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My COGIC Worship: 1 Corithians 15:3-4 KJV. Intro My Intrepretation: I Worship God allows me to work with my holy hands. I. My Intrepretation: I Worship God that allows those working with holy hands unto salvation. Verse 2 I Worship God giving a mouth to speak of God. Verse 3 My Intrepretation: I Worship God that gives cloven tongues of fire to sit upon us to be holy and live. Verse 4 I Worship God the Father only way Holy Ghost can work. II. I Worship God that gives gifts to build ourselves up ,elevate self and the church. Verse 16 I Worship God that blesses me to do the same things of God.
Dear "E" the only thing we can do is and would believe in Jesus. Everything comes from Him. You certainly do belive! You pray everyday. Personally, I believe that you have already received the Holy Spirit. Because when we come to believe in Jesus and thank Him, it eventually becomes clear that one has become a different person. We learn differently. We are to be members of His body. Therefore, we receive different gifts of grace. But everyone feels need in their hearts for their fellow human beings, because we want to tell/show them the good news about Jesus! And what is needed then is confession. Confess thank you Jesus! For everyone you meet. It is not difficult. It is just to go out into it. And the Lord Jesus will then confirm His presence and help you in all things. ps. I got a word from a brother last night. It says: Rev 3:20 and more, see here in the
Acts 2:38 and more. Try everything "E"! Peter and John were in the temple Acts 3:1-10 or when Paul and Silas were in prison described in Acts 16:25-34 This was new apostolic times and as then Jesus sends out the same Holy Spirit to those who confess His Name. So believe, confess Jesus and you will see the spiritual gifts. And you will burst into joy and praise to the Lord who is always with us all in our hearts.
Rom 5:1 and in Rom 10:9-11
Love u in Christ Jesus He wants!
"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Blessings
"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."
Blessings
So these are real issues.
What you can do for yourself is to get to know Jesus Christ through the Word of God. And personally I think you have to be a personal Christian. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. You will find here on the web page how to be saved, read the words loud and clear. And believe them If you are, you are safe. Sometimes you can talk to the spirits, and you need to know who you are dealing with. For example: Everything that is of evil Jesus Himself mentions in Matthew 15:19 Remember that the person in question knows nothing about it. You don't need to gape and scream. It is enough to say things like - Come out of her/him now, you blasphemous spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. For in His Name He Himself says. HEhas all power in heaven and on earth. Jesus has allpower. AllspiritsareafraidofHim.
2 Peter 3:9 Hebrews 4:14-16 Joh 8:12 Acts 2:38
There is no question that in the final fulfillment of Joel 2:28 testifies: And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: This all is part of the signs and wonders seen in the sun; moon and stars and other events; with the first part of this prophecy happening with Pentecost in Acts 2:16.
The greatest manifestation of these miraculous powers will be with the two Prophets as seen in Revelation 11. This is a reflection of the 2 candlesticks mentioned in Zechariah 4:11-14. There are also the 144,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel mentioned in Revelation 7 and appearing in later chapters. God sets His seal of protection over them for events effecting the earth that seem to appear in the Trumpet Judgments; so they come sometime between the onset of the period and the end of the seal judgments.
The deception of false prophets is a main focus here but the other deception of not believing God's prophets is something dangerous and needs to be considered. This seems to be reflected in the punishment of the sheep and goat judgment in Matthew 25. Those who are in prison and not visited; for instance are indicative of those who are sent to hell. We are reminded of the subject discussed at Sunday School today about the unforgiveable sin in Luke 12:10. Such rebellion is clearly indicated by those who; for instance celebrate with a world wide party once the two prophets are killed; in Revelation 11:7-12.
Shortly afterward; no doubt the Antichrist is hailed as the victor over his own death as well as overcoming these two men who had caused so much suffering for those on the earth. You would think their resurrection would deter them from continuing on this path but they probably in my opinion Antichrist will say he drove them out of the earth where the rest of us are reprogrammed.
Shall we analyse?
Remember the song
Christ is the portrait of God - Colossians 1:15
Before he was born
He did justice and in himself he died
Supremacy and thrones are
They are yours - Colossians 1: 16-17
And that thread that broke
From my soul to God - Colossians 1:21
The holy blood sewed
Christ and his lines of love - Colossians 1: 20
And now a man made I
Can in man see God
Have peace, live, walk and be
Made me a friend in his pouring out - John 15:15
When we were targets of God's wrath now we have Peace with God - Romans 5:1
I have a doubt that you probably theologians (formal or deep self-taught), show me if there is something I missed.
to go to church or not to go to church?
1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Peter 4:9, Psalms 133:1-3, Galatians 5:13. all these chapters do not speak of the church that is of my generation, Hebrews 10:24-25 this verse speaks of the mutual congregation.
continuing Romans 12:10, Ephesians 4:32, Acts 2:41-47, 1 John 1:6-7, 2 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Peter 1:22, Colossians 3:16, Philippians 2:1-2, John 13:34, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Psalm 55:14. I keep reading and re-reading Romans 12 and I wonder if it's in everyday life or gathered with the church.
Thank you very much!
Part 7.
Hebrews 4:3 references Psalm 95, which describes the Israelites' journey with Moses through the wilderness, enduring dunes, rocky paths, and scarce food and water. Those who did not remain faithful, trusting in God's promise, did not enter God's rest. This passage stresses faith and the rest God has promised to those who, in faith, overcome the trials of this life filled with challenges, temptations, and struggles.
Revelation 3:5 shows us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. We cannot earn our salvation through our actions; rather, this rest is dependent on accepting the grace and redemption offered in Christ, works that were finished from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 13:7-8 states that all who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. This time is still to come; only true believers will be able to resist this hour of temptation that is foretold in Revelation 3:10. We see this same language in the concept that the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world.
The challenge and reward are found in Revelation 2:7 and Revelation 13:9-10, "He who has ears, let him hear." We can read and study the Bible without grasping the truth of its message for different reasons, truth comes from prayer. Our ears are connected to our eyes; if we cannot hear, we are also blind.
We have these verses to consider.
Before being ordained, Jeremiah 1:5, Acts 13:48, 1 Corinthians 2:7, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 1:15
The foreknowledge of God, Acts 2:23, Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:26-27, 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 1:20
Predestination, Acts 4:27-28, Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:10-12
God's plan.
2 Kings 19:25, Psalm 33:11, Isaiah 14:27, Isaiah 22:11, Isaiah 25:1, Isaiah 37:26, Isaiah 46:10, Jeremiah 29:11.
See last part 8
Titus 1:1 Continued:
The premise for Paul's ministry, he says three things:
First of all, according to the faith of God's elect. The term God's elect is making reference to the Jewish remnant. The Jews, the Hebrew remnant is called the elect of God. Gentiles, or the church are not called the elect. That's why we're going to find when we get into the Jewish literature that the Jews, the letters to whom they're written to, the Jews will be called God's elect. It's not the Gentiles. It's the Jews.
So, when he says according to the faith of God's elect, he's appealing to the Jewish people that Paul's faith is the same faith from God as God's elect has. It's the same faith. The basis for his ministry is the same God, and the same faith. And by the way, there was a Jewish remnant on the island of Crete. It is believed because of the information in Acts 2:11.
We're told that Jews from the island of Crete were there on the day of Pentecost, and were believers, and received the outpouring of God's Spirit, went back to the island of Crete, and that's how Christianity first spread, and then of course was established when Paul and Titus came through as more people were saved. So, there was a Jewish population, a Jewish remnant in these home church fellowships.
Secondly: according to the full knowledge.
The King James says acknowledging, but the Greek word means full knowledge of the truth, not just bits of information, but the complete knowledge of the truth, which is according to, or after godliness;
What this phrase is saying without getting into too much technical points here, is that the truth of God produces godliness. The emphasis is lifestyle. The word godliness, EUSEBEIA, means to have a respect and a reverence for God. An ungodly person is someone who doesn't respect God at all.
Under the assumption that most here are aware that Christ came to earth as fully God; fully man and He died was buried and rose again; and is now seated at the right hand of the Father and will return a second time to rule and reign on earth along with other basic scriptures I wanted to start with some questions that hopefully can be answered with careful inspection into the Word. We don't fully comprehend all things and may never; certainly on this side of eternity.
Question One: How can we wrap our heads around a member of the Godhead coming to earth to die in our place and not only that but the fact that this was predetermined from before the foundation of the world in eternity past to happen? ( Acts 2:23 etc)
Not only that but He Resurrected with the marks on His body and is the only one in heaven who will always be scarred to remind us of what He did for us. He is still God but His appearance is changed; we ask ourselves did His time on earth change Him in any other way? Since God created time we could say that it was as good as done or in some sense had already happened before it did. Such things are too great to understand; surely Christ's sufferings are over but is it something He can forget? For us mere mortals there will be no more suffering and death so maybe it is in His plan to forget also? We certainly can see how serious sin is but for the Creator of all to do this of course is beyond words. For us to understand His request for the cup to be taken from Him ( Luke 22:42) shows that not only that He condescended to be one of us but had to go through all the doubts which other humans have as part of His suffering; although surely He knew the outcome. I can't wrap my head around it. I'll try to get into some of the answers later; spoiler alert it does help us to understand why we must suffer if He had to go through it surely we puny mortals must suffer as well but there is a plan to bring purpose.
Part 1
In Christianity, the belief in the immortality of the soul has been influenced by ancient Greek philosophy, especially the teachings of two notable philosophers, Socrates and Plato. This philosophy views death as the separation of the soul from the body. Plato described the body as a prison for the soul and saw death as a means of freeing the soul.
This philosophy of death started blending in the church in the second-third century, some saying the good souls go to heaven, but the bad souls go to hell. Augustine of Hippo, a theologian and philosopher who was made a saint, held this philosophy, strongly influencing the doctrines in the church in the fourth and early fifth centuries, and later John Calvin taught it.
Some interpret 2 Corinthians 5:6-9 to mean that when we die, we go to be present with the Lord. This interpretation is also linked to Ecclesiastes 12:6-7, this is not dependent on salvation, all human spirits, regardless if the person is saved or not, return to God because the spirit in man comes from God, Job 32:8, Zachariah 12:1.
The soul: The Bible does not teach that the soul is immortal, but in Ezekiel 18:20, all souls are God's, and the soul that sinneth shall die, in Matthew 10:28, hell is the Word Gehenna which refers to the Lake of Fire. As written in the Bible, in Genesis 2:7, when God formed Adam out of the dust of the ground and with the breath of life from God, Adam became a living soul, that is all of Adam, the complete identity of Adam, including consciousness, desires, and emotions.
When God breathed into Adam the breath of life, and he became a living soul/being. The Hebrew word for soul is nephesh, which means a breathing creature, not a spiritual entity. It can describe a person's soul, life, mind, will, and even our body, not one thing, but the whole of the person, the true self. 1 Peter 3:20, eight souls were saved. Acts 2:43, Romans 13:1
See part 2
Genesis 11:1
And the whole earth was of onelanguage, and of one speech.
The Tower of Babel is when God made every man speak different languages and they all scattered because of confusion.
Genesis 11:9
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because theLorddid there confound thelanguageof all the earth: and from thence did theLordscatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
The Jews were scattered all over the world and came together in the book of Acts to witness a miracle. The Jews spoke in different languages because of what country they all came from.
Acts 2:6
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his ownlanguage.
The gift of tongues was to be use to communicate to Jews with different languages in the word of God.
1 Corinthians 14:27
If any man speak in an unknowntongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
Because we have the complete written word of God and the Holy Spirit, we don't need the gift of speaking in tongues.
1 Corinthians 13:8
Charity neverfaileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shallfail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
With all the technology of cellular, we all can translates languages very easily.
Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Once and man and a woman touch each other, they become husband and wife. Jesus Christ said to the Samaritans woman, you have five husbands.
John 4:18
For thou hast hadfivehusbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
We all know that the New Testament speaks of one husband and one wife in marriage. The Old Testament, there were man with more wife's.
1 Corinthians 7:3
Let thehusbandrender unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto thehusband.
It's really comes down to what doctrine are we going to follow to live a great Christian life, I choose the Apostle Paul's epistle because he was chosen from the ascended Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:34
For David is notascendedinto the heavens: but he saith himself, TheLordsaid unto myLord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is achosenvesselunto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Apostle Paul always writes to believers in all his epistles.
Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
I love my gospel of grace
Last post of mine on this topic (and you will get rid of me:)
About which name christians should be water baptized, lets see firstly two well known scriptures from Luke's Acts:
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."
Acts 8:16, "(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they (the Samaritans) were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
It does matter that I mention that Luke wrote the Acts, because in another incidence in Luke's writtings of the Acts it is implied someting diferent than before. It is the incidence when Paul meets some disciples in Ephessus and asks them if they were baptized in the Holy Spirit. (This could also make some christians who consider that they get the Holy Spirit when they believe or get reborn, to think if their belief is right. Because then it seems quite weird that Paul asks such a question. Because Paul considers that those disciples are already water baptized, so they should had been born again before that. But this is a different topic and ask for discussion anyone who wish to do so)
So the dialogue goes as follows:
Acts !9:2-3, 2 "He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism."
In verse 5 it says that Paul baptized them in the name of Lord Jesus. But lets have a close look at their discussion. Paul asks them if they have been baptized in the Holy Spirit. They say they have never heard of the Holy Spirit. (this doesn't mean that they have never really heard of It, because the Spirit of God is mentioned many times in the O.T, OT's prophets were prophesing through the Spirit etc, etc,, but they have never heard of such an action of the Spirit in believers.)
See pt2
Thank you, I did not start this thread and I should have known where it would lead. I have laid out my understanding of this over the years I have been on this site. I can give you my knowledge on what you replied, like Matthew 3:16-17 You see all three in these verses The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What I see is that this message was given to John. When he sees the Holy Spirit alight on someone and remains, he will know that person is the one God has revealed to him as the Messiah, His Son, the Lamb of God, who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. What else I see is God's Spirit was in Jesus, not on, God gave Jesus His Spirit without measure to do all the works God did.
God manifested Himself in Jesus on earth through His Spirit. God's Spirit did not leave Jesus, that is what Jesus said to His disciples, they know him for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:17, God's Spirit was in Jesus, and If you have seen me, you have seen the Father, John 14:9.
Matthew 28:19 I can say, I have researched this verse and the manuscripts, and many say it is not in the Greek manuscripts but that does not prove anything. I can also say if this was what Jesus told the disciples to do and the method to baptize, we do not see any baptizing done this way. All baptisms recorded in the New Testament is only done in the name of Jesus. Only in Jesus' name, Acts 2:38, Acts 4:12
I love you, brother, if I reply to all you have sent me nothing will change. I feel tensions rising, things are starting to be said, not by you, like I said I did not start this thread, and if you do not mind, I feel it is best if I do not discuss this subject anymore.
I care too much for those on this site.
God bless,
RLW
Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
The command in Verse 6 is let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, in order that you might know how you ought to answer every man. To speak with grace is to speak under the influence of God's Spirit. It means to speak spiritual, wholesome, kind, sensitive, and truthful.
Seasoned with salt. Now salt served two purposes. Flavor is one. But preventing corruption is the other. They poured salt over the meat or food to prevent corruption of the food. Everything we say should be spoken with grace but seasoned with salt, preservation from corruption. And that we might know how we answer everyone. Everybody requires wisdom to know how to answer. Our words can be very destructive.
Colossians 4:10 - Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
Aristarchus is a Greek name for a Jewish native that comes from Thessalonica, recorded for us in Acts 2:4, and Acts 27:2. Aristarchus was a fellowprisoner. He was locked up with Paul. Aristarchus greets you.
And next he says Marcus greets you. This is John Mark. This is the one that wrote the gospel of Mark, and also the one that went on the first missionary journey with Paul and Barnabas.
This is all I have to share in Colossians. I will be going over 1 Thessalonians next. We are getting into some shorter book, so this is moving along a little faster.
Blessings to you all in Christ Jesus!!!
Did Jesus Christ go to Hell ? Did Jesus take all our sins upon Him.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
If you ever visit New Hampshire, there's a city called Rochester. A litte town call Wolfeboro is amost a hour from Rochester. Most people will recognize Rochester because it's large, but not Wolfeboro . Same as Hell, it's larger than Paradise.
Acts 2:31
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left inhell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
The saints that were held in paradise could of been call prison as well.
1 Peter 3:19
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Even if Jesus Christ went to Hell to preach, which it wouldn't make any sense because they are lost and can't come back, the fire wouldn't hurt Him.
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is a consumingfire.
Remember, Jesus Christ owns the earth and the world, but Satan rules by God's permission.
Psalm 24:1
Theearthis theLord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
May we all remember the gospel of grace that is free and nothing added .
Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 to be free from hell, must believe the gospel that Apostle Paul wrote
So, how does that translate to Pentecost Day & the Church in the NT & present? It is certain that the Holy Spirit has given 'gifts' to the Lord's people, and prophetical utterances are one of them (as we see in Acts 11:28; Acts 13:1; Acts 21:9,10,11; and by John the Revelator). In whatever way & location, today in the Church, there has been given an order to be followed. And we see this in 1 Corinthians 11:3 and 1 Timothy 2:11-13. As much as the world might want & demand total equality amongst the sexes, which is not wrong at all for we are all created equal; yet in His Church, Christ has ordained a specific order in leadership & Church operation. And we can't call upon OT examples of women leaders or judges as justification for sisters leading & teaching within the Church; simply because the nation of unsaved Israel does not equate to the saved Body of Christ. We must always be mindful of not letting the teachings of the world & personal inclinations impose on what Christ requires of His people. GBU.
My understanding of Matthew 18:20 hinges on the fact that post-resurrection & ascension, Christ is now seated at the right Hand of the Father ( Mark 16:19; Acts 2:23; Romans 8:34; and many other refs). So, what Jesus spoke of at that time to His disciples, would certainly mean that His Presence amongst them after He left for Heaven, would be by His Spirit Whom they would receive. As far as I'm aware, the physical Jesus will not be seen again until the translation of the saints, or by those with variant beliefs, at His Coming for war, judgement & rule on the Earth.
Now, whether those who subscribe to transubstantiation would apply Matthew 18:20 to bolster their belief or not, I can't tell; though it seems that they could do so, as the verse could support that the physical presence of Jesus could be found in the elements at the 'Eucharist'. But is that what Jesus intended His followers to believe & practise? Whether in corporate prayer, at the Lord's Table, or even in the Eucharist (as practised by some), that His Presence in Body (& Blood) is there (mystically or otherwise), or whether it is His Spirit Who ministers to us in those seasons & right through the course of a believer's life? That if we 'eat or drink unworthily bringing on damnation', the Spirit of Christ is disgraced & abhorred by such hypocritical, sinful participation - which translates of course, as directly aimed at Jesus & His Father.
We are commanded to "grieve not the Holy Spirit of God", for if we do, then the Godhead is dishonored & shamed. It is the Spirit Who broods over our worship, teaching, & communion participation testing or convicting our hearts; and this is how I see the Presence of Christ at the Lord's Table.
Without debating the actually day of Christ's crucifixion (whether Wednesday, Thursday or Friday), the point here is if Jesus was resurrected on the Sabbath (the 7th day) then Sabbath-keepers might be emboldened to honor that day (i.e. in rest & worship). But if Jesus was resurrected on the Sunday (as the Scriptures tell us), then it shows that the Church was not bound to the Old Law but to the New Covenant, and was free to worship on any day. And Sunday, the Lord's Day, was set aside for these followers of Christ to gather together aligning with their Savior's resurrection & victory over sin & death.
The fact that the Church, in its infancy, still attended the synagogue ( Acts 2:46) is important, until the formation of 'house-type Churches' meeting on a Sunday, the first day of the week, of which we read in Acts 20:7,8 and 1 Corinthians 16:2.
Pt. 3
God's wrath is not capricious, driven by changing emotions and passions, as man is. Rather, it is a timeless stern, terrifying stance of His nature towards evil in all of its forms. His wrath is an inescapable reality toward a sin-cursed creation.
Every cemetery is a testament to God's sentence on sin in mankind. His anger and intolerance of sin is a real and it is deadly always. He is zealous for His holiness and therefore will not withstand sin in His presence. Even if He delays His justice, He will never cease to preserve the holiness and purity of His Presence.
God is not hasty in exercising His wrath. He is slow to anger ( Exodus 34:6-7). In His wisdom He determines how and when He will enact justice against sin. This slowness to exercise His anger and wrath should be a motivation towards repentance ( Joel 2:15) and never a license to engage in carefree sin and rebellion against Him. Exodus 34:7 says that He will not clear the guilty. (also see Numbers 14:18)
In the NT from the preaching of God's wrath by John the Baptist to the Wrath of the Lamb in Revelation the truth of God's just wrath pervades the books of the NT and speaks on this attribute in harmony with what the OT teaches about God's wrath. From Jesus and the apostles, salvation is presented as a rescue from God's wrath ( Mt. 3:7; Lk. 3:7; Mt. 5:22; 18:5; Mk. 9:48; Jn. 3:36; Acts 10:42). Peter says that they were commanded by Jesus to preach of God's judgment. ( Acts 2:14-36; 10:42)
Romans 4:15 explains how law-breaking invites God's wrath. Verse 9:23 describes how freely chosen sin fits sinners to be vessels of God's wrath, deserving of all He has willed this wrath to include: eternal punishment, torment, separation from God's Presence, and anguish. Revelation 6:16; 14:10 assign the execution of God's wrath, justice, and judgment to Jesus.
See Pt. 4
Admittedly; interpreting the verse above with God raising Christ from the dead or Christ not being held and through the power of God in Him He rose is a bit nebulous; I would interpret it as both; Christ ceased after His body died to suffer but had a mission in the underworld to set the captives free then God raised Him at the predetermined time as well as will in the future determine the time He comes back in the Rapture; Second Coming or both as to the exact date.
I start here to transition to the idea that because of His victory all believers who are truly saved have new life and hence have overcome the world ( John 16:33). The oppression which comes as spiritual opposition after His Spirit lives inside a Christian prevents possession but the heaviness of the evil minions; at least from my experience is a constant menace; of course magnified greatly when our own sin gives the enemy an open door to pursue us. In my experience I will also say as I have stated before that that seems to often be one of the most common ways the Lord sanctifies us by breaking down any barriers of self sufficiency and pride and keeping us in a Psalm 51 mentality of a "broken and contrite spirit".
One of the best ways to counteract such oppression is no doubt to ensure we are walking with clean hearts; then put our energy into diligent prayer for others. Praying we are worthy to escape what is to come to pass in Luke no doubt is an individual experience as many believers aren't really praying that hard; but of course having our hearts focused on needs of others first I would describe as that of an athlete doing rigorous training. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 I have always interpreted as focused on evangelizing; but of course anyone who does that frequently acknowledges that much prayer is a necessity before such activity as well as during and after
1 Corinthians 14:5 - I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied:
Paul is not saying don't do it. But he says, "For greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except you interpret." This word "interpret" means explanation, which is what happened in Acts Chapter 2, that the church might receive edification. Interpret here does not mean to translate.
Now the prophet means a spokesperson, but he receives the word from God and gives the word of God to God's people. He does two things. He receives the word from God and gives the word of God to God's people.
In our day, a prophet would be somebody who takes the word of God, but there's no new revelation because we already have it in written form. He takes the word of God and ministers it to God's people. A prophet would be somebody who ministers the word to both believers and unbelievers. But a teacher would be somebody that ministers to God's people specifically.
As far as tongues are concerned, the only example of tongues (which means languages) is in Acts 2:1-13. This is the only place in the whole bible where you can actually read about it and its description. It's when the disciples were filled with God's Spirit on Pentecost, and they spoke the various languages of the various people that were in Jerusalem at that time. They were known languages that God gave them the ability to speak that they had not known.
You are very welcome and thank you for following along in these studies. I've always been impressed with your knowledge and understanding of scripture so anytime I share something you find to be an "eye-opener," it means a lot to me. For a long time, I was unsure of the meaning of Romans 1:11. I used to think Paul was going there to present or give them some kind of gift. The following verses in the chapter didn't clear anything up for me. I have since come to learn that this word "gift" used here didn't have anything to do with something that was given to someone.
I think there's a lot of confusion today in the body of Christ about all the so-called "gifts of the Spirit." According to scripture, the only gift we are given is the gift of the Holy Spirit. We find this in Acts 2:38 where that Greek word for gift actually means a gift that is given to someone. Other places where we see the word gift, it is the word CHARISMA, and that is not a gift given but an expression of grace. We are given the gift of the Holy Spirit, and it is the Holy Spirit that has the ability and capacity to do all the things we call "gifts of the Spirit."
You touched a little on ministry and I agree with what you are saying. In fact, I understand this whole section of scripture ( Romans 1:8-15) as Paul's plan for ministry. I believe it was Paul's desire for them to see how God was working in his life, his faith (Persuasion) and that they might also share in the same persuasion, but not for Paul to boast of anything.
I hope you have a great time on your vacation and if you're traveling, I pray for safe travels. God bless!!!
Acts 2:1-4 KJV
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Acts 2:45 - And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
So, they sold their possessions and their goods, and they parted them to all the men, to every man that had need. The term "had need" in the Imperfect Tense means that continuously the people had a need.
Let's say for instance that I went to work, and I got a paycheck of 100 dollars for this week. Whatever I make, I go and give it to the church and the church gives back to me what I need. Now I might only need 50 dollars for that week. The extra 50 dollars goes to somebody that's in need. I only get what I need!
And so, when it came time to take care of the need, if there was a need and you had to sell your property, they just did it because my property belongs to the Lord and to the church.
Acts 2:46 - And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
And they continually, daily with one accord, (again, with one purpose and one passion), they were in the temple, and they were breaking bread from house to house.
Not only with the communion, but they also had the suppers together from house to house. I like that part! It's like an "early church potluck!"
Acts 3:2 - And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
And there was a certain man lame from his mother's womb. He was carried, Imperfect Tense, meaning he was constantly carried. Every day they carried him, and they laid him at the front of the temple.
They laid him daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful. This is the east gate as it leads into the temple. And he would ask for alms. The word alms mean acts of mercy.
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.
Peter said to them, Repent.
The word repent (METANOEO) means make a decision for change. It also carries with it the understanding that you can't change yourself. You're just making the decision for change, and you're surrendering your life to Christ for Him to make the change.
Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
The term "save yourselves" in the Greek, that is what's called a Passive Voice. It's literally "be saved!" It means that you are receiving the action of the salvation. You can't save yourself! Be saved. Let God save you. Call upon Him to save you. Be saved from this untoward, literally, crooked generation.
Acts 2:44 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
And all that believed. That's a Present Participle. Everybody believing, they were together and had all things in common.
The word "common" is the word KOINONIA. It is the same word for fellowship. The early church, when it says they had all things in common, what it really means is that "Whatever is yours is mine, and whatever is mine is yours!"
Whatever a person owns, it's put into the "big pot" with everybody else, and it belongs to everybody!
Acts 2:11 - Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
The word "wonderful" comes from the Greek word MEGALEIA that means great, or greatness. From, or through these languages, they were speaking the great things of God.
Acts 2:13 - Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
The word "new" is the Greek word GLEUKOSE that means sweet wine. And so, the people who were mocking would actually be the Palestinian Jews who are there in town (the home town people), because to them, they wouldn't understand what they were saying.
Acts 2:17 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
It says, "And it shall come to pass." In the Greek text it says "And it will be." And in Verse 21, it says "And it shall come to pass," and it's literally, "And it will be!" Two platform verses!
Acts 2:18 - And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
He says even on my servants (DOULOUS) and on my handmaidens (DOULAS), meaning slaves, both male and female, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: That is, speak the word of God!
Acts 2:24 - Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
The word "pains" is a Greek word used for the birth pains of a woman in labor.