Jesus DIED on the cross for ALL mankind
Wednesday 080625
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, there is at least ONE person out there this morning, that desires to HEAR Your true Message. Allow me Jesus to be that voice for You so that at least that one person out there can HEAR You speak. Allow me to echo what You want for this world to HEAR. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
Ephesians 3:1-3; Deuteronomy 29:29; Ephesians 3:4; 2 Timothy 2:15, 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 2:8.
As we begin this lesson this morning, we are going to start with the dispensation that Paul was given to him by Jesus Christ, for him to share with us, Gentiles.
Now throughout Paul’s ministry, the Jews fought him every step that he made throughout his ministry. The Jew could not believe that their God would have anything to do with the Gentile nation.
It is funny because the Jewish religion would not have anything to do with Jesus Christ either, the promised Messiah from their God in heaven.
And just as funny, are those that today claim to be Christians, they go to church every Sunday morning, sometimes Sunday and Wednesday nights, and yet they don’t read their Bibles, or if they do, they never wander from where their pastor tells them to read.
These so-called Christians won’t have anything to do with the Jesus that is found in the book, the Word of God.
All these people have to do is open up their Bibles and read the words that God has given us.
How many times do you hear them voice aloud how they just don’t have time to sit and read the Word of God, or they don’t understand what has been written in the Word of God.
I tell these people, FINE, get yourself an audio Bible and listen to the words that God has given us.
STOP listening to the lies your pastor, priest, church or denomination is telling you.
People will use any imaginable excuse they can think of today except realizing they better get on board.
There is not a person alive today that knows for sure when the end is coming.
If you hear any individual quoting times when the end is coming, you can call them a liar, especially if you read the Word because you’ll know Jesus informed us the end is not for us to know when it’s going to happen, the end is for us to be … READY.
So, let’s begin this morning’s lesson:
Ephesians 3
vs1 ‘…For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles…’
vs2 ‘…if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward…’
vs3 ‘…how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words)…’
There are people that will not believe or even read Paul’s writings because of this so-called ‘mystery.’
They’ll say where does Paul get off saying that God claims a ‘MYSTERY’ or that He can keep secrets from us.
If they would read their Bibles, they could see.
Moses wrote of these secrets way back in his time. From the book of Deuteronomy:
Deuteronomy 29:29 ‘…The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law…’ AKJV
God has kept secrets throughout history. In fact, He may still have secrets He is keeping from us today. that is His SOVERIGNITY. God can do whatever it is that He desires to do, HE IS GOD. if He couldn’t, He couldn’t be God.
Ephesians 3
vs4 ‘…whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ…’
It is written: when we READ the Word of God that we might be able to understand what God is trying to tell us.
The verse isn’t telling us when our pastor reads to us, or our church is reading to us, it is written WHEN WE READ.
Jumping away from Ephesians for a moment, go to:
2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV
The Bible isn’t like the writings: ‘Gone with the Wind’ or ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or ‘The Great Gatsby’ or ‘Lord of the Rings.’
The Bible is the Word of God that we have been given so we can attain Everlasting, Eternal Life.
The MORE we study the Word of God, the better off we will be.
From this verse in 2 Timothy, it is written that we will be able to rightly divide the word of truth.
There are parts of the Bible that are not for us. When God told Adam and Eve they could eat any food except the fruit from ‘THAT’ tree, none of that message is for us to follow today. It’s there for us to study and learn from but we’ve not been told what NOT to eat.
The ten commandments that God gave to the Jewish people, none of that message, those ten commandments or any part of the law is for us, GENTILES, to obey today or to follow. It’s there for us to study and learn from but we’ve not been told we had to obey those commands.
Jesus earthly ministry, Jesus came to this earth to teach the Jews and to fulfill OT prophesy that was promised to the forefathers of the Jewish nation, Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
But Jesus’ earthly ministry isn’t for us to follow today.
2 Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV
All Scripture found in the Word of God has been given to us to learn from, but nowhere are we told we are to FOLLOW all the Word found in all 66 books.
Let’s return back to Ephesians and begin to close this morning’s lesson.
Ephesians 3
vs5 ‘…which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit…’
vs6 ‘…that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel…’
vs7 ‘…whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power…’ AKJV
Maybe one of the stronger points that I could pass on to that one individual out there, hungry for what God wants from us is to speak on the ‘GOSPEL’ written about in vs6.
The Gospel that we have been given was not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke or John (MMLJ).
The Gospel that is written about in vs6 is found in:
1 Corinthians 15
vs1 ‘…Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand…’
vs2 ‘…by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain…’
vs3 ‘…For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures…’
vs4 ‘…and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…’ AKJV
Jesus, at the last supper with His original twelve apostles said this:
Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV
Jesus was telling them that He was going to be killed, and His BLOOD was going to be shed for the remission of sins.
The definition of remission is: the cancelation of a debt, charge or penalty.
Jesus was crucified, He died on the cross, He was buried in a tomb and then three days later He was resurrected to show us that LIFE, after death was possible.
Jesus’ death on the cross was for ALL of us … all we have to do is believe.
So many recite John 3:16 as the verse found in our Bibles that can save them.
John 3:16 was written by the apostle John to the Jewish believers, to save them.
Ephesians 2:8 has been written for the Gentile believer to always remind them of the GIFT God has given and promised to us.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE are ye SAVED through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God…’ AKJV
This GIFT is our promise of Eternal Life with Jesus Christ.
After Jesus was resurrected from His tomb, He moved forward, and He carried on.
When we celebrate Easter Sunday, we are remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we should move on and FOLLOW Him.
Not return back to His Life and His earthly ministry, Jesus is alive and well in His earthly ministry and He died for us to move on, to FOLLOW Him not to return back to when He was living.
Begin and continue a new journey, beginning in Acts 1. By Acts 7 and the stoning death of Stephen, God makes a pivotable change in biblical history.
God gave us a NEW, DISPENSATION, a dispensation that many in this world have missed.
I place all of this missing out on Satan, I believe he is the cause for so many missing this move of God.
READ Acts 9 and begin the journey that Satan has kept hidden from so many.
I love ALL of y’all.
I will be back next Wednesday where we will pick up on this last dispensation.
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Jesus, bless every person that reads this lesson. Allow each one of them the courage to voice to others so more might be able to find You before it is too late. Thank You for loving me … thank You for teaching me that love … and thank You for allowing me to love You back. I love You Jesus. Amen.
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