Wednesday 112625 (120225)
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, this morning’s message is going to be important to so many. Allow them Jesus to HEAR the words You have given us and let them have the scales removed from their eyes so they can see. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
Acts 9:15; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Timothy 3:16, 2:15; Acts 13:9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 11:11; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
Okay, we are going to continue in this series:
1-One people.
2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.
4-Tribulation and the Kingdom.
This morning, we are going to continue in this series:
3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.
I believe we are shown in Acts 9:15, that God has made a pivotable change, in the way He is going to SAVE, and He’s determined to SAVE.
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
This is the ascended Jesus, speaking to Ananias, a believing Jew and member of the Way, living in Damascus, telling him to GO to the man He has CHOSEN to teach the entire world about Himself.
No where in the Word is any person told to replace the Jew so they can be saved.
In fact, here is what I consider the GREATEST verse that can be found in our Bibles.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE are ye SAVED through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God…’ AKJV
God is offering us, ALL MANKIND, the GIFT of Life if we simply BELIEVE.
So many man-made churches today teach their young children to memorize John 3:16, and that verse can do NOTHING for them today or in their future.
But this verse in Ephesians 2:8, is not even considered, and most times it’s because Paul wrote that book.
Remember the verse I quoted last week:
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
Even Scripture we might not like. The Word that God gave us, doesn’t say ‘…unless we don’t like it…’, God doesn’t give us that opportunity.
Do you remember the other verse I picked out:
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
Study to show yourself deserving of God’s GIFT.
Before I move to far on, I want to include a very important verse found in the Book of Acts.
Acts 13:9 ‘…But [a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
FOOTNOTE
[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.
The apostle Paul, CHOSEN by God, to teach the ENTIRE world.
The apostle Paul wrote thirteen (13) books for us to study and learn from.
From Romans through Philemon, all have been written so that us in the 21st century, could find ourselves ready when God decides to end this world, this life that we know.
The reason I even open my mouth each week and express my opinion is because there are people in this world I want to see saved.
I desire to see them have the opportunity to get more than what they are missing out at the building they attend every week, some twice and others three times in a week.
Move on in your study of the Word.
Follow Jesus’ move.
Jesus didn’t remain in the stable.
Jesus didn’t remain in His earthly ministry.
Jesus didn’t remain on the cross.
Jesus came back to this earth after His Ascension, and He CHOSE Paul to teach us what we MUST know.
Paul wrote a Gospel for us Gentiles to pay attention to:
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 died on the cross for the forgiveness of ALL sins.
But you MUST believe that He died for you that day on the cross.
If you attend a church and what is preached each week, cannot be found in the books written by Paul, you really need to open up your Bible for yourself and read what God has to offer you.
Most religions today preach how we are to simply replace what the Jew was originally given, and that isn’t written anywhere in the Word.
However, what is written:
Romans 11:11 ‘…I say then, Have they (the Jew) stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy …’ AKJV
God is not giving up on them, He is simply offering us their GIFT, and once again, ALL we have to do is to BELIEVE.
Throughout the OT, what is preached is the earthly kingdom. This promise was solely for the Jew.
Paul teaches us of a heavenly place where we will remain in the presence of Jesus, the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12
vs12 ‘… For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also, is Christ…’
vs13 ‘…For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit…’
vs14 ‘…For the body is not one member, but many…’
vs15 ‘…If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body…’
vs16 ‘…And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body…’
vs17 ‘…If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling…’
vs18 ‘…But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him…’
vs19 ‘…And if they were all one member, where were the body…’
vs20 ‘…But now are they many members, yet but one body…’
vs21 ‘…And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you…’
vs22 ‘…Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary…’
vs23 ‘…and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness…’
vs24 ‘…For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked…’
vs25 ‘…that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another…’
vs26 ‘…And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it…’
vs27 ‘…Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular…’ AKJV
Here are other verses that Paul speaks on regarding the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:17
Romans 12:4-5
Ephesians 4:12
1 Corinthians 6:15
1 Corinthians 12:13
1 Corinthians 12:27
Ephesians 1:22-23
Colossians 1:18
In essence, Paul uses the Body of Christ metaphor to convey the idea that the Church is a unified entity composed of diverse individuals who are interconnected and interdependent, all united in Christ.
There are many in Christendom that DO NOT believe in a pre-Trib Rapture of Jesus’ church. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 should change a person’s denials.
Jesus calls us up into the clouds where we will remain in His presence, forever.
One of my favorite verses in the Word.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 ‘…then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so, shall we ever be with the Lord…’ AKJV
And for that skeptic that doesn’t believe in the rapture because the word isn’t in the Bible, granted, but neither is the word Trinity, and almost ALL Christendom believes in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
If you choose NOT to use the word rapture, use the words that are found in the Word: CAUGHT UP.
In Greek, the original word used was Harpazo, which was translated into the Latin Vulgate as rapiemur, this is where the English word rapture comes from.
Keep your Bibles open and continue to study the words we are meant to FOLLOW.
I will be back next Wednesday.
I love ALL of y’all.
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Jesus, pray that hearts are opened and minds are unblocked and that Your Word can be easily seen by those that so much desire to be with You they have been led astray by false pretenders, thinking they are preaching Your Word. I love You Jesus. Amen.
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