Monday 121624
Don’t let me or my writings influence or scare you in any way, instead, allow me to be used as a vessel to open the Word, just a little bit, and hopefully, together we are going to read and study His Word, and let God teach us what He wants us to hear.
Since the beginning of this study, our vision has been that we are ONLY going to follow what is found in the Holy Bible, that pertains to us, and we realize that it’s ONLY from our own effort that we put into this study, that we’re going to take anything away for our own use.
The verses we are going to study tonight:
Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 21:23; Galatians 3:23-29; Romans 6:14; Ephesians 2:8-9; James 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:18-19; 1 Peter 4:11; Romans 6:23; 2 Peter 2:1, 1:19-21.
There are many people out there today that still suffer from the sin of UNBELIEF.
For them, this lesson tonight, I hope, might be able to open their eyes and allow them to see the LIGHT.
Where in the Bible does it say we don’t have to follow the Old Testament?
As followers of Christ, we are no longer under the requirements of the Old Testament law, but instead, we have been set free to pursue righteousness by the redeeming blood of Christ
Galatians 3:13 ‘…So, God’s Law shows that it is right for God to punish us. But Christ took that punishment away from us, because God punished him instead of us. It says in the Bible: When people hang someone on a tree to kill him, it shows that God has cursed that person…’ EASY
Maybe we should show some other versions as well for the UNBELIEVERS.
‘…Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree…’ KJV (King James Version)
‘…Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written: Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)
‘…But by becoming a curse for us Christ has redeemed us from the curse that the Law brings; for the scripture says, anyone who is hanged on a tree is under God’s curse…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
This punishment from the Law comes from Deuteronomy 21:23 ‘…his body is not to be left overnight on the tree, but you shall certainly bury him on the same day (for he who is hanged is cursed of God), so that you do not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)
We can continue in Galatians 3 and find out more of what Paul taught those back in the 1st century.
Galatians 3
vs23 ‘…But before God showed us the way of faith, the Law had authority over us. God’s Law kept us safe, until God showed us that we must believe in Christ…’
vs24 ‘…In that way, God’s Law was like our guide. It kept us safe until Christ came. Then God could accept us as right because we trusted Christ…’
vs25 ‘…But now that the way of faith in Christ has come, we do not need God’s Law to keep us safe any longer…’
vs26 ‘…All of you are God’s children because you believe in Christ Jesus…’
vs27 ‘…They baptized you as believers in Christ. That means that you have put on Christ, like someone who puts on new clothes…’
vs28 ‘…It does not matter whether you are a Jew or a Gentile. It does not matter whether you are a slave or a free person. It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman. You all belong together because you all belong to Christ Jesus…’
vs29 ‘…And if you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham. Because of that, you will receive all the good things that God promised to Abraham…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
I’m not going to copy and paste additional versions in this lesson. If you have a problem with what you’re reading from the EASY version, please feel free to search for the same verses in other versions.
Romans 6:14 ‘…Sin will no longer have authority over you. You do not have a new life because you obey the Law which God gave to Moses. You have a new life because God is very kind to you…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
These verses can easily be found just by keeping your Bibles open and looking for them. I hope and pray that those individuals that are having a problem believing are looking close at what verses are being shown to them tonight.
This UNBELIEF is what is going to cause so many to miss the NARROW gate and it’s all because of their inability to believe what has been written in the Word.
Don’t listen to that man-made church when you visit them. They’re lying to you. Read the verse for yourself and it tells you what you need to see.
Ephesians 2
vs8 ‘…When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God’s gift to you…’
vs9 ‘…He has not saved you as a result of any good things that you have done. So, nobody has any reason to be proud about it…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
Your man-made churches, they don’t like these two verses … FREE, that mean they can’t charge you for them … no extra tithing, no extra anything … they’ll tell you you’re reading the verse out of context.
Back when the verse was being written, there wasn’t such a thing as ‘in context.’ Paul didn’t question Jesus and ask Him how He was using that word ‘GIFT.’
James 1:17 ‘…Remember that every good gift comes to us from God. He only does what will help us. He is our Father in heaven. He made everything in the sky that gives us light. Those things do not give us the same light all the time. They change, but God does not change…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
1 Timothy 6
vs18 ‘…Tell those rich people to do many good things to help other people. They should be very kind to other people and share their things with them…’
vs19 ‘…In that way they will store valuable things for themselves in heaven. These things will be a strong help for them in the future. As a result, they will have true life with God…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
1 Peter 4:11 ‘…Has God helped you to speak well? Then speak God’s messages to people. Or has God helped you to serve other people? Then let God make you strong to do that. Do everything so that people will praise God. They will say that God is great, because of Jesus Christ. He is the one who has all authority and power for ever. Everyone should praise him! Amen! This is true…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
1 Peter is talking about a Spiritual Gift that is given to mankind. I would consider our (FREE) Gift to Eternity a decent Spiritual Gift. ‘Mankind’ will find much difficulty accepting this Gift from God.
If and when you have accepted and believe in this Gift that God has given to you, shout and repeat it to everyone that you know so that, hopefully, they too might be able to accept this Gift that God wants to give to us … all we have to do is accept it.
Romans 6:23 ‘…If you serve sin as your master, it will pay you with death. But if you belong to our Lord Jesus Christ, God gives you a gift! That gift is life with God for ever …’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
Here might be that verse that deserves to be shown in a different version for the UNBELIEVER …
‘…For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)
Many will argue this point that God’s GIFT is not FREE. And I truly hate disagreeing with anyone but in this case, they’d be wrong. God has given us, you and me, ALL OF US, this Gift, that all we have to do is take it and BELIEVE and it will be ours.
But just think for a moment, how many are going to elect on missing out on this one opportunity of LIFE … EVERLASTING LIFE from the day Jesus returns at His 2nd Coming until forever … ETERNITY.
There are going to be those that are going to miss out.
Simply because there will be some that will not believe. Their UNBELIEF will give them an Everlasting Life of Torment.
2 Peter 2:1 ‘…But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction…’ KJV (King James Version)
This is a writing by the apostle Peter. The ROCK. He walked with Jesus. He talked with Jesus. He ate and slept with Him. Peter walked on water with Jesus.
Peter denied Jesus three times during Jesus’ crucifixion (Luke 22:34) but Peter also affirmed when Jesus asked, who do you say I am (Luke 9:20).
There is one that wants us to fail Jesus, fail ourselves, and that is the devil himself. From the days of Cain and Able, the devil thought he would be able to crush Jesus’ Glory by making Him fail. So too does the devil want each one of us to fail.
2 Peter 1
vs19 ‘…As well as that, we have the prophets’ messages from long ago. They also show us very clearly that these things are true. The prophets’ words are like a light that shines in a dark place. That light continues to shine in the dark until the dawn comes. So, you need to think about those messages carefully. Then the morning star will rise, and it will bring light deep inside you…’
vs20 ‘…It is very important that you should understand this: The prophets’ messages in the Bible did not come from their own ideas. That never happens…’
vs21 ‘…None of the prophets’ messages came because any person wanted to say something. Instead, God’s Holy Spirit caused people to speak words that came from God…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
This is the reason we open our Bibles and read the Word for ourselves. The Word found in the Bible has been Inspired by God.
The prophets didn’t change the message to fit their case, they wrote what God Inspired them to write.
These man-made churches today, they preach what they’ve read, what they’ve interpreted, what they want the ‘context’ to be.
Read the Word for yourself and look at God’s context, the only one that matters.
Keep your Bibles open and read them all the time.
I love y’all. Remember, Jesus loves each one of us even that much more.
Read your Bibles and then open your mouth and share what you’ve read with someone near you.
Voice to others the importance for them to open their own Bibles and read the Word for themselves so that they know the truth that has been written.
Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen
InHIM. ><)))o>