
counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and
doctrine.
1Ti 5:18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt
not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
1Ti 5:19 Against an elder receive not an
accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
1Ti 5:20 Them that sin rebuke before all,
that others also may fear.
1Ti 5:21 I charge thee before
God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these
things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by
partiality.
1Ti 5:22 Lay hands suddenly on no man,
neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
1Ti 5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a
little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
1Ti 5:24 Some men's sins are open beforehand,
going before to judgment; and some men they
follow after.
“Neither be partaker of other men’s sins,” by
ordaining ungodly men; having then by a digression at the clause, “keep thyself
pure,” guarded against an ascetical error of Timothy in fancying purity
consisted in asceticism, and having exhorted him to use wine for strengthening
him in his work, he returns to the subject of his being vigorous as an overseer
in rebuking sin, whether in presbyters or people, and in
avoiding participation in men’s sins by ordaining ungodly candidates.
2Co 11:13 For
such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Co 11:14 And
no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2Co 11:15
Therefore it is no great
thing if his ministers [Preachers and teachers in the
denomination ranks today] also be transformed as the ministers of
righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
1Ti 5:25 Likewise also the good works of some are
manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. [Their end will be in doom]
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
devils;
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) 1 Timothy 4:1
1Ti_4:1-16. Prediction of a coming departure from the faith: Timothy’s duty as to it: General directions to him.
The “mystery of iniquity”
here alluded to, and already working (2Th_2:7), stands opposed to the “mystery of godliness” just mentioned (1Ti_3:16).
Now — Greek, “But.” In contrast to the “mystery of godliness.”
the Spirit — speaking by the prophets in the Church
(whose prophecies rested on those of the Old Testament, Dan_7:25; Dan_8:23, etc.; Dan_11:30,
as also on those of Jesus in the New Testament, Mat_24:11-24),
and also by Paul himself, 2Th_2:3
(with whom accord 2Pe_3:3; 1Jn_2:18; Jud_1:18).
expressly — “in plain words.” This shows that he
refers to prophecies of the Spirit then lying before him.
in the latter times — in the times following
upon the times in which he is now writing. Not some remote future,
but times immediately subsequent, the
beginnings of the apostasy being already discernible (Act_20:29): these are the forerunners of “the last days” (2Ti_3:1).
depart from the faith — The apostasy was to be
within the Church, the faithful one becoming the harlot. In 2Th_2:3 (written earlier), the
apostasy of the Jews from God (joining the heathen against Christianity) is the
groundwork on which the prophecy rises; whereas here, in the Pastoral Epistles,
the prophecy is connected with Gnostic errors, the seeds of which had already
been sown in the Church [Auberlen] (2Ti_2:18).
Apollonius Tyanaeus, a heretic, came to Ephesus in the lifetime of Timothy.
giving heed — (1Ti_1:4; Tit_1:14).
seducing spirits — working in the
heretical teachers. 1Jn_4:2, 1Jn_4:3, 1Jn_4:6,
“the spirit of error,” opposed to “the
spirit of truth,” “the Spirit” which “speaketh” in the true prophets against
them.
doctrines of devils — literally “teachings of
(that is suggested by) demons.” Jas_3:15, “wisdom ... devilish”; 2Co_11:15, “Satan’s ministers.”
1Ti 4:2
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
iron;
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) 1 Timothy 4:2
Rather translate, “Through (literally, ‘in’; the element in which the apostasy has
place) the hypocrisy of lying speakers”; this expresses the means through which “some shall (be led to) depart from the faith,” namely, the reigned
sanctity of the seducers (compare “deceivers,” Tit_1:10).
having their conscience seared — Greek, “having their own conscience,” etc., that is, not only “speaking lies” to others, but also having their own conscience seared. Professing to
lead others to holiness, their own
conscience is all the while defiled. Bad consciences always have recourse to
hypocrisy. As faith and a good conscience are joined (1Ti_1:5); so hypocrisy
(that is, unbelief, Mat_24:5, Mat_24:51;
compare Luk_12:46) and a bad conscience here. Theodoret explains like English Version, “seared,” as implying their extreme insensibility; the effect of
cauterizing being to deaden sensation. The Greek,
however, primarily means “branded” with the consciousness
of crimes committed against their better knowledge and conscience, like so many
scars burnt in by a branding iron: Compare Tit_1:15; Tit_3:11, “condemned of himself.” They are conscious of the brand within, and yet
with a hypocritical show of sanctity, they strive to seduce others. As “a seal”
is used in a good sense (2Ti_2:19), so “a brand” in a bad sense. The image is taken from the branding of
criminals.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in
at the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat:
Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent
me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:65 And
he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can
come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate,
and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Only by and through Christ Jesus according to the Evolved Dispensation
that God established in that dispensation at this time, and has been in place since
the calling out of Paul to preach and teach it, is The Dispensation of the
Grace Gospel of Christ Jesus through The Gospel given to Paul to us.]
(Eph 3:2 KJV) If ye have heard
of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Dispensation (οἰκονομίαν)
See on Eph_1:10; see on Col_1:25. The divine arrangement or disposition.
(E. W. Bullinger) Ephesians 3:2
dispensation =
stewardship. Greek. oikonomia. See Eph_1:10.
the = that.
is = was.
to . . . -ward. Greek. eis.
App-104. The grace of God which concerned them and us.
Not the grace of God as to "the kingdom", or "the heavenly
calling" (see App-193), but the gospel of God’s grace as to the church which is the body of
Christ.
Mat 7:21 Not every
one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but
he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will
say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in
thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then
will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
Conclusion of 1st Tim 4: Those are
good ministers of Jesus Christ who are diligent to instil into the minds of
their hearers the fundamental truths of God’s Word, which will prevent their being seduced by
false teachers and drawn away into the apostasy of the last days. Let them not
study to advance new notions, but ever be faithful in proclaiming those saving
truths which they have received of the apostles and Jesus Christ.
Key Word: Good
minister, 1Ti_4:6.
Strong Verses: 1Ti_4:1, 1Ti_4:8, 1Ti_4:12.
Striking Facts: 1Ti_4:1-3. Satan is
a theologian and makes use of demons in the last days to lead many away into
apostasy. Spiritualism clearly presented here. Two prominent points of its
doctrine are seen in 1Ti_4:3.
Abstinence from meat is considered a condition of mediumistic power. Spiritual
affinities are taught as against marriage.
Conclusion of Mathew 7: True
disciples of Christ will be men and women cautious in their judgment of others;
conscious of their own faults; confident and earnest in prayer; wary of false
teachers and hypocritical profession; building all eternal hopes upon the firm
Rock, faith in the Word of God and Christ Jesus.
Key Word: Sermon on
the Mount, Mat_5:2. (Two
ways, Mat_7:13, Mat_7:24, Mat_7:26.)
Strong Verses: Mat_7:1, Mat_7:2, Mat_7:7, Mat_7:8, Mat_7:12, Mat_7:15, Mat_7:21, Mat_7:24.
Striking Facts: Mat_7:22 shows that
there will be among those rejected by Christ in the last days, many preachers,
so-called soul winners and good moral men, simply because devoid of true faith
in Christ who alone is the foundation of salvation. Beware of mere lip-devotion
which signifies nothing, either here or hereafter.
Those that are
in the Body of Christ that He is coming to get before the antichrist is loosed
on the earth is only one tenth of one percent of the human race for they are
the ones that have studied the scriptures that Paul wrote from the knowledge
and wisdom that the Risen Christ revealed to him when he was called out on the
road to Damascus then going to Arabia for three years to be taught by Christ
and the Holy Spirit The Mysteries’ Christ revealed and gave to him to give to
the Gentile world and to those people that in like manner as Lydia was saved
all of Paul’s listeners were also saved
(Act 16:14 KJV) And a certain
woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which
worshipped God, heard us: whose heart
the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) Acts 16:14-15
Lydia — a common name among the Greeks and
Romans.
a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira — on the confines of Lydia and Phrygia. The Lydians, particularly the
inhabitants of Thyatira, were celebrated for their dyeing, in which they
inherited the reputation of the Tyrians. Inscriptions to this effect, yet
remaining, confirm the accuracy of our historian. This woman appears to have
been in good circumstances, having an establishment at Philippi large enough to
accommodate the missionary party (Act_16:15), and receiving her
goods from her native town.
which worshipped God — that is, was a
proselyte to the Jewish faith, and as such present at this meeting.
whose heart the Lord opened — that is, the Lord Jesus (see Act_16:15; and compare Luk_24:45; Mat_11:27).
that she attended to the things ... spoken by Paul — “showing that the inclination of the heart towards the truth
originates not in the will of man. The first disposition to turn to the Gospel
is a work of grace”. Observe here the place assigned to “giving attention” or
“heed” to the truth - that species of attention which consists in having the
whole mind engrossed with it, and in apprehending and drinking it in, in its
vital and saving character. :listening in this maner is what Jesus in His on
ministry ment when He said come and drink……
Joh 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, [was kept secret] and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
(Joh 7:37 KJV) In the last day,
that great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst [Knows that he is a lost soul], let him come unto me, and
drink. [In the Believing
that HE is who He says He is, the Resurrection and the life, which is The
Gospel Of GRACE already given from the Cross and His ascension into heaven is
our guarantee that we, the Believer are His forever as our Head of The Body of
Christ in the believing of That Gospel of Grace that Paul Preaches [Coming to Christ by hearing the
Gospel of GRACE then believing it as Lydia did, and then upon BELIEVING in
it, we are BAPTIZED INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST THAT INSTANTE WE BELIEVE and then
the FATHER seals us with the HOLY SPIRIT as The EARNEST gift forever with us in
the BODY.]
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) John 7:37-39
the last day, that great day of the feast — the eighth (Lev_23:39). It was a sabbath, the
last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. “The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day
into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was
done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water
from the stream of Siloah, which flowed under the temple-mountain, and solemnly
poured it upon the altar. Then the words of Isa_12:3 were sung, With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of
Salvation, and thus the symbolical reference of this act, intimated
in Joh_7:39, was expressed” [Olshausen]. So ecstatic was the joy with which this ceremony was
performed - accompanied with sound of trumpets - that it used to be said,
“Whoever had not witnessed it had never seen rejoicing at all” [Lightfoot].
Jesus stood — On this high occasion, then, He who had
already drawn all eyes upon Him by His supernatural power and unrivalled
teaching - “JESUS stood,” probably in some elevated position.
and cried — as if making proclamation in the audience
of all the people.
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink! — What an offer! The deepest cravings of the human spirit are here, as
in the Old Testament, expressed by the figure of “thirst,” and the eternal satisfaction of them by “drinking.” To the woman of Samaria He had said almost the same thing, and in the
same terms (Joh_4:13, Joh_4:14). But what to her was simply affirmed
to her as a fact, is here turned into
a world-wide proclamation; and
whereas there, the gift by Him of the
living water is the most prominent idea - in contrast with her hesitation to
give Him the perishable water of Jacob’s well - here, the prominence is given to Himself as the Well spring of
all satisfaction. He had in Galilee invited all the WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN of
the human family to come under His wing and they should find REST (Mat_11:28), which is just the same deep want,
and the same profound relief of it, under another and equally grateful figure.
He had in the synagogue of Capernaum (Joh_6:36)
announced Himself, in every variety of form, as “the BREAD of Life,” and as both able and authorized to appease the
“HUNGER,” and quench the “THIRST,” of all that apply to Him. There is, and
there can be, nothing beyond that here. But what was on all those occasions
uttered in private, or addressed to a provincial audience, is here sounded
forth in the streets of the great religious metropolis, and in language of
surpassing majesty, simplicity, and grace. It is just
Jehovah’s ancient
proclamation now sounding forth through human flesh, “HO, EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH, COME YE TO THE WATERS, AND HE THAT HATH
NO MONEY!” etc. (Isa_55:1). In this light we have
but two alternatives; either to say with Caiaphas of Him that uttered such
words, “He is
guilty of death,” or falling down before
Him to exclaim with Thomas, “MY LORD AND MY GOD!”
(Joh 7:38 KJV) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out
of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) John 7:38
as the scripture hath said — These words belong to what follows, “Out of his belly, as the
scripture hath said, shall flow,” etc. referring not to any particular passage,
but to such as Isa_58:11; Joe_3:18; Zec_14:8;
Eze_47:1-12; in most of which the
idea is that of waters issuing from beneath the temple, to which our Lord
compares Himself and those who believe in Him.
out of his belly — that is, his inner man,
his soul, as in Pro_20:27.
rivers of living water — (See on Joh_4:13). It refers primarily to
the copiousness, but indirectly also
to the diffusiveness, of this living
water to the good of others.
(Joh 7:39 KJV) (But this spake he
of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy
Ghost was not yet given; because that
Jesus was not yet glorified.)
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) John 7:39
this spake he of the Spirit — who, by His direct personal agency, opens up this spring of living
waters in the human spirit (Joh_3:6), and by His indwelling
in the renewed soul ensures their unfailing
flow.
they that believe, etc. — As the Holy Ghost is,
in the redemption of man, entirely at the
service of Christ, as His Agent, so it is only in
believing connection with Christ that any one “receives” the Spirit.
for the Holy Ghost was not yet given - Beyond all doubt the
word “given,” or some similar word, is the right
supplement. In Joh_16:7 the Holy Ghost is
represented not only as the gift of Christ,
but a gift the communication of which was dependent
upon His own departure to the Father. Now as Christ was not yet gone, so the Holy Ghost was not yet given.
Jesus not yet glorified — The word “glorified” is here used advisedly, to teach the reader not only that the departure of Christ to the Father
was indispensable to the giving of
the Spirit, but that this illustrious Gift, direct from the hands of the
ascended Savior, was God’s intimation to the
world that He whom it had cast out, crucified, and slain, was “His Elect, in
whom His soul delighted,” and that it was through the smiting of that Rock that
the waters of the Spirit - for which the Church was waiting, and with pomp at
the feast of tabernacles proclaiming its expectation - had gushed forth upon a
thirsty world. This church was that of THE BODY OF CHRIST WHERE CHRIST JESUS IS THE
HEAD OF IT, not king but HEAD.
(Joh 6:53
KJV) Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and
drink his blood, ye have no life
in you.
Joh 1:4 In
him was life; and the life was the light
of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended
it not.
Joh 1:9 That
was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the
world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world
was made by him, and the world knew him
not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, [To the Jew’s Jesus was sent to
fulfill the Covenant promises of the Patriarchs’ with God never to be Broken.] and his own received him not.
Joh 1:12 But
as many as received him, to them
gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name: [That was and is the premises of the
Jew’s Gospel that Jesus Preached and it included the Law of Moses. The Kingdom
Gospel had nothing to do with the free
Gift of the Grace of God but that only of believing and accepting that
Jesus was the sent MESSIAH, The SON of GOD TO BE THEIR KING and rule from the Throng
of David in His reestablished Kingdom eliminating all Israelis enemies.]
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor
of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and
truth.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in
the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) John 6:53-58
Except ye eat the flesh ... and drink the blood ... no life, etc. — The harshest word He had yet uttered in their ears. They asked how it
was possible to eat His flesh. He answers, with great solemnity, “It is indispensable.” Yet even here a thoughtful hearer might find something to temper the
harshness. He says they must not only “eat His flesh” but “drink His blood,” which could not but suggest the idea of His death - implied in the
separation of one’s flesh from his blood.
And as He had already hinted that it was to be something very different from a natural death, saying, “My flesh I will give for the life of the world” (Joh_6:51), it must have been
pretty plain to candid hearers that He meant something above the gross idea
which the bare terms expressed. And farther, when He added that they “had no life in them unless they thus ate and drank,” it was impossible they should think He meant that the temporal life they were then
living was dependent on their eating and drinking, in this gross sense, His
flesh and blood. Yet the whole statement was certainly confounding, and beyond
doubt was meant to be so. Our Lord had told them that in spite of all they had “seen” in Him, they “did not believe” (Joh_6:36). For their conviction therefore he does not here
lay Himself out; but having the ear not only of them but of the more candid and thoughtful in the crowded
synagogue, and the miracle of the loaves having led up to the most exalted of
all views of His Person and Office, He takes advantage of their very
difficulties and objections to announce, for all time, those most profound
truths which are here expressed, regardless of the disgust of the unteachable,
and the prejudices even of the most sincere, which His language would seem only
designed to deepen. The truth really
conveyed here is no other than that expressed in Joh_6:51,
though in more emphatic terms - that He Himself, in the virtue of His
sacrificial death, is the spiritual and eternal life of men; and that unless
men voluntarily appropriate to themselves this death, in its sacrificial
virtue, so as to become the very life and nourishment of their inner man, they
have no spiritual and eternal life at all. Not as if His death were the only thing of value, but it is what gives all
else in Christ’s Incarnate Person,
Life, and Office, their whole value to us
sinners.
(1Co 10:4 KJV) And did all drink
the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed
them: and that Rock was Christ.
(Jamieson-Fausset-Brown) 1 Corinthians 10:4
drink — (Exo_17:6). In Num_20:8, “the beasts” also are mentioned as having drunk. The literal water
typified “spiritual drink,” and is therefore so called.
spiritual Rock that followed them — rather, “accompanied them.” Not the literal rock (or its water) “followed” them, as Alford
explains, as if Paul sanctioned the Jews’ tradition (Rabbi Solomon on Num_20:2) that the rock itself,
or at least the stream from it, followed the Israelites from place to place
(compare Deu_9:21). But Christ, the “Spiritual Rock” (Psa_78:20, Psa_78:35; Deu_32:4,
Deu_32:15, Deu_32:18, Deu_32:30,
Deu_32:31, Deu_32:37; Isa_28:16;
1Pe_2:6), accompanied them (Exo_33:15). “Followed” implies His attending on them to minister to them; thus, though mostly going before them, He, when occasion required it, followed “behind” (Exo_14:19). He satisfied all alike
as to their bodily thirst whenever they needed it; as on three occasions is
expressly recorded (Exo_15:24, Exo_15:25; Exo_17:6;
Num_20:8); and this drink for the
body symbolized the spiritual drink from the Spiritual Rock (compare Joh_4:13, Joh_4:14;
see on 1Co_10:3).
In believing the
Gospel that Paul preaches (1st Cor. 15:1 through 4) thenyou
instantly are spiritually Baptized into the Body of Christ, His Body in the
earth, for you have now Put on Christ for He hase envelop you spiritually
forever His. You were chosen by the Father!
Joh 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man [thing] pluck
them out of my hand
Joh 10:29 My Father, which gave them
me, is greater than all; and no man
[thing] is able to pluck them out of my
Father's hand.
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:
Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in
him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before him in love:
Eph
1:5 Having predestinated
us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the
good pleasure of his will,
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in
him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before him in love:
Eph 1:7 In whom we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Eph 1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and
prudence;
Eph 1:9 Having made known unto us the
mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself:
Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness
of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are
in heaven, and which are on earth; even in
him:
Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an
inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all
things after the counsel of his own will:
Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of
his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 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,
Eph 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased
possession, [Christ placing our spirits and souls in that Glorified Body He has
made for each one of us to be just as He Is when we meet Him in the air up high
in the clouds one day soon.] unto the praise of his glory.
Soak it up for the TRUTH will set up
free and you have been set free by The RISEN CHRIST BY THE GOSPEL OF GRACE that
Paul preaches. Your salvation is “too, Just BELIEVE it, for it is a GIFT FROM
GOD WHO SO LOVES YOU.”
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